8th International Woodcoatings Congress

Science and Technology for Sustainable DesignCall for Papers

"Science and Technology for Sustainable Design"

2 Day Congress
Mercure Hotel Amsterdam Aan de Amstel, The Netherlands
30-31 October 2012

PRA will hold the 8th International Woodcoatings Congress in Amsterdam on October 30-31, 2012. The congress will return to the Mercure aan de Amstel hotel, which has proved popular with delegates in the past.

This very successful series of conferences has become the premier event for global wood coating industry professionals to disseminate new technology and to collaborate and network. The event attracts all the major players from raw material suppliers to coatings formulators as well as equipment manufacturers, research institutes and academia.

The Congress also provides the ideal forum to publicise results from government funded collaborative research projects and for European standards committees involved in wood protection to report their activities.

The scope of the congress includes coatings and treatments for interior and exterior wood applications. It is expected that, as in previous years, the Congress will include parallel sessions for interior and exterior woodcoatings.

Invitation to Speakers

Speakers are invited to submit papers to the congress organisers describing new developments in coatings for interior or exterior wood. A range of papers is welcome, from fundamental research to practical end-use applications: from research institutes, academia, raw material suppliers, equipment manufacturers and paint formulating companies.

The theme of the Congress is "Science and Technology for Sustainable Design".

Papers which address practical issues relating to Sustainability in quantitative terms are preferred to those of a qualitative, generic nature. Papers describing innovations not related specifically to environmental impact are also acceptable.

For guidance and a list of suggested topics please see Submission Details or download the Congress Call for Papers (PDF Format).

Best Paper Award

The Oil & Colour Chemists’ Association (OCCA) will again provide the Holbrow Medal for the best paper presented at the Congress. The award was endowed by Gordon Holbrow, who worked at the PRA for 45 years from 1936.

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Congress Sponsors

Congress Sponsors


Congress Steering Committee

Dr Franco Bulian
CATAS, Italy
Mr Peter Svane
Coating Consultancy, Denmark
Dr Laurence Podgorski
FCBA, France
Mrs Marie-Lise Roux
FCBA, France
Mrs Susan Calver
FIRA, UK
Dr Guido Hora
WKI, Germany
Dr Gerhard Grüll
Holzforschung Austria, Austria
Mr Jon Graystone
PRA, UK
Mr David Sykes
PRA, UK

Congress Timetable

January 2012Call for Papers published
27 April 2012Deadline for submission of abstracts and speaker information
25 May 2012Notification of acceptance to speakers
June 2012Congress Programme and Registration Form published
31 August 2012Deadline for submission of completed papers
12 October 2012Deadline for Submission of presentation material
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