Eastern Coatings Show 2021 Organizers Call for Papers

The Eastern Coatings Show seeks submissions from academia, government, and industry presenting novel research results in all aspects of coatings. 

It is the Eastern Coatings Show’s goal to further the advancement of coatings technology through these speaker platforms. This show is intended to offer educational and technical presentations to create a profound understanding of the theory, the science, the manufacturing and the marketing of coatings to highlight the improvement of coatings performance and functionality beyond traditional expectations.

2021 Speaker’s Format

Speakers will be presenting on Nov. 18 and 19, 2021. The ECS Technical Committee will be responsible for coordinating all speakers and the agenda. It is the organizers’ goal to further the advancement of coatings technology through these speaker platforms.

The criteria for the presentations are listed below:

Abstract, Biography and Picture: Organizers require an Abstract for the presentation, biography and picture of the speaker to be forwarded to Carl Sullivan. 

Due to the change of date for the show, the deadline for submissions is now May 31, 2021. 

ECS needs to receive all 3 items for the abstract to be considered for a speaker slot. Acceptance letters will be sent by June 18, 2021. The presentation schedule will be published no later than June 30, 2021.

Presentations: The PowerPoint presentation should be e-mailed or sent via CD or USB memory stick to [email protected] on or before Aug. 17, 2021. Organizers plan on distributing copies of the presentation to the attendees so it is encouraged to include permission or denial to disseminate the presentation.

Content: The ECS Technical Committee will be reviewing the presentations based on their technical content and contribution. 

Organizers are trying to make the presentation format as close to a short course as possible. Therefore, presentations that are geared towards technical and teaching will be given priority.  

Presentations are not to be a commercial for the speaker’s company nor laden with trade names. 

Time: Presentations should be no less than 20 minutes and no longer than 30 minutes. 

Pflaumer Brothers Innovation Awards: To further industry innovation, Pflaumer Brothers, of Ewing, NJ, is sponsoring the awards to honor and recognize the top two technical papers showing the most outstanding technical innovations. The Pflaumer Honors for Innovation Award for the Most Outstanding Paper is an honorarium for $2,000. The Pflaumer Honors for Innovation Award for Outstanding Paper is an honorarium for $1,000. 

Contact: 

Carl J. Sullivan, Ph.D., Technical Committee Chairman

[email protected]