Calendar.

RUBBER DIVISION

Future Meetings
2002

Savannah        April 29 - May 1
Pittsburgh          October 8-11

2003

San Francisco        April 28-30
Cleveland          October 14-17

Polyurethane Manufacturers Association, 2002 Spring Meeting, Marriott's Grand Hotel, Point Clear, AL. PMA [phone] May 5-7.

Rubber Roll Group, Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, Fred Lanting [phone] May 5-7.

Society of Plastics Engineers, Antec 2002, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA, Deb Cawley [phone] - May 5-9.

Energy Rubber Group, Offshore Technology Conference, AstroDomain, Houston, TX, Debbie Banta [phone] - May 6-9,

Gayson SDI/Rubber and Plastics News, International Silicone Conference 2002. Hilton Hotel, Akron, OH, Cindy Stevens [phone] - May 7-8.

Instron, seminar on "Advanced material hardness testing," Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Jessica Carroll [phone]. ext. 5373 - May 8.

Akron Rubber Group, spring technical meeting, Martin University Center. Akron, OH, Kenneth M. Immel [phone] - May 9.

International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers. 43rd Annual General Meeting, Naples, Italy, James McGraw [phone], ext. 222 - May 12-15.

Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA. Doris Weaver [phone], ext. 603 - May 12-16.

Coatings Research Institute of Eastern Michigan University, short course on "Mixing for uniform batches: Improving product quality and productivity," Weber's Inn, Ann Arbor, MI, Sandra Tanner [phone] - May 13-14.

Coatings Research Institute of Eastern Michigan University, short course on "Rheology of coatings and dispersions." Weber's Inn, Ann Arbor, MI, Sandra Tanner [phone] - May 13-15.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, seminar on "Ergonomic design guidelines lot engineers," Embassy Suites Center City, Philadelphia, PA, Lauralyn McDaniel [phone], ext. 2119 - May 14-15.

Coatings Research Institute of Eastern Michigan University, short course on "Waterborne coatings," Weber's Inn, Ann Arbor, MI, Sandra Tanner [phone] - May 14-16.

Institute of Materials Science - New Paltz, 24th International Intensive Short Course: Science and Technology of Pigment Dispersions, Interlaken, Switzerland, IMS [phone] - May 14-17.

St. Louis Rubber Group, technical meeting, Schneithorst's Restaurant, St. Louis, MO, Teresa DeVall [phone], ext. 179 - May 15.

Energy Rubber Group, spring technical meeting, Hilton Hotel, Arlington, TX, Jason Bland [phone] - May 16.

St. Louis Rubber Group, golf outing, Clinton Hills Country Club, Belleville, IL, Teresa DeVall [phone], ext. 179 - May 16.

Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, IL, MEMA [phone] - May 16-17.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Eastec Advanced Productivity Exposition and Conference, Eastern States Exposition Grounds, West Springfield, MA, SME [phone] - May 21-23.

National Fluid Power Association. 8th Annual Marketing Workshop, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, IL, NFPA [phone] - May 22.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, SME Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX. SME [phone] - May 28 - June 2.

Coatings Research Institute of Eastern Michigan University, short course on "Particle-based materials synthesis," Weber's Inn, Ann Arbor, MI, Sandra Tanner [phone] - May 29.

Coatings Research Institute of Eastern Michigan University, short course on "Nanoparticle synthesis," Weber's Inn, Ann Arbor, MI. Sandra Tanner [phone] - May 30.

Stat-Ease, workshop on "Design of experiments simplified," Minneapolis, MN, Sherry [phone]. ext. 18 - May 30.

University of Akron, short course on "Mixing and processing of rubber," Akron Polymer Training Center, Akron, OH, Tayba Tahir [phone] - May 30-31.

JUNE

Reed Exhibitions, Europlast - 12th International Exhibition of Plastics, Rubber and Composite Materials, Paris-Nord Villepinte, Paris; France, Reed Exhibitions. tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone] - June 3-7.

Canon Communications LLC, Plastec East Conference and Exposition, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, Kristen Peters [phone] - June 4-6.

Connecticut Rubber Group, Symposium on Mixing, Extrusion and Continuous Vulcanization of Elastomeric Compounds, The Courtyard by Marriott, Waterbury, CT, Anthony Ferradino [phone] - June 4-6.

Intertech, seminar on "Using coupling agents and surface modifiers to improve the properties of particulate filled composites," Marriott Hotel, Greensboro, NC, Sheila Rodriquez [phone] - June 6-7.

Instron, seminar on "Advanced material hardness testing," Baronette Hotel, Novi, MI, Jessica Carroll [phone], ext. 5373 - June 11.

Rapra Technology Ltd., RubberChem 2002 - Third International Rubber Chemicals, Compounding and Mixing Conference, Munich Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone] - June 11-12.

Fort Wayne Rubber & Plastics Group, golf outing, Maxwelton Golf Course and South Shore Golf Course, Syracuse, IN, Karol Johnston [phone] - June 13.

Philadelphia Rubber Group, golf outing, Philadelphia, PA, Robert Ohm [phone] - June 13.

Advanced Polymer Courses, IXth International Seminar on the Technology of Inherently Conductive Polymers, Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa, Monterey, CA, Dr. M. Aldissi [phone] - June 17-19.

University of Twente, 15th International Symposium on Polymer Analysis and Characterization (ISPAC-2002), University of Twente, the Netherlands, Julius Vancso, tel. [phone]: fax: [phone] - June 17-19.

Cryoco, 21st Annual Cryogenic Engineering Short Course, Ramada Inn, Boulder, CO, Thomas M. Flynn [phone] - June 24-28.

Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., Chinaplas 2002 - 16th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber, International Expo Centre, Pudong, Shanghai, China, Selene Au, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone] - June 25-29.