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(2005), "COATING 2005 implements changes for conference and show", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 34 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2005.12934cac.003
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
COATING 2005 implements changes for conference and show
COATING 2005 implements changes for conference and show
Keywords: Conferences, Coatings
COATING 2005, scheduled for 19-22 September 2005, in Indianapolis will implement several important changes that promise to benefit everyone involved in the only conference and trade show devoted to the end user of industrial coatings. In response to attendees who have asked for more time on the show floor that does not conflict with conference sessions, COATING 2005 will feature an entire afternoon where the show floor will be “unopposed”.
“Attending a trade show and conference is serious business for attendees today. They expect to learn about leading-edge technology and ways to improve their finishing operations in conference sessions, and then they look to exhibitors on the show floor to place orders for needed equipment, materials and services,” comments COATING 2005 Show and Conference Manager Anne Goyer. “Our attendees have told us they want to be able to attend all the conference sessions, but they also need more time with exhibitors. Our exhibitors have been asking for more time when the exhibits and the conference didn't overlap”.
To allow for the same amount of conference programming as in the past, the COATING 2005 technical conference will now begin on Monday afternoon instead of Tuesday morning. Tuesday will bring a half-day of conference sessions in the morning, followed by an afternoon when the show floor will be opened with no overlapping educational sessions from noon – 6:00 p.m.
The conference program is currently under development and will be posted to the show web site as soon as it is finalized by the end of March. Exhibit space continues to sell quickly with more than 72 percent of the show floor already reserved. Anyone interested in exhibiting should contact Goyer Management at 513/ 624.9988 or review the Exhibitor Prospectus page on the show web site available at: www.thecoatingshow.com.