Westin Hotel, Columbus, OH. The powder coating industry will be gathering in Columbus, Ohio for the Powder Coating (PC) Symposium. The PC Symposium brings you face-to-face with the prominent experts in the powder coating industry for two full days of intensive dialogue. It will include top researchers from the world’s preeminent coatings institutes and an array of the industry’s engineers and formulators. Attendees will not only see emerging powder technology that promises to change finishing processes, but will also learn about the fundamental research feeding these advancements.

Sessions cover subjects from chemistry and formulation to pretreatment and applications through curing, touching on aspects of powder coating today and the next generation of coating technology. Attendees can also explore the tabletop exhibits and student posters while networking with the experts during the reception after the first day of stimulating sessions. There will also be a keynote address from Paul Mills, The Brain Drain in the Powder Coating Industry: What Can be Done?

Attendees can register for the Full Conference, which includes presentations and lab both days and the networking reception the first evening.  Single day registration is also available but includes conference sessions only on Tuesday or Wednesday. Both one day conference registrations include the evening networking tabletop event on Tuesday.

Visit www.powdercoating.org and click on the Events and Training tab then scroll to Powder Coating Symposium for complete details and registration information. Full Conference Registration: $495 PCI Members, $595 Non-Member; Tuesday Only or Wednesday Only Registration: $249 PCI Members, $299 Non-Member.

There is also a group discount when registering three or more attendees from the same company. Full conference group discount is $100 and one day conference group discount is $50 per person. Contact Leslie Muck at (859) 525-9988 for group registration.