The XXth
ICG was held in Kyoto, Japan, from 27 September till
1 October 2004. Organised by the Ceramic Society of
Japan, it was a total success, from the organisation
to the technical and technological content of its conferences
via the poster presentations spread over five days.
Thirty years earlier, in 1974, The Xth ICG was also
held in Kyoto in the same prestigious venue.
In 2007, the XXIst Congress will be organised by the
Institut du Verre, the CRITT Matériaux Alsace
and Montpellier University 2, at the Palais des Congrès
in Strasbourg.
This 6th issue of the revue Verre, the last of 2004,
outlines the activities of the ICG working groups.
The Institut du Verre organised a technical day on the
theme of Legionnaire’s Disease and Cooling towers
in Glass Manufacture on 15 October 2004 in Paris. It
was a day rich in teachings for the fifty odd participants,
all highly representative of French glass manufacturing.
From 8 to 10 November 2004, took place the Temps Forts
des Verriers 2004 (2004 glasswork highlights) to coincide
with the Düsseldorf Glasstec Fair, in partnership
with Gaz de France and the Institut du Verre.
Conferences, Glasstec Fair visits and conviviality enabled
seventy actors from the world of glass, to exchange
ideas on common subjects such as CO2 emission quotas…
2004 is coming to an end with the close of budgets for
2005. The Institut du Verre will continue and develop
its mission of service to glass workers and users in
2005. Don’t hesitate to contact us!
On behalf of all the team at the Institut du Verre and
Prover, I wish you all the very best for 2005. |