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SUMMARY:Spring Technical Meeting - 2026
DESCRIPTION:Agenda:\n5:00 – Registration\, Bar Opens\, Buffet Dinner Opens \n5:30 – Technical Presentations \n7:00 – Open Networking \nThis event will be held at Missing Falls Brewery\, 540 S. Main St.\, Akron.\nAdvanced Reservations:  $35 each \n***Without prior reservation:  $40 each (limited number).  We highly encourage you to pay in advance for this meeting\, due to the setup\, which is one large room.  “Pay at the Door” will only be available until 5:30 pm because the Technical Presentations start at that time. \nReduced Fee for Students!  Student dinner tickets are only $5. \nEmail reservations to Denise Kotz at denisekotz@strategicrealm.consulting OR mail to Ohio Rubber Group\, PO Box 553\, Hudson\, OH 44236. \nNeed to Renew your Membership??  Complete the Membership Form and pay for both at same time!\nPay in Advance is the Preferred Method for payment.  Avoid lines at the meeting!  Click here to pay in advance for both dinner tickets and Membership.\nParking is available in the large lot in back.\n****Please turn off cell phones during the presentations****\nTechnical Presentations:\n“Flexoelectricity in Polyelectrolyte Elastomers as Sensors and Energy Harvesters”\nMehdi Sahami\, PhD student and Scholarship Winner\, The University of Akron\nThis work focuses on a class of elastomeric materials capable of generating electrical signals under non-uniform mechanical deformation. In other words\, these materials can convert mechanical deformation into electrical output\, making them promising candidates for sensing and energy harvesting applications.\n  \n“From Lab to Road: Testing Rubber for Real-World Performance”\nPaul Merda\, Education Coordinator/Technical Advisor\, ARDL\nThis presentation explores how laboratory testing methods are used to evaluate and predict the real-world performance of rubber components in applications such as windshield wipers\, tires\, and engine mounts.\n  \nPANEL DISCUSSION: “From Passion to Profession: Paths\, Pivots\, and Possibilities”\nModerator:  Fred Carter\, Strategic-Partner\, Schooley Mitchell\nPanelists:\nWill Mars\, President\, Endurica\nJason Poulton\, Semi-Retired\nEric Britton\, Materials Engineer\, Bridgestone Americas\nThe goal of the panel will be to highlight some industry professionals with Engineering or PhD backgrounds and how they have progressed to their current position in the industry. We’ll aim to highlight some struggles\, victories\, and tips/lessons that might be helpful for the students\, but also for young professionals.\n\n****Please turn off cell phones during the presentations****
URL:https://www.ohiorubbergroup.org/event/spring-technical-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Missing Falls Brewery\, 540 S. Main St.\, Akron\, OH\, 44311\, United States
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SUMMARY:Early Summer Golf Outing - 2026
DESCRIPTION:Registration:  7:00 – 7:45 am\nShotgun Start: 8:00 am\n4 Golfer Scramble \nDinner: 2:00 pm – Brookledge Pavilion \nCost:  $150.00 \n* Includes golf with cart\, lunch\, dinner\, beverages\, door prize\, raffle ticket\, skill awards and prizes.\nMulligan cards are available for an additional $5 each.\nRegistration Form deadline:  June 8\, 2026 \nRegistration Forms and Corporate Hole Sponsor Forms\n******Even if you don’t golf\, join us for dinner!\nDINNER ONLY:  $40  (Catered by “Terrible Tom’s Barbeque”) \nPay in Advance for this golf outing!  \nNote:  This is now the Preferred Method of Payment!\nPlease note that although we are using PayPal to make the transaction\, you do not need to have a PayPal account.  Simply just enter your Credit Card information.  However\, we still need you to fill out a Registration Form to have all the golfer names.\nClick here to pay in advance with PayPal\n**Please note that your PayPal receipt will be from ACESS (Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies).  This is correct.\n  \nBrookledge Golf Club\n1621 Bailey Road\nCuyahoga Falls\, OH 44221\n330-971-8416
URL:https://www.ohiorubbergroup.org/event/early-summer-golf-outing-2026/
LOCATION:Brookledge Golf Club\, 1621 Bailey Rd.\, Cuyahoga Falls\, OH\, 44221\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260831T070000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260831T200000
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SUMMARY:Late Summer Golf Outing - 2026
DESCRIPTION:Event Information \nCall for Sponsors \nRegistration Form \nThere will be two shotgun starts: AM group – 8:00 AM (Play Your Own Ball) and PM group – 1:30 PM (Scramble)\nAny morning player will have the opportunity to play an additional round in the afternoon for an additional $75. \nEntry Fee of $165 includes golf\, lunch and dinner. \nEntry form must be received with payment by August 19\, 2026. \nSchedule of Activities:\n7:00 AM Bag Drop – Morning Shotgun Registration Opens\n7:15 AM Driving Range Opens\n8:00 AM MORNING SHOTGUN\n9:30 AM Bag Drop – Afternoon Shotgun\n11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch\n1:30 PM AFTERNOON SHOTGUN\n6:00 PM Cocktails! (Cash Bar)\n7:00 PM Dinner\n8:00 PM Prize Awards \n  \nPay in Advance for this golf outing!  \nNote:  This is now the Preferred Method of Payment!\nPlease note that although we are using PayPal to make the transaction\, you do not need to have a PayPal account.  Simply just enter your Credit Card information.  However\, we still need you to fill out a Registration Form to have all the golfer names.\nClick here to pay in advance with PayPal\n**Please note that your PayPal receipt will be from ACESS (Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies).  This is correct.
URL:https://www.ohiorubbergroup.org/event/late-summer-golf-outing-2026/
LOCATION:Silver Lake Country Club\, 1325 Graham Rd\, Stow\, Ohio\, 44224
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SUMMARY:Fall Technical Meeting - 2026
DESCRIPTION:Agenda:\n4:00 – Dinner Ticket / Membership Sales \n4:30 – Technical Presentations \n6:00 – Social Hour \n7:00 – Dinner \nAdvanced Reservations:  $35 each     ***Without prior reservation:  $40 each (limited number available) \nEmail reservations to Denise Kotz at denisekotz@strategicrealm.consulting OR mail to Ohio Rubber Group\, PO Box 553\, Hudson\, OH 44236. \nFall Technical Meeting Reservation Form\nPay in Advance for this meeting!  \nNote:  This is now the Preferred Method of Payment!\nPlease note that although we are using PayPal to make the transaction\, you do not need to have a PayPal account.  Simply just enter your Credit Card information.\nClick here to pay in advance with PayPal\n**Please note that your PayPal receipt will be from ACESS (Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies).  This is correct.\n  \n  \nTechnical Presentations:\n\n  \n***Please turn off cell phones during the presentations****
URL:https://www.ohiorubbergroup.org/event/fall-technical-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn Twinsburg\, OH\, 8971 Wilcox Dr.\, Twinsburg\, Ohio\, 44078
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