The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), formerly Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry, will offer multiple training courses as part of its 2007 Professional Development Program (PDP), scheduled for September 23-26 in Orlando, FL, in conjunction with its Polyurethanes 2007 Technical Conference.

The conference program for RadTech Europe 2007 has been published.

An analysis summarizing the importance of the polyurethanes industry to the U.S. economy was released by The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), formerly Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry.

ASTM International has published Manual 46, Metallographic and Materialographic Specimen Preparation, Light Microscopy, Image Analysis and Hardness Testing.

To help companies prepare for the impact of REACH legislation, the FSCT has developed a technical session to be offered during ICE 2007.

The board of directors of the FSCT has announced the appointment of Joseph S. Pontoski to the position of Executive Director of the organization.

Registration for ICE 2007, to be held October 3–5, 2007, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, is now available online.

The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) has awarded Dr. Charles R. Hegedus, Materials Scientist, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., the George Baugh Heckel Award.

The Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants program is one aspect of the efforts of the volunteer committee members of the Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon) and its sponsoring societies to support science education.

Papers are being accepted for the ASTM International 2007 Advantage Award, a case-study competition with cash prizes.