Dear Member,

You are invited to the following event:

Wellington Video Presentation of the BBC FOUR Documentary

Chemistry: A Volatile History

Episode 2 – The Order of the Elements

When: Thursday 16 Jul 2026 12.00 noon, NZST

Where: Room 6, Petone Community House, 6 Britannia Street, Petone

EVENT DETAILS:

Wellington you asked for it - here it is! Please join us for an enlightening presentation by our esteemed historian, Peter Walters, as he delves into the explosive story of chemistry.

Presentation Highlights:

Video Introduction: A captivating video will outline the struggle the early chemists encountered in attempting to impose order on the elements that had been so far discovered.

Historical Insights: Professor Jim Al-Khalili’s second episode of his three-part series will be shown, tracing the remarkable tale of how these elements were mapped.

Scientific Progress: Uncover how the genius of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table revealed the existence of the elements that had yet to be discovered, challenging and inspiring chemists to achieve fame by discovering and characterising the missing elements.

Relevance to the Coatings Industry: Chemistry is fundamental to the formulation of coatings, yet few of us know much about how this recent science came to be. This video series will give our members with a Chemistry education a new appreciation of their chosen profession presented in such a way that our non-chemistry educated members will find fascinating.

We look forward to your attendance and participation in this fascinating exploration of chemistry’s volatile history.

Refreshments will be available.

Peter Walters Bio:

Peter has been a member of OCCA/SCANZ since 1976 and involved in the Surface Coatings Industry since 1971. He was appointed to his first technical role in 1974.

Peter has been an active member of OCCA/SCANZ attending most of the SCANZ Conventions held from 1978 and a number of SCAA Conferences, particularly the joint SCAA/SCANZ Conferences.

Peter is a life member of SCANZ and now retired from full time employment. He continues to take an active role in our association by serving on our Committee, writing our regular Painted Memories Section of the Brushstrokes magazine and with presentations such as this one.

He also continues to support our Industry by providing consultation services.

Please register using the buttons above, and let us know you are intending on being there. (for catering purposes) We look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards

SCANZ Committee

Surface Coatings Association of New Zealand

m: 027 642 0778 e: secretary@scanz.org.nz w: www.scanz.org.nz