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NEWS & NOTES
US & Canada
Students pursu-ing careers in machining technol-ogy and manufacturing technol-ogy will have two new scholar-ships available through the Soci-ety of Manufacturing Engineers(SME) Education Foundation,thanks to funding from the GeneHaas Foundation. The Gene HaasFoundation Machining Technol-ogy Scholarship and Manufactur-ing Technology Scholarship willbe awarded to qualifying studentsstarting this summer. The Foun-dation made the scholarshipspossible through a $160,000grant. Through its partnershipwith Project Lead the Way -- anonprofit program that offers sci-ence, technology, engineeringand math (STEM) curriculum inmiddle and high schools -- theSME Education Foundation willhave the opportunity to drawfrom a national network of stu-dents participating in programs atmore than 3,000 schools. Thisscholarship is specifically desig-nated for students interested incoursework focused on machineoperation & maintenance. Formore info visithttp://www.sme.org/foundationandhttp://www.pltw.org.
Indianapolis, IN
On-line regis-tration for COATING 2008, theinternational conference andtrade show for the end users of industrial coatings, is now avail-able on the show website:www.thecoatingshow.com. Fo-cusing on today’s “hot topics,” COATING 2008, September 23 –25, will bring you the latest ongreen technologies, energy effi-ciency, cost reduction and qualityimprovement in both its confer-ence sessions and through itsmore than 150 exhibitors on theshow floor. The three-day confer-ence will feature more than 30sessions covering everythingfrom liquid to powder coating,electrocoating to IR curing andpretreatment to porcelainenamel. Call Goyer Managementwith questions, or to have a reg-istration brochure mailed to you,at 513-624-9988.
Troy, MI
BNP Media has an-nounced that
Finishing Today
magazine will cease publishingeffective after the July 2008 is-sue.
Finishing Today
magazineprovided coatings professionalswith the latest industry and prod-uct news, including advances infinishing materials and equip-ment, and current trends in envi-ronmental, legislative and busi-ness issues that impact finishingoperations. “After exploring a fullrange of viable positionings, in avery crowded and competitivemarket, a very difficult decisionwas made to close down
Finish- ing Today
magazine”, stated JohnSchrei, Publishing Director of BNPMedia, the largest family-ownedb-to-b media company in thecountry.www.bnpmedia.com
On behalf of all of us here at
Fin-ishing Talk
, we want to wish all of our friends and the staff at
Finishing Today
the best, and we are sorry to see you go!!
~FT~
Plymouth Meeting, PA
Fed-eration of Societies for CoatingsTechnology (FSCT) President Yasmin Sayed-Sweet has an-nounced that Joe Pontoski hasresigned as FSCT Executive Di-rector effective July 8, 2008. “Joehas been an outstanding leaderfor the FSCT especially duringthis past year as we finalized themerger with the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA). Hisdedication, commitment and pas-sion for the organization will besorely missed and we wish himevery success in the comingyears.” Following Pontoski’s res-ignation, Pat Ziegler, Director of Communications, and the FSCTCEO will takeover Pontoski’s du-ties. For more information, pleasecontact NPCA's Andy Doyle, (202)462-6272, orwww.coatingstech.org.
Charlotte, NC
With over 330exhibitors and roughly 5,600trade visitors, the American Coat-ings Show enjoyed a hugely suc-cessful premiere as the new high-light event of the US paint andcoatings industry. Held from June2-5, 2008 at the Charlotte Con-vention Center in NC, the com-bined trade show and conferenceexceeded all expectations rightfrom the start. 332 exhibitorsfrom 14 countries displayed acomprehensive range of productsat over 69,000 sq. ft of space onall aspects of paint and coatingsformulation. Companies fromabroad accounted for 24 percentof the exhibitors, and in additionto the US, leading countries rep-resented at the show includedChina, Germany, India, Canada,South Korea, and Great Britain.Featuring more than 70 presenta-tions and other events as well as750 attendees from 25 countries
,
the American Coatings Confer-ence, which ran from June 2 toJune 4, had more than twice theattendance originally expected.For information about the Ameri-can Coatings Show & Conference,please visit
www.american-coatings-show.com.
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