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Visit ACerS new online video library to watch technical videos, lectures and interviews.

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Reserve your seat and save $100 on select Ceramic Materials courses. Taught by experts, courses focus on foundational topics in ceramic materials engineering & business. Upcoming courses include Ceramic Injection Molding in San Diego, CA, and 8 courses at MS&T’09.

2009-2010 Elections

The annual election for President-Elect, Board of Directors, and Officers is underway. You will receive a ballot by mail, or you may vote online. Read the candidate statements then cast your vote by July 25th. Have your username and password handy to vote.

[Endorsed Meeting] Electroceramics XII

[ June 14, 2010 to June 17, 2010. ] Electroceramics XII, which will be held in Trondheim, Norway, June 14-17 2010.

[Endorsed Meeting] PACRIM9: The 9th International Meeting of Pacific Rim Ceramic Societies

[ July 10, 2011 to July 14, 2011. ]

St. Louis Section and the Refractory Ceramics Division 46th Annual Symposium

[ March 24, 2010 to March 25, 2010. ] St. Louis Section and the Refractory Ceramics Division 46th Annual Symposium

[Endorsed Meeting] Second International Symposium on Advanced Ceramics and Technology for Sustainable Energy Applications

[ November 1, 2009 to November 4, 2009. ]

[Endorsed Meeting] The Third International Conference on the Characterization and Control of Interfaces for High Quality Advanced Materials, and Joining Technology for New Metallic Glasses and Inorganic Materials

[ September 6, 2009 to September 9, 2009. ]

New Journal On Advanced Glass Research to Debut

WESTERVILLE, OH – The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) announced today that it is launching of a major new, peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to glass research: The International Journal of Applied Glass Science (IJAGS).

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Society Leader Elections

The election of ACerS Board of Directors and President-Elect, along with division and class officers, will take place June 25 through July 25, 2009. The nine directors of the board are elected to staggered three-year terms. Six candidates are running for the three open board seats.

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Nominees Sought for ECD Secretary

The Engineering Ceramics Division nominating committee is asking division members for names of candidates for division secretary. This nomination will be presented for approval at the ECD annual business meeting at MS&T’09 in October.

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