Connecticut Rubber Group: Fall technical meeting, Nov. 6, details to be announced. (Carrie Burr, e-mail cburr@rtvanderbilt.com)

Fort Wayne Rubber & Plastics Group: Technical meeting, Sept. 11, Centuri's, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Christmas social, Dec. 4., Centuri's, Fort Wayne, Ind. (Web site www.fwrpg.org)

MidAtlantic Rubber and Plastics Group: Annual fishing trip, June 26, Bogan's Deep Sea Fishing Center, Brielle, N.J.; golf outing, Aug. 7, Architects Golf Course, Phillipsburg, N.J.; fall technical symposium, Sept. 25, Architects Golf Club. (James Gayler, phone 973-728-7731; fax 973-728-3475)

New England Rubber & Plastics Group: Golf outing, Aug. 12, Blackstone National Golf Course, Sutton, Mass.; fall technical meeting, Nov. 6, Quabaug Rubber, North Brookfield, Mass.; holiday dinner dance, Dec. 5, Biltmore Hotel, Providence, R.I.; ski outing, March 2009, the Balsams, Dixville Notch, N.H. (Tim Wiegers, phone 508-278-0099)

Ohio Rubber Group: Golf outing, Aug. 25, Silver Lake Country Club, Silver Lake, Ohio; Fall technical meeting, Sept. 16, Hilton Garden Inn, Twinsburg, Ohio. (Bev Lipinski, phone 330-920-1699)

St. Louis Rubber Group: Technical meeting, Oct. 30. (Greg Peckham, phone 314-458-4695)

West Michigan Rubber Group: Technical meeting/dinner, Sept. 3, McGuire's, Cadillac, Mich.; technical symposium/dinner, Nov. 5, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Mich. (Mike Morrow, phone 517-339-0812, e-mail mrmorrow@comcast.net)

Western New York Rubber & Plastics Group: Golf tournament, Aug. 12, Glen Oak Golf Course, East Amherst, N.Y. (phone 716-691-2141)

Seminars/conferences
Adhesive Bonding Professional Training Course: North American training class, July 14-18, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. (Richard Jones, phone 513-469-7555, e-mail adhesivebonding@chemquest.com)

Adhesive and Sealant Council: 2008 fall convention and expo, Oct. 12-14, Baltimore (Web site www.ascouncil.org/industry/conventions/FC08.cfm)

Hose Manufacturers' Conference: Rescheduled for Aug. 19-20, the Conference Center at Holiday Inn, Cleveland, sponsored by Rubber & Plastics News and Veyance Technologies Inc. (Web site www.rubbernews.com)

International Latex Conference: July 22-23, the Conference Center at Holiday Inn, Cleveland, sponsored by Rubber & Plastics News and Akron Dispersions. (Web site www.rubbernews.com)

ITEC: International Tire Exhibition and Conference, Sept. 16-18, John S. Knight Center, Akron, sponsored by Rubber & Plastics News. (Web site www.rubbernews.com)

Management Briefing Seminars: "Transcending Turbulence," Aug. 11-15, Traverse City, Mich., hosted by the Center for Automotive Research. (phone 866-374-6227)

Nanocomposites 2008: Sept. 15-17, Crowne Plaza, San Diego. (phone 734-737-0507, Web site www.executive-conference.com)

Oilfield Engineering with Polymers: Sixth international conference, Oct. 7-8, Cavendish Conference Centre, London. (Jenny Skinner, e-mail js@amiplastics.com; Web site www.amiplastics.com/ami/AMIConference.asp?EventID=128)

Standards Testing Laboratories Trans Tech: Tire technology seminars, Oct. 14-16, Massillon, Ohio. (Web site at www.stllabs.com)

Trade/tech associations
ACS Rubber Division: Fall technical meeting and mini-expo, Oct. 14-16, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Ky. (phone 330-972-7814, fax 330-972-5269, Web site www.rubber.org)

Center for the Polyurethanes Industry: Polyure-thanes technical conference, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio. (www.polyurethane.org)

NIBA: Annual conventions, Sept. 17-20, JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort, Tucson, Ariz.; Sept. 23-26, 2009, Hyatt Lost Pines Resort, Austin, Texas; Sept. 28-Oct.1, 2010, JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix; Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2011, JW Marriott, Las Vegas. (Web site www.niba.org/convention.html)

Tire Society: Annual meeting and conference, Sept. 15-16, John S. Knight Center, Akron. (www.tiresociety.org)

UTECH Asia 2008: Sept. 3-5, Shanghai, China. (Web site www.utechasiapuchina.com)

UTECH Europe 2009: March 31-April 2, 2009, Masstricht Exhibition and Congress Centre, Masstricht, Netherlands. (Web site www.utecheurope.nl)