The speaker for the Detroit Colour Council's Nov. 16, 2006, program is Andrew Lund, executive program manager, Development Planning & Operations, Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America.
The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API), Arlington, Va., has issued a call for entries for the 2007 Polyurethane "Innovation Award" nominations and also has changed this year's award program's three categories: Polyurethane Chemicals, Processing Equipment and Finished Product.
Peter H. Diamandis, a pioneer and leader in the commercial space arena, will be the keynote speaker at the National Paint & Coatings Association's (NPCA) 2006 Annual Meeting on Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, in Nashville, Tenn.
RadTech Europe (RTE), the department for Surface Treatment Technology of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), and the German Professional Association for the Printing and Paper Processing Industry (BG Dr+P) recently announced the finalization of the EB Protocol for the printing and coating industry on June 29, 2006, at the RTE EB Conference in Esslingen, Germany.
Nine individuals will receive Industry Statesman Awards during the National Paint & Coatings Association's (NPCA) 2006 Annual Meeting in Nashville, Oct. 29-31.
CEPE, the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists'
Colours Industry, Brussels, Belgium, has published a "Code of
Practice for Coated Articles Where the Food Contact Layer Is a
Coating."
The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy announced that the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC) will host four invited symposia, four contributed sessions and an undergraduate poster session at Pittcon 2007.
William "Bill" Wright, 72, former research director for Dudick, Inc., and a polymer chemist, passed away August 21, 2006, in Painesville, Ohio, after a courageous battle with cancer.