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Polyurea Development Association Europe hosts third annual conference
The third edition of the Polyurea Development Association (PDA Europe) annual conference, named “Displaying the Phantastic World of Polyurea”, will take place from 16-18th November 2009 at Phantasialand in Brühl (near Köln), Germany.
PDA Europe 2009 is the conference where all stages of the polyurea industry meet to discuss the current technical issues and market trends. The conference agenda, which includes presentations, educational courses and live demonstrations, will focus on the benefits of specifying polyurea systems for a range of applications.
One of the conference highlights will be the extended PDA EUROPE Concrete Surface Preparation Course. The PDA Europe training committee has been working hard this year to extend the basic course, given during the PDA Europe Conference 2008, to a 4-hour advanced course including more details on surface evaluation and preparation techniques supported by practical demonstrations of which the results will be presented and discussed during one of the conference presentations. It is a must see for applicators new to the industry or those fine-tuning their techniques.
Another important topic on the agenda will be the visit of real life polyurea applications used on Phantasialand attractions showing the robustness and high performance of the technology.
To download the conference poster, please click here (pdf file). The preliminary conference agenda can be downloaded here (pdf).
Online registration is open!
Early bird rates are available until 15 October 2009! To view the complete overview of conference fees, please check this document.
Please open a new account for your registration (even if your system may recognise your details from previous events). Payment is done online by credit card.
Member Registration - You may register here if you are a PDA Europe (or PDA US member), or if you wish to become a PDA Europe member and pay the 2009 membership fee together with your conference registration.
Non-Member Registration - You may register here if you are not, and do not intend to become, a PDA Europe member.
Press registration - free of charge, choose the appropriate link above and follow the registration procedure.
Sponsorships opportunities
The PDA Europe Conference provides a great marketing opportunity to a targeted audience and is an excellent place to network.
Don’t miss the opportunity to profile your company during the second industry event and sponsor a conference function now.
To view and book your sponsorship for the event, please download this file (pdf).
For further information please contact Mrs. Dana Popp: pda-europe@kelleneurope.com
Tel: +32(0)2 761 1611 Fax: +32(0)2 761 1699
Table tops
The table top exhibition will be running along the annual conference, providing the opportunity to promote your company and products to a wide audience. The exhibition space will be located directly outside the conference room where lunches and breaks will be held.
The exhibitors' description and logo will be included in the official event booklet. In addition when booking your table top space, your company will get 1 delegate place for free.
Exhibitors can either use the tables provided by the hotel or bring their own displays.
Please note that table top places are limited and that we allocate spaces on a first come-first served basis.
To book your table top, please download this file (pdf).
For further information please contact Mrs. Dana Popp: pda-europe@kelleneurope.com
Tel: +32(0)2 761 1611 Fax: +32(0)2 761 1699
Accommodation
Hotel reservations are done by filling in this form and faxing or e-mailing it back to the PDA Europe secretariat until 15 October 2009.
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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
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