Calendar.Chicago Rubber Group, course on "Basics of rubber technology," Chicago Rawhide, Elgin, IL, Andy Dangel (330) 920-8023--March 1-3. Idexpo, Caoutchouc caoutchouc (kou`ch  k), natural rubber obtained as a latex from various tropical plants, e.g., the Pará rubber tree. It is much more elastic than balata or gutta-percha. It is the most familiar and widely used of the natural rubbers. Caucho Gomma 2004--3rd International Rubber and Polymers Exhibition, Parc des Expositions/Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France, Idexpo, tel.: 33 (0) 1 46 65 18 34; fax: 33 (0) 1 46 63 26 00--March 9-11. Institut fut Kunststoffverarbeitung, 22nd International Plastics Technology Colloquium, Aachen, Germany, Bernd Lauer, tel.: +49 241-80 23 842; fax: +49 241-80 22 316--March 10-12. Twin Cities Rubber Group, technical meeting, MN, Paul Biehl (952) 927-1486--March 11. Vincentz Network, 2004 European Coatings Conference, Holiday Inn, Berlin, Germany, Amanda Beyer, tel: +49 511 99 10-271; fax: +49 511 99 10-279--March 18-19. Society of the Plastics Industry, Structural Plastics Division, Structural Plastics 2004, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC, Karen Miles (800) 525-3984--March 21-23. American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D30 D30 - 30-Sided Dice (gaming) on Composite Materials meeting, The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, UT, Jim Olshefsky (610) 832-9714--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 (610) 832-9714--March 22-23. Noria, Lubrication Excellence 2004 Conference and Exhibition, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN, Noria (800) 597-5460--March 23-25. Society of Plastics Engineers, Flexible Packaging Conference, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA, SPE (203) 775-0471--March 24-26. Society of Plastics Engineers, European Thermoforming Conference, Viareggio Viareggio (vēärĕd`jō), city (1991 pop. 57,514), Tuscany, N central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a fishing center and a fashionable beach resort. The body of the poet Shelley was cremated there after his death by drowning at Lerici near La Spezia in 1822., Italy, Yetty Pauwels 32-3-541-77-55-March 25-27. 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., Coatings Research Institute, course on "Waterborne coatings," Halle Halle, town, BelgiumHalle (häl`ə), Fr. Hal, commune (1991 pop. 32,758), Flemish Brabant prov., central Belgium, on the Charleroi-Brussels Canal. It is a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include textiles, carpets, and iron and steel products. Halle's Gothic Church of Our Lady (14th–15th cent. Library, Ypsilanti, MI, Sandra Tanner (734) 487-2203--March 30-April 1.Journals and Exhibitions on Composites, JEC Composites Show, Paris Porte de Versailles, Paris, France, Sylvie Merran-Ifrah, tel.: +33 (0) 1 45 78 87 37; fax: +33 (0) 1 40 59 85 46--March 30-April 1. U.K. & International Press Events, Aerospace Testing Expo 2004, Hamburg International Exhibition Center, Hamburg, Germany, Ben Drew, tel.: +44 (0) 1306 743744; fax: +44 (0) 1306 742525--March 30--April 1. APRIL Rhode Island Rubber & Plastics Group, technical meeting, RI, Raman Patel (401) 725-8000, ext. 336--April 1. American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D14 D14 - Fourteenth Coast Guard District (Honolulu, HI) on Adhesives meeting, Little America Little America, base for Antarctic exploring expeditions, Antarctica, on the Ross Ice Shelf, S of the Bay of Whales. Richard E. Byrd, a U.S. explorer, established and named Little America in 1929 and built bases on the same site in 1933–35, 1939–41, and 1946–48 for subsequent expeditions. Little America IV at Kainan Bay, 30 mi (48 km) to the east, was a U.S. station during the International Geophysical Year (1957–58). Hotel & Towers, Salt Lake City, UT, Joe Hugo (610) 832-9740--April 19-21. American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee F03 on Gaskets meeting, Holiday Inn, Scottsdale, AZ, Joe Hugo (610) 832-9740--April 20-22. American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D24 on Carbon Black meeting, Stresa Stresa (strā`zä), town (1991 pop. 4,684), Piedmont, N Italy, on the western shore of Lake Maggiore. Its lovely gardens and villas and the scenic Borromean Islands nearby have made it one of the most popular resorts in the Italian lake country. In 1932 a conference of 15 European nations on economic collaboration was held at Stresa., Italy, Tim Brooke (610) 832-9729--April 25-28. Rapra Technology Ltd., Polymer Bonding 2004 International Conference, Munich, Germany, Sharon Garrington, tel.: +44 (0) 1939 250383; fax: +44 (0) 1939 251118--April 27-28. Eastern Michigan University, Coatings Research Institute, course on "Polymers for coating technologists," Halle Library, Ypsilanti, MI, Sandra Tanner (734) 487-2203--April 27-29. Brazilian Technology Rubber Association, Tenth Brazilian Congress of Rubber Technology, Expo Center Norte, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ABTB, tel.: 5511-3253-3832; fax: 55-11-3253-3774--April 27-29. Chicago Rubber Group, spring technical meeting and dinner, Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, IL, Andy Dangel (330) 920-8023--April 29. MAY Eastern Michigan University, course on "Management and leadership skills within the polymers and coatings industry," Halle Library, EMU Campus, Ypsilanti, MI, Sandra Tanner (734) 487-2203--May 3-4. Wisconsin Rubber Group, technical meeting, Clarion Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, reservations@wisconsinrubbergroup. com--May 4. Polyurethane Manufacturers Association, 2004 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, PMA (630) 858-2670--May 2-4. Inter-Society Color Council, 2004 ISCC ISCC - IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications ISCC - Infantry Section Commanders Course ISCC - Information Systems Co-ordination Committee (UNICC) ISCC - Inter-Granular Stress-Corrosion Cracking (also seen as IGSCC) ISCC - Inter-Society Color Council ISCC - International Securities Clearing Corporation ISCC - Iowa State Sailing Club Annual Meeting and Symposium, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, Mary McKnight (301) 975-6714--May 10-11. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, seminar on "Fatigue and wear of elastomers," Milwaukee, WI, Murali Vedula (414) 227-3121--May 10-12. Akron Rubber Group, spring technical meeting and dinner, Martin Center, Akron, OH, John Sezna (330) 836-5006--May 13. Energy Rubber Group, spring technical meeting, Hilton Hotel, Arlington, TX, Jason Bland (214) 500-9870--May 15. Society of Plastics Engineers, Antec 2004, Navy Pier and Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, SPE (203) 740-5452--May 16-20. American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E20 on Temperature Measurement meeting, Little America Hotel & Towers, Salt Lake City, UT, Nancy Morrissey (610) 832-9736--May 17-18. Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, 165th Spring Technical Meeting, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI, Rubber Division (330) 972-7814--May 17-19. Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Chicago, IL, Neal Zipser (919) 406-8811--May 18-19. Rubber Manufacturers Association, Rubber Modified Asphalt Conference, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI, Dan Zielinski (202) 682-4846--May 19-20. Eastern Michigan University, course on "Statistical methods for coatings research and development," Halle Library, Ypsilanti, MI, Sandra Tanner (734) 487-2203--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 (610) 878-6568--May 24-25. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Eastec 2004 Advanced Productivity Exposition, West Springfield, MA, SME (800) 733-4763--May 24-27. |
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