The Waterborne Symposium is seeking submissions from academia, government, and industry presenting novel research results in all aspects of coatings. Abstracts are due October 1, 2022.
The 50th Annual International Waterborne, High-solids, and Powder Coatings Symposium will be held February 12-17, 2023, in New Orleans, LA, bringing together coatings formulators, chemists, managers, business owners, industry suppliers, students, and educators to network and learn about the latest research and technology in the field of paint and coatings.
The five-day event offers educational and technical presentations to create a profound understanding of coatings’ theory, science, manufacturing, and marketing to highlight the improvement of coatings performance and functionality beyond traditional expectations.
2023 Speaker’s Format
Speakers will present February 15, 16, and 17, 2023, and the Waterborne Symposium Technical Committee will be responsible for coordinating all speakers and the agenda. The technical committee will send abstract acceptance letters by November 1, 2022. According to organizers, the goal is to further the advancement of coatings technology through these speaker platforms. The official guide for authors can be found here.
The criteria for the presentations are as follows:
Required—The symposium requires a written paper, a presentation, a speaker biography, and a picture.
Presentations—Please email presentations for accepted abstracts to melanie.heusser@usm.edu on or before February 1, 2023. Presentations can also be mailed as a CD or USB drive to: Melanie Bryan, 118 College Dr., Box 5050, Hattiesburg, MS 39406. All presentations MUST be in 16:9 ratio and PowerPoint format (no PDFs). Presentations are not distributed, only the written papers.
Content—The Waterborne Symposium Committee will evaluate the abstracts based on their technical content and contribution. All presentations must be original (first time presented) and non-commercial. Presenters are selected based on the submitted abstracts. All speakers must submit an original paper for publication in our annual proceedings book. Presentations must be original and should represent recent advancements in coatings science or related disciplines. Company logos on presentation slides are acceptable; however, commercial presentations or those containing multiple trade name references will be rejected.
Time—Presentations should be no less than 20 minutes and no longer than 30 minutes.
For more information, visit www.waterbornesymposium.com.