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SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings is pleased to announce the results of the 2018 Board of Governors election. At stake in the election was an opening in the Facility Owner demographic.

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The growth trend at SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings is continuing in 2018 as the organization recently announced several staff additions, promotions, and key changes related to its May 15 reorganization.

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In order to better serve the SSPC membership, David Tufiño joined the SSPC staff on May 2, 2018 as the Bilingual Member Services Coordinator for Spanish and English. David is originally from Ecuador and is in the process of translating a variety of content and documents including SSPC standards, publications, training courses, certification exams, brochures, membership materials, and online resources.

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Join SSPC as we continue moving into the future. 

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On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) officially went into effect.

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Please join us in welcoming our new Organizational Members to the SSPC community! Whether they joined to increase their technical experience, make their voices heard in the SSPC community, make sure they are providing their stakeholders with the best value possible, or just to support the industry at large, we thank them for their support and look forward to working with all of them moving forward.

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As an SSPC Organizational Member you have the ability to maintain a roster of employees who are all individual members under your organization. 

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BCI was revised this spring with input from the DOTs, course instructors, and the SSPC Education Committee. Standards and instrument instructions were updated to current practice, new material about metallizing, and bolted connections.

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We are pleased to announce the launch of a new feature on the SSPC website. After months of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially announce that training certificates can now be downloaded from our website!

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SSPC is an approved License & Certification facility for Veterans Education benefits by the Pennsylvania State Approving Agency. Veterans and eligible dependents should visit the GI Bill® website to determine eligibility by clicking here. 

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Click below to see the upcoming webinar series ...

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SSPC’s Train the Trainer class (TTT) was offered for the first time in Canada this quarter for three different companies: Lopes Limited, Morin Industrial, and ETC Industrial Cleaning.

After two days of coursework, their trainers are ready to implement the Trainthepainter (TTP) program to help elevate their company, and SSPC is excited to have them on board!

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Late in 2017, SSPC unveiled its new Learning Center as part of an initiative to provide information and content to people interested in the coatings industry.

The Learning Center contains links to blog posts and whitepapers covering topics related to corrosion control, surface preparation methods, and coating selection for a variety of surfaces and structures.

To access the Learning Center, click below.

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SSPC is accepting nominations from members for the annual Structure Awards. The Awards are given to recognize the work of teams of contractors, designers, end users and coating manufacturers for excellence on protective coatings projects. The Awards will be presented at SSPC's Coatings+ 2019 conference, Feb. 11-14, 2019 at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, FL.

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Housing is open for Coatings+ ! The SSPC group rate is $187 + taxes per night for single or double rooms. Reservations can be made online or by calling the Disney Group Reservations team at 407-939-4686.

Government rate rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis and must be made at the online link. More information can be found by clicking here. 

 

* Please note that one night’s room charge + applicable taxes will be charged at the time of booking.

  
   
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SSPC is pleased to announce that on May 30, 2018 the organization’s Board of Governors approved a member's petition from Ecuador to establish the Charter of the SSPC Ecuador Chapter.

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SSPC Members, please join our local chapters for their annual golf events! This is the perfect opportunity to relax and enjoy the company of friends and colleagues, along with a little bit of friendly competition.

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This spring, SSPC’s Board of Governors approved a staff project to help improve the organization internally. We decided on a garden; not only to enhance the beauty of our campus headquarters, but to provide a community wellness activity that would allow staff a different kind of hands-on project. 

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