2025 Summer Technical Meeting

June 22nd - June 25th

Hilton Myrtle Beach
10000 Beach Club Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Phone: 800-876-0010

Mark your calendars! The Southern Rubber Group will be returning back to Myrtle Beach and the Hitlon Myrtle Beach for the 2025 Summer Technical Meeting.

We have a block of rooms at the Hilton starting at $324 per night (includes resort fee). You can call the hotel if you have any questions, or would like to book over the phone. If you do, please make sure to mention you're with the Southern Rubber Group!

Hotel Room Rates are good until May 6th, or whenever our block is filled up

Registration for this is open! Don't wait to too late to register. Starting Monday, June 16th, and leading up to the meeting we will have a late registration fee of $25 in addition to our standard meeting registration fee.

Technical Program

Board Meeting - Monday June 23 Technical Session I - Monday, June 23 Hospitality Reception - Monday June 23 Technical Session II - Lunch and Business Meeting: Tuesday, June 24 Golf Outing - June 24

Event Schedule

Monday, June 23 Tuesday, June 24
9:30 am Board Meeting held in Savannah Palms room

1:00 pm Registration Opens

1:30 pm Technical Session 1 Begins

o   1:30 pm Topic: “ELTAS© FFKM: Perfluoroelastomers for Ultra-High-Demanding Applications” Presented by: Jörg Stumbaum – Unimatec

o   2:05 pm Topic: “Managing Rapid Changes in Formulations Through Testing and Validation”” Presented by: Josh Guilliams – Smithers

Break: 2:35 pm

o 3: 05 pm Topic: “Overview of the Global Synthetic Rubber Industry” Presented by: Roxanna Petrovic – Managing Director & CEO, IISRP

o 3:35 pm Topic: “Dense Phase Conveying of Carbon Black and Silica” Presented by: Don Davis – Cyclonaire

8:30 am

Technical Session II Begins

o   8:30 am Topic: “PFPE Oil” Presented by: Jeff Hurd – Unimatec

  • 9:05 am Topic: “Logistics Challenges of Today” Presented by: Damien Jarrett – Trans-Border Global Freight Systems

Break: 9:40 am

  • 10:15 am Topic: “Airless Tire Technology” Presented by: Dan Roadcap – Redaly Innovating Chemistries
  • 10:50 am Topic: “Active ZnO vs. Conventional ZnO” Presented by: Fatmeh Kuraan – Silox

Lunch and Business meeting to follow last presentation

Hospitality Reception 5:30 pm Golf Outing:

Arcadian Shores Gulf Course

Tee Off 1:18 PM

 

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