Annual Meeting includes Technology Showcase.

* The 2006 Annual Meeting and Technology Showcase will be held on Dec. 7 and 8 at the New York Hilton in New York City. Members should be on the lookout for registration information to be mailed later this month and can also register online at www.sccconline.org. Session topics include manufacturing and scale- up, hair, global regulatory--REACH, antiperspirants, color cosmetics and neuro cosmetics.

A call for participation is currently being issued for the technology showcase. Participants are invited to present their information in a poster format to include experimental data, graphs, illustrations/photos and prototypes on the technical attributes of the featured product or technology. Companies wishing to participate must submit an abstract of their presentation by Oct. 1, 2006. More info: www.scconline.org.