Calendar.

Vincentz Network, European Coatings Conference, Hotel Holiday Inn Esplanade, Berlin, Germany, Vincentz Network, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--December 1-2.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee Dl1 on Rubber meeting, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX, Tim Brooke [phone]--December 4-8.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems meeting, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX, Dan Smith (6l0) 832-9727--December 4-7.

Intertech, Fillers, Pigments and Additives for Plastics in Packaging Applications Conference, Crowne Plaza Brussels City Centre, Brussels, Belgium, Anthony Parker, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--December 5-6.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D24 on Carbon Black meeting, Hyatt Regency, Dallas, TX, Tim Brooke [phone]--December 5-7.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Second International Conference on Polymers in Automotive Fuel Containment, Crowne Plaza Schweizerhof Hotel, Hanover, Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--December 6-7.

Plastics Technology, conference on "Advances in blown film," Marriott Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL, Melissa Lynch [phone]--December 7-8.

American Society for Testing and Materials, training course on "Rubber testing: Selecting, performing and interpreting ASTM rubber test methods," Dallas, TX, Eileen Finn [phone]--December 8-9.

Messe Dusseldorf GmbH, Interplastica 9th International Trade Fair on Plastics and Rubber, Krasnaja Presnja, Moscow, Russia, Messe Dusseldorf GmbH, tel: [phone]; fax: [phone]--December 13-16.

Global Strategy, 1st Rubber & Latex World Summit, Bangkok, Thailand, Fred Levitan [phone]--December 14-17.

JANUARY

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Manufacturing for Performance, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN, SME [phone]--January 23-25.

Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, W.T. Glasgow [phone]--January 23-27.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Latex 2006-Fourth International Conference on Latex and Latex-Based Products, Holiday Inn, Frankfurt, Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--January 24-25.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E12 on Color and Appearance meeting, Embassy Suites Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Kevin Shanahan [phone]--January 25-27.

Canon Communications LLC, Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West, Electronics West, Pacific Design & Manufacturing Show, Automation Technology Expo West, WestPack and PlasTec West 2006, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, Canon Communications [phone]-January 30--February 2.

FEBRUARY

Plastindia Foundation, Plastindia 6th International Plastics Exhibition & Conference, New Delhi, India, Plastindia Foundation, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--February 9-14.

Promaplast srl, Plast '06, Fiera Milano Fairground, Milan, Italy, Promaplast srl, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--February 14-18.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Rubber Bonding 2006, Holiday Inn, Dusseldorf, Germany, Sally Humphreys, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone] --February 21-22.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, course on "Rubber extrusion technology," UWM School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI, Murali Vedula [phone]--February 22-24.

Society of Plastics Engineers, International Polyolefins 2006 Conference, Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel, Houston, TX, Bounita Favorite [phone]--February 26-March 1.

MARCH

Society of the Plastics Industry, Plastics USA, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, www.plasticsindustry.org--March 4-6.

UKIP Media & Events, Tire Technology Expo 2006, Stuttgart International Exhibition Center, Stuttgart, Germany, UKIP Media & Events, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--March 7-9.

Chemical Market Resources, 2006 Asian Polyolefins & Elastomers Licensing Fair, Mariott Hotel, Singapore, M. Amin [phone]--March 14.

Institut fur Kunststoffverarbeitung, 23rd International Plastics Technology Colloquium, Eurogress, Aachen, Germany, IKV, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--March 15-16.

Rapra Technology Ltd., 2nd International Conference on Fillers for Polymers, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cologne, Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--March 21-22.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, The Total Manufacturing Experience, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, SME [phone]--March 27-30.

Rapra Technology Ltd., Oilfield Engineering With Polymers 2006, Institute of Physics, London, U.K., Sharon Garrington, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--March 29-30.

APRIL 

Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE 2006 World Congress, Cobo Center, Detroit, MI, SAE [phone]--April 3-7.

Adsales Exhibition Services, Chinaplas 2006, Shanghai New International Expo Center, Pudong, Shanghai, China, Norris Chu, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--April 26-29.

MAY

Society of Plastics Engineers, SPEANTEC 2006, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC, Lesley Kyle [phone]--May 7-11.

Association Francaise des Ingenieurs et Cadres du Caoutchouc et des Polymeres, International Rubber Conference (IRC) 2006, Eurexpo, Lyon, France, AFICEP, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--May 16-18.

Matador a.s., 18th International Slovak Rubber Conference, Matador Business Center, Puchov, Slovak Republic, Matador a.s., tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--May 24-25.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, course on "Molding of rubber and design of rubber molds," UWM School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI, Murali Vedula [phone]--May 24-26.