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Schedule of Events
| Sunday, September 14 |
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| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Board of Directors Meeting |
| 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
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Annual Meeting Registration |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
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Mission Impossible Networking Adventure
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| 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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Welcome Reception |
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| Monday, September 15 |
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| 7:00 am - 9:15 am |
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Late Registration |
| 7:15 am - 7:45 am |
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Continental Breakfast
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| 7:45 am - 8:45 am |
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Keynote Speaker
"Advances in Composite Material Technologies for Commercial Aircraft at Boeing"
Alan G. Miller, Boeing
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| 8:45 am - 9:45 am |
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Technical Paper Session (2 papers)
- Tailor-Made Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Molecules for Thermoset Resins
Bruce X. Fu, Hybrid Plastics
(Composites & Tooling Committee)
- Novel Epoxy Toughening for Coatings and Composites Applications
Rajesh Turakhia, Dow Chemical Company
(Coatings, Civil Engineering, Flooring Cmte)
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| 9:45 am - 10:15 am |
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Break / Exhibitor Table Top Setup |
| 10:15 am - 11:45 am |
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Technical Paper Session (3 papers)
- High Performance- NanoParticles- EcoFriendly: Innovative base epoxy resins enabling a new generation of composite
Beloit Balmana, Nanoledge Inc.
(Potting, Encapsulation, Electrical Cmte)
- Nanostrength Block Copolymers for Epoxy Toughening
Robert Barsotti, Arkema
(Coatings, Civil Engineering, Flooring Cmte)
- Silica Nanoparticles & Rubber Toughening - a Synergy in Adhesives & Composites Applications
Stephan Sprenger, nanoresins AG
(Composites & Tooling Committee)
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| 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm |
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Buffet Luncheon and Table Top Showcase |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
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Market Focused Committee Meetings
- Coatings, Civil Engineering, Flooring – Stephen Wheeler, Rebus Inc., Chairman
- Adhesives, Sealants – Dave Hill, Emerald Performance Materials, Chairman
- Composites, Tooling –Tito Llopiz, Evonik Degussa Inc., Chairman
- Potting, Encapsulation, Electrical – Mangesh Rajadhyaksha, Huntsman, Chairman
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| 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm |
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Test Lab Presentations and Panel
- VTEC Labs
- Trace Labs
- Bodycote Labs
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| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm |
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Break |
| 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
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Technical Papers Session (2 papers)
- Fuel Cell Applications
Paul Kozak & Daniel Ramrus, Ballard
(Potting, Encapsulation, Electrical Cmte)
- Garamite Mixed Mineral Thixotropes - More than just Rheology
Terry Brennan, Southern Clay Products
(Coatings, Civil Engineering, Flooring Cmte)
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| 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
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Table Top Showcase |
| 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
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Reception at the Showcase |
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| Tuesday, September 16 |
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| 7:30 am - 8:00 am |
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Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am |
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Technical Papers Session (3 papers)
- Opportunities for Thermoset Resins in the Composites Industry
Sanjay Mazumdar, Lucintel Consulting
(Composites & Tooling Committee)
- Structural Strengthening of Concrete with FRP Composites
David White, Sika Corporation
(Coatings, Civil Engineering, Flooring Cmte)
- Healable, Shape Memory Polymers for Reflexive Composites
Thomas Barnell, Cornerstone Research Group
(Composites and Tooling Committee)
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| 9:30 am - 9:45 am |
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Break |
| 9:45 am - 10:45 am |
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Technical Papers Session (2 papers)
- Novel Latent Curing Agents for Thermoset Resin Applications
Michael Lowry, Air Products & Chemicals
(Coatings, Civil Engineering, Flooring Cmte)
- Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites in Flexible Packaging Applications
Ying Liang, Nanocor
(Composites & Tooling Committee)
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| 10:45 am - 11:45 am |
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General Membership Meeting |
| 11:45 am - 1:00 am |
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Lunch on your Own |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
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World Market Update
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| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
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Regulatory Affairs Update |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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Technical Papers Session (2 papers)
- Alternatives in Toughening
Bill Starner, CVC Thermoset Specialties
(Adhesives & Sealants Committee)
- Innovative Amine Curing Agents for Epoxy Resins
David Fernee, Hexion Inc.
(Coatings, Civil Engineering, Flooring Cmte)
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