The Coatings for Africa Symposium and Exhibition is scheduled for August 19-21, 2008, at the Champagne Sports Resort in Central Drakensberg, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

Chemsultants International is offering four adhesives technical workshops in 2008.

The Southern Society of Coating Technology (SSCT) will host its Annual Meeting and Technical Conference, “Destin-ed for Formulation Success,” April 22–23, 2008, at the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in Sandestin, FL.

Porous Materials Inc. has announced its May 2008 Short Course, held at the company headquarters in Ithaca, NY.

The American Filtration and Separations Society (AFS) will hold its 21st Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition on May 19-22, 2008, at the Radisson Valley Forge Hotel in Valley Forge, PA.

The American Coatings Show and Conference will premiere in Charlotte, NC, in June 2008.

The Polyurea Development Association Europe (PDA Europe) has announced the election of two new International Board Members.

According to the consulting firm of Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney, Asia consumed 9.7 million metric tons (21 billion pounds) of coatings in 2007, worth $28.7 billion. Volume is up 23 percent from 2004, while dollar value has increased by 40 percent.

Researchers at the City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints.

Dr. Clifford K. Schoff, formerly of PPG Industries and now a private consultant, will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2008.