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Registration is now open for the PDA Europe Annual Conference & Exhibition 2023 in Barcelona!
It’s time to get ready for the PDA Europe Annual Conference & Exhibition and plan your trip to Barcelona, our beautiful meeting location for this year’s existing two-day gathering, on 16-17 November 2023. This offers an excellent opportunity for networking, collaboration, and exploring the latest advancements in the polyurea sector.
Register by 15 September 2023 to benefit from the early bird rate !
Attendee category | Before 15/09/23 | After 15/09/23 |
Member | 425,00 € | 530,00 € |
Additional Member Company Representative | 375,00 € | 475,00 € |
Non-Member | 635,00 € | 740,00 € |
Speaker | 320,00 € | 320,00 € |
Please note that the above prices exclude the Spanish VAT of 21%.
Conference fees cover admission to PDA Europe Conference & Exhibition 2023 (access to all conference sessions, complementary courses, exhibition, lunches and coffee breaks during the conference, conference material and dinner reception). It does not cover travelling, hotel accommodation and extras. >> Register now via this link: https://na.eventscloud.com/758874
First speakers confirmed

Brieuc Lits
Public Affairs and Communication Officer at ISOPA
“Regulatory Update on Diisocyanates in the EU”

Yolanda Suarez
CEO at ACE Coatings
“Polyurea coatings for marine applications”

James Elliott
Business Development Manager at Argus Media
“Light at the end of the tunnel? A review of market dynamics of polyurea raw materials”

David Pont
Technical Manager at Tecnopol
“River Plates’s Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Stadium Waterproofing and Refurbishment”

Nina Resham
Coatings & Adhesives Application Manager at Vencorex
“How to formulate flexible polyurea coatings?”

Giannis Sgountzos
R&D Technical Services Manager at Viopol Polyurethane Systems
“Pure polyurea for waterproofing and protection of terrace to a Deutsche Telekom Group building in Greece”
Xavi Cros | Chemical Engineer Tomas Molina | Technical Engineer
Xavi Cros & Tomas Molina
Respectively Chemical Engineer and Technical Engineer at Krypton Chemicals
“In depth review of Polyurea for Bridge deck Waterproofing”
Practical Information
Venue
The PDA Europe Annual Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Catalonia Diagonal Centro (Balmes, 142-146, 08008, Barcelona, Spain).
Catalonia Diagonal Centro is set in the heart of Barcelona’s Eixample district, located 17km from El Prat airport (approx. 28 euros in taxi) and just 300 metres from Diagonal Metro Station. It is next to some of Barcelona’s most popular sights (Rambla Catalunya, Sagrada Familia, etc.) and only 300 metres away on Passeig de Gràcia is La Pedrera, one of Gaudi’s famous creations.
Accommodation
PDA Europe has arranged a room block at the Catalonia Diagonal Centro hotel. You can choose between the following rooms until 30 September 2023:
- Single Room – 120,00€
- Double Room – 140,00€
The accommodation expenses are not included in the event registration fee. The above room rates are per room, per night and including breakfast buffet, VAT, WIFI. The city tax (not included) amounts to 4,90€ per person per nigh, to pay at check-in. Individual cancellation, free of charge, can be done until 30 September 2023.
Please note that the above rates are applicable from 13th to 19th November 2023, provided that the hotel has availability in the required room category.
On 30 September 2023, all unpicked rooms will be released automatically. Any booking after the release date will be subject to the hotel’s availability and conditions.
Here is the link to the hotel booking form: PDA – (cataloniahotels.com
General Terms and Conditions of the Event Registration and Cancellation Policy.
The present terms and conditions apply to PDA Europe Annual Conference 2023, organised by PDA Europe A.I.S.B.L, registered at the following legal address: 188a, Avenue de Tervueren, Postbox 4, B-1150 Brussels, Belgium (VAT BE0889.832.270), at Catalonia Diagonal Centro (Balmes, 142-146, 08008, Barcelona, Spain).
1) Registration
Participants register to the PDA Europe Annual Conference 2023 by using the online registration module provided on the event’s website. Payment is made by bank transfer or by credit card after the registration process, upon receipt of the invoice. No registration is effective as long as no payment has been received and processed successfully. Conference fees paid by participants cover admission to PDA Europe Annual Conference 2023, access to all conference sessions, complementary courses, exhibition, lunch and coffee breaks during the conference, conference material and dinner reception. It does not cover travelling, hotel accommodation and extras. All prices are VAT exclusive.
2) Confirmation of Registration The invoice will be issued within two weeks following your submission of registration.
3) Changes of participant
Organisations/companies can proceed to change names of participants of the same organisation/company until 31 October 2023, free of charge. After that date, registrations become personal any change in name will require a new registration
4) Cancellation Policy – Cancellation by the participant
Participants are allowed to cancel their registrations until 6 October 2023. Until that date, payments already received by PDA Europe will be refunded (limited to the amount paid by the participants). However, a fee of 100 EUR will be charged to cover administrative and banking costs. Refunds will be handled after the event. In case of cancellation after 6 October 2023 or in case of no-show, fees paid for registration will not be refunded.
5) Cancellation Policy – Cancellation by the organiser
If the organiser cancels the event for any reason other than force majeure, registration fees are refunded to registered participants. However, refunds are limited to the amount paid by the participants. The organiser is not liable for any other loss or expenses incurred by participants as a consequence of the cancellation. In the event that the PDA Europe Annual Conference 2023 would be cancelled, postponed or relocated on account of fire, flood, riot, earthquake, civil commotion, decisions taken by the national and/or local authorities, weather conditions, strike, lock-out, labour disturbances, explosions, sabotage, accident, terrorism, war, acts of God or any other causes or casualties beyond the control of the organiser, no refund shall be made. Participants to the PDA Europe Annual Conference 2023 waive all claims for damage in this case.
Please do not hesitate to contact the PDA Europe Secretariat if you have any questions at [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona this November !
PDA Europe Secretariat