conference paper submission

Submission deadline for CGIV2012 extended

The deadline of CGIV2012 has been postponed by 2 weeks. Also, the minimum page number is reduced to 3. You can upload your paper with a length between 3-6 pages at: www.imaging.org/ist/newpapers/2012cgiv/authors/authform.cfm.

The submission site is open until 16 November 2011. For a complete list of topics and submission information, visit the conference website at www.imaging.org/ist/conferences/cgiv.

Dates Autumn 2011 | Read more at www.imaging.org/ist

colour achievement

SDC Silver Medal awarded to Dr Vien Cheung

At their Day of Celebration in Bradford in early May, the Society of Dyers and Colourists (www.sdc.org.uk) presented Dr Vien Cheung, from the School of Design, University of Leeds, with the Silver Medal for her contribution to education, the Society and in the
interest of the allied industry. The photo shows Vien (right) receiving the medal from Mr M L Cheung (left), the SDC President.

Dates Summer 2011 | Read more at www.colour.org.uk

call for participation

Solour Semiotics - Online Survey

“Color semiotics: everyone is talking about it these days, but where can we find a certain rule or framework which defines it?”
Maryam M. Darrodi – a PhD student under the supervision of Professor Stephen Westland in the School of Design at University of Leeds – is working in the area of colour semiotics. Please complete the following multi-lingual survey (in your native language) about colour semiotics (it takes 3 minutes to complete) and forward it to your contacts. Thank you!

Dates Summer 2011 | Complete the survey at: https://www.keysurvey.co.uk/survey/365495/1a02/

call for nominations

Newton Medal for 2012

The Colour Group of Great Britain are inviting nominations for the award of the Newton Medal – which could be regarded as an award in recognition of lifetime achievement in the field of colour science – for 2012. The Medal has been awarded approximately every two years since 1963. The first recipient was Prof W D Wright: the most recent was Prof Janos Schanda in 2010.
You are invited to nominate the next recipient of the Medal in 2012. The nomination should take the form of a short (150-250) word citation that should be submitted to Andrew Stockman at a.stockman@ucl.ac.uk by 30th September 2011. Please do not inform the person you nominate – for the time being that must be kept secret!

Dates Summer 2011 | Read more at www.colour.org.uk

book publication

Colour Coded - NEW book on colour research

We are delighted to announce the publication of the CREATE Colour Coded book - edited by Carinna Parraman. This book offers a selection of research and aims to address increasingly complex questions through an interdisciplinary perspective... Download a free copy and read more on the CFPR website.

Dates Spring 2011 | Read more on the CFPR Publications page

free exhibition

Eye for Colour exhibition - Liverpool

Add some colour to your life with this inspiring exhibition at World Museum. ‘Eye for Colour’ is a visual feast that will alert the senses and stimulate the mind. Packed with hands-on exhibits and interactive displays, it explores the endless ways in which colour shapes our world.


Dates May - September 2011 | Read more at http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/exhibitions/colour/