Newsletter 2007 - nº 9

Qualicer 2008: A Meeting not to be missed

The upcoming QUALICER meeting, to be held from 10 to 13 February 2008, will feature a retrospective overview of the nine preceding meetings, which have embodied a dynamic event that has progressively matured and broadened its scope.

The 10th QUALICER anniversary will take place in Castellón, 18 years after the inaugural meeting in 1990.

Striving to overcome recurrent challenges:
Qualicer 1990 – 2008. Commemorative panel debate

Richard Bowman

Richard Bowman

In the framework of the 10th QUALICER anniversary, a panel debate will review the experience of the nine foregoing events. The panel debate, entitled Striving to overcome recurrent challenges: Qualicer 1990 – 2008, will be chaired by the scientific expert and regular QUALICER meeting-goer, Richard Bowman.

It is intended to touch on the different subjects that have drawn most interest at QUALICER in the course of the years, focusing in particular on the sector’s specific recurring challenges, from the singular viewpoint of one who is well-acquainted with the congress. Richard Bowman has directed various research projects on ceramic tiles and slip resistance at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia. At the present time, he is manager director of the prestigious consultancy firm Intertile Research Pty Ltd.

The commemorative panel debate will feature the participation of outstanding professionals from the ceramic sector, who have been part of QUALICER from the outset:

Carlos Feliu
Director of AICE-ITC (Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica), Spain

William Walters
Tiling consultant to CERAM Research, UK

Jonas Silvestre Medeiros
Civil engineer. Technical Director of Inovatec Consultores Associados, Ltda., Brazil

Colin Cass
Senior Head Teacher of Tiling at the Sydney Institute of TAFE, Australia

Jose Luis Porcar
Director of IPC, Instituto de Promoción Cerámica (Castellón County Council), Spain

Summary of the panel debate

Registration open

There are no excuses for not attending. QUALICER, the forum on ceramic tile, will be holding its 10th meeting from 10 to 13 February 2008.

To mark this anniversary, attendees are offered an important discount on the registration fee. This 10th anniversary meeting will also be marked by other activities: a complimentary DVD collection of all the presentations made at the foregoing meetings, the projection of a photographic retrospective of QUALICER, and other surprises.

Find all you need to know about QUALICER 2008 at www.qualicer.org

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