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2006 PAPERS

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Tuesday, April 4th 2006

1:20 PM to 2:00 PM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: KEYS TO PROSPERITY
Author: Stephen Moore, Wall Street Journal

2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
PROFITABLE BEHAVIOR
Author: Tim Pryce, PB (Profitable Behavior) Consultants

This molding paper will be presented in the Rubber Molding meeting room - 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
CO-MOLDING ONE PART® LSR WITH ORGANIC ELASTOMERS
Author: Michael Agodoa, Laur Silicone

3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
SURFACE MANIPULATION OF SILICONE RUBBER MATERIALS BY SOFTPLASMA™-POLYMERISATION
Author: Thomas Christensen, Nanon A/S
Co-author:    Maike Benter, Nanon A/S

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
APPLICATION OF NANOMECHANICAL TESTING TO MOLDED SILICONE RUBBER
Author: James M. Burkstrand, Ph.D., Hysitron, Inc.
Co-author:    Kris Wyrobek, 7-Sigma, Inc.

4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
RUBBER & PLASTICS NEWS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2005
Author: Lee Carver, Sil-Pro, LLC



Wednesday, April 5th 2006

8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
EQUIPMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR TWO SHOT LSR MOLDING
Author: Uwe Haupt, ARBURG

9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
SILICONES IN HIGH PERFORMANCE ELECTRONIC PACKAGES: THERMAL MANAGEMENT DESIGN CHALLENGES AND MATERIAL SOLUTIONS
Author: Jennifer David, Ph.D., GE Advanced Materials

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
FACTORS AFFECTING "HEALING" OF SILICONE RUBBER
Author: Ted Johnson, Wacker Silicones
Co-author:    Vic Wilcik, Wacker Chemical Corporation

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
SPECIALTY LIQUID SILICONES - CUSTOMIZATION AND MORE
Author: Aijun Zhu, Ph.D., GE Advanced Materials

11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
SILICONE FORM-IN-PLACE GASKETS: PART DESIGN AND AUTOMATED APPLICATION STRATEGIES
Author: Dennis R. Wilson, Robotics, Inc.

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
NOVEL COMPOSITE MATERIALS CONSISTING OF INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS OF POLY(DIMETHYL SILIOXANE) AND 2-HYDROXYETHEL METHACRYLATES
Author: Martin Alm, Nanon A/S

1:20 PM to 2:20 PM
ROUNDTABLE PANEL: THE ROLE OF SILICONE IN THE AUTOMOBILE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE
Moderator: Ed Laperriere, Wacker Silicone Division - Wacker Chemical
Panelists:    John Beckett, GM Powertrain
Randy L. Dickerman, DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Jerry Coulter, Wacker Silicones
Gail Riley, Momentive Performance Materials

2:20 PM to 2:50 PM
SEMI-PERMANENT RELEASE AGENTS FOR SILICONE RUBBER: USE OF RELEASE AGENTS TO MAXIMIZE PROFITABILITY
Author: Bill D. Stephens, EZ-Kote Inc.

2:50 PM to 3:20 PM
IMPROVED BOND STRENGTH IN HCR SILICONE
Author: George Sullivan, SilCoTec, Inc.

3:50 PM to 4:20 PM
ADVANCES IN FLUOROSILICONE COMPOUNDS FOR TURBOCHARGER HOSE LINERS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS
Author: Michael A. DiPino, Dow Corning Corporation

4:20 PM to 4:50 PM
WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE PROFITABLE SOLUTIONS
Author: John Roembke, Roembke Manufacturing & Design

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