THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS - IFEAT

This year’s ICATS / IFEAT ‘Best PerfumeryStudent 2012’ is Suzanne Wlaschin. HerSpecial Study Topic was ‘An Investigation intothe Resurgence of Natural Perfumery’. TheIFEAT examiner commented ‘This is a verywell-researched, interesting, entertaining andchallenging report. Both primary andsecondary research resources have been usedvery effectively. The case studies lendconsiderable weight to an impressive review’.Suzanne WlaschinIFEAT Best Perfumery Student 2012The 1st David Williams Prize Winner 2012 for thebest course work submitted was Pia Long of LushUK. The prize was presented at the BSP NewMaterials for the Perfumer Symposium May 2012.Pia Long of Lush UKThe 1st David Williams Prize Winner 2012John Ayres, Sharon Heard and Dr Tony Curtis presented a new‘Intermediate Perfumery Workshop’ (reported in more detailedelsewhere in these proceedings) at the conference. The morningsession concentrated on odour language, the perfumer’sdevelopment of accords and the criteria for the successfulintroduction of new aroma materials. In the afternoon session JohnAyres set the scene for the practical compounding activity where the19 participants competed to produce the best muguet accord.John Ayres prepares theperfumery organs for theworkshop’s compoundingpractical288