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Sunday, September 14    
8:00 am - 12:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm Annual Meeting Registration
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Mission Impossible Networking Adventure

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception
     
Monday, September 15    
7:00 am - 9:15 am   Late Registration
7:15 am - 7:45 am  

Continental Breakfast

7:45 am - 8:45 am  

Keynote Speaker
"Advances in Composite Material Technologies for Commercial Aircraft at Boeing"
Alan G. Miller, Boeing

8:45 am - 9:45 am  

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)

9:45 am - 10:15 am   Break / Exhibitor Table Top Setup
10:15 am - 11:45 am  

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)


12:00 pm - 1:15 pm   Buffet Luncheon and Table Top Showcase
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm  

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
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm  

Test Lab Presentations and Panel

  • VTEC Labs
  • Trace Labs
  • Bodycote Labs
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm   Break
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm  

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)

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm   Table Top Showcase
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm   Reception at the Showcase
   
Tuesday, September 16  
7:30 am - 8:00 am   Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:30 am  

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)

9:30 am - 9:45 am  

Break

9:45 am - 10:45 am  

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)

10:45 am - 11:45 am   General Membership Meeting
11:45 am - 1:00 am   Lunch on your Own
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm  

World Market Update

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm   Regulatory Affairs Update
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm  

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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