The purpose of the ICF is to promote and stimulate understanding and cooperation among persons and societies form different countries. The objectives of the ICF are:
- To promote the art, science and technology of ceramics
- To promote an understanding of ceramic materials among the user community and the public at large
- To maintain a world calendar of meetings on ceramics and provide a central clearinghouse for coordination of international meetings on ceramics
- To endorse international conferences of particular interest to the federation
- To prepare and issue reports and surveys on topics of international significance
- To facilitate communication among ceramic societies, including an exchange of lists of officers of national and regional societies.
Join the ICF
A national society, association, or union that is devoted to the exchange of information on science, technology and art of ceramics or glass may apply to join the International Ceramic Federation.
Officers of the International Ceramic Federation
2024-2026 Officers
Technical Committees
| Committee | Chair |
|---|---|
| Chairperson and Coordinator of Technical Committee | Dr. Sylvia Johnson |
| Information/Communications committee | Dr. Tatsuki Ohji |
| Education committee | Prof. William Fahrenholtz |
| Nanoparticle Safety Committee | Dr. Sylvia Johnson |
| Nuclear ceramics committee | Dr. Luc Vanderperre |
| Ceramics and the environment | Prof. Hideo Hosono |
| Novel sintering techniques for ceramics | Prof. Takashi Goto |
ICF Members
Updated March 6, 2024
| Organization | President | Representative to ICF |
|---|---|---|
| American Ceramic Society | Monica Ferraris | William Fahrenholtz |
| Australian Ceramic Society | Richard Bowman | Andrew Ang |
| Belgian Ceramic Society | Jacques Rennotte | Annabel Braem |
| Brazilian Ceramic Society | Leonardo Curimbaba Ferreira | Edgar Dutra Zanotto |
| Ceramic Society of Japan | Tsuneo Murata | Ayako Oyane |
| Chinese Ceramic Society | Rui-Ping Gao | Zhengyi Fu |
| Czech Ceramic Society | Michal Pibyl | |
| Danish Ceramic Society | Astri Bjørnetun Haugen | |
| Dutch Ceramic Society | Eddy Brinkman | |
| Egyptian Ceramic Society | Nabil M. Ghoneim | |
| European Ceramic Society | Thomas Graule | Richard Todd |
| Finnish Ceramic Society | Thomas Kronberg | |
| French Group of Ceramic | Jean-Marc Heintz | |
| German Ceramic Society | Christos G. Aneziris | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| Georgian Ceramists Association | Zviad Kovziridze | |
| Hellenic Ceramic Society | Athena Tsetsekou | |
| Hungarian Silicate Society | Istvan Asztalos | Csaba Balazsi |
| Indian Ceramic Society | Shreekant Somany | F. D. Gnanam |
| Iranian Ceramic Society | Farhad Golestani-Fard | |
| Italian Ceramic Society | Cristina Siligardi | Paolo Colombo |
| Korean Ceramic Society | Woo Seok Cho | Hae Jin Hwang |
| Latvian Materials Research Society | Kristine Salma-Ancane | Kristine Salma-Ancane |
| Norwegian Ceramic Society | Kjell Wilk | |
| Polish Ceramic Society | Zbigniew Pedzich | Zbigniew Pedzich |
| Portuguese Ceramic Society | Carlos Manuel da Silva Rodrigues | |
| Romanian Ceramic Society | Adrian Volceanov | Adrian Volceanov |
| Russian Ceramic Society | Vladimir Shevchenko | Vladimir Shevchenko |
| Serbian Chemical Society, Ceramic Division | Tatjana Volkov Husovic | Dr. Branko Matovic |
| Slovak Silicate Society | Pavol Sajgalik | Pavol Sajgalik |
| Slovenian Ceramic Society | Matjas Spreitzer | Matjaz Spreitzer |
| Spanish Society of Ceramics and Glass | Miguel Galindo | Jadra Mosa |
| Swedish Association for Materials Technology | Sten Johansson | |
| Turkish Ceramic Society | Tolun Vural | Hasan Mandal |
| UK Ceramics Society | Jon Binner | Jon Binner |
| World Academy of Ceramics | Pietro Vincenzini | Mrityunjay Singh |
Standardization
Download the latest standardization PDF below or click here to download ·ver.1997-05-16.
Meetings
The International Ceramic Federation is responsible for convening the International Congress on Ceramics, endorsing other international conferences, and maintaining a world calendar of meetings on Ceramics.