Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., has issued a call for research papers to be presented at the 2013 Tire Conference, to be held April 24-26, 2013, at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa in Hilton Head, S.C. Deadline for submissions, which can be emailed to Jim Burns at jjjburns@att.net, is Oct. 31, 2012.

September 4, 2012