Technical Exchange about Weathering Topics
Weathering testing is a highly interdisciplinary niche topic. Therefore, platforms for networking and the exchange of scientific knowledge, new technologies and advances in test methods are crucial for the weathering community.
Weathering is an interdisciplinary topic
The following is a selection of 9 key conferences and symposia, held at regular intervals, focusing on:
• Weathering, lightfastness, and photo degradation
• Technology, test methods, standards, regulation
• Testing of products, components, materials, and additives
• Product lifetime, durability, and reliability
1) International Symposium on Service Life Prediction of Polymers
• USA, in different cities, 3-5 days
• Language: English
• since 1997, so far 7 times at irregular intervals
• last 2020 in Denver, CO, USA
• https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2020/03/04/Agenda_Denver%20V5.pdf
2) EWS - European Weathering Symposium
• Follow-up event to the “Danube Country Talks” conference series
• Europe, in different cities, 2 days
• Language: English
• since 2003, so far 9 times, every 2 years, last 2019.
• 10th EWS was planned for 2022 and postponed due to Covid 19
• https://www.weathering-symposium.org/
3) CSAE VCAP Symposium
• approx. 50% of the program is on weathering
• CSAE = China SAE = China Society of Automotive Engineers
VCAP=Vehicle Corrosion & Aging Protection
• China, in different cities, 3 days
• Language: Chinese
• Since 2013, so far 9 times, annually, last Jun 2021.
• 10th was planned for 2022 and postponed to June 2023 due to Covid 19.
• http://www.sae-china.org/
• Focus: Corrosion, weathering, testing, technology, coating, surface treatment, new energy, new materials, automotive, etc.
4) ASTM Workshop on Weathering and Durability Testing
• ASTM: American Society of Testing and Materials
• USA, in different cities, 1 day
• in conjunction with ASTM D01/G03 meetings
• Language: English
• Since 2019, usually every 2 years
• Last Sep 2021, next Jun 28, 2023 in Denver, CO
• https://na.eventscloud.com/website/51861/weathering-durability-d01-g03-jun-d02cw/
5) SKZ Symposium on Weathering
• SKZ: German Plastics Center
• Würzburg, Germany, 1.5 days
• Language: German, occasionally with an English lecture
• Since 1993, so far 16 times, every 2 years,
• Last in Jul 2022, next planned in 2024
• https://www.skz.de/bildung/tagung/bewitterung-von-kunststoffen
6) GUS Annual Conference
• approx. 15 – 20% of the program is weathering
• GUS: German Society of Environmental Simulation
• Stutensee near Karlsruhe, Germany, 2 days
• Language: German
• GUS founded in 1969, annually, so far 50 times
• 51st GUS: Mar 29 – 30, 2023
• https://www.gus-ev.de/
• Focus: climate, vibrations, air pollution, shock, radiation, electromagnetism, biological influences, particles, corrosion, weathering etc.
7) Bandol Conferences
• Bandol, France, 2 days
• Language: English
• Since 2016, every 2 years, last in Sep 2022
• https://www.bandol-conferences.com/
8) ÖGUS Symposium on Artificial Weathering
• ÖGUS = Austrian Society of Environmental Simulation
• Austria, Vienna, 1 day
• Language: German
• Annually, last in Oct 2022
• https://www.oegus.at/
9) NREL PVRW PV Reliability Workshop
• NREL = National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• USA, in different cities in Colorado, 3 days
• Language: English
• Since 2010, annually
• Next: Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2023 in Denver, CO
• https://www.nrel.gov/pv/pvrw.html
• Focus: PV system-level reliability, materials, components (junction boxes, inverters, …), changes in policy and technology, weather factors and secondary stresses (Hail, wind, fire)
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