SPE CONFERENCES
Sept. 8-11, 2014. FOAMS® 2014 (Tutorial & Conference)
Site: Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, New Jersey, USA
Contact: Max Wingert
Tel: +1 614-519-9878
Email: mw4spe@yahoo.com
Website: www.4spe.org
Sept. 9-11, 2014. Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition
Site: The Diamond Banquet & Conference Center at the Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan, USA
Contact: Peggy Malnati
Tel: +1 248-592-0765
Email: news@speautomotive.com
Website: www.speautomotive.com/comp.htm
Sept. 15-16, 2014. CAD RETEC 2014: “What a Colorful World”
Site: New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Contact: Earl Balthazar, III
Tel: +1 817-719-0224
Email: CAD_RETEC@tx.rr.com
Website: specad.org
Sept. 15-17, 2014. SPE Thermoforming Conference
Site: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Contact: Lesley Kyle
Tel: +1 914-671-9524
Email: thermoformingdivision@gmail.com
Website: thermoformingdivision.com
Sept. 16-18, 2014. Thermoplastic Elastomers TopCon
Site: Hilton Fairlawn Hotel, Akron, Ohio, USA
Contact: Vivian E. Malpass
Tel: +1 330-342-1120
Email: vivian.malpass@tek-mark.com
Contact: William Blasius
Tel: +1 774-545-0990
Email: wblasius@fostercomp.com
Website: www.4spe.org
Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2014. Bioplastic Materials 2014 (Tutorial & Conference)
Site: Embassy Suites, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA
Contact: Edwin Tam
Tel: +1 339-222-8076
Email: etam@teknorapex.com
Website: www.4spe.org
Oct. 5-8, 2014. TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference
Site: Troy Marriott, Troy, Michigan, USA
Contact: Karen Rhodes-Parker
Tel: +1 248-244-8993 ext. 3
Email: karen@spedetroit.com
Website: www.auto-tpo.com
Oct. 5-7, 2014. Annual Blow Molding Conference
Site: Chicago Marriott O-Hare, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Contact: Ron Puvak
Tel: +1 419-708-1486
Email: r.puvak@plastictechnologies.com
Website: www.blowmoldingdivision.org
Oct. 13-15, 2014. Polymer Nanocomposites
Site: Rauch Business Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Contact: Patrick Kelly
Tel: +1 570-992-7041
Email: pkelly@northampton.edu
Website: www.4spe.org
Oct. 19-22, 2014. FlexPackCon/Web Coating & Handling Conference
Site: Marriott Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Contact: Sue Wojnicki
Tel.: +1 203-740-5420
Email: swojnicki@4spe.org
Website: www.4spe.org/Events/
Oct. 20-22, 2014. VINYLTEC 2014
Site: The Alexander Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Contact: Rochelle Lemieux
Tel: +1 317-770-3680
Email: rochelle@rglsales.com
Website: www.4spe.org
Dec. 10-11, 2014. ANTEC® Mumbai
Site: Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel, Mumbai, India
Contact: SPE India
Tel: +91 22-24302826 / 2790
Email: admin@speindia.org
Website: speindia.org/antec-in-dec-2014/
Feb. 22-25, 2015. International Polyolefins Conference
Site: Hilton Houston North Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
Contact: David Hansen
Email: david.hansen47@yahoo.com
Website: www.spe-stx.org/conference.php
March 23-27, 2015. ANTEC® @ NPE2015
Site: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Contact: Barbara Spain
Tel: +1 203-740-5418
Email: bspain@4spe.org
Website: www.antec.ws
SPE E-LIVE® WEBINARS
Aug. 12, 19, and 26, 2014. “Foams”
(3-part series: “Nanocellular Foams” (Aug. 12), “Bio and Sustainable Foams” (Aug. 19), “Cellular Nanocomposites” (Aug. 26))
Sept. 9, 16, and 23, 2014. “Extrusion” (3-part series: “Single Screw and Their Function in Troubleshooting” (Sept.9), “The Functional Sections of Single Screw Extrusion” (Sept. 16), “Mixing in Single Screw Extruders” (Sept. 23))
Sept. 11, 17, and 25, 2014. “Failure Analysis of Plastics: A 3-Part Series”
(All webinars begin at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time)
Contact: Barbara Spain
Tel: +1 203-740-5418
Email: bspain@4spe.org
Website: www.4spe.org/Events/webinars.aspx
SPE MEETINGS
Oct. 13, 2014. Akron Section Meeting
Topic: Thogus Molding Tour
Site: Avon Lake (Cleveland), Ohio, USA
Contact: Tony Dean
Tel: +1 330-929-9916
Email: francis@neo.rr.com
Nov. 10, 2014. Akron Section Meeting
Topic: ColorMatrix/PolyOne Corp. “Liquid Coloring of Plastics”
Site: Hilton Fairlawn, Akron, Ohio, USA
Contact: Tony Dean
Tel: +1 330-929-9916
Email: francis@neo.rr.com
Dec. 8, 2014. Akron Section Meeting
Topic: Holiday Celebration
Site: Wolfcreek Winery, Akron, Ohio, USA
Contact: Tony Dean
Tel: +1 330-929-9916
Email: francis@neo.rr.com
Jan. 12, 2015. Akron Section Meeting
Topic: PolyOne Corp. “Recent Growth and Future Strategy” (joint with ACESS)
Site: Hilton Fairlawn, Akron, Ohio, USA
Contact: Tony Dean
Tel: +1 330-929-9916
Email: francis@neo.rr.com
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept. 3-6, 2014. INDOPLAS 2014 (9th Indonesian International Plastics Exhibition)
Site: Jakarta International Expo, Jakarta, Indonesia
Contact: Messe Düsseldorf Asia
Tel: +65 6332 9620
Email: indoplas@mda.com.sg
Website: www.indoplas.com
Sept. 21-24, 2014. 5th International Conference on Polyolefin Characterization (ICPC)
Site: The Westin Valencia Hotel, Valencia, Spain
Contact: Raquel Ubeda
Tel: +34 96 131 8120
Email: Raquel.ubeda@icpc-conference.org
Website: www.icpc-conference.org
Sept. 22-24, 2014. Plastics Pipes XVII
Site: Swissôtel Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Contact: Eva Balassa
Tel: +36 1-212-0056
Email: ppxvii@congress.hu
Website: www.ppxvii.org
Sept. 23-25, 2014. Polymer Compounding for Innovations in Plastics Industry
Site: Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Contact: InnoPlast Solutions, Inc.
Tel: +1 973-446-9531
E-mail: info@innoplastsolutions.com
Website: www.CompoundingConference.com
Sept. 23-24, 2014. Polyolefin Performance 2014
Site: Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Contact: Amanda Schaeffer
Tel: +1 610 478 0800
E-mail: as@amiplastics-na.com
Website: www.amiplastics-na.com/events
Jan. 28-30, 2015. BioPlastics: Re-Invention of Plastics via Renewable Chemicals
Site: InterContinental, Miami, Florida, USA
Contact: InnoPlast Solutions, Inc.
Tel: +1 973-446-9531
Email: info@innoplastsolutions.com
Website: www.BioPlastConference.com
March 23-27, 2015. NPE2015
Site: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Contact: SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Assoc.
Tel: +1 202-974-5235
Email: attend@npe.org
Website: www.npe.org