Starting in 2019, ABRAFATI (the Brazilian Coatings Manufacturers Association) and NürnbergMesse are partnering to put together the events that ABRAFATI has created and held every two years, the International Coatings Congress and International Exhibition of Coatings Industry Suppliers, which this year are rolled into ABRAFATI 2019, set to take place on Oct. 1-3 at the São Paulo Expo in São Paulo, Brazil.

The European Coatings Show Conference is the leading dialogue platform for experts in the international coatings community.

As mentioned in its theme for this year, "On The Road To New Technologies," the FOCUS Conference has hit the road and moved to a new location that should be more user friendly to all attendees.

Organizers of the Eastern Coatings Show are offering a short course on the fundamentals of coatings, held in conjunction with the show.

Organizers of the BIG IDEAS for UV+EB Technology Conference have added speakers from Ford Motor Co., Carbon, Voxel8 and a few more to round out the event's forward-thinking sessions.

Emulsion Polymers Consulting and Education LLC is once again offering its workshop, "Hybrid Latex Systems - Polyurethane/Acrylic, Alkyd/Acrylic and Inorganic/Organic Latices."

Registration for the 46th Annual International Waterborne, High-Solids and Powder Coatings Symposium is now open.

The Spray Finishing Technology Workshop is scheduled for March 6-8, 2019, in Toledo, Ohio.

Missouri S&T is offering "Introduction to Paint Formulation" and a new course, "Coatings Composition and Properties for Sales and Marketing Personnel," in 2019.

Emulsion Polymers Consulting and Education LLC is offering its "Latex Scale-Up and Commercial Production of Emulsion Polymers" workshop March 19-22, 2019.