Membership Committee
Ivor Zwane
PR Committee Members:
Members of the Society agreed to observe the Constitution and Bylaws of the Society and to do
their best to promote and maintain the dignity of the Society.
Ronald Makola
Kirsten Scott
Allison Barty
Patricia Kruger
Abby Vorster
Our aim, in working with the various Sub-Committees, is to ensure that members have a sense
of belonging and continue to receive benefits from the Society in return for their membership
fees. As a Society we aim to focus on adding value to the cosmetic industry. Education in this
regard is a key focus.
Membership benefits include:
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Full Access to our Website Interactive portal.
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Automatically membership to the IFSCC.
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Access to Member Society Job Boards: a web page in the Member Society section lists
Job Boards run by IFSCC Member Societies, with links.
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Cosmetic Science Degree Programs: a web page in the Education Section lists degree
programs around the world in cosmetic science, with links.
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Electronic copies of the IFSCC quarterly magazine, plus issues of the Pharmaceutical &
Cosmetic Review Magazine.
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Discounts to attend various events. Lecture evenings are free to members.
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Free Access to the Journal of Skin Pharmacology and Physiology: in the Publications /
Scientific Articles web page.
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Notification of industry vacancies.
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Networking opportunities.
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Diploma in Cosmetic Science.
PR Committee
Ronald Makola
Chairperson
PR Programmes:
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Updated & Reports loaded on Coschem & IFSCC websites
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Career Days
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Partner Exhibitions (Participated at the 2018 SAAB Expo)
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HPCI Expo 2019(Awaiting directive from Executive on PR Responsibilities)
Survey 2018
This was done as part of fact finding about Member interest and providing suggestions to council
Industry and Society promotion
The Committee continue to use tools such as;
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Coschem Facebook pages
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Newsletter & flyers on the society and its various activities
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Website (which is in the process of being updated)
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SA Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Review (as our Print partner)
Society Communication Strategy
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The membership rates for 2019 are as follows:
Full/ Associate Members R1616 including VAT
Student Members
R 771 including VAT
Senior Citizens
R 256 including VAT
Long Term Membership
Long Term Membership is defined as “Members who have been a member of the Society over a
continuous period of 30 years. Having achieved this you will automatically be granted Long Term
Membership. Congratulations to:
Tim Laundy
Joined 2 Jan 1990
Veronica Lintner Joined 1 Feb 1990
PR requested the upgrade of our Social Media plan & Training of staff
Website, Social Media platforms to be part of the new mix to attract the youth
Member Recruitment to include dialogue with Manufacture executives
Industry: Did You Know campaign was introduced & will be revived in 2019.
Membership Plus
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PR suggested an inclusion of a category where members are allowed to register at a
Premium fee and be able to attend most of the Society’s premier events.
The suggestion is still with Council for debate.
Category Expansion Investigation underway (to get clarity from Council).
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Member want a feasibility study on possible inclusion of other related categories like Home
care (proposal forwarded to council).
Theme for PR Committee until Feb ‘19: “Driving change”
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