| Speakers for "from Scrap to Profit" 2008 |
| Anil Bhowmick, Rubber Technology Center |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
| TOPIC: Waste Rubber: Characterization, Properties,
and Utilization in Virgin Rubbers and Plastics |
| Michael Blumenthal , Senior Technical Director |
| Rubber Manufacturers Association |
| TOPIC: Environmental and Human Health Hot Topics |
| Karl Bruskotter, Environment Programs Analyst |
| Environmental Programs Division, City of Santa Monica, CA |
| TOPIC: Selling Tire-Derived Products to Government |
| Stan Esposito, Production Manager |
| Holz Rubber Company, Lodi, CA |
| TOPIC: How One Firm Systematically Considered
Ground Rubber Feedstock for a Diverse Product Line |
| Greg Graham, Vice President |
| Modular Rubber Drains, Inc., Visalia, CA |
| TOPIC: Growth Through Diversification: Expanding
a Long-Standing Business through Development of a New Rubber-Plastic Product |
| Stephen Kapp, Technology Resources Manager |
| CA Center for Sustainable Energy |
| TOPIC: Green Building Marketing |
Sam Kauffman, General Manager |
| Edge Rubber, Chambersburg, PA |
| TOPIC: Range of Opportunities and Equipment
for Molding/Extruding Recycled Rubber Products |
Bruce Lambillotte, |
| Smithers Scientific Services, Inc. |
| TOPIC: Analytical and Physical Property Tests for Marketing Ground Rubber |
| John Patrick McCaffrey, Architect, PC |
| San Francisco, CA |
| TOPIC: Strategies for Marketing Tire-Derived Products |
| Dr. Joey Mead, Professor of Plastics Engineering |
| University of Massachusetts, Lowell |
| TOPIC: Making Products from Rubber-Plastic Compounds |




