IISRP holds meeting in Spain.

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) will hold its 47th Annual General Meeting at the Hotel Majestic in Barcelona, Spain, May 15-18.

"Meeting the challenge of change" will be the theme of the meeting, which will consist of two general sessions. The first general session on May 17 will feature a panel consisting of Ambassador Dipak Chatterjee, Indian Ambassador to the European Union; Jean-Michel Coulon, Michelin's vice president of purchasing; and Professor Pedro Nueno of IESE (Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa). The panel will focus on the migration of business to Asia and its global impact. Each speaker will offer his perspective, followed by an interactive panel discussion moderated by David Zielasko of Crain Communications.

Session II on May 18 will be moderated by Wei-Hua Tu of TSRC. Mathew Thoelke, director of the European C4's Styrenics and Elastomers at CMAI, will present an overview of monomers and energy. Michael Penman, senior toxicology advisor for ExxonMobil, will speak on REACH, the new European Union chemicals policy. Roger Morgan of Roger Morgan Consulting will speak on elastomer business opportunities in cenral Europe. John Grayston, a partner at Eversheds, will speak on global trade barriers.

Registration for the IISRP meeting costs $2,200. A one-day fee of $800 is also offered. Further information is available from the IISRP [phone].