Malaysia, one of the largest producers of natural rubber and the established centre of rubber technology, has been given the privilege to host the most respected event in the world's rubber industry calendar - the International Rubber Conference 2008 (IRC 2008).
The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB), is organising the International Rubber Conference 2008 to be held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia from 20 to 23 October 2008.
The International Rubber Conference 2008 features presentations from eminent rubber scientists and experts in the field of:
- Rubber Physics and Engineering
- Computer Simulation
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Rubber Biotechnology
- Latex Science and Technology
- Advanced Materials
- Environment, Recycling and Industrial Ecology
- Nanotechnology
- Rubber Modification and Characterisation
- Tyre and Tyre Retreading
- Energy Conservation
- New Evaluation and Test Methods
- Processing and Specialty Rubbers
Keynote Speakers
- Prof Toshio Nishi
- Prof Claude Hepburn
- Prof Alan N. Gent
- Prof Jean Francois Pilard
- Dr A. Roger Williams
- Dr Andrew J. Tinker
- Prof Mohamed S. El-Aasser
- Datuk Dr Abd. Aziz Sheikh Abd. Kadir