The Chinese Ceramic Society

The Chinese Ceramic Society (CCS) is an academic, non-profit-making corporate and social organization for professionals engaged in the science and technology of inorganic nonmetallic materials.

As an affiliate to China Association for Science and Technology, CCS is designed to rally the efforts of professionals, promote science and technology, raise science awareness among grassroots, cultivate talents, and adapt science and technology to economic development.

.HISTORY

Founded in 1945 under its present name, CCS was renamed to Chinese Silicate Society in 1956, and resumed its original name in 1991.

.ORGANIZATION

The CCS National Congress, the supreme governing body of the Chinese Ceramic Society, convenes every four years. The Board of Directors elected by the National Congress is empowered to carry out the resolutions of the National Congress and exercise leadership when the congress is adjourned. Currently, CCS owns 33,000 individual and 40 group members, 18 sub-committees, 4 working committees and 124 local branches. Under its CCS's headquarter are five departments.

.TASKS & ACTIVITIES

1.To conduct technical & academic exchange and cooperation at non-governmental level. 2.To edit and publish professional books and periodicals; 3.To carry out continuing education and scientific popularization; 4.To provide decision-making as well as technical consultations and services; 5.To scout for talents, safeguard the legitimate rights of the professionals, and commend and reward those who excel in their work; 6.To hold exhibition (s) and demonstration(s) at home and abroad. £To hold more than 20 national academic conferences a year. £To consecutively sponsor the International Symposium on Cement and Concrete, the International Conference on High-performance Ceramics and the International Conference on Refractories etc. £To consecutively organize the China International Glass Industrial & Technical exhibition, the China International Glass & Enamel Industrial & Technical Exhibition and the China International Powder & Powder Industry Technology Exhibition etc. £CCS's national periodicals include Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society; Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society etc. The professional and local branches of CCS run their own journals.

.STATE MEMBERSHIP

CCS maintains a close and cooperative relations with counterparts in a dozen of countries, it is also a member of the following organizations - International Commission on Glass ( ICG ) - International Ceramic Federation (ICF ) - Unified International Technical Conference on Refratories (UNITCER) - International Organization on Crystal Growth (IOCG) *CCS is on the executive committees of above international committees.