SCAA to explore "Thinking Outside the Can" during 45th annual conference, September 9-11.The Surface Coatings Association Australia (SCAA SCAA Specialty Coffee Association of America SCAA School Curriculum and Assessment Authority (England) SCAA South China Athletic Association SCAA Spill Control Association of America SCAA State Communities Aid Association ) will host its 45th annual conference on September 9-11, 2004 at the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, in Fremantle, Western Australia “Fremantle” redirects here. For other uses, see Fremantle (disambiguation). Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] An example of its theme "Thinking Outside the Can," the conference will open with a keynote paper by Fiona Wood entitled "Living Coatings." Dr. Wood, head of the Royal Perth Hospital Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) is an 855-bed teaching hospital located on north eastern edge of the CBD of Perth, Western Australia (). Royal Perth Hospital also has specialised rehabilitation facilities at Shenton Park. burns unit, is the inventor of spray-on skin, a coating which significantly reduces the number of days necessary to produce enough cells to cover major burns. Using this technique, Dr. Wood coordinated the treatment of patients during the Bali terrorist attack. She was named 2004 West Australian of the Year and was a leading contender for the 2004 Australian of the Year The Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. From nominations received, Australia Day Committees in each state and territory select several finalists and recipients for their respective state and territory Australian of the Year Awards. . A preliminary list of presentations is as follows: "Addressing Future Painting Needs with the Next Generation of Water-borne Gloss Enamels" -- Darren Knight, Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH), a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company, manufactures miscellaneous materials. A Fortune 500 Company, Rohm and Haas employs more than 17,000 people in 27 countries. The annual sales revenue of Rohm and Haas stands at about USD 8.2 billion. Company "Thinking Outside the Can in Product Development" -- Steve Browning, Nuplex Industries "Practical Aspects of Intellectual Property Management" -- Colin White, Invetech "Zinc-Based Systems vs Galvanizing--What Are the Facts?" -- Ern Hemmings, Ameron Protective Coatings "Corrosion Studies on Powder Coated Continuously Galvanized Steel" -- Robert Fabian Jr., One Steel Market Mills "The Bellevue Fire--What We Have Learnt" -- Lawry Lim, Dept. of Industry and Resources, Ken Raine, Dept. of Environment, and Howard Fiedler, Fire and Emergency Services "Use of Poly-Ketone Resins in Coating Applications" -- Dirk Reichel, Degussa Coatings and Colorants "Particle Size as a Prediction for Ti[O.sub.2] Product Performance" -- Steve Forrest, Millennium Chemicals "Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Surface Coatings" -- Rod Vockler, Dulux "Refurbishment of Sydney's Olympic Statues" -- Fred Salome, CTI Consultants "Latest Technology in Dry Film Preservation" -- Wolfgang Lindner, Troy Chemicals "Accelerated Lightfastness Testing vs Natural Exposure--The Value and Meaning" -- Leo Crespin, Degussa Coatings & Colorants "Pigment Dispersants and Flocculation flocculation /floc·cu·la·tion/ (flok?u-la´shun) a colloid phenomenon in which the disperse phase separates in discrete, usually visible, particles rather than congealing into a continuous mass, as in coagulation. " -- Janos Hajas, BYK BYK Bouake Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast airport code) "Tinting Water-Based Industrial Coatings" -- TBA TBA See: To be announced , CPS Colour "The Innovation Process of Hyper-Dispersible Hectorite Rheological Additives" -- Peter Gallagher, Elementis Specialties In addition, there will be a plant tour organized by the conference's principal sponsor, Kerr-McGee Pigments. A registration form is available online at www.scaa.asn.au/pdf/registration.pdf. For more information, contact Colin Shilkin at cshilkin@bigpond.net.au, or visit www.scaa.asn.au. |
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