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The 14th International Coating Science and Technology Symposium Presentations: September 7-10, 2008 ISCST Short Courses: September 6-7, 2008 Location: Marina del Rey, CA

Major Sponsor

Registration Form Exhibitors List of Attendees Hotel Reservations Transportation to Hotel Program Who Should Attend Contact Information Letter from the Symposium Chairs Short Courses About the Symposium Tabletop Exhibits Deadlines Award Details

Download Final Brochure with Program

Contacts
Questions about the program and submitting abstracts should be referred to the Symposium Chair. Questions about exhibits and sponsorship should be referred to Terry Gorka of The Tiara Group.

Symposium Chair:
Dr. F. Miguel Joos
Konarka Technologies, Inc.,Lowell, MA 01852
Email: joos@alum.mit.edu
Phone: (978) 569 1439

Symposium Co-Chair
Lorraine F. Francis
Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
(612) 625 0559
lfrancis@umn.edu

Exhibit Contact:
Terry Gorka
The Tiara Group
Email: tgorka@thetiaragroup.com
Phone: (805) 659-2298

Letter from the Symposium Chairs

Dear Colleagues,
The ISCST Symposium provides a forum for researchers, with both academic and industrial perspectives on coating applications, to discuss the latest developments in the application and solidification of thin liquid films. The Symposium features contributions on both fundamental and applied research and development from many experts in coating process science and technology. This forum is designed to provide mechanisms for the exchange of information between academia and industry.

The 2008 Symposium will feature two special technical sessions. The first, Coating Challenges in the Display Industry, explores potential applications of coating and drying methodologies and processes to the rapidly growing display industry. The second special session is a Tribute to Professor L.E. Scriven's Contributions to Coating Science. Here, presenters will show the far reaching influence of the late Professor “Skip” Scriven’s work (and that of members of his research group) on the understanding of coating science and chemical process engineering. Prior to the symposium, the ISCST will be hosting two short courses: Science & Technology of Coating and Drying Processes, September 6-7, which has been totally revised with new presenters and materials; and, The Role of Modeling & Visualization in the Coating Process, September 7. Outlines for these courses are included in this brochure.
We hope that you will participate in this event. Please visit our website www.iscst.org for up-to-date information on the program.

Sincerely

Dr. F. Miguel Joos and Lorraine F. Francis

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Who Should Attend

This Symposium is designed for coating engineers and scientists in both industry and academia. It will provide both practical and fundamental understanding of the coating process as well as networking opportunities. Past industrial participants have mainly come from the imaging, electronics, medical/life sciences, metal coil coating, paper, printing, information storage, automobile, chemical, computer, and textile industries. However, participants from other industries, in which coating is a key technology, will also benefit from this Symposium.

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About the Symposium

This Symposium, with contributions from experts from Europe, Asia, and the Americas, is the premier event in the area of liquid film coating and related process phenomena. The meeting provides a forum for discussion of recent advances in understanding the processes of applying and solidifying thin liquid coatings. Both fundamental and applied papers will be presented.

Technical Sessions

Coating Application Processes

A hallmark of the ISCST meeting is this session on the engineering and science of coating application methods, either conventional or novel. Presentations cover topics of a fundamental, experimental, numerical or analytical nature that are related to liquid flows and rheology; defects and stability; air entrainment; wetting; continuous and discontinuous coating processes; and other application related issues.

Solidification and Microstructure Development

After the application process, coatings are solidified and coating microstructures are established. Possible subtopics in this session are drying, curing, coalescence (film formation), particle aggregation, phase separation, convective assembly and gelation. Presentations on both experimental and numerical/computational approaches are covered.

New Directions in Coating and Drying

With the help of members of academia, many companies are developing new coating processes for producing new types of coated products or discovering new materials to be coated for advanced applications. Both coating and drying processes are addressed here, with examples of applications in photovoltaics, LCD displays, and even glass; other papers focus on leading edge advances in computational methods; and one on the challenges of maintaining pristinely clean the surfaces of webs in the display and electronic printing industries. This session is intended to be a forum for: introducing and educating the ISCST community about these novel applications and identifying their challenges; and, expanding beyond the traditional coating applications frequently discussed at the ISCST Symposium.

Special Technical Sessions

Coating Challenges in the Display Industry
The display industry is a rapidly growing sector. As the demand for displays of larger surface area grows, manufacturers must work to reduce cost while maintaining the quality of their products. Part of the process techniques and methodologies are transferable from the liquid coating and drying industry to the display industry. This forum, which includes invited presentations from members of the display industry and academia, will offer opportunities for interactions between the coating and display communities.

Tribute to Prof. L.E. Scriven’s Contribution to Coating Science
The late Professor L. E. (“Skip”) Scriven’s and his students’ work has figured prominently at the ISCST symposia, ever since they were inaugurated twenty six years ago, then under the auspices of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. While direct evidence is clear in presentations and publications by individuals in his recent and past research groups (including those from former colleagues in academia and industry), his influence is far broader in the engineering and science communities. This special session highlights some of these broader impacts with contributions from scientists and engineers, including many invited speakers.

Networking Session
The Networking session is a forum for people interested in showcasing areas of interest in which collaboration is actively being sought. This collaboration may take the form of direct industrial support, joint research proposals, internships, etc. As such, this session's presentations are intended to be far less formal and not expected to be as fully developed as presentations at the technical sessions. All attendees and speakers are invited.

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Tabletop Exhibits

List of Exhibitors

This Symposium is expected to attract 200-300 engineers and scientists from the world's leading manufacturers of coated products and academic programs in coating science. It is an ideal opportunity for companies to reach individuals who improve and scale-up new coating processes, new coated products and those who are likely to do so in the future.

Companies offering products or services that may be of interest to the attendees are encouraged to participate at this Symposium. In past Symposia exhibitors have included representatives from companies offering specialized mixers, dies, coating applicators and other coating and drying equipment; companies offering coating services (toll coaters); companies offering software that predict coating flows and film drying; and companies offering instrumentation useful in the coating and drying processes.

The Exhibit Hall will be open each day of the Symposium and will be located adjacent to the General Session meeting room, in the area where all scheduled breaks, as well as the Monday & Tuesday Night Reception, are held. The fee for exhibiting is $995, which includes one registration fee. Your display will be a true tabletop exhibit in which all materials must fit safely on a 6 foot table.

For further information please contact:
Terry Gorka
The Tiara Group
Email: tgorka@thetiaragroup.com
Phone: (805) 659-2298

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Hotel Reservations

ISCST 2008 will be held at the Marriott Hotel, located in Marina del Rey, CA.
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/laxmb-marina-del-rey-marriott

To make a reservation, go to http://marriott.com/laxmb?groupCode=iscisca&app=resvlink . You will be directed to the property's home page with the code already entered in the appropriate field. All you need to do is enter your arrival date to begin the reservation process. You may also call the Mariott Marina del Rey at 1-310/301-3000. Be sure to identify yourself as an attendee of the ISCST Symposium to receive the special rate of $164, single and double occupancy, $184, triple occupancy and $204, quadruple occupancy, per night, plus tax. Reservations should be made as soon as possible. Reservations will be accepted on a space and rate available basis. You can reserve a room with a credit card. A first night deposit is required at the time of reservation. Room reservations cancelled after 6:00 pm the day of arrival will be charged one night’s fee. -

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Transportation to and from Hotel

Prime Time Shuttle has offered a discount plus coupon for transportation to and from the Marriott Marina del Rey. Click here for a $2.00 off coupon.

For reservations go to http://primetimeshuttle.hudsonltd.net/res?USERIDENTRY=327705&LOGON=GO .

Deadlines (Updated)

To Present a Technical Paper or Poster
Submission of papers will be handled through a web-based abstract
submission system (see below). If you cannot submit your abstract electronically, please contact the Symposium Chair at joos@alum.mit.edu, for alternatives.

Please go to the following site to submit your abstract Abstract submission site

An example template for your abstract can be downloaded here in Word document format or in PDF format

To Present at the Networking Session
Submit: subject, author's name and affiliation and a 50 word description of the topic of interest to the ISCST website (www.iscst.org) or to e.j.lightfoot@usa.dupont.com

Deadlines for Technical Presentations (Updated)
Oral Presentations abstracts due: March 31, 2008
Poster Presentations abstracts due: June 30, 2008
(Electronic submission preferred)

May 1, 2008 Authors notified of Acceptance

July 15, 2008 Final Extended Abstracts Due

Deadline for Networking Session
August 15, 2008 Name, Affiliation and Topic

Deadline for ISCST Awards
June 1, 2008 John A. Tallmadge Award
June 1, 2008 L.E. Scriven Young Investigator

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History of the Coating Science and
Technology Symposium and Past Events

The International Coating Science and Technology Symposium has emerged as the premier symposium in the area of liquid film coating and related process fundamentals and applications. The symposium provides a forum for discussion of recent advances in understanding the deposition, solidification, and performance of liquid films. It is the intent of this symposium to encourage contributions that report both fundamental and applied research, as well as provide a forum for information exchange between academic and industrial groups.

Summary of Previous Coating Symposia