Brazilian Association of Rubber Technology: Technical presentations, June 26 and July 17, Universidade Unisinos, Sao Leopoldo, Brazil. (Web site www.rubber.org)

Chicago Rubber Group: Golf outing, July 23, Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, Ill.; technical meeting and golf outing, Aug. 24, Soangetaha Country Club, Galesburg, Ill.; golf outing, Sept. 14, Soangetaha Country Club, Galesburg, Ill.; fall technical meeting, Sept. 24, Doubletree, Arlington Heights, Ill.; three-day basics of rubber technology course, March 3, 2010, SKF College, Elgin, Ill. (Web site www.rubber.org; http://chicagorubbergroup.org)

Connecticut Rubber Group: Technical meeting, Nov. 5, with New England Rubber & Plastics Group. (Web site www.ctrubbergroup.org)

Energy Rubber Group: Spring technical meeting, May 28, Arlington Hilton, Arlington, Texas; educational symposium and fall technical meeting, Sept. 15-17, Tremont Hotel, Galveston, Texas. (Web site www.energyrubbergroup.org)

Fort Wayne Rubber & Plastics Group: Technical meetings, Sept. 10, Dec. 3, Ceruti's, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Web site www.fwrpg.org)

Los Angeles Rubber Group: Dinner meeting and mini expo, Oct. 6, Phoenix Club; golf outing, Oct. 7, Los Verdes, Calif.; dinner meeting, Nov. 3, Phoenix Club.; golf outing, Nov. 16, Western Hills. (Web site www.tlargi.org)

New England Rubber & Plastics Group: Golf outing, Aug. 11, Blackstone National Golf Club, Sutton, Mass.; technical meeting, Nov. 5, with Connecticut Rubber Group; Christmas party, Dec. 5, Disneyland Hotel (Web site www.rubber.org)

Ohio Rubber Group: Golf outings, June 16, Avalon Inn, Warren, Ohio, Aug. 24, Portage Country Club, Akron; technical meeting, Sept. 15, Hilton Garden Inn., Twinsburg, Ohio. (Mary Puskas, phone 330-848-8847, e-mail mpuskas@littlern.com, Web site www.ohiorubbergroup.org)

Ontario Rubber Group: Golf outing, Sept. 10. (Web site www.ontariorubbergroup.org)

Southern Rubber Group: Summer meeting, July 12-16, Charleston Harbor Resort, Charleston, S.C. (Web site www.southernrubbergroup.org)

West Michigan Rubber Group: Technical meeting, Sept. 9, Holiday Inn, Big Rapids, Mich.; "Focus on Ferris," Ferris State University Rubber Technology Program, National Elastomers Center, Nov. 4, Big Rapids, Mich. (Mike Morrow, phone 517-339-0812, e-mail mrmorrow@comcast.net)

Seminars/conferences
Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars: Aug. 4-7, Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Traverse City, Mich. (Web site www.cargroup.org)

International Latex Conference: Conference and trade show on natural and synthetic latex, July 21-22, Cleveland, sponsored by Rubber & Plastics News and Akron Dispersions. (www.rubbernews.com/conferences)

North American Adhesive Bonding Professional training courses: Aug. 17-21, St. Paul, Minn.; Nov. 9-13, Greensboro, N.C., sponsored by Chemquest Group Inc. (Richard Jones, phone 513-469-7555, fax 513-469-7779)

ITEC 2010: Tire industry conference and exhibition, Sept. 21-23, 2010, I-X Center, Cleveland, sponsored by Rubber & Plastics News, Tire Business and European Rubber Journal. (Web site www.rubbernews.com).

NPE 2009: International plastics exhibition, June 22-29, McCormick Place, Chicago, sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industries. (Web site www.plasticsindustry.org)

Polyurethanes Technical Conference: Oct. 5-7, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on the Potomac, Fort Washington, Md.; Oct. 11-13, 2010, Hilton Americas Hotel and the Houston Convention Center, Houston, held in conjunction with UTECH North America; Sept. 26-28, 2011, Gaylord Opryland, Nashville, Tenn., sponsored by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry. (Web site www.polyurethane.org)

REACH Europe 2009: Fifth international conference on the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals, June 24-25, Amsterdam, Netherlands, sponsored by the iSmithers unit of Smithers Rapra Ltd. (Web site www.ismithers.net)

Rubber Within REACH seminar: Oct. 27-28, Atlanta, sponsored by ACS Rubber Division and Smithers Rapra Ltd. (Web site www.ismithers.net/

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Trade/tech associations
ACS Rubber Division: Fall technical meeting and Rubber Expo '09, Oct. 13-15, David A. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh; fall technical meeting and mini-expo, Oct. 12-14, 2010, Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee, Wis.; fall technical meeting and Rubber Expo '11, I-X Center, Cleveland; fall technical meeting and mini-expo, Oct. 9-11, 2012, Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati. (phone 330-972-7814, fax 330-972-5269, Web site www.rubber.org)

Adhesive and Sealant Council: 2009 Fall Convention & Expo, Oct. 11-13, Griffin Gate Marriott Resort, Lexington, Ky. (Web site www.ascouncil.org)

ASTM International Rubber Testing: Rubber testing training course, "Selecting, Performing and Interpreting ASTM Rubber Test Methods," Sept. 10-11, University of Akron Polymer Training Center in Akron. (Web site www.astm.org)

Fluid Sealing Association: Fall meeting, Oct. 24-26, Las Vegas; spring meeting, April 13-15, 2010, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; fall meeting, Oct. 19-21, Austin, Texas; spring meeting, Oct. 18-20, Napa, Calif. (Web site www.fluidsealing.com)

International Sealing Distribution Association: Sealing Summit 2009, Oct. 8-10, San Antonio (Web site www.isd.org)

Tire Society: Annual conference, Sept. 15-16, Akron City Centre, Akron. (Web site www.tiresociety.org)