Calendar.

RUBBER DIVISION

Future Meetings

                2002

Pittsburgh              October 8-11

                2003

San Francisco            April 28-30
Cleveland              October 14-17

Rapra Technology Ltd., Interplas Seminars, Birmingham, U.K., Paul Whittaker, tel.: [phone]; tax: [phone]--October 1-3.

Rubber Division, ACS, workshop on "Introduction to rubber technology," David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Victoria George [phone]--October 7.

Federacion Argentina de la Industria del Coucho, Rubber Technological, VI Latinoamerican Journeys, IV Iberoamerican and V Argentine Journeys, Buenos Aires, Argentina, FAIC, tel.: [phone] al 14; fax: [phone]--October 7-8.

Porous Materials, short course on "Advanced techniques for pore structure characterization," Ithaca, NY, Mindy Durrani [phone], ext. 33--October 7-11.

Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, 162nd Fall Technical Meeting and Rubber Mini Expo '02, David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Pittsburgh, PA, Rubber Division [phone]--October 8-11.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Polymer Characterization Conference, United Kingdom, Paul Whittaker, tel.: [phone]: fax: [phone]--October 9-10.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D10 on Packaging meeting, Waterside Marriott, Norfolk, VA, Tom O'Toole [phone] - October 13-15.

Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry, Polyurethane Conference 2002, Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT, Lisa Smith [phone]--October 13-16.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D14 on Adhesives meeting, Norfolk, VA, Scott Orthey [phone]--October 14-16.

Instron, advanced material hardness testing seminar, Marriott South, Fort Worth, TX, Jessica Carroll [phone], ext. 5373--October 15.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee F03 on Gaskets meeting, Norfolk, VA, Jim Olshefsky [phone]--October 15-17.

Rubber Manufacturers Association, New Mexico Environment Department, Solid Waste Bureau and New Mexico Firefighters Training Academy, New Mexico Scrap Tire Management Conference, Socorro, NM, Dan Zielinski [phone]--October 16-17.

St. Louis Rubber Group, technical meeting, Schneithorst's Restaurant, St. Louis, MO, Teresa DeVall [phone], ext. 179--October 17.

Polyurethane Manufacturers Association, 2002 Fall Meeting, Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield, CO, PMA [phone]--October 20-22.

American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM Fourth Symposium on Insulation Materials: Testing and Applications, Mills House Hotel, Charleston, SC, Tim Brooke [phone]--October 21-22.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Addcon 2002, Budapest, Hungary, Paul Whittaker, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--October 22-23.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D30 on Composite Materials meeting, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Jim Olshefsky [phone] October 23-25.

Rubber Association of Canada, 2002 Rubber Recycling Symposium, Delta Centre-Ville Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, RAC [phone]--October 23-25.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Fabtech International Exposition and Conference, International Exposition (I-X) Center, Cleveland, OH, SME [phone]--October 29-31.

NOVEMBER

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D20 on Plastics meeting, Miami Beach, FL, Kathie Morgan [phone]--November 3-6.

Francal Feiras, Expobor--International Rubber Technology, Machines and Articles Exhibition, Sao Paulo, Broil, Lucia Cristina, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--November 5-8.

Rapra Technology Ltd., conference on "Special effects in plastic," Berlin, Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--November 6-7.

West Michigan Rubber Group, technical meeting, Cadillac, MI, Jim Braddock [phone]--November 7.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E20 on Temperature Measurement meeting, West Conshohocken, PA, Nancy Morrissey [phone]--November 11-12.

University of Akron, Rubber Technician Training Course, Akron Polymer Training Center, Akron, OH, University of Akron [phone]--November 11-15.

BV Industrial Promotions International, RubberTech China 2002, Shanghai, China, BVIPI, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--November 12-14.

Rapra Technology Ltd., HPE 2002--Second International Conference on High Performance Elastomers. Cologne, Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--November 13-14.

Intertech Conferences, Carbon Black World 2002--International Carbon Black Conference, Radisson SAS Hotel, Nice, France, Scott Stephenson [phone]--November 13-15.

IWCS, 51st International Wire and Cable Symposium, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Elmer F. Godwin [phone]--November 18-21.

Hannover Fairs Asia Pte. Ltd., EPM--Rubber & Plastic 2002, Hanoi, Vietnam, HFA, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--November 19-22.

DECEMBER

Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., Vinamac 2002 Vietnam International Exhibition on Machinery and Materials for Manufacturing, HCMC International Exhibition and Conventiona Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Adsale Exhibition Services, tel.: [phone]; tax: (852) 251 6 5024--December 3-6.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Latex 2002 Conference, Berlin, Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--Dec. 4-5.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E36 on Conformity Assessment meeting, Fontainebleau Hilton Resort, Miami Beach, FL, Steve Mawn [phone]--December 10-11.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials meeting, Fontainebleau Hilton Resort, Miami Beach, FL, Dan Smith [phone]--December 10-12.

Plastics Technology Magazine, Long-Fiber Continuous Molding Conference, Marriott Biscayne Hotel, Miami, FL, Polymer Process Communications [phone]--December 11-12.