The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI), of the American Chemistry Council, issues a call for papers and posters to be presented at the Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference, which will be held Oct. 5-7, 2009, at the Gaylord National in Fort Washington, Md.

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI), of the American Chemistry Council, issues a call for papers and posters to be presented at the Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference, which will be held Oct. 5-7, 2009, at the Gaylord National in Fort Washington, Md. Paper abstracts are due March 2, 2009. In order to be included in the conference program, poster abstracts must be submitted by April 1, 2009, but abstracts will be accepted until September 1, 2009. Submission instructions, paper guidelines and templates can be found on CPI’s Web site,www.americanchemistry.com/polyurethane.

The Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference represents an opportunity to reach an audience of more than 1,500 manufacturers and processors of polyurethane-based products across all industrial sectors. Papers and posters may address innovations and developments in any area of polyurethane, including flexible slabstock, flexible molded, rigid foam, soy-based polyols, polyurethane waterborne dispersions, equipment/machinery, cast elastomers, thermoplastic polyurethanes, integral skin, RIM, binders/fillers, coatings, adhesives, sealants and more.