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For Immediate Release

PSTC Announces Call for Presentations

Northbrook, Ill., May 23, 2003 - The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) is seeking presentations for its TECH XXVII Global Conference, May 12-14, 2004, Orlando, Florida. Selected presentations are given orally at the conference and published in the conference proceedings for year-round reference.

Submission deadline is August 1, 2003. All 2004 submissions will be gathered through the organization's Web site at www.pstc.org. The electronic processing of manuscripts will streamline the submission process for authors and PSTC alike.

"The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) is internationally recognized for its leadership in promoting the manufacture of tape products high in quality and performance," said Deepak Hariharan, Ph.D. "PSTC seeks to share leading edge ideas in processes, materials, technology, test methods and environmental issues as they relate to advancing the science of pressure sensitive adhesives." Hariharan of Adhesives Research, Inc. is TECH XXVII senior chair.

The TECH XXVII Global Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando. It is expected to attract hundreds of innovators in the pressure sensitive adhesives industry worldwide. Watch www.pstc.org for conference details as they become available.