ASTM Symposium on Roofing highlights research, standards development.
Press Release Summary:
Sponsored by ASTM International D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing, Seventh Symposium on Roofing Research and Standards Development will take place December 4, 2011 in Tampa, FL. Symposium will have primary emphasis on current research and development work, specifically centering on influence of laboratory and field investigations in development of standards for roofing and waterproofing materials and systems. Topics will address relation to low-sloped and steep roofing systems.
Original Press Release:
ASTM International Hosts Symposium on Roofing Research and Standards Development in December
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-The Seventh Symposium on Roofing Research and Standards Development will be held Dec. 4, 2011, at the Marriott Waterside in Tampa, Fla. Sponsored by ASTM International D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing, the symposium will be held in conjunction with the December standards development meetings of the committee.
This symposium will be the seventh in a series that dates back to the mid-1980s. The primary emphasis for the symposium is on current research and development work, and will center on the influence of both laboratory and field investigations in the development of standards for roofing and waterproofing materials and systems. The symposium is intended to address topics describing research and standards development for both low-sloped and steep roofing systems including the following:
The targeted audience is all roofing professionals, including contractors, architects, engineers, consultants, building owners, researchers, technologists, technicians, sales and marketing personnel, product development specialists, and insurers.
Online registration opens approximately eight weeks before the workshop and closes Nov. 30. The fee to attend the workshop for non-ASTM members is $50 USD for online registration and $75 USD for onsite registration. There is no fee for ASTM members, presenters, session chairs and students with a valid ID.
For additional information, visit astm.org/D08roofing.htm, or contact symposium chairman Walter J. Rossiter Jr., Ph.D., National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md. (phone: 301-975-6719; walter.rossiter@nist.gov).
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