Meetings & Events
GGSCT Events
Save the Dates!!!
GGSCT Technical Dinner Meeting
Monday, April 27, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
Don Jose's Mexican Restaurant
3430 Village Dr, Castro Valley, CA 94546
http://donjosescv.com
(510) 538-3290
We will order off the menu.
Speaker: Tim Simpson, President Sampleful
Title: Streamlining the sample procurement process
Abstract: In the chemical industry every order derives from a sample. Each chemical company has a unique system for processing these samples. However, as a receiver of samples the lack of continuity of when, how, and why samples are being received for review can be frustrating and time consuming. Sampleful is a cloud-based software solution that allows for a simple in field tool that simplifies the management of sample procurement.
American Coatings Show
May 5 - 7, 2026
Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis, IN
PNWSCT Northwest Coatings Fest
October 6 - 9, 2026
The Inn at Laurel Point
Victoria, BC
Symposiums - Pacific Northwest Society for Coatings Technology
GGSCT Christmas Party & Old Timers Lunch
December 4, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.
Locanda Ravello, 172 E Prospect Ave, Danville, CA 94526
(925) 984-2101
https://locandarestaurants.com/locanda-ravello---danville
Please mark your calendars and join us for the annual Christmas party. The cost will be $65 per person. Old Timers and their spouses are gratis per the GGSCT. Please also bring a gift for the raffle.
The Menu:
Course 1 - Family-Style Antipasti Platter - Charcuterie of Meats, Cheeses, Burrata & Crostini
Course 2 - Vesuvio Salad - Organic Mixed Greens, Strawberries, Orange & Citrus Vinaigrette
Course 3 - Choice of Entrees
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Strozzapreti Pasta - Italian Sausage & Spring Peas in a Wild Mushroom Cream Sauce
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Pasta Siciliana - Short Pasta with Tomato, Eggplant, Mozzarella & Basil
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Wild Salmon Puttanesca - Cherry Tomatoes, Capers & Kalamata Olives Served with Crispy Potato Cake & Seasonal Vegetables
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Pollo Parmigiana - Breaded Chicken Breast topped with Mozzarella & Tomato Sauce Served with Seasonal Vegetables
Course 4 - Choice of Desserts
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Gelato Del Giorno
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Zeppoline Ravello - Italian Doughnuts with Hazelnut Chocolate
Western Coatings Symposium
Mark your long-term calendars for future WCS shows.
Information on the show can be found at www.westerncoatings.org
Check it out for information on attending, exhibiting, speaking, listening, and all manner of general information.
October 17 - 20, 2027 - Paris, LV
October 21 - 24, 2029 - Paris, LV
GGSCT Northern Nevada Dinner September 2023
GGSCT Crab Feed 2023
GGSCT Christmas Lunch 2022
GGSCT Night at the Ballgame 2021
Past Events
January 2020 - Presentations from the Half Day Seminar
November 2019 - Emmanuel Durant of Tolsa on Rheological Clays
January 2019 - Natália Lopes of the Ashland Specialty Ingredients Group on Thickeners - a Thickeners 101 Talk
January 2019 - Greg Monaghen of Specialty Polymers on Metal Adhesion and Corrosion Resistance of Coatings
October 2018 - Vinvil on Vinyl Versatate Copolymer Emulsions
October 2018 - Bishop Hammack of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - the first recipient of the recently renamed Marnie Hartman Scholarship. The GGSCT generously sponsored this research through our scholarship program.
September 2018 - Rusil on Waterproofing Concrete
March 2018 - Thom Debroski of Specialty Minerals on the various minerals used in paints.
November 2017 - John Dockery of Trinseo on Elastomeric Roof Coatings using Styrene Butadiene as a water proofing Primer and Styrene Acrylic as a Reflective Top coat
April 2017 - Mark Diaz of Hexion on the Evolution of Waterborne Epoxy Resins with respect to performance and VOC compliance
March 2017 – Stuart Lipskin of BYK on the right order of evaluation for the optimization of coatings.
October 2016 - California Paint Council
Photos from the GGSCT Night at the Ballgame
