19th International Coating Science and Technology Symposium

Sep. 16-19, 2018 | Long Beach Hilton | Long Beach, CA

The cut-off for the early bird and group rate is August 27th. Register and reserve your room today!

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The Journal of Coatings Technology and Research will publish an especial issue with symposium contributions. If you are interested in writing a full-fledged paper please register your intention with Prof. Hadj Benkreira (h.benkreira@bradford.ac.uk).

About the Symposium

The ISCST Symposium provides a forum for scientists and engineers from around the world to present and discuss the latest developments and discoveries in the application and solidification of thin liquid films. The Symposium features contributions from experts in both academia and industry on topics ranging from fundamental processing science to more applied research and development. The Symposium includes a broad range of coating process science and technology, and impacts many industries. The format of the symposium is designed to facilitate learning, exchange of information and networking across industrial sectors and between academia and industry.

The 2018 Symposium will be held in Long Beach from September 16th to the 18th and will feature a plenary session on Micro-/Nano-Replication technology for the creation of patterned surfaces for printed electronics, information storage, light management films and more. The technical sessions will include coating and drying/curing fundamentals, microstructure development, coating applications, wetting and more.

The Symposium also features tabletop exhibits from vendors offering products or services of interest for the coating industry, including equipment suppliers, coating services, coating and drying modeling software and instrumentation.

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Corporate Sponsors

Symposium Highlights

Technical Sessions and Poster Presentations – Original research and advancements in coating from leading university and industry scientists.

• Receptions – Three networking receptions to exchange knowledge and meet with your industry peers.
• Awards Luncheon – Acknowledgments of exceptional contribution to the advancement of coating technology.
• Tabletops – Leading suppliers demonstrating new technology and products in an informal atmosphere.

View last years conference highlights here.

Poster Sessions

• Microstructure Development and Film Defects Multilayered Coating and Drying of Thick Electrodes for Li-Ion Batteries to Increase Microstructure Homogeneity, Jana Kumberg
  
• Enhanced Drying Flux from a Narrow Drying Interface: A Quantitative Study of Drying Flux and Film Formation Kinetics During Directional Drying of Colloidal Suspensions, Kohei Abe
• Mechanical Properties of High Capacity Electrodes for Lithium-Ion-Batteries (Microstructure Development and Film Defects, Coatings for Batteries), Sandro Spiegel
• Experimental Approach to Drying of Nanolayers for Perovskite Solar Cells – Phase Equilibria and Solvent Diffusion, Tobias Börnhorst
• Increased Intermixing of Polymer Double Layers due to Solvent Residue – Diffusion in Nanolayers in Theory and Experiment, Tobias Börnhorst
• Drying of Droplets of Colloidal Suspensions on Rough, Permeable Substrates, Truong Pham
• Controlling Flow and Adhesive Properties Using Capillary-driven Network Formation in Li-ion Battery Anode Slurries, Jieun Park
• Drying Behavior of Anode Model Slurries with Cross-Linked Poly(Acrylic Acid) at Varied pH, Min Hwan Jeong
• Transfer of Rate-thinning and Rate-thickening Liquids Between Separating Plates and Cavities, Jyun-Ting Wu
• A Process Model for Slot Coating of Narrow Stripes, Ara W. Parsekian
• Control of Optical Property and Structure in Organic Thin Films for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Emitters Prepared by Coating Process. (Organic LED, Spin-Coat), Enju Sakai
• Ink Characterization and Gravure/Flexographic Printing Quality Analysis, Robert Malakho
• Active Suspensions for Coatings and Printing Applications, Shashank Kamdar
• Qualification of Gap Measurements (300°C) for Coating/Extruder Dies, Bryan Manning
• Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Measurements in Ternary and Multi-component Polymer-solvent Systems Using Gas Chromatography, Sheng-Wei Chiu
• Mass Trransport of Water in the Post-Drying Process in the Production of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jochen Eser

Who Should Attend

This Symposium is designed for engineers and scientists who are interested in the fundamental understanding of all aspects of the coating process from liquid application through solidification and final coating microstructure and property development. The Symposium format includes oral and poster presentations as well as networking opportunities. The symposium is well suited to both academic and industrial participants. In past symposia, many different industries, including imaging, electronics, energy, medical/life sciences, metal coil coating, paper, printing, information storage, automobile, textile and chemical, have been represented.

NOTE: You will be redirected to AIMCAL.org for completion of registration.

For more information, email Tracey Ingram (tracey@aimcal.org) or call the AIMCAL office at 803-948-9470. Early Bird pricing ends on August 20, 2018.

PAYMENT POLICY: All fees must be paid in full prior to the conference to reserve your seat.

CANCELLATION POLICY: To receive a full refund of registration fees, we must receive your cancellation no later than August 17, 2018. Cancellations received after that date will incur a cancellation charge of 50% of the  registration fee. Cancellations received after August 31, 2018 are subject to 0% refund. Alternatively, you may transfer your registration to another person until September 14, 2018 without incurring a cancellation charge.

Hotel & Transportation

Hotel Reservation

​Click here to reserve your hotel room.

Group Rate: $172

Reservations Phone number: 1-800-HILTONS
Group Name: 19th International Coating Science and Technology Symposium
Group Code: TS2
Cutoff date:  September 4th, 2018

Hotel Shipping Address
Hilton Long Beach
701 W. Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90831
562/983-3400

Shipping Label Information
In addition to the hotel address, include the following information on the label:
Group Conference Name
Attn: Heather Swope/ Phone Number / Exhibit Booth # if applicable

Shipping Timeline
No shipments should arrive at the hotel prior to 5 business days before start date of conference

Handling Fees for Incoming or Outgoing Shipments 
Boxes and Packages (under 50 lbs)        $6.00   per box
Boxes and Packages (over 50 lbs)        $25.00 per box
​Pallets                        $200.00 per pallet

If you have any questions, please email them to tracey@aimcal.org.

Sponsorships

This Symposium is expected to attract 200-300 engineers and scientists from the world’s leading manufacturers of coated products and academic programs in coating science. It is an ideal opportunity for companies to reach individuals who improve and scale-up new coating processes, new coated products and those who are likely to do so in the future. ISCST offers a limited number of sponsorship opportunities. The following sponsorships are available on a first come basis:

Symposium Sponsorship – $20,000

1 sponsorship opportunity available

Includes:

• Acknowledgement of Symposium sponsorship on the symposium webpage.
• Exclusive acknowledgement of Symposium sponsorship on signage on each podium in the meeting rooms.
• Acknowledgement as Conference App Sponsor.
• “Best Student Poster Award” presented by Symposium Sponsor with a $250 prize.
• Sponsor acknowledgement on the screen in the meeting rooms.
• Company logo on all conference materials (bag, banners). This will be a larger logo than all other
  Sponsorship logos.
• Signage inside and outside of event.
• 1 page flyer included in attendee registration bags OR door drop (provided by company)
• Table in exhibit area (Monday evening reception, breakfast and coffee breaks are in the exhibit area).
• 5 free registrations.

$7,500 Sponsorship

Tuesday Evening Reception – SOLD

Includes:

• Acknowledgement of Gold sponsorship on the symposium webpage.
• Acknowledgement of Gold sponsorship on the symposium banners located in each conference room.
• Sponsor acknowledgement on the screen in the meeting rooms.
• Company logo on all conference materials (bag, banners). This will be a larger logo than Silver Sponsorship
  logos.
• Signage inside and outside of event.
• Sponsor Logo on napkins during the event.
• Table in exhibit area (Monday evening reception, breakfast and coffee breaks are in the exhibit area).
• 3 free registrations.

$5,000 Sponsorships

5 event sponsorship opportunities available

Sunday Exhibit / Poster reception

Monday Exhibit / Poster reception
Monday Breakfast and Morning Break – SOLD
Monday Lunch and Afternoon Break – SOLD
Tuesday Breakfast and Morning Break
Tuesday Lunch and Afternoon Break
Wednesday Breakfast and Morning Break

Includes:

• Acknowledgement of Silver sponsorship in the symposium webpage.
• Acknowledgement of Silver sponsorship in the symposium banners located at each conference room.
• Sponsor acknowledgement on the screen in the meeting rooms.
• Company logo on all conference materials (bag, banners).
• Signage inside and outside of event.
• Sponsor Logo on napkins during breakfast. Sponsor Logo on coffee cups during break.
• Table in exhibit area (Monday evening reception, breakfast and coffee breaks are in the exhibit area).
• 1 free registration.

$2,500 Sponsorships

Wi-Fi Sponsorship
Symposium name badge sponsorship – SOLD

Includes:

• Acknowledgement on symposium webpage.
• Acknowledgement on printed brochure.
• Tabletop exhibit (Monday evening reception, breakfast and coffee breaks are in the exhibitor area).
• 1 free registration.

Corporate Sponsorship Package (TableTop Exhibit) – $1,500

The Exhibit Hall will be open each day of the Symposium and will be located in the area where all scheduled breaks, and the Sunday and Monday night receptions are held. Your display will be a true tabletop exhibit in which all materials must fit safely on a 6-foot table.  Set-up will be Sunday afternoon and take down must be completed by 12:00 Wednesday.

Includes:

• Acknowledgement on symposium webpage.
• Acknowledgement on printed brochure.
• Tabletop exhibit (Sunday evening reception, morning and afternoon coffee breaks are in the exhibitor area).
• 1 free registration.

To reserve your space as an Exhibitor, use the symposium registration form.
Go to Registration Form

For more information about any of these sponsorship opportunities, contact Melissa Crandall
melissa@aimcal.org.