Calendar.

Canon Communications, Plastec West, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, Canon Communications [phone]--January 6-8.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing meeting, Tampa Marriott Waterside, Tampa, FL, George Luciw [phone]--January 11-15.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E12 on Color and Appearance meeting, Embassy Suites Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Tim Brooke [phone]--January 12-14.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D16 on Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Related Chemicals meeting, Tampa Marriott Waterside, Tampa, FL, Nancy Morrissey [phone]--January 14-16.

Akron Rubber Group, winter technical meeting and dinner, Martin Center, Akron, OH, John Sezna [phone]--January 22.

Tidland, Bladerunner Slitting Seminar, Hotel Wyndham, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Tidland [phone]--Jan. 26.

Chicago Rubber Group, winter technical meeting and dinner, Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, IL, Andy Dangel [phone]--January 29.

FEBRUARY

Indian Rubber Institute and Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer & Tire Research Institute, India Rub Tech Expo 2004--National Conference & Exposition on Rubber & Allied Materials, Chamundi Indoor Sports Stadium, Mysore (Karnataka), India, V.K. Misra, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--February 13-14.

Society of Plastics Engineers, Polyolefins 2004 Conference, Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel, Houston, TX, Suzanne Biggs [phone]--February 22-25.

Messe Dusseldorf North America, Upakovka 2004, 13 International Trade Fair for Packaging Machinery and Equipment, Moscow, Russia, Messe Dusseldorf North America [phone]--February 24-27.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, seminar on "Rubber extrusion technology," UWM School of Continuing Education, Milwaukee, WI, Murali Vedula [phone]--February 25-27.

MARCH

Chicago Rubber Group, course on "Basics of rubber technology," Chicago Rawhide, Elgin, IL, Andy Dangel [phone]--March 1-3.

Idexpo, Caoutchouc Caucho Gomma 2004--3rd International Rubber and Polymers Exhibition, Parc des Expositions/Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France, Idexpo, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--March 9-11.

Institut fur Kunststoffverarbeitung, 22nd International Plastics Technology Colloquium, Aachen, Germany, Bernd Lauer, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--March 10-12.

American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D30 on Composite Materials meeting, The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT, Jim Olshefsky [phone]--March 22-25.

American Society for Testing and Materials Committee D30 on Composite Materials and the Federal Aviation Administration, workshop on "Computational fracture mechanics for composites," Salt Lake City, UT, Jim Olshefsky [phone]--March 22-23.

Noria, Lubrication Excellence 2004 Conference and Exhibition, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN, Noria [phone]--March 23-25.

Society of Plastics Engineers, Flexible Packaging Conference, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA, SPE [phone]--March 24-26.

Society of Plastics Engineers, European Thermoforming Conference, Viareggio, Italy, Yetty Pauwels 32-3-541-77-55--March 225-27.

Eastern Michigan University, Coatings Research Institute, course on "Waterborne coatings, Halle Library, Ypsilanti, MI, Sandra Tanner [phone]--March 30-April 1.

U.K. & International Press Events, Aerospace Testing Expo 2004, Hamburg International Exhibition Center, Hamburg, Germany, Ben Drew, tel.: [phone]; tax: [phone]--March 30-April 1.

APRIL 

Eastern Michigan University, Coatings Research Institute, course on "Polymers for coating Technologists," Halle Library, Ypsilanti, MI, Sandra Tanner [phone]--April 27-29.

Brazilian Technology Rubber Association, Tenth Brazilian Congress of Rubber Technology, Expo Center Norte, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ABTB, tel.: [phone]; fax: [phone]--April 27-29.

Chicago Rubber Group, spring technical meeting and dinner, Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, IL, Andy Dangel [phone]--April 29.

MAY

Polyurethane Manufacturers Association, 2004 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, PMA [phone]--May 2-4.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, seminar on "Fatigue and wear of elastomers," Milwaukee, WI, Murali Vedula [phone]--May 10-12.

Akron Rubber Group, spring technical meeting and dinner, Martin Center, Akron, OH, John Sezna (330) 8365006--May 13.

Society of Plastics Engineers, Antec 2004, Navy Pier and Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, SPE [phone]--May 16-20.

Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, 165th Spring Technical Meeting, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI, Rubber Division [phone]--May 17-19.

Rubber Manufacturers Association, Rubber Modified Asphalt Conference, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI, Dan Zielinski [phone]--May 19-20.

Eastern Michigan University, course on "Statistical methods for coatings research and development," Halle Library, Ypsilanti, MI, Sandra Tanner [phone]--May 20-21.

American Society for Testing and Materials, symposium on "Techniques in thermal analysis: Hyphenated techniques thermal analysis of the surface and fast rate analysis," ASTM International Headquarters, West Conshohocken, PA, Lawrence Judovits [phone]--May 24-25.

Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Eastec 2004 Advanced Productivity Exposition, West Springfield, MA, SME Resource Center [phone]--May 24-27.

Eastern Michigan University, course on "Additives in coatings: Chemistry and application," Halle Library, Ypsilanti, MI, Sandra Tanner [phone] --May 25-27.