INDEPENDENCE, OH – The Cleveland Coatings Society's 55th Annual Sink or Swim Symposium (SOS) was held June 4-5 at a new venue, the Holiday Inn in Independence, OH. The theme for this year's event was “Inception Point: Nourishing the Future of Technology.” More than 175 people attended SOS this year, including over 135 attendees, 22 guest speakers and 32 exhibitors. This represents growth over the past two years.
Keynote speakers Kent Young, Director of Technology at Sherwin-Williams, and Lee Orr, Commercialization Manager at the United Soybean Board, presented “Bio-based Coatings Technology: Collaborative Research with Supply Chain Partners.”