Fragrance Notes Issue 1, 2019 | Page 29

MEETINGS & EVENTS WOMEN LEADING FRAGRANCE ADVOCACY, REGULATORY SCIENCE & COMMUNICATION In a lively panel discussion, Fragrance Creators staff and committee leadership provided an insightful update on key priority issues, including trade and tariff, cosmetics reform, fragrance ingredient communication, VOCs, and more. The panel included Government & Legislative Affairs Executive Committee Chair Cynthia Reichard of Arlyessence; Amanda Nguyen, Fragrance Creators Di- rector, Government Affairs & Legal; Regulatory Science Executive Committee Chair Luciana Castro of Firmen- ich; Taiwo Koyejo, Fragrance Creators Chief Regulatory Scientist; Communications Executive Committee Chair Tracey Long of Procter & Gamble; Branding Executive Committee Chair Jaime Krayger of Firmenich, and Lia Dangelico, Fragrance Creators Director, Communica- tions. ROBERT WEINSTEIN, PHD, CHAIRMAN OF THE FRAGRANCE CREATORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PRESIDENT & CEO, ROBERTET USA LEFT TO RIGHT: AMANDA NGUYEN OF FRAGRANCE CREATORS; CYNTHIA REICHARD OF ARYLESSENCE; TAIWO KOYEJO AND LIA DANGELICO, BOTH OF FRAGRANCE CREATORS; TRACEY LONG OF P&G; JAIME KRAYGER AND LUCIANA CASTRO, BOTH OF FIRMENICH; AND FARAH K. AHMED OF FRAGRANCE CREATORS 2019: A YEAR FOR THE PUBLIC Fragrance Creators has expanded its program to include the Importance & Benefits of Fragrance Committee (IBFC), which is compiling information—studies, stories, and examples—on the importance and benefits of fragrance to be shared with the public in the coming year. Also in 2019, the association is on track to launch The Fragrance Conservatory, a dynamic website aimed at providing millennials, parents of young children, and Issue 1, 2019 | FRAGRANCENOTES.ORG | 29