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| European Coatings Show: counting down to the Congress programme  The European Coatings Congress will open one day before the Exhibition Centre once again becomes the absolute focal point for the coatings world from 31st March to 2nd April 2009 with the European Coatings Show. Experts from all over the world will then enter into an exchange from 30th March to 1st April 2009 on the latest themes connected with high-quality coatings and paints, sealants, construction chemical materials and adhesives. The famous "look ahead to the future" is very real and concrete at the European Coatings Congress. Within the framework of the lectures, leading experts from all over the world will not only provide insights into the current status of development in the areas of coatings, printing inks, adhesives and construction chemical products, but also enable the congress delegates to already share tomorrow's research results today. In what is now its 10th staging since 1991, the congress programme is of course still obliged to maintain the high quality standards which have made it so successful. In the Call for Papers, experts from companies, colleges and institutions were once again called upon in recent months to submit abstracts on forward-looking lecture themes. As is customary, based on these submissions, the European Coatings Congress programme committee will compile a detailed programme by the end of the year.The congress begins on Monday morning, 30th March 2009, with nine tutorials, which as a kind of three-hour crash course, will each pick up and explain specific coating themes. In 25 sessions, each comprising six lectures, current and innovative developments are covered. The individual sessions at the Congress, held in English throughout, are allocated to the target-group specific headings: Coatings, Printing Inks, Adhesives & Sealants as well as Construction Chemicals. In addition, the "Science Today – Coatings Tomorrow" session is for the third time already providing an insight into the research world of polymer and material sciences. Events such as the presentation of the European Coatings Award for the best Congress entry will provide the opportunity to enter into an exchange and socialize with colleagues from the international Coatings Community. As a special highlight, one congress session will be devoted to the NAPOLEON research project. NAPOLEON is the abbreviation for "NAnostructured Waterborne POLymEr Films with OutstaNding Properties". With this project the industry is seeking to create a platform for the development of completely new products on the basis of films with a controlled nano structure, which future European solvents ordinances will already fulfil. In this connection papers from the nine companies and scientists from 12 competence centres will be presented. Around 23,000 trade visitors from 99 countries attended the European Coatings Show 2007 with the aim of obtaining information from 838 exhibitors about the range of raw materials, laboratory and production technology, testing and measuring technology as well as the corresponding services. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |