Polyurea Development Association (PDA) hosted its ninth Annual Conference February 12-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, GA, with the theme, “Polyurea: Where Technology Shapes Solutions.” According to conference organizers, the event was a success, as 207 individuals from 35 different countries attended to learn about the increased use of polyurea technology.

Polyurea Development Association (PDA) hosted its ninth Annual Conference February 12-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, GA, with the theme, “Polyurea: Where Technology Shapes Solutions.” According to conference organizers, the event was a success, as 207 individuals from 35 different countries attended to learn about the increased use of polyurea technology. The program included case studies of projects incorporating polyurea, sessions focusing on construction specifications and new technologies. As in the past, attendees had the opportunity to take part in educational courses prior to the Annual Conference. The courses included “Introduction to Polyurea,” which was geared at educating new users of the technology in addition to providing more information to engineers and specifiers. Appearing for its third year in PDA’s educational line up was the course “Surface Preparation - Concrete.” This four-hour course was designed to train applicators the proper methods of preparing concrete surfaces prior to the application of polyurea. PDA also hosted its fourth annual Platinum Poster Development & Project Awards, an opportunity for members to be recognized by PDA for exceptional applications and advances in polyurea technology. Posters were on display throughout the Platinum Poster Reception with winners announced at the Annual Business Meeting.

PDA’s 2009 Annual Meeting will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in March 2009. For more information, call 816.221.0777 or visitwww.pda-online.org.