The 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference will take place September 23-25, 2013, at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix, Arizona.

Each year, the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) issues a call for papers and a call for posters to be presented at the Polyurethanes Technical Conference. Our Technical Conference is one of the premier industry events for manufacturers and processors of polyurethane-based products as well as producers and suppliers of downstream and end use polyurethane products in North America. The 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference hosts paper presentations and a poster session describing the latest research and technical developments for all of the important polyurethane industry sectors.

Papers and posters may address breakthrough technology in any of the topics below:

Applications: Automotive Appliances/Cold Chain Construction Furnishings Recreation Clothing Medical Packaging Product Areas: CASE Adhesives & Sealants Coatings & Elastomers Binders Flexible Foam Rigid Foam Thermoplastic Polyurethanes

Chemistry: Chemistry & Fundamentals Diisocyanates Renewable Content Polyols Blowing Agents Flame Retardants Release agents Catalysts Process: Processing Innovations Equipment Issue Areas: Combustibility EHS Energy efficiency Sustainability/Recyclability Transportation

DEADLINES             Paper Abstracts:             CLOSED             Final paper if accepted:             July 12, 2013             Power Point Presentation:             July 12, 2013             Poster Abstracts:             August 22, 2013

Criteria for papers and posters include originality and relevance of the topic, effectiveness of the speaker, and clarity of the presentation. Papers are judged on both technical merit and the quality and effectiveness of the audio and visual display. Papers and posters will be judged by a panel of technical and industry experts.

CPI prides itself on a quality conference. In order to stay on schedule for the conference, authors whose abstracts have been accepted for paper submission must submit the paper and a signed copyright form by no later than July 12, 2013.