Los Angeles Rubber Group, Inc. (Rubber Group News).

The Los Angeles Rubber Group, Inc., will hold its 2003 Technical Conference May 7 at the University Park Campus of USC. This year's conference will include a special tribute to Dr. Salovey for his years of service to TLARGI, USC and his students, and to the general advancement of rubber technology. Technical presentations will include the following: "Stretching the temperature limits of HNBR elastomers," John Dato, Bayer Polymers; "Use of clean paraffinic processing oils to improve properties," Nadine Yenni, ChevronTexaco; "Synthesis of new elastomers using carbanion and free radical chemistries," Thieo E. Hogen-Esch, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, USC; "improvements using polymer bound chemicals," Dr. Giorgio Muller, Rhein Chemic; "Characterization of elastomers by ultrasonic techniques," Xuan Hong and W. Victor Chang, Department of Chemical Engineering, USC; "Polyacrylate elastomers: The next generation," David Petrie, Cancarb; "Micro-cavitation and its effect on the strength of filled elastomers," W. Victor Chang, USC; and "Are you ready for an inspection?" Ron Hayes, Compliance Administrators & Project Services. Further information on this meeting is available from Keith Thomas [phone].