Calendar.Twin Cities Rubber Group, annual golf outing, Mississippi Dunes, Cottage Grove, MN, Karin Kingstad (karin.kingstad@lanxess.com)--August 2. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, SME Summit, Olympia Resort and Conference Center, Oconomowoc, WI, Barbara J. Gaston (313) 425-3403--August 3-4. Brookfield Engineering, practical course on viscosity measurement, Middleboro Middleboro, town (1990 pop. 17,867), Plymouth co., SE Mass.; inc. 1669. Cranberry-processing is a major industry in the town, and fire apparatus, chemicals, and shoes are manufactured. The town was destroyed by Native Americans in King Philip's War but later rebuilt. Of interest are a Native American site believed to date from 2500 B.C.; restored Revolutionary industries, such as a slitting mill and an iron foundry; and the Tom Thumb historical museum., MA, Brookfield (508) 946-6200--August 11. Brookfield Engineering, practical course on viscosity measurement, King of Prussia, PA, Brookfield (508) 946-6200--August 16. Western New York Rubber & Plastics Group, golf outing, Glen Oak Golf Course, East Amherst, NY, Allan Start (716) 691-2141--August 16. Wisconsin Rubber Group, annual golf outing, Hawks View Country Club, Lake Geneva, WI, Andy Becker (262) 472-6605--August 16. Ohio Rubber & Plastics Group, golf outing, Silver Lake Country Club, Silver Lake, OH, Doug Ruch (330) 923-3546--August 29. SEPTEMBER Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, Aftermarket Financial Symposium: Leveraging for Growth, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, IL, Susan Medick (301) 654-6664--September 7-8. Akron Section SPE and TPE-Thermoplastic Elastomers Topical Group, topical conference, Hilton Hotel, Fairlawn, OH, David Schultz (330) 798-6535--September 12-14. Society of Plastics Engineers, Fifth Annual Automotive Composites Conference & Exposition, Michigan State University, Troy, MI, SPE (248) 244-8993--September 12-14. Philadelphia Rubber Group, fall technical meeting, Valley Forge Hilton, King of Prussia, PA, Terryann Hoyes (215) 256-9521, ext. 1448--September 14. Rapra Technology Ltd., TPE 2005 Thermoplastic Elastomers Conference, Grand Hotel Esplanade, Berlin, Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: +44 (0) 1939 250383: fax: +44 (0) 1939 251118--September 14-15. Twin Cities Rubber Group, technical meeting, Holiday Inn. Bloomington, MI, Karin Kingstad (karin.kingstad@lanxess. corn)--September 15. Intertech, Functional Fillers for Plastics 2005, Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Ralph Jessie (207) 781-9613--September 19-21. Connecticut Rubber Group, course on "'Basic rubber technology," Courtyard by Marriott, Buckingham Square, Waterbury, CT, Dolores Ramsey (203) 853-1400 --September 20-21. Tire Society, 24th Annual Conference, Akron, OH, Tire Society (330) 929-5238--September 20-21. Brazilian Technology Rubber Association, 2nd Brazilian Thermoplastic Rubber and TPV Seminar, ITM Expo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Luis Tormento, tel.: +55 (11) 3253-3832; fax: +55 (11) 3253-3774--September 20-22. American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E37 on Thermal Management meeting, Sheraton Universal Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, Tom O'Toole (610) 832-9739--September 22. Philadelphia Rubber Group, technical meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Todd Speece (484) 875-5264--September 22. Center for Professional Advancement, course on "Radiation curing: Ultraviolet light and electron beam technology," Renaissance Chicago North Shore, Northbrook, IL, CPA (732) 613-4500--September 26-28. NuSil Technology, NuSil Technology Silicone Institute Road Show, Worcester, MA, Stephen Bruner (805) 566-4130, ext. 234--September 28. American Society for Testing and Materials, course on "Rubber testing: Selecting, performing and interpreting ASTM rubber test methods," University of Akron, OH, Eileen Finn (610) 8320686--September 28-29. OCTOBER Fractal Systems, 12th International Seminar: Commercial Applications of Inherently Conductive Polymers," Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, MA, Matt Aldissi (727) 723-3006--October 3-5. Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. In 1964 a college of business was added to the three original colleges of arts and sciences, education, and the graduate school. The university maintains various extension centers throughout the state., course on "Color technology," EMU Campus, Livonia, MI, Sandra Tanner (734) 487-2203--October 4-5. Eastern Michigan University, course on "Waterborne coatings," Halle Library, Livonia, MI, Sandra Tanner (734) 487-2203--October 11-13. Promosalons USA, Equip Auto 2005, Paris-Nord Exhibition Center, Paris, France, Promosalons USA (703) 522-5000--October 13-18. American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D14 D14 - Fourteenth Coast Guard District (Honolulu, HI) on Adhesives meeting, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX, Joe Hugo (610) 832-9740--October 16-18. Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry, Polyurethanes 2005 Technical Conference & Trade Fair: Infinite Possibilities, Hilton Americas Hotel, Houston, TX, API (703) 741-5656--October 17-19. Eastern Michigan University, course on "Dispersion of pigments and resins in fluid media," Halle Library, Livonia, MI, Sandra Tanner (734) 487-2203--October 24-26. Society of Rubber Industry--Japan, IRC 2005, Yokohama, Japan, June Hawkins, tel.: +44 (0) 1892 777164; fax: +44 (0) 1892 722128--October 24-28. |
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