Please NOTE the following:

• In order to comply with expectations of conference attendees, use of commercial trade names or product names is not permitted. All abstracts and subsequent paper submissions must be non-commercial in style and pre-approved prior to the conference.
• All abstracts will be reviewed by the CoatingsTech Conference Program Committee, and acceptance decisions will be based on originality, quality, and relevance to the coatings industry.
• After abstracts are reviewed and accepted, all presenters will be required to submit a paper and presentation by the indicated deadline for publication in the CoatingsTech Program Proceedings.
  
• Each speaker is required to register for the CoatingsTech Conference and will receive complimentary registration for the day of their presentation. (Speakers also benefit from a full CoatingsTech Conference discount should they desire to attend sessions on other days.)
• Speakers will not be compensated and are expected to pay their own travel, lodging, and per diem expenses.

To submit a poster for the 2021 competition, follow the rules noted in must be observed:

• Participants must complete an entry to the Call for Papers, designate student status and preferences for the poster session.
• Posters may be related to a senior project, thesis, or dissertation and will be accepted from undergraduate, Master’s degree, and Ph.D students, respectively; and
• Posters must include original research on a subject related to coatings technology or present a significantly insightful comprehensive review of a field of coatings technology.

Awards:

First Place – $500
Second Place – $300
Third Place – $200

NOTE: Each student will be provided a display board to highlight the research project, and displays must be staffed during the scheduled poster session times.