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PNWSCT Board of Directors meeting at WCS.

PNWSCT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Oct 5 2016 Agenda (Word doc)

This is the annual business meeting for all members.

Agenda

1. Call to order
2. Minutes of the 2016 Annual Business Meeting
3. Introduction
4. Society Financial Report
5. WCS Report—Bonnie
6. Society Liaison Report
7. Committee Reports
   1. 2016 Symposium Report
   2. Membership
   3. Scholarship
   4. Program
   5. Memorial
8. Old Business
9. New Business
10. Nominating Committee
11. Date and Place of 2018 Annual Business Meeting
12. Adjournment

Elastomeric Coatings Conversation with John Dockery of Trinseo.

Speaker: Alexandra Foguth

Title: COATEX RHEOLOGY 101 SEMINAR

Abstract:  Coatex, a division of the Arkema Group, with its core business of rheology modifiers and dispersants dedicated for waterbased coatings, both traditional and UV, will present its expertise in rheology through an introduction of theory, application, formulation, and finished product characteristics.

What Will I Learn?

• Acrylic and Polyurethane thickener types and molecular structures
• Thickening mechanisms
• Design factors
• Structure / Properties relationship
• Applied rheology & the impact on final formulations