The Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy

What The Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy does

The Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (CSASS) is a non-profit professional scientific society incorporated under the Canada Corporations Act on January 9, 1957, originally as the Canadian Association for Applied Spectroscopy and renamed to its current form in 2004. Headquartered in Ottawa with operational activity centered at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, CSASS organizes the annual International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (ICASS) — now in its 68th edition — and the parallel Spectr'Atom conference focused on atomic spectrometry. The society publishes a tri-annual electronic newsletter and co-publishes the Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (in print since 1955), distributed to members and subscribing libraries in Canada and abroad.

CSASS serves the Canadian analytical sciences and spectroscopy community through a network of 8+ regional sections spanning Atlantic Canada, BC Interior, Ottawa Valley, Quebec Province, Southern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Prairie Provinces, and Vancouver/Victoria. Its primary members are academic and government researchers (e.g., Queen's University, Dalhousie University, NRC Canada, Royal Military College), graduate and undergraduate students, and corporate professionals in analytical instrumentation. The society administers the Gerhard Herzberg Award for outstanding achievement in spectroscopy and the PerkinElmer Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy Award for distinguished contributions, plus student travel awards sponsored by Burgener Research and others.

CSASS is funded through annual membership fees (student, ordinary, sustaining corporate, and retired tiers), conference registration fees (with discounted student rates), corporate sponsorships for awards and conferences (PerkinElmer, Smiths Detection, ThermoFisher Scientific, Anton Paar, Bruker, etc.), library journal subscriptions, and journal advertising. The organization is governed by an elected Executive Committee including a President (currently Kelly LeBlanc), Vice-President (Nausheen Sadiq), Treasurer (Diane Beauchemin), Secretary (Milithza Silvae), and Regional Directors for each geographic section. CSASS also cooperates with the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (USA) on a joint tour speaker program.

Name

The Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy

Legal name

THE CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR ANALYTICAL SCIENCES AND SPECTROSCOPY AND/OR LA SOCIÉTÉ CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES ANALYTIQUES ET DE SPECTROSCOPIE

Website

https://csass.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (CSASS) is a non-profit professional scientific society, founded in 1957, that organizes the annual ICASS conference and Spectr'Atom, publishes the Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, and administers awards for Canada's analytical sciences community.

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Product category

Professional Scientific Society Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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PRIMARYTHAHACAA

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

SECONDARYMPAGAGAD

Academic & Scientific Conferences

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

Keywords

• Analytical chemistry spectroscopy
• Scientific society membership
• Scientific conference organization
• Academic spectroscopy awards
• Professional development events

Headquarters

HQ city

Canada

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: Members pay annual fees that support CSASS activities including awards and Local Section programs.
2. Conference Registration Fees: Registration fees for ICASS and Spectr'Atom conferences, including workshops, generate revenue. Student members receive discounted registration rates.
3. Corporate Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors (e.g., PerkinElmer, Smiths Detection, ThermoFisher Scientific, Burgener Research) sponsor specific awards and the conferences, providing financial support.
4. Journal Subscriptions: Library subscriptions to the Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy support publication costs. The journal is distributed to members and subscribing libraries in Canada and abroad.
5. Advertising: Advertisers contribute to covering the cost of publishing the society's journal.

Pricing tiers

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Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CSASS is a non-profit professional scientific society that organizes annual scientific conferences (ICASS and Spectr'Atom), administers prestigious scientific awards including the Gerhard Herzberg Award and the industry-sponsored PerkinElmer Spectroscopy Award, and provides membership services to Canadian spectroscopists and analytical chemists. The society operates a network of Local Sections across eight Canadian regions and publishes a tri-annual electronic newsletter distributed to its members.

Product overview

The Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy (CSASS) is a non-profit scientific society offering a portfolio of conference products (ICASS and Spectr'Atom), award programs (Gerhard Herzberg Award, PerkinElmer Spectroscopy Award, and student travel awards), and membership services including a tri-annual newsletter and local sections network across Canada. The society does not offer a technology product; its core offerings are in-person scientific conferences and professional recognition programs for the analytical sciences and spectroscopy community.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• ICASS (International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy)

Quantifiable outcome

• Represents members across 8+ Canadian regions including Atlantic Canada, BC Interior, Ottawa Valley, Quebec Province, Southern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Prairie Provinces, and Vancouver/Victoria
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Society for Applied Spectroscopy (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSASS and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy (USA) organize a joint tour speaker program, bringing visiting speakers to member institutions in both countries. This program facilitates knowledge exchange and cross-border collaboration in spectroscopy and analytical chemistry.
• PerkinElmercoreOthersPerkinElmer sponsors the PerkinElmer Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy Award, given annually to a Canadian spectroscopist for significant contributions to the application of spectroscopy to analytical chemistry or technological problems in industry, medicine, or the environment.
• Smiths DetectioncoreOthersSmiths Detection sponsors the Smiths Detection Spectroscopy Award for distinguished achievement in spectroscopy.
• ThermoFisher ScientificcoreOthersThermoFisher Scientific sponsors the ThermoFisher Scientific Award for distinguished achievement in spectroscopy.
• Anton PaarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 68th ICASS conference, contributing to the financial support of the event.
• Burgener ResearchcoreOthersBurgener Research sponsors the Burgener Research Graduate Student Travel Award at ICASS.
• CEMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 68th ICASS conference, contributing to the financial support of the event.
• Daedalus InnovationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 68th ICASS conference, contributing to the financial support of the event.
• BrukerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 68th ICASS conference, contributing to the financial support of the event.
• Element ScientificminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the 68th ICASS conference, contributing to the financial support of the event.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Direct peers

• Pittcon (Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy): A major annual conference and exposition for analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy, organized by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. Directly comparable to CSASS's ICASS in scientific scope, though it operates at substantially larger scale with a major expo component.
• Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS): The US-based counterpart professional society for applied spectroscopy. SAS organizes the SciX conference, publishes Applied Spectroscopy, and runs the joint tour-speaker program with CSASS, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• The Electrochemical Society (ECS): A US-headquartered professional society organizing major scientific conferences, publishing journals, and administering awards in electrochemistry and solid-state science. Highly comparable to CSASS in operating model — member-funded, conference- and journal-driven — though in a different scientific sub-discipline.

Broad incumbents

• American Chemical Society (ACS): The largest professional chemistry society globally, running multiple major conferences (including in analytical chemistry), publishing dozens of journals, and administering awards. Overlaps with CSASS in analytical sciences programming but serves a much broader audience.
• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): A much larger UK-headquartered professional and publishing body covering the full chemistry spectrum including analytical sciences. RSC is comparable as a society-publisher-conference operator, but operates at significantly greater scale across all of chemistry.
• American Physical Society (APS): A large US professional society running multiple major physics conferences (March Meeting, April Meeting) and publishing leading physics journals. Comparable as a membership-based society with conferences and journals, though operating at far greater scale and across physics rather than analytical chemistry.
• European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS): A Europe-wide umbrella organization for chemical sciences societies, organizing conferences and representing member societies. Comparable as a federation of analytical-chemistry-adjacent societies, though broader in scope than CSASS.

Regional players

• Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC): The Canadian national professional society for chemistry overall, administered through the Chemical Institute of Canada. It is the Canadian parent-discipline peer to CSASS and overlaps on analytical chemistry programming and awards.
• British Mass Spectrometry Society (BMSS): A UK-based scientific society that organizes annual mass spectrometry conferences and supports its research community. Comparable to CSASS as a national mass-spec-adjacent society but geographically distinct.
• Spectroscopical Society of Japan: Japan's national society for spectroscopy, organizing academic conferences and publishing research. It is comparable as a national-regional spectroscopy society but operates primarily in Japan rather than North America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CSASS_Canada
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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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