Detroit Society announces focus program.The Detroit Society will sponsor the 29th annual FOCUS Conference on May 4, 2004, at the MSU MSU Michigan State University MSU Mississippi State University MSU Montana State University MSU Minnesota State University MSU Morehead State University (Kentycky) MSU Montclair State University Management Education Center, in Troy, MI. Following the theme, "Racing to a High Performance Finish," the program features two separate tracks of presentations as well as two Coatings Tutorials. For Track 1, the following presentations are scheduled: "What's Wrong with Inexpensive Paint?"--Marvin Green, BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida Corp. "Accelerated Acid Etch for Automotive Clearcoats"--Donald Campbell, BASF "Service Life Prediction of Paint and Coatings: Trends"--Allen Zielnik, Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control "Effect of Exposure Variables During Natural and Accelerated Weathering on the Degradation of Automotive Paint Systems"--Tony Misovski, Ford Research & Advanced Engineering "New Generation of Flatting Agents for Soft Feel Coatings Applications"--Daniel Goldbert, Degussa Corp. "Passive Mitigation of Solar Heat Build-up: Keeping Things Cool with Infrared-Reflecting Pigments"--Jeff Nixon, The Shepard Color Company "New Options for Cost-Effective Color Styling"--Damian Thomas, Johnson Mathey Pigments & Dispersions "ColorCARE: A Concept to Achieve Color Harmony on Painted Vehicles"--Kendall Scott, BASF Corp. Presentations scheduled for Track 2 include: "Blocked Isocyanate i·so·cy·a·nate n. Any of a family of nitrogenous chemicals that are used in industry and can cause respiratory disorders, especially asthma, if inhaled. Usage in Plastic Coatings Applications"--Kyli Martin, Bayer Polymers "Nano-particle Applications in Coatings"--Ray Fernando, Cal Poly State University "Aliphatic aliphatic /al·i·phat·ic/ (al?i-fat´ik) pertaining to any member of one of the two major groups of organic compounds, those with a straight or branched chain structure. al·i·phat·ic adj. Isocyanates for Polyurethane Coatings"--Lichang Zhou, Rhodia Inc. "Advances in Free Radical Polymerization"--Donald Paquet Jr., DuPont Performance Coatings "Development of New Coating Compositions by Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques"--Brett Chisholm, GE Global Research Center "Development of a Sprayable Bedliner for Automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Application"--Dan Bratys, PPG Industries Presentation TBA TBA See: To be announced , by Thermo Haacke "Optimizing Solvent Choices to Meet Air Quality Regulations"--M. Ranae Anderson, Eastman Chemical Co. FOCUS will also offer two tutorials on May 4: "Coatings Defects in the Plant and in the Field" by Clifford Schoff, of Schoff Associates, will be offered in the morning. The afternoon tutorial, "Crosslinking in Coatings" will be presented by Loren Hill, Coatings Consultant. Registration for these programs, limited to 35 attendees per course, is only available through preregistration pre·reg·is·tra·tion n. An early registration, as for returning college students, that takes place before general registration. via telephone. Call 248.546.2934 for details. A variety of pricing discounts are available for registering for FOCUS. For additional information, contact John Nordstrom at jdnordstrom2@aol.com, or call 248.541.3379. Registration forms and abstracts are also available at www.dsct.org. |
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