Terry Bradshaw Delivers Laughs, Leadership in AMPP Keynote
A standing-room-only audience enjoyed AMPP’s 2023 keynote speech from four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Terry Bradshaw. In remarks on leadership and being the best version of ourselves, Bradshaw engaged attendees with his trademark down-home humor and years of experience, both as a legendary QB and as an award-winning broadcaster.
Co-Hosted Awards Presentation to Celebrate Contractors and Projects
For the first time, CoatingsPro Magazine and AMPP will combine two awards programs (CoatingsPro’s Contractor Awards and AMPP’s new Project Awards) in a single celebration. The co-hosted event takes place Wednesday in the Exhibit Hall’s AMPPitheater.
While time and money are always lost when faced with a premature coatings or linings failure, the biggest loss is often that of reputation. Mike O’Brien of MARK 10 Research Group, Inc., made that clear during one of this week’s AMPP forums. “The common denominator in all premature coating failures is people,” he says.
Wednesday’s Forums Include Focus on Leadership, Strategy
In the final full day of forums at the 2023 AMPP Annual Conference + Expo, topics to be discussed include leadership behaviors to drive results; developing strategies and processes for successful corrosion control through protective coatings; and thermal and cold spray processes and applications in corrosion mitigation.
With 12 new awards, AMPP's annual awards program will be held Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency. The program honors outstanding accomplishments in areas such as service, leadership, application of or advancement of applied technology, and more.
AMPP’s industry conference has everything attendees valued from the legacy CORROSION and Coatings+ events, including technical exchange and innovation, networking activities, and collaboration opportunities. Attendees can enjoy invaluable programming from technical sessions, standards and administrative meetings, and an exposition featuring hundreds of global exhibitors.
Best Student Posters to Be Honored in Awards Ceremony
After presenting research projects, this year’s AMPP Student Poster Session winners will be recognized at Wednesday’s awards ceremony. These posters, created by students from undergraduate and graduate programs around the world, showcase student research on a variety of topics in corrosion science, corrosion engineering, and applied corrosion technology.
Winners Announced for 2023 Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards
As part of this week’s conference, Materials Performance (MP) Magazine honored the winners of its 2023 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards program. With a near-record total of more than 50 nominations, the winners represented a wide range of fields within the corrosion control and protective coatings industry.
AMPP 2023 Spotlights Important Leadership Behaviors
On Wednesday, AMPP is hosting an interactive seminar and luncheon concentrated on helping attendees build strong and effective leadership teams that are better equipped to navigate the challenges of today’s rapidly changing business environment. These sessions will start at 8:00 a.m. in Room 601 and continue through midday.
Wednesday Features Symposia on Thermal, Cold Spray Coatings
The fourth day of symposia features topics like thermal and cold spray coatings; applying corrosion inhibitors to metallic surfaces; and flow assurance in oil and gas production.