Call 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.

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