Following is a list of 2008 Spring Symposiums/Conferences sponsored by local FSCT Societies. Please contact the Societies directly for more information.

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; www.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

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FSCT Coming Events 

2008 FSCT Advancements in Coatings Series -

 - Nanotechnology in Coatings Conference: Emerging Applications

    March 26-28, 2008, Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, FL

    (Early Bird Deadline - March 5)

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-

March 6 - Specialty Extender Pigments Incorporated in Low-VOC Architectural Coatings - John Ballard, Burgess Pigment Co.

March 20 - Black Pigments - Colloidal Properties and Effects in Coatings - Daniel Goldberg, Evonik Degussa Corp.

April 3 - Coatings Fundamentals I:  Overview, Formulation and Polymers - Ernest Galgoci, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

April 10 - Coatings Fundamentals II:  Polymers, Surface Chemistry, Rheology and Additives- Ernest Galgoci, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

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 

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

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