The Expiration Session of Crystals and Ruby Committee of SCS was held on Nov. 1st, 2006. Vice President of SCS, Director of Academic Board of SCS, Research Fellow Mr. Xu Jun presided over this session. The Secretary General of SCS Mr. Zhang Shen briefly introduced the regulation of expiration election, preparatory situation, and then he summarized principal activities and development of the Crystals and Ruby Committee during the past several years. The General Secretary also presented the plan of principal work and activities of Shanghai Ceramic Society in the near future. The director and members of next session of Committee was elected. The leaders of SCS issued the documents of appointment for the new director, vice directors and academic secretary. The 8th Committee Members are composed of 13 persons. Academician Prof. Zhao Jingtai was elected as director of this Committee, and the main committee members are from universities and research institutes in Shanghai. At last the new Committee Members carefully discussed the plan of principal work and activities of this Committee in the near future.