SÃO PAULO, Brazil - The 11th International Coatings Congress, part of ABRAFATI 2009, will take place from Sept. 23-25, 2009, at the Transamérica Expo Center in São Paulo, Brazil. This year, the main theme will be “The Coatings of the Future.”

 

Technicians, professors, researchers and other professionals interested in presenting their work at the event may now submit abstracts to be evaluated by the Scientific Committee. Up-to-date themes, such as nanotechnology, green chemistry, smart coatings and photochemical reactivity, will part of the program.

 

Anyone interested in presenting a lecture or participating in the Poster Session should submit an abstract of the presentation to the Congress Committee by May 15, 2009. The summary should be 20 to 30 lines long, in Portuguese, English or Spanish. It should include a title, the author’s name (and co-authors), the speaker’s name and the basic content summarized. Submit abstracts at www.abrafati2009.com.br.