2008 Army Corrosion Summit web site offers updates

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(2008), "2008 Army Corrosion Summit web site offers updates", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 55 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2008.12855aac.005

2008 Army Corrosion Summit web site offers updates

Conferences, training and publications

2008 Army Corrosion Summit web site offers updates

Continuous updates about the 2008 US Army Corrosion Summit will be posted on the web site www.armycorrosion.com. The Summit will be held at the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, 400 Mandalay Avenue, Clearwater Beach, FL, on February 12-14, 2008. The theme of the event is “Corrosion Control – Minimizing Corrosion Impacts over the Life Cycle of Materiel.” The Call for Speakers, registration form, exhibit layout, and some of the exhibitor information has been placed on the event's web site. The Summit is sponsored by: DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office, Pentagon, Washington, DC; The US Army Corrosion Office, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ; Concurrent Technologies Corporation; and NACE International.

For more details please contact Claire Lesinski – Tel: 727-549-7013; E-mail: lesinskc@ctc.com

American Coatings Show (ACS) 2008

All-new Exhibition and Conference for the Coatings Industry to be held June 2008 in Charlotte, NC, USA.

Conference: June 2-3, 2008

Exhibition: June 3-5, 2008

www.american-coatings-show.com

The new ACS and Conference will be held June 2-5, 2008 at the Charlotte Convention Center, NC The National Paint and Coatings Association (NPCA) has partnered with Vincentz Network (VN) – organizer of the highly successful European Coatings Show (ECS) – to create a world-class event of superior quality and expertise similar to the ECS.

The theme of the event, “The Next Level,” embodies the goal of creating a unique, transatlantic exchange that goes above and beyond what has been offered at any other industry show in the USA. “This will be the must-attend event for the coatings industry providing inspiration as well as networking and business opportunities” said J. Andrew Doyle, President of the NPCA and added “that the leading coating manufacturer and supplier companies have endorsed the event”.

Added Value: American Coatings Conference

The two-day American Coatings Conference will begin on June 2, providing a forum for the foremost scientific minds in the industry.

Reflecting the vision of the new ACS, the concurrent AC Conference will take the industry to “The Next Level”. The theme for the conference will set the stage for a high-level technical and scientific meeting, rallying the leading industry experts from both coatings manufacturers and their suppliers from across the nation and beyond. With a clear focus on presenting the most recent innovations in raw materials and equipment, and covering the entire range of coatings formulation aspects, the two-day event will feature a rich variety of top-notch scientific papers and speakers. The conference organizers will select proposed technical presentations based on their scientific significance and their potential to add value to the industry. The official “Call for Papers” is now available and companies are kindly invited to submit papers. “We will be honored to review contributions from the coatings community to create a convincing content package” said Dr Barbara Brune, Editor-in-Chief at VN and member of the Conference Program Committee.

The ACS will open its doors on June 3 and will be the marketplace for the presentation of products and services for the production of high-grade and competitive coatings and paints.

A sample of the products on display at the ACS

Coating raw materials

Resins/binders/solvents/pigments/fillers/ additives.

Laboratory and production equipment

Mixers/extruders, kneaders/mills, triple roller mills and accessories/engineering/ filters and filtration/pumps/metering devices, balances/conveying systems/ filling systems/packaging/labelling machines/logistics/tinting systems/ screening machines and sintering plants/coolers/pipe technology.

Testing and measuring equipment

Quality control and laboratory testing equipment/production and process control.

Environmental protection and safety at work

Occupational safety/container washing equipment/emission treatment/effluent treatment/solvent recycling.

Services

Software, hardware/e-commerce/ training and education, qualification/ technical information and publication/ consultancy/research and development/ contract manufacturing.

The June 2008 premiere will mark the beginning of a biannual schedule for ACS, which will alternate years with ECS.

NPCA is a voluntary, nonprofit trade association representing approximately 300 paint and coatings manufacturers, raw materials suppliers and distributors. As the pre-eminent organization representing the paint and coatings industry in the USA, NPCA's primary role is to serve as ally and advocate on legislative, regulatory and judicial issues at the federal, state and local levels.

VN is a Germany-based media company, whose Coatings Division provides scientific, technical and management information to the international paint and coatings community. VN publishes journals, books and newspapers, organizes conferences, seminars and exhibitions, and offers a wide range of interactive content, data and training services for the industry.

For more details please contact: NPCA, National Paint and Coatings Association, 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005, USA, www.paint.org, Cheryl Matthews, Tel: +1 (202) 462-6272, E-mail: cmatthews@paint.org

Vincentz Network, Plathnerstr. 4c, 30175 Hannover, Germany, Esther Schwencke, Tel: +49 (0)511. 9910-270, E-mail: esther.schwencke@coatings.de; www.european-coatings.com