Events

Our events center on educating our membership and the greater color community.

Upcoming events

    • 16 Jun 2025
    • 8:30 AM
    • 18 Jun 2025
    • 5:30 PM
    • Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA
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    Join us at Rochester Institute of Technology, in Rochester, NY, on June 16-18, 2025. We have full days planned for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, including formal presentations, panels, receptions, and maybe even a few surprises!

    Prior to the conference, will offer a full day of workshops on Sunday June 15. Workshop participants as well as anyone who wishes to arrive a day early can also reserve a dorm room for the night of Saturday June 14.

    Registration fees and costs for optional events are available now. Registration will open on March 21, International Colour Day. Here are details about accommodations.

    If you are already a Color Council Member, be sure to sign in before you register to receive the Member Discount. If you are new to ISCC or not yet a member, join now and save $75 on your conference registration.

    We look forward to seeing you in June!

    • 08 Jul 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • virtual
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    Inside the Colorful World of Birds

    Birds evolved about 150 million years ago, and today they are the most diverse and colorful land vertebrates. In my group, we are fascinated by the ecological and evolutionary processes that drive this variation. Much of our work investigates coloration and color vision birds. A fundamental challenge is that birds see differently from humans: they have tetrachromatic vision (four color cone-types) and ultraviolet sensitivity. To estimate a “bird’s-eye view,” we combine advanced imaging techniques with new computational methods. This has allowed us to test ideas about how birds use color to attract mates, avoid predators and deceive rivals. We also study the mechanisms of color production—involving pigments and structural color (like iridescence)—a pursuit that has led to some surprising discoveries. In the field, we are establishing a system for studying color perception in wild hummingbirds in the Rocky Mountains. These tiny iridescent birds lead colorful lives, performing spectacular courtship dives and pollinating diverse wildflowers. Overall, we apply an interdisciplinary approach, combining tools from mathematics, computer vision and optics, to explore the avian world.

    Speaker bio:

    Mary Caswell Stoddard (Cassie) is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. Stoddard received her undergraduate degree from Yale University. On a Marshall Scholarship, she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge before joining the Harvard Society of Fellows as a Junior Fellow. Stoddard is a research affiliate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. She is a 2018 Packard Science and Engineering Fellow and a 2023 Schmidt Sciences Polymath Fellow. 

International Color Day March 21


International Colour Day is an annual event celebrating colour. It is supported by the International Colour Association/AIC. Events are happening everywhere. 

Learn more at AIC - International Color Association

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The Color Council regularly holds several types of events, both in person and virtually. The goal of these events varies, but all center on educating our membership and the greater color community. We hope to see you at one of these soon!



Colour Literacy Forums are a part of the larger Colour Literacy Project is exploring new approaches to colour education as a multidisciplinary system of connections between science, art and design, industry, technology, and culture. Fluency with the language of color sharpens our visual intelligence, expands our perceptions, and enhances our ability to communicate.

21st century color literacy is not just for scientists and artists — it is for everyone. 



Fluorescent Fridays are one-hour virtual events serving as a platform for university students from all disciplines to network with color professionals and fellow students, and to explore cutting-edge information about color’s role in our lives and applications in the world.

More about Fluorescent Fridays


Colorful Connections is an opportunity to gather informally with other members of ISCC for a little socializing, networking and learning from each other. Discussions are wide-ranging and depend on attendees, their current interests and past experience. Consider this the online version of coffee breaks and happy hours at a color conference. BYO coffee or beverage and join in the conversation!

Note that this is Members Only event. Not a member, no problem - Join here!

Our Annual meeting brings the entire membership together, either virtually or in person. The topics vary, but they are always designed to address the broad spectrum of interests present in our membership.

Our next Color Impact will be June 16-18, 2025 in Rochester NY. Color As Communication.

In June 2023, we held Color Impact 2023 in Rochester NY.

Our Cutting Edge Color lecture series provides an opportunity for a deeper dive into all matter of subjects related to color. Many of these are recorded, and recordings are made available to the membership.

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For a list of past events, visit the complete events listing.


Our quarterly 45-minute lecture series  is a deeper dive into a range of topics related to color.  The public is invited to register FREE for live events, and members have access to recordings. 

BOLD: Color from Test Tube to Textile 

Presented by Dr Elisabeth Berry Drago, Director of Visitor Engagement at the Science History Institute. Recorded last January 23, 2024.

screen grab of Dr Elizabeth Drago presenting a slide on how the museum sets up an exhibit

We are sharing this webinar to non-members for free. Visit this link to the webinar BOLD: Color from Test Tube to Textile and enter your name and email address. 

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