ABSTRACT
Introduction 920
Technical Conferences 921
The Florida Sunscreen Symposium 921
The European UV Sunfilters Conference and Exhibition 921
The Sun Protection Conference 922
Educational Courses 922
Scientific Societies 923
The American Society for Photobiology (ASP) 923
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC) 923
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) 923
Scientific Journals 923
Scientific Books 925
Internet Websites 925
Conclusions 927
References 927
INTRODUCTION
Currently, the spread of new discoveries and scientific studies relating to human
protection from ultraviolet (UV) damage is fragmented. Dissemination of pub-
lications, and presentations of new techniques, and results in this field has
been severely hampered by widespread location of the scientific work.
Because of the wide range of disciplines required to address the requirements
of UV Protection, information in this field presents a twofold challenge. First,
its requirements for expertise are so broad that no scientific journal exists
which adopts such broad interests, and second, its technology is covered by
much proprietary secrecy, as is typical of any emerging science. Figure 47.1
shows the number of new US patents issued for sunscreens and skin coloring.
This pattern usually defines an emerging technology, and it is too early to
predict when the technological influx will peak, but it appears that this will
not occur for many years.
