NEW ORLEANS - Submission information is now available for the 41st Annual Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coating Symposium, taking place February 24-28, 2014, in New Orleans. Abstracts are due Wednesday, August 15, 2013.

All presentations must be original (first time being presented) and non-commercial. Organizers of the event invite papers pertaining to new and emerging technologies related to materials, processes, production, characterization, application and markets in the field of surface coatings. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to) waterborne, high solids, nanotechnology, emulsions, additives, corrosion, UV, pigments and powder coatings.

Papers will be selected based on the submitted abstracts. All speakers must submit a paper for publication in the annual proceedings book. Papers principally commercial in nature will not be accepted. Papers must be original and represent recent advancements in coatings science or related disciplines.

Visit http://www.usm.edu/waterborne/speakerinfo.html for additional information.