Industrial Ceramics and Pottery Directory

Be part of the greatest exchange of knowledge on Advanced Ceramics & Composites. The Meeting will feature: 10 symposia and 3 focused topic sessions, topics in Advanced Structural and Functional Ceramics with participation from ACerS Electronics Division, publication of all accepted papers in the conference proceedings CD and CESP. Visit website

Eighty selected ceramic artists with an educational program of lectures and demonstrations. Contact: Craft Potters Association of Great Britain, 25 Fouberts Place, London W1F 7QF UK; Telephone: 00442074393377; Visit website

The City of Carouge in Switzerland organizes an open biennal competition of ceramics. This year Prize will be awarded to the valued of 10,000 Swiss francs (ap. 6,300 euros). The completed application package must reach by March 26th 2007. The list of selected competitors will be available on the web site of the City of Carouge www.carouge.ch from the May 30th 2007. The works of selected competitors only will be shown in the Musee of Carouge (Switzerland) from September 22th to November 11th 2007. Visit website for rules in PDF format

Ceramists from every corner of the world are invited to take part in the 4th World Ceramic Biennale 2007 Korea International Competition. This grand-scale international event, frequented by the world's finest ceramic artists, focuses on defining new values and creative direction for 21st century ceramic arts. The international competition, one of the main events of the World Ceramic Biennale will be hold in Korea, where ceramic artists from across the globe will compete in categories of "Ceramics for Use" and "Ceramics as Expression." Visit website

The impressive line-up of international ceramic stars featuring in the talks and practical demonstration program will provide a truly universal range of techniques and styles. Address: Cudgegong Gallery,102 Herbert Street, Gulgong NSW 2852, Australia Visit website

The Festival attracts about 800 participants to a series of lectures, practical demonstrations and exhibitions over three days. The focus is both practical and inspirational - kilns are built and fired, pots made and demonstrations given. Guest artists also have their own workspace enabling more in depth discussions and exchange of ideas. Visit website

The objective of the UNITECR IEB is to organize the biennial UNITECR and any other meetings with a view to maintain and develop its activities and generally to contribute to the progress and exchange of industrial knowledge and technologies concerning refractories. Founding Members include The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), The German Refractories Association (GRA), Association Latinoamericana de Fabricantes de Refractarios (ALAFAR), The Technical Association of Refractories, Japan (TAR J). Visit website