The American Chemical Society's Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) issued an invitation for nominations for the 2005 Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings, a prize that recognizes "outstanding individual achievements and noteworthy contributions to coatings science, technology and engineering."
Eastern Michigan University's Coatings Research Institute issued a call for papers for the institute's "Smart Coatings 2005" Symposium, scheduled for Feb. 2-4, 2005, in Orlando, FL.
Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes announced plans for a "major restructuring" to be carried out over the next two years, a program that the company said will result in the reduction of approximately 600 employment positions, or 10% of the business's global work force.
Robert Kagan, a noted authority on the dynamics of power in the post-Cold War world, will deliver the keynote address at the NPCA's 2004 Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 24-26 in Chicago, the association announced.
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