Events
It's Time to Polyurea - 2010 PDA Europe Annual Conference
The fourth edition of the Polyurea Development Association (PDA Europe) annual conference, entitled “It's time to Polyurea ”, will take place from 15-17th November 2010 at Hotel Melia Sitges (Barcelona), Spain.
You can download the conference ad here.
More information will follow shortly.
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Third annual conference a success
PDA Europe has just concluded its “phantastic” third Annual Conference! The event was hosted by Phantasialand, in Brühl, Germany, and highlighted the latest developments in the polyurea world in the last year. One thing is certain: PDA Europe and polyurea show no signs of crisis. The conference gathered a comparable number of participants as the previous years and had a larger amount of exhibitors than ever before!
An increasing amount of people are new to polyurea every year, and those already there are always ready to learn more. This was shown by the number of people taking place in the educational courses held during the conference, with the great work of PDA Europe trainers Dominique Smits (Education Committee Chair) and Stefan Priemen. The newly launched course on Surface Preparation—Concrete was much appreciated by a dynamic and interactive group of attendees.
The conference brought forward a diverse range of presentations, covering topics ranging from chemistry and raw materials, to fire safety and European requirements for coatings. More case studies were presented during the event than the previous years, following participants’ requests: roofing applications, desalination projects, silent floors and many more. The highlight was of course the presentation and visit of the Wakobato attraction in Phantasialand, organised by PDAE member Karl Gerniers of Three Dee Factory. Karl did a wonderful job in showing participants step by step the application of polyurea for the Wakobato statues and guided them through the attraction visit. With the support of the Education Committee members, a spray demonstration followed in the paint workshop of Phantasialand.
Conference attendees also enjoyed the networking opportunities offered by the exhibition, as well as an entertaining evening event in Western style. It became clear that polyurea experts are also skilled jugglers, and know very well how to bring together high expertise and informal gatherings as the right mix for a successful conference.
Special thanks go to all those involved in the organisation, PDAE board and committees, our sponsors and of course, our conference participants who made the event possible!
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The proceedings of the conference (as well as previous editions - 2007 & 2008) can be ordered from PDA Europe secretariat: 50 EUR members / 150 EUR non-members. (pda-europe@kelleneurope.com).
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PDA Europe 2008 Annual Conference
2nd Successful PDA Europe Annual Conference
From 18 to 20 November 2008, about 130 attendees came to Vienna and contributed to a second successful annual conference. The event provided an update on the latest developments in the polyurea industry.
The educational courses were very well attended and appreciated: “Introduction to Polyurea” lead by Dominique Smits, Kelin Bower and Dudley Primeaux II, and “Surface preparation of metal and concrete” lead by Bernd Dietz and Dominique Smits.
The table top display in the hotel foyer gathered the latest news and exhibits from Bayer MaterialScience, CPi Foam, Gama, Graco, Huntsman, Nitroil, Polycraft, Rema Tip Top and Thor.
The main day of the conference took place in the impressive ballroom of the Parkhotel Schoenbrunn and contained the latest raw materials news and application case studies from Europe and around the world.
A practical demonstration for joint filling on different substrates was held by Gebhard Rauter from Fastsetpowerunits, who demonstrated the practical use of a polyurea based joint filler (Polyvers) in combination with a Gama “Easy Spray”, equipment with static-mixing gun.
A very lively evening reception took place in the Viennese Fuhrgassl-Huber Winery, gathering all participants in a traditional friendly and enjoyable Austrian atmosphere.
The last day of the conference included a field trip to the Vienna Zoo, where the enclosures of the rhinos and the elephants were coated with polyurea.
The conference also hosted the PDA Europe Annual Meeting, where several new board members were elected. Bernd Dietz, Rema Tip Top, took over the presidency for 2009 from Marc Broeckaert.
PDA Europe is looking forward to welcoming you to another successful event in Europe, during the third week of November 2009! More details will follow soon.
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PDA Europe 2007 Annual Conference
Board Meeting
Tabletops
Speakers
Reception
