International Association for Color
The International Association for Color ( French Association Internationale de la Couleur ( AIC )) is a scientific society . Its aim is to stimulate research in all areas of color , to disseminate the knowledge gained through this research and to promote its application to solving problems in science , art , design and industry on an international basis.
history
The AIC was founded on June 21, 1967 in Washington, DC , USA, during the 16th session of the CIE (Commission Internationale de L'Éclairage). Its first president was William David Wright (1967-1969, Great Britain ).
The presidents who followed Wright were:
- Yves LeGrand (1970–1973, France )
- Tarow Indow (1974–1977, Japan )
- C. James Bartleson (1978–1981, USA )
- Robert William G. Hunt (1982–1985, Great Britain)
- Heinz Terstiege (1986–1989, Germany )
- Alan R. Robertson (1990-1993, Canada )
- Lucia R. Ronchi (1994–1997, Italy )
- Mitsuo Ikeda (1998-2001, Japan)
- Paula J. Alessi (2002-2005, USA)
- José Luis Caivano (2006–2009, Argentina )
- Berit Bergström (2010-2013, Sweden )
Congresses
Every four years the AIC organized international color congresses. She is also responsible for the organization of “midterm” meetings that take place two years after the congresses and the “interim” meetings that take place one and three years after a congress.
Members
The regular members of the AIC are national color associations from different countries. In addition, the AIC has individual members (persons) and corporate members (other international societies associated with it).
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is made up of seven people: a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary / Treasurer and four ordinary members. This committee, whose seven members must come from different countries, is renewed every four years through elections that are held at the general meetings that are held during the congresses.
Deane B. Judd Award
Since 1975, the AIC has given individual researchers or small groups of researchers an international prize every two years to honor outstanding work in color science: the Deane B. Judd Award.
The color researchers who received this award are:
- 1975: Dorothy Nickerson (USA)
- 1977: William David Wright (Great Britain)
- 1979: Günter Wyszecki (Germany, USA, Canada)
- 1981: Manfred Richter (Germany); 1983: David L. MacAdam (USA)
- 1985: Leo M. Hurvich and Dorothea Jameson (USA)
- 1987: Robert William G. Hunt (Great Britain)
- 1989: Tarow Indow (Japan, USA)
- 1991: Johannes J. Vos and Pieter L. Walraven (Netherlands);
- 1993: Yoshinobu Nayatani (Japan)
- 1995: Heinz Terstiege (Germany)
- 1997: Anders Hård, Gunnar Tonnquist and Lars Sivik (Sweden)
- 1999: Fred W. Billmeyer Jr. (USA)
- 2001: Roberto Daniel Lozano (Argentina)
- 2003: Mitsuo Ikeda (Japan)
- 2005: John B. Hutchings (Great Britain)
- 2007: Alan R. Robertson (Canada)
- 2009: Arne Valberg (Norway)
- 2011: Lucia Ronchi (Italy)