Annual Waterborne Symposium to Celebrate 50th Anniversary; Submissions Sought
Wed, 06/15/2022 - 11:30am | By: Van Arnold
The renowned Waterborne Symposium, hosted by The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a call for submissions from academia, government, and industry presenting novel research in all aspects of coating.
The 50th Annual International Waterborne, High-solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium, set for Feb. 12-17, 2023 in New Orleans, is an annual event bringing together coatings formulators, chemists, managers, business owners, industry suppliers, students, and educators to network and learn about the latest research and technology in the field of paint and coatings.
Waterborne offers educational and technical presentations to create a profound understanding of coatings’ theory, science, manufacturing, and marketing to highlight the improvement of coatings performance and functionality beyond traditional expectations.
2023 Speaker’s Format
Speakers will be presenting on Feb. 15, 16, and 17, 2023. The Waterborne Symposium Technical Committee will be responsible for coordinating all speakers and the agenda. The technical committee will send abstract acceptance letters by Nov. 1, 2022. The goal is to further the advancement of coatings technology through these speaker platforms.
The idea of an annual technical conference for the coatings industry was conceived and founded by three faculty members of the Department of Polymer Science at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM): Drs. Gary Wildman, George Bufkin, and Shelby Thames. The results of their efforts—the first “Water-Borne and Higher-Solids Coating Symposium”—was held August 13–15, 1973, in New Orleans, LA and attracted 135 attendees.
The criteria for presentations:
Required: The symposium requires a written paper, a presentation, a speaker biography, and a picture.
Presentations: Please email presentations for accepted abstracts to melanie.heusserFREEMississippi on or before Feb. 1, 2023. Presentations can also be mailed via CD or USB to: Melanie Bryan, 118 College Dr., Box 5050, Hattiesburg, MS 39406. All presentations MUST be in 16:9 ratio and PowerPoint format (no PDFs). Presentations will not be distributed, only the written papers.
Content: The Waterborne Symposium Committee will be reviewing the abstracts based on their technical content and contribution. All presentations must be original (1st time presented) and non-commercial. Presenters are selected based on the submitted abstracts. All speakers must submit an original paper for publication in our annual proceedings book. Presentations must be original and should represent recent advancements in coatings science or related disciplines. Company logos on presentation slides are acceptable; however, commercial presentations or those containing multiple trade name references will be rejected.
Time: Presentations should be no less than 20 minutes and no longer than 30 minutes.
The committee invites papers pertaining to new and emerging technologies related to materials, processes, production, characterization, application, and markets in the field of surface coatings. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):
- Novel Waterborne Materials
- High Solids
- New Technologies
- Nano (structure or technology)
- Architectural Coatings
- Protective Coatings
- Emulsion
- Renewable/Bio-based Coatings
- Corrosion and Adhesion
- Functional Coatings
- High Throughput
- UV
- Pigments/Additives
- Weathering/Durability
- Wood Coatings
- Powder Coatings Advancements
- General Session - all other coatings related topics.
The idea of an annual technical conference for the coatings industry was conceived and founded by three faculty members of the Department of Polymer Science at USM: Drs. Gary Wildman, George Bufkin, and Shelby Thames. The results of their efforts — the first “Water-Borne and Higher-Solids Coating Symposium” — was held August 13–15, 1973, in New Orleans, LA and attracted 135 attendees.
To learn more about the Waterborne Symposium, call 601.266.4475 or visit: https://www.waterbornesymposium.com/.