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Call
for Papers
Submit abstracts to the participating Section
or Division of your choice
before July 27, 2008!
The Conference sponsors invite abstracts for papers,
particularly on the following subjects listed
under the names of the sponsoring organizations.
Send abstracts to the listed liaison with a copy
to robert.c.portnoy@exxonmobil.com.
South Texas Section – Tom Walsh,
liaison, t.s.walsh@earthlink.net
- Characterization, testing, advances in analysis
of polyolefins
- Catalyst and process advances for polyolefins
- Thermoplastic polyolefins (TPOs), including
elastomers (TPEs) and vulcanizates (TPVs)
- Polyolefins for thermoforming/rotomolding
- Reinforced polyolefins, including composites/nanocomposites;
materials and
applications
Flexible Packaging Division – Andy Christie
and Randy Jester, liaisons, andy@optexprocesssolutions.com
or randy.jester@topas-us.com
- Material advancements for improved package functionality
- Packaging sustainability and source reduction
- Developments in film extrusion and extrusion
coating processes
- Packaging film testing and analysis, case studies
and capabilities
Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division
– Thoi Ho, liaison, thho@dow.com
- New developments in polymer stabilization and
modificationThermoplastic
Materials & Foams Division, Andy Chatterjee,
liaison, anada.chatterjee@ingeniapolymers.com
- General polyolefin developments
- Polyolefins and nanotechnology
- Polyolefins and alternative energy sources
Medical Plastics Division, Larry Johnson,
liaison, larry.johnson@polyone.com
- Medical applications and markets for polyolefins:
packaging, implants, wound care,
tubing, disposables, etc.
- Polyolefins in the medical market: new technologies,
applications, UHMWPE, COC,
metallocene, elastomeric, etc.
- Global and medical trends and how they affect
polyolefin usage
- Additives for medical polyolefins
Submissions will be peer-reviewed for technical
quality, originality, style, and relevance, with
sensitivity to the overuse of commercial references.
Abstracts should not exceed 100 words.
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