2008 Society Spring Symposia

New York Society

Apr. 8—“Green Chemistry for Coatings and Related Industries.” Symposium sponsored by New York Society and Metropolitan New York Paint & Coatings Association. Landmark Restaurant, East Rutherford , NJ .

Contact: 732.291.0168; Email fodyassociates@comcast.net; www.nysct.org

Southern Society

Apr. 20–23—2008 Annual Meeting and Technical Conference, “Destin-ed for Formulation Success.” Sponsored by the Southern Society for Coatings Technology. Sandestin Beach and Golf Resort, San Destin , FL

Contact: Laura Fosselman, 601.310.7687; laurafosselman@ssct.org; wwww.ssct.org

Detroit Society

May 1—“Transformation in Transportation.” Detroit Society FOCUS Conference. MSU Management Education Center , Troy , MI

Contact: Renee Shreves, renee.shreves@dowreichhold.com; www.dsct.org

Philadelphia Society

May 6–7—“Green Chemistry and Its Effect on Waterborne Industrial and Architectural Coatings.” Symposium sponsored by Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology, Williamson’s Restaurant, Horsham, PA.

Contact: Cathy Pinto at 856-228-0734 or email cpinto963@aol.com to register. To exhibit: contact Sam Firestone at 215-635-5002 or email sam@norstoneinc.com. To receive an electronic copy of the symposium brochure contact: Wayne Kraus email wkraus@ptd.net www.psct.org

Pacific Northwest Society

May 7–9—Northwest Coatings Fest 2008. Sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Society for Coatings Technology. Semiahmoo Resort, Blaine , WA .

Contact: 800.770.7792; www.pnwsct.org

Cleveland Society

May 20-21—“Waterborne & Innovative Coatings: Sink or Swim 2008.” 51st Annual Technical Symposium sponsored by the Cleveland Coatings Society. University of Akron , Akron , OH

Contact: Mary Harding, 440.884.5765; sinkorswim@clevelandcoatingssociety.org; www.clevelandcoatingssociety.org

Louisville Society

Site: Fuzzy Zoellers Covered Bridge Golf Course

Date: Monday June 9

Time: 1:00 PM

Cost: $125 includes Lunch, All inclusive Beverages and snacks, Golf and Awards Cocktail reception.

June 26-"Thinking Green In The Bluegrass, A Turf Course On Responsibly Formulating For Your Customer's Finish Line

To register for the ACSeries or VLC programs, please visit our website at http://www.coatingstech.org. If you have any questions feel free to contact Jennifer Majchrzak at education@coatingstech.org.

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2009 FSCT Advancements in Coatings Series -

- Coatings for Concrete Conference: "Coating" the World of Concrete
February 1-2, 2009, Las Vegas, NV
The FSCT has issued a call for papers for the 2009 Advancement in Coatings Series program on Coatings for Concrete. Please forward all abstract submissions by April 1, 2008, to Jennifer Majchrzak, FSCT Education Events Coordinator, at jenniferm@coatingstech.org.

2008 FSCT Virtual Learning Conferences-

April 24 - Coatings Fundamentals III: Solvents, Pigments and Coating Testing- Ernest Galgoci, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

May 8 - REACH - A Regulation that the North American Coatings Industry Can't Afford to Ignore - John Mikan, Experien Health Sciences, Inc.

May 15 - Physical Degradation of Coatings Due to Weathering - Brian Hinderliter, North Dakota State University

May 22 - Service Life Prediction - Concepts and Methodologies - Allen Zielnik, Atlas Material Testing Technology, LLC

June 10- What's in a Can of Paint - Formulating Waterborne Coatings for the Architectural Market: Part I - Linda Adamson, Rohm and Haas Co.

June 12 - What's in a Can of Paint - Formulating Waterborne Coatings for the Architectural Market: Part II - Linda Adamson, Rohm and Haas Co.

June 19- Advances in the Study of High Temperature Free Radical Acrylic Solution Copolymerization - Robin Hutchinson, Queen's University

2008 FutureCoat!

October 14-16 - 2008 FutureCoat! Conference, Chicago, IL Deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to Friday, March 7th. For updates on FutureCoat! please visit our website at www.coatingstech.org.

2008 American Coatings Show

June 2-5 - 2008 American Coatings Show and Conference, Charlotte, NC For more information visit: www.american-coatings-show.com