2018 SCANZ convention returns to the Chateau Tongariro

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The 2018 Surface Coatings Association of New Zealand (SCANZ) convention — with “Frontiers in Coatings” as the theme — will take place at Chateau Tongariro, based at Mt Ruapehu in the centre of the North Island, on August 29-31, a date that will showcase this area beautifully.

The 2013 SCANZ convention was held at the same venue.

 

More international speakers attending

Last year SCANZ moved the convention date to the week prior to the Surface Coatings Association Australia (SCAA) Conference in the hope that it would entice more international speakers to travel down under to attend both events — which is exactly what happened.

The SCANZ convention brings together researchers, chemists, salespeople, manufacturers and academics from throughout New Zealand and Australia, with approximately 80 delegates attending.

The Association hopes to have technical papers that focus on the Frontiers in Coatings theme that will include topics focusing on new technologies, health and safety, sustainability, and research and development.

As well as the technical papers, there will be more generic papers from leading innovators, as well as more topical papers on new regulations that apply to the surface coatings industry.

The convention will also feature a fantastic social programme allowing for networking opportunities throughout the event.

The friendly, personal nature of the SCANZ convention provides an excellent opportunity for sponsors to promote goods and services, and to market their organisation to a wide range of influential people throughout the surface coatings industry.

SCANZ exists to promote the science and technology of paint, printing ink, pigments, varnishes, resins, plastics, adhesives, solvents, drying and non-drying chemicals through discussion, lectures, conferences, exhibitions and printed papers.

By doing so, SCANZ works to raise the standard and the scientific, technical and professional knowledge of persons engaged in these industries.

National activities are coordinated by a management committee headed by the president and made up of delegates from within the organisation’s members.

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