The University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) has changed its name to Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T). As part of that change, the UMR Coatings Institute will be renamed the MS&T Coatings Institute.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has announced that laboratory testing of chemicals involved in the November 22, 2006, explosion at a Danvers, MA, printing ink manufacturing company is complete.

Joseph A. Bauer Sr., President of the FSCT from 1984-85, passed away September 23, 2007.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a safety video addressing the dangers of uncontrolled chemical reactions.

The program for PRA’s second international Waterborne and High-Solids Coatings conference is now available.

The re-launched KOREAN COATINGS SHOW 2008, officially hosted by the Korean Paint and Printing Ink Industry Cooperative (KPIC), will take place on April 23-24, 2008, at the Seoul Trade Exhibition & Convention Centre (SETEC), Seoul, South Korea.

Paint-Expo is scheduled to take place March 11-14, 2008, at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre in Karlsruhe, Germany.

California Air Resources Board staff conducted a survey of architectural coatings companies in 2005, gathering data about products sold in California during 2004.

Technologists from around the world will present over 200 papers detailing the science and application of UV and EB technology at the RadTech UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference on May 4-7, 2008, at McCormick Place, Chicago.

The Pittsburgh Conference has announced the Invited Symposia topics offered at Pittcon 2008, to be held March 2-7, 2008, in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.