Membership is open to all with an interest in any aspect of carotenoid science.
Membership of The Society is open to individuals from all parts of the world, with interests in any area of carotenoid science.
At the inauguration of The Society in August, 1996 all participants at the 11th International Symposium on Carotenoids held in Leiden, together with participants at the 10th International Symposium on Carotenoids, held in Trondheim, 1993, were automatically admitted to membership.
Since then, membership has been extended to members of the Japan Branch, and of CARIG, and to participants of the Gordon Research Conferences on Carotenoids, as well as to a number of individuals who have made personal application.
In addition to the above, who are all listed in the Members Directory (accessible only by other members of the Society), anyone with an interest in carotenoids is cordially invited to apply for membership.
To apply for membership in the Society, click on the "Create Account" link on the left. MEMBERSHIP IS FREE at this time. Policy on membership fees is under discussion along with other aspects of the organization and constitution of the Society.
The next Conference on Food Pigments will be held in Budapest, 20-24 June, 2010.
For more information click to visit the conference website here:
Macular Carotenoids & AMD, 2011
A conference for macular carotenoid researchers, exploring up-to-date and evidence-based hypotheses and the supporting research data into the role of the macular carotenoids in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Downing College, University of Cambridge, UK 12 – 15 July 2011. Click to visit the conference website: http://suzy-howes.co.uk/macularcarotenoids/index.html
The 16th International Symposium on Carotenoids will be held in July 2011 in the World Heritage city of Krakow, Poland. Professor Kazimierz Strzalka at the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University will be hosting this Symposium. Professor Strzalka and the local organizing committee will be creating a web site dedicated to the 2011 Symposium in the upcoming months