The Eastern Coatings Federation, Inc., announced that it will be hosting the Second Eastern Coatings Show at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey from May 18-21, 2015.  The show will open with a reception on the evening of May 18th followed by the presentation of technical papers on May 19th, 20th and the morning of May 21st. The show producers expect an attendance of over 1000 throughout the Show’s run.

Dave White, the chair of the Technical Papers Committee, has requested that companies take advantage of this unique opportunity to make presentations of the various aspects wherein the Coatings industry has moved forward technologically.  Presentations should last from twenty to thirty minutes.  Speaker slots will be arranged on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The ECS Technical Committee will be responsible for coordinating the Speakers and the agenda.

The criteria, according to White, will include an abstract of the presentation to be forwarded to him by the deadline of January 1, 2015 together with a biography and photo of the Speaker.  Any submissions lacking any one of these elements will not receive consideration for a speaking slot.

Harley McNair of Pflaumer Brothers, Inc., has announced that the Pflaumer Honors for Innovation Awards will give awards to the two technical presentations which best foster industry innovation. The honorarium is $2,000.00 for the best paper and $1,000.00 for the runner up.

For further information about submitting a paper, please contact Dave White, the Technical Committee chair at [email protected] or by voice at 215-736-0712 Ext. 142 or Ann Fody, executive director, at [email protected] or by voice at 732-291-0168.