The Colour Society of Australia member events include regular meetings featuring guest speakers expert in their field. National conferences held every two years provide a further opportunity for members to remain in touch with research and developments relating to colour and its application.
Extend your colour awareness globally and learn of international events which also provide a forum for the cross-pollination of ideas between speakers and delegates contributing news and views on colour from creative and scientific perspectives.

The Society
The Colour Society of Australia was inaugurated in July 1987 and has divisions in most Australian States. The Society is a member body of the Association Internationale de la Couleur (AIC) and is a member of CIE Australia (Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage). It has representatives on Standards Australia committees and is affiliated with the Powerhouse Museum of Sydney.

Objectives
The Colour Society of Australia membership is drawn from people whose work and interests involve colour.Our objectives are:

• Provision of a forum on colour and its application in science, industry, the visual arts and education.
• Promotion of colour consciousness, both within colour related spheres and in the wider community, by accessing existing educational resources and generating a programme of seminars and demonstrations throughout Australia and New Zealand.
• Fostering of international collaboration in colour.
• Provision of avenues for the acquisition of colour information for all members of the community.
• Encouragement and promotion of research into all aspects and applications of colour.

Australian and New Zealand Divisions

• New South Wales
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia
• New Zealand

The International Colour Association (AIC)
The AIC was established in 1967 in Washington DC, USA. Every four years there is a congress at which experts present the latest ideas and research findings from a wide range of disciplines. In the intervening years there are meetings that focus on specific topics such as colour measurement, colour vision, colour order systems and colour in environmental design. Members are kept informed of forthcoming congresses and meetings. The next congress is scheduled for Sydney, Australia in 2009.
For further details please visit > www.aic2009.org

Color Research and Application journal
The Colour Society of Australia, as an endorsing society, is represented on the editorial board of the authoritative international journal, Color Research and Application published in New York. Local divisions hold regular meetings with presentations on colour by members and guest speakers. The Society holds a national conference every two years with local divisions taking turn to stage the event. Each conference has featured distinguished guest speakers from Australia and overseas. Papers on a wide range of colour related topics are also presented by members. Exhibitions, excursions and social events complement the formal aspects of the conferences. The next national conference is scheduled for Melbourne in October 2003.

The Colour Society of Australia is represented as follows:
AIC voting representative; Dr Ken Pidgeon (SA)
CIE Australia representative; Dr Peter McGinley (VIC)
Colour Research and Application - Associate Editor - Associate Professor Stephan Dain