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8 POWDER COATING, March 2016 Corrosion Protection—Coatings 2016: April 5-8. Minsk Expo, Minsk, Belarus. Organized by Minskexpo. Contact Minskexpo at +011-375-17- 226-9858; fax +011-375-17-226- 9 9 3 6 ; m i n s k e x p o @ s o s o . b y ; www.minskexpo.com. American Coatings SHOW and CONFERENCE 2016: April 11-14. Indiana Convention Center, Indi- anapolis, Ind. Hosted by the American Coatings Association in collaboration with Vincentz Network. Contact Amanda Beyer at 202/684-6630; fax 202/380-9129; amanda.beyer@vin centz.net; www.american-coatings- show.com. ASNT 25th Annual Research Sympo- sium: April 11-14. Astor Crowne Plaza New Orleans, New Orleans, La. Spon- sored by the American Society for Non- destructive Testing (ASNT). Contact ASNT at 614/274-6003; fax 614/274- 6899; aguzzo@asnt.org; www.asnt.org. POWDER COATING 2016: April 11-14. Georgia International Conven- tion Center, College Park, Ga. Spon- sored by the Powder Coating Institute (PCI). Contact PCI at 832/367-5173; fax 859-356-0908; pci-info@powder coating.org; www.powdercoating.org. SAE 2016 World Congress and Exhi- bition: April 12-14. Cobo Center, De- troit, Mich. Organized by SAE Interna- tional. Contact SAE at 877/606-7323; fax 724/776-5970; customerservice @sae.org; www.sae.org/congress. Titanium Europe 2016: April 18-20. Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center, Paris, France. Sponsored by the International Tita- nium Association (ITA). Contact ITA at 303/404-2221; fax 303/404-9111; conference@titanium.org; www.tita nium.org. NASF Washington Forum: April 19- 21. Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, Wash- ington D.C. Sponsored by the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF). Contact NASF at 202/457- 8 4 0 4 ; f a x 2 0 2 / 5 3 0 - 0 6 5 9 ; i n f o @ nasfmembership.com; www.nasf.org. PaintExpo—Trade Fair for Indus- trial Coating Technology: April 19- 22. Exhibition Centre Karlsruhe, Ger- many. Organized by FairFair. Contact Markus Beck at beck@fairfair.de; www.paintexpo.com. IHEA 2016 Annual Meeting: April 20-23. The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo. Sponsored by the Indus- trial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA). Contact Leslie Muck at 859/356-1575; fax 859/356-0908; leslie@goyermgt.com; www.ihea.org. 2016 NAAMM Spring Meeting: April 22-24. Kiawah Island Golf Re- sort, Kiawah Island, S.C. Sponsored by the National Association of Architec- tural Metal Manufacturers (NAAMM). Contact NAAMM at 630/942-6591; fax 630-790-3095; wlewis7@cox.net; www.naamm.org. Hannover Messe 2016: April 25-29. Hannover Exhibition Grounds, Han- n o v e r , G e r m a n y . O r g a n i z e d b y D e u t s c h e M e s s e A G . C o n t a c t Deutsche Messe at +011-49-511-89-0; fax +011-49-511-89-32626; www.han novermesse.de. 2016 MSCI Annual Meeting: April 30-May 2. Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah. Sponsored by the M e t a l s S e r v i c e C e n t e r I n s t i t u t e (MSCI). Contact MSCI at 847/485- 3 0 0 8 ; f a x 8 4 7 / 4 8 5 - 3 0 0 1 ; i n f o r @msci.org; www.msci.org. Courses April April 11-12: Powder Coating 101 Workshop. Atlanta, Ga. Sponsored by the Powder Coating Institute (PCI). Contact PCI at 859/525-9988; fax 859/356-0908; pci-info@powdercoat ing.org; www.powdercoating.org. April 12-13: Professional Paint For- mulation. PRA Coatings Technology Centre, Melton Mowbray, Leicester- shire, UK. Sponsored by PRA. Contact the PRA training team at +011-44- 1664-501-212; www.pra-world. com/training. UPDATE:Events Conferences April INDUSTRIE Paris 2016: April 4-8. Paris Nord Villepinte, Paris, France. Organized by GL events Exhibitions. Contact Julie Voyer at +011-33-553- 3678-78; fax +011-33-553-3678-79; industrie@gl-events.com; www.indus trie-expo.com. tributing source. For example, the defi- nition for a term from a legal body takes precedence over a definition made by someone from the general public. In ad- dition to contributions from organiza- tions, it includes a feedback process that industry members can use to contribute to the glossary. Sherwin-Williams names new CEO CLEVELAND, Ohio—Sherwin- Williams has named John G. Morikis as its CEO. Morikis has been with the company for more than 30 years, serv- ing as COO for the past 9 years. He will replace current CEO Christopher M. Connor, who will become the com- pany's executive chairman. Morikis is only the ninth CEO in the company's 150-year history. Sherwin-Williams is a global leader and producer of paints and coatings. Airblast designs portable abrasive blast recovery unit OROVILLE, Calif.—Airblast AFC has designed a portable abrasive recovery unit that is capable of removing grit from the size of dust particles to debris as large as 2 inches. The AbVac Grit Re- covery Unit is available with flexible hoses, tools, and extensions to suction up spilled abrasive quickly and effi- ciently. Recovered abrasive material can be collected into a bag for disposal or can be combined with an abrasive stor- age hopper to allow material to be fed back into the blast machine and reused. It offers a compact design, retractable legs, and forklift sleeves that allow it to be picked up and moved easily. Airblast AFC manufactures spray booths, air make-up units, powder coating equip- ment, and related products.