AIC Annual Report 2013

Authors

Lindsay MacDonald
University College London

Keywords:

AIC, colour, report

Synopsis

EDITOR’S NOTES

Thank you very much to the contributors from all the member societies of AIC, who have again provided such excellent material describing the rich and chromatic activities going on around the world during 2012. The subject of colour lends itself to colourful presentation, and where better than in this report.
Some highlights of the year have been: Government approval in Brazil for a national Colour Day (page 13); publication of a national strategy in China for development of colour research studies (page 16); the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Deutsches Farbenzentrum (DFZ) in Germany (page 18); an Interdisciplinary Conference on Colour and Pattern Harmony in Hungary (page 20); the 20th anniversary celebrations of pro/colore in Switzerland (page 30); and the formation of the Asia Color Association (page 32).
Included also in this issue is a profile of the European CIMET consortium (page 36), which although not an AIC activity involves many AIC members and has done an outstanding job over the past five years in training over 100 Masters students in colour science and technology.
One of the notable aspects of 2012 was the number of events taking  place  around  the  world  to  celebrate  International Colour Day (ICD). Although the seeds were first sown in 2008 by Maria João Durão, it has taken until now to bear fruit. Activities related to ICD are reported in these pages by members in Brazil, Chile, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden.
The Colour Group (GB) and APCOR (Portugal) organised a joint meeting in Lisbon at the splendid Gulbenkian Museum (see pages 19 and 26). The formal presentations were given during the morning of each day, alternating Portuguese and British speakers. Simultaneous translation was provided. On the first afternoon there was a tour of a social housing estate in Lisbon, led by the architect João Pernão who has been conducting a major project to develop a harmonious colour scheme for the buildings. It is to be hoped that we will see more such bilateral collaborations between AIC member countries in the future. 
The great event of 2012 was the AIC interim meeting in Taipei, hosted  by the Colour Association of Taiwan (see report on page 9). Prof Tien-Rein Lee was brilliant as a host and every aspect of the event was memorable, not only the conference sessions but also the venue, accommodation, receptions, social activities and excursions out into the countryside. He has set a very high standard for us in the organising of the forthcoming AIC Congress in the UK in July 2013 (see page 44).

– Lindsay MacDonald, Editor

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