AIC Annual Newsletter 2010

It is a privilege and pleasure to have taken over the editing of this AIC Annual Newsletter from Prof Roy Berns. Roy did a great job during his four-year term as Editor by introducing a more colourful and visual style, with many pictures and a
lighter touch to the articles. I have continued this trend, by ensuring that there is at least one colourful picture on every page. I have also tried to minimise the boring lists of committee and administrative details in favour of a more journalistic style, with news snippets and stories about what member organisations have been doing and what is new and interesting in the world of colour.
Thank you to the twenty-five member societies of the AIC who contributed such interesting content to this Newsletter. I exercised my editorial prerogative to prune and paraphrase, crafting the raw material of every article into the standard
one-page format. I also introduced the member society logos, thereby adding to the general effect of colourful activity.
One of the highlights during 2009 for me was attending the CREATE Research Workshop in Veszprém, Hungary, in May. The Colour Research for European Advanced Technology Employment (CREATE) Network was funded under the Marie
Curie programme. This memorable event was organised at the University of Pannonia by Prof János Schanda for the benefit of doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers in fields related to colour. I gave a talk on ‘Colour Communication’ with a number of practical demonstrations, including the
spectrum and additive mixing of lights.
The AIC Congress in Sydney (my home town) in September was wonderful, and demonstrated the range and strength of colour research and application throughout the world. It bodes well for the future of the AIC.