Calendar.

RUBBER DIVISION
Future Meetings
2001
Cleveland Oct. 16-19

2002
Savannah April 29 -- May 1
Pittsburgh Oct. 8-11

Messe Dusseldorf North America, K 2001 15th International Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber, Dusseldorf Fairgrounds, Germany, Anne Meerboth Maltz [phone] - October 25 - November 1.

Society of Automotive Engineers, 19th Annual Brake Colloquium & Exhibition, New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA, SAE [phone] - October 28-31.

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Rheology and Methodology Seminar, Cleveland, OH, Brookfield [phone] - October 30.

Milacron, training courses on "Basic/ advanced injection molding and SPC," Milacron, Batavia, OH, Susan Guy [phone] - October 30-31.

Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, AAPEX Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo, Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas, NV, AAIA [phone] - October 30 - November 2.

NOVEMBER

Akron Rubber Group and Northeast Ohio Rubber Group, fall technical meeting on "Environmental issues in the rubber industry," Martin University Center, Akron, OH, Valerie Hill [phone] - November 1.

Rhode Island Rubber and Plastics Group, Tri-State Meeting, Pleasant Valley Country Club, RI, Terrie L. Portmann [phone] - November 1.

Milacron, training courses on "Basic/ advanced injection molding and SPC," Milacron, Batavia, OH, Susan Guy [phone] - November 1-2.

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Rheology and Methodology Seminar, Orlando, FL, Brookfield [phone] - November 2.

Loctite Americas, Advanced Medical Adhesives Workshop, Marriott Hotel, Somerset, NJ, Loctite [phone] - November 2.

University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering, lecture on "Adhesion measurement of coatings: A critical assessment," Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Akron, OH, Department of Polymer Engineering [phone] - November 2.

Polyurethane Manufacturers Association and Canadian Urethane Manufacturers Association, 2001 Fall Meeting on "Advancing international markets and technology," Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, PMA [phone] - November 4-6.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D20 on Plastics meeting, Dallas, TX, Kathie Morgan [phone] - November 4-7.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E20 on Temperature Measurement meeting, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX, Nancy McAvey [phone] - November 5-6.

Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, 33rd International SAMPE Technical Conference, Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA, SAMPE [phone], ext. 600 - November 5-8.

The Los Angeles Rubber Group, Inc., technical meeting, The Phoenix Club, Anaheim, CA, Howard Vipper-man [phone] - November 6.

Rubber Manufacturers Association's Scrap Tire Management Council and The Maryland Department of the Environment, Mid-Atlantic Regional Scrap Tire Management Conference, Sheraton Barcelo Hotel, Annapolis, MD, RMA [phone] - November 8-9.

University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering, lecture on "Mechanisms for shear thickening in concentrated suspensions," Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Akron, OH, Department of Polymer Engineering [phone] - November 9.

Society of Automotive Engineers, International Truck & Bus Meeting & Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, SAE [phone] - November 12-14.

IWCS, 50th Interntional Wire & Cable Symposium, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL, Elmer F. Godwin [phone] - November 12-15.

American Society for Testing and Materials, training course on "Statistics in standards and standards development: Getting to precision and bias," ASTM Headquarters, West Conshohocken, PA, Eileen Finn [phone] - November 13-14.

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Practical Course for Laboratory Viscometer Operators, Brookfield Engineering. Laboratories, Middleboro, MA, Brookfield Engineering Laboratories [phone] - November 15.

Twin Cities Rubber Group, technical meeting, Bloomington Airport Holiday Inn, Bloomington, MN, Steve Litt [phone] - November 15.

University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering, lecture on "Toughenability of solid polymers," Polymer Engineering Academic Center, Akron, OH, Department of Polymer Engineering [phone] - November 16.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Rubber Bonding 2001 Conference, Rome, Italy, Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone] - November 20-21.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Oilfield Engineering with Polymers Conference, Institute of Mechanial Engineers, London, U.K., Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone] - November 28-29.