Thursday, October 19th 2006

8:00 am to 8:45 am

Registration – Coffee & Danish

8:45 am to 10:15 am

Opening Ceremonies
Dr John Burmeister – Associate Chairman, Department of Chemistry – University of Delaware
Keynote Addresses:
A Technical Overview of the Needs and Requirements for New Technologies in Hair Care – Dr. Kenneth Buckridge – Director of Research & Development - Avon Products, Suffern, NY

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Presentations:
Cleaning – Detergency and Hair Cleansing Insights – Dr. Robert Coots, Research Director – Colonial Chemical, Chattanooga, TN
Conditioning – New Ideas for Tomorrow – Sahar Fahkry-Smith – Research Manager - Degussa Chemical, Hopewell, VA

12:00 pm to 1:45 pm

Lunch
Keynote Address:
Career Opportunities in the Personal Care, Cosmetic & Pharmacuetical Industries – Richard Kenny & Dr Robert Friedline – Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Richmond, VA
Cysteine – Insights on the Enzymatic Transformation of Cysteine Disulfide Bonds – Dr. Colin Thorpe – University of Delaware

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Presentation:
Curling – New Concepts in Curl Retention – Kathy Mauer – National Starch & Chemical, Bridgewater, NJ
Coloring – An Overview of Today’s Technology – Keith Brown – Retired, formerly Director of Research – Clairol, Inc, Stamford, CN

3:30 pm to 4:45 pm

Student Poster Sessions
Vendor Exhibit/Student Career Fair

4:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Closing Statements