March 2020

Election of President and Vice President

Dear ILCS Members:

First of all, I hope you and your family are doing well at the time of the global calamity caused by the novel coronavirus.

I am writing to you today about the election of the next President and Vice President of the International Liquid Crystal Society(ILCS).
Based on the nominations from the members, the Nominating Committee (Chair: Claudio Zannoni; Helena Godinho, Antonio Figueiredo Neto, Kattera A. Suresh, Wei Lee, Hiroshi Yokoyama) has selected four candidates as listed below:

President:
  • Heinz Kitzerow
  • Ingo Dierking

Vice President:
  • Jun Yamamoto
  • Ivan I. Smalyukh

For your reference, their Vision Statements and CVs are available at: https://ilcsoc.org/members/election/president.php, where you can also cast your vote. Please have a careful look at the statements. All active members of the society are entitled and encouraged to vote on the same webpage in the period starting from April 1st and ending on May 15th.


This is an important opportunity to reflect your voice in the future of the society.

Last not the least, I would like to extend my sincere wishes for your wellbeing.


Hiroshi Yokoyama
President, International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS)