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PR Committee

Ronald Makola

PR Committee Members 2017
Ronald Makola Allison Barty Patricia Kruger Verushka Moodley Conny Oberrauter Kirsten Scott Liezanne van der Walt Abby Vorster
Chairperson
Wits Career Day – Cancelled twice in 2017
Coschem was to take part in a career day hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand ( Wits ) to inform students on the myriad job opportunities in the cosmetics , personal care and home care industries . These include research and development , process engineering , microbiology and biochemistry , quality , safety , safety , health and environmental technology , procurement and logistics , marketing and sales , legislation and compliance . However the event was postponed on two occasions .
The Committee decided to discuss future involvement with career days at the special meeting to be held , and come up with solid dates for 2018 , with at least three institutions .
PR New projects
- Coschem Diploma advert was approved
- Ronald is to liaise with Executive Committee on Social Media policy .
- A men ’ s day was suggested , and also handed over to the Social Committee to included in the 2018 calendar .
- It was agreed that Coschem will host a mini stand on the 10-12 January 2018 , at the PTA University career day .
Communicating with members Regular updates and reports are loaded on to both the Coschem and IFSCC websites .
40th Anniversary Coschem celebrated its 40th Anniversary in 2017 , a special commemorative booklet was printed and distributed to all members . A celebration was held in conjunction with the AGM at the beginning of 2017 and a special discounted rate given to members to attend the September conference
Industry and society promotion The PR committee engages members and industry through the use and updates on our Coschem Facebook page , Flyers provide students with comprehensive information on the society and how it supports its members . The Coschem diploma is also a key point of discussion at our events .
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