2002 Aerospace Coatings Removal and Coatings Conference Moves to Florida.Business Editors & Aerospace/Military/Environmental Writers SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2001 Southwest Research Institute Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is one of the oldest and largest independent, nonprofit, applied research and development (R&D) organizations in the United States. Founded in 1947 by Thomas Slick, Jr. (tm) (SwRI(tm)) will host the 2002 Aerospace Coatings Removal and Coatings Conference May 6-9, 2002, at the Adams Mark Hotel in Daytona Beach Daytona Beach (dātō`nə), city (1990 pop. 61,921), Volusia co., NE Fla., on the Atlantic coast and Halifax River (a lagoon); inc. 1876. Center of a rapidly urbanizing area, in a region settled by Spanish Franciscans in the 17th cent. , Fla. The annual conference attracts 200 to 300 military and commercial aircraft fleet maintenance and operations personnel, researchers and original equipment manufacturers. The conference includes technical presentations, exhibits and other events. "For the 2002 conference, we will solicit more presentations from the commercial airlines industry to provide additional sources of information and to fulfill the requests of last year's attendees," said Chuck Cundiff, 2002 Aerospace Coatings Removal and Coatings Conference organizer at SwRI. "This conference provides a focus on technical and management issues important to industry as well as the military. It provides a forum for those trying to work on innovative solutions for current issues in the areas of aerospace coatings removals and coatings." Compliance with federal and state environmental regulations is an important challenge in this field. The coatings removal and coatings industry must meet stringent requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and while trying to operate cost effectively, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cundiff, an SwRI senior research technologist. Cundiff is also the SwRI technical lead for the Warner Robins Warner Robins, city (1990 pop. 43,726), Houston co., central Ga., in an agricultural region; inc. 1943. The surrounding area yields peanuts, grain, fruit, and livestock. Air Logistics Center Depaint Test Center operations. Technical presentations will be selected by SwRI, the U.S. Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office, and the U.S. Air Force Coatings Technology Integration Office. In past years, topics ranged from technology success stories to environmental regulation impacts to the assessment of current and future technology needs. SwRI has extensive experience in the evaluation of aircraft coatings and paints, application and removal techniques, and paint testing. This is the second year the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. research and development organization has hosted the conference. For more information or to submit a paper, visit the conference Web site at dodconf.swri.org. SwRI is an independent, nonprofit, applied research and development organization based in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. , with more than 2,700 employees and an annual research volume of more than $315 million. |
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