Rubber Expo Show Daily 2008 - (Page 4) 4 RUBBER MINI EXPO POST SHOW DAILY Louisville Mini Expo Attracts 1,800 Plus (continued from page 1) presented by international attendees representing nine different countries. Individual meeting papers, as well as a complete set of conference proceedings on CD-Rom, are available for purchase by contacting the Rubber Division’s Library Services. For more information, contact Chris Laursen at laursen@uakron.edu or 330-972-7197. out 2009. A centennial historical book, The Rubber Mirror: Reflections of the Rubber Division’s First 100 Years, was written by Hank Inman. The book is being published by The University of Akron Press. The book will be available at a special black-tie optional Centennial Banquet to be held in Akron, OH, on Monday, May 4, 2009. Another event, a Birthday Bash, will be held on October 13, 2009, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Visit www.rubber.org/100years for more details of upcoming centennial events. Centennial Anniversary 2009 Chair Gary Horning has been leading a task force over the past year-and-a-half to develop activities to celebrate the Rubber Division’s 100-Year Anniversary through- Keynote speaker Hugh Pace accepts a gift from Syed Mowdood. Sponsors The Rubber Division is very fortunate to have several companies support its activities and programs through sponsorships. Several companies have stepped forward with generous sponsorships to help support the 100-Year Anniversary events of the Rubber Division. Centennial Elite Sponsors are Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, The Dow Chemical Company, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, LORD Corporation, Rhein Chemie Corporation, Struktol Company of America, Sunoco, Inc and The University of Akron. In addition, R.D. Abbott Company, Inc. is a Centennial Book Supporter Sponsor. Rubber Mini Expo Sponsors include: 5K Walk/Run - H.M. Royal, Inc; Lanyards - Excel Polymers; Key Card - Sunoco, Inc.; Tote Bags - Perastic LLC; and Wednesday Coffee - Rio Tinto Minerals. 2008 Silver Annual Sponsors are ChemRep, Inc., R. T. Vanderbilt Co. Inc. and Sartomer Company, Inc. 2008 Bronze Annual Sponsors are Akrochem Corporation, Huron Technologies Inc., Lianda Corporation, R.E. Carroll Inc. and Stemaco U.S.A. Workforce Recruitment and Development The 5th Annual Student Colloquium & Poster Session began with a keynote pre(continued on page 6) Student posters were on display. The Division awards $1,500 each for best graduate and undergraduate poster presentations. http://www.rubber.org/100years http://www.rubber.org http://www.rubber.org http://www.rubber.org/100years
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