TAPPI will host the Advanced Coatings Symposium, Oct. 4-6, 2016, in Stockholm, Sweden and inviting individuals to present research on printing and functional coatings. Particular areas of interest include novel materials, methods, or applications in the area of coatings for printing, packaging, barrier coatings, smart coatings, water based coatings or coatings for electronic printing.

TAPPI is offering a forum for researchers and coating technologists to present their findings concerning coating fundamentals and leading edge developments relating to paper surface treatment, printing operations & functional coatings.TAPPI’s Advanced Coating Symposium will be held October 4–6, 2016 in Stockholm Sweden at KTH University. This symposium provides attendees and presenters, which include students performing cutting edge research to industry professionals, with expanded learning and networking opportunities. Abstracts are now being accepted for consideration. Accepted abstracts will be invited to produce an extended abstract of 3-4 pages along with a Power Point presentation to be included in the conference proceedings. All abstract and presentations will be peer reviewed.

Suggested Topics:

Advanced understanding of paper requirements (including surface characterization)

• converting for barrier, packaging, etc. coatings 

• for printing and functional imaging, e.g. printed electronics & mircofluidics

• calendering/finishing

Advanced understanding of paper & board coating processes and structures

•  chemistry of coating materials and interactions between the materials

•  coating structure and functional process properties

•  mathematical and computational modelling

Sustainability: Advances at the Forefront

• sustainable components and processes (including energy saving, coating recycling)

• sustainable products (e.g. bioactive and barrier coating, binder systems)

 Key deadlines:

April 1, 2016Abstracts submitted for considerationJune 1, 2016Power Point Presentation draft due to session chairJuly 1, 2016Initial Poster abstracts dueAugust 1, 2016Final Extended Abstracts due to TAPPU for conference proceedings
(including Poster Abstracts)August 1, 2016Final Power Point presentation due to session chairAugust 15, 2016Final Power Point presentation due to TAPPI for conference proceedings

For general symposium questions please contact Sarah Lunceford at 
slunceford@tappi.org or 770-209-7345.