General

As laid down in its constitution the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists is a voluntary, non-profit-making organisation of individuals who are actively interested in the field of colloid and interface science.

The objectives of the Association are
(a) to promote international cooperation among colloid and interface scientists, and
(b) to encourage advancement and understanding in the field of colloid and interface science.
The Association seeks to achieve these goals by sponsoring international conferences in colloid and interface science, by encouraging regional activities and by providing relevant information to its members. It has been sponsoring the regularly arranged series of International Conferences on Surface and Colloid Science (ICSCS), which have most recently been held in Jerusalem (1982), Potsdam (1985), Hakone (1988), Compiègne (1991), Adelaide (1994), Sofia (1997), Bristol U.K. (2000), Iguaçu Falls, Argentina/Brazil (2003), Beijing (2006) and New York (2009).
The next conference, now called the IACIS Conference, will be in Sendai, Japan, from May 13 till 18, 2012.

After several decades in existence IACIS has proven to be a viable organisation, which has met the original objectives. It is essential that we enrol as many members as possible in order to better represent the worldwide community of professionals in research, development, and teaching in our discipline.

IACIS would like to develop as a world-wide umbrella organization. Until now this resulted in, e.g., a special relationship with the European Colloid and Interface Society, ECIS and the possibility of a joint IACIS/ECIS membership.

IACIS Council

Standing Committee

President	Prof. Dr. Dennis Prieve (U.S.A.)
President-elect	Prof. Dr. Kazue Kurihara (Japan)
Immediate Past President	Prof. Dr. Björn Lindman (Sweden)
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer	Dr. Mieke Kleijn (The Netherlands)
Newsletter Editor / web master	Dr. Ger J.M. Koper (The Netherlands)

Ordinary Members of Council

Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Butt (Germany)
Prof. Dhruba K. Chattoraj (India)
Prof. Dr. Michelle L. Gee (Australia)
Prof. Dr. Eric W. Kaler (U.S.A.)
Prof. Jun-Bai Li (China)
Prof. Dr. Jacob H. Masliyah (Canada)
Dr. Reinhard Miller (Germany)
Prof. Hiroyuki Ohshima (Japan)
Dr. Alex Routh (UK)
Prof. Dr. Conxita Solans (Spain)
Prof. Dr. Cosima Stubenrauch (Germany)
Prof. Dr. Piotr Warszynski (Poland)

Co-opted Members

Dr. Ludmila Boinovich (Russia)
Prof. Dr. Fernando Galembeck (Brazil)
Prof. Dr. Andrew Howe
Prof. Dr. Hans Lyklema (The Netherlands)
Prof. Dr. Dimo Platikanov (Bulgaria)
Prof. Dr. Brian Vincent (U.K.)
Prof. Dr. John Y. Walz (USA)