Western Coatings Symposium
The Western Coatings Symposium and Show is a conference for professionals and businesses in the Western USA and Canada that formulate and manufacture paints and coatings.[1]
The Western Coatings Symposium and Show is organized by the Los Angeles Society for Coatings Technology (LASCT), the Pacific Northwest Society for Coatings Technology (PNWSCT), the Golden Gate Society for Coatings Technology (GGSCT) and the Arizona Society for Coatings Technology (ASCT).[1][2]
History
The first event, titled the "Pacific Coast Production Clubs Symposium with Paint Materials and Equipment Show" was held at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles in the spring of 1952. It was organised by the Golden Gate Paint and Varnish Production Club, the Los Angeles Paint and Varnish Production Club, and the Pacific Northwest Paint and Varnish Production Club.[3]
The Western Coating Symposium was incorporated in 2006 and comprises the Los Angeles Society for Coatings Technology, the Pacific Northwest Society for Coatings Technology, the Golden Gate Society for Coatings Technology and the Arizona Society for Coatings Technology.[3]
References
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- ↑ "Western Coatings Show Returns to Vegas in October 2025". American Coatings Association. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- 1 2 "Western Coating Societies Mission & History". Western Coating Societies. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
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- "Western Coatings Symposium Seeks Technical Presentations". PCI Magazine. February 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024.
- "Dow Coating Materials Introduces Innovations at Symposium". PCI Magazine. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023.
- "Western Coatings Show Registers 15% Growth". PCI Magazine. November 22, 2015. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023.
- "The 2007 Western Coatings Societies' Show Announced". PCI Magazine. March 1, 2007. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022.
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- "Western Coatings Societies Symposium and Show". Adhesives Magazine. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017.
- Pianoforte, Kerry (December 11, 2013). "Western Coatings Symposium Review". Coatings World. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021.