The following is a list of technical meetings, courses and seminars of interest to the plastics industry. This feature is updated and published once a month.
March 6-8-Advances in Polymer Colloids/Emulsion Polymers, in Orlando, Fla, at the Grosvenor Resort. The course is offered by the Institute of Materials Science of State University of New York at New Paltz. Contact (914) 257-3800.
March 7-8-ABCs of Purchasing Plastics, to be held in Toronto at the Board of Trade Airport Club, sponsored by the Canadian Plastics Institute. Contact (416) 441-3222.
March 7-May 9-Introduction to Plastics, presented by the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). The class will be held at Stow High School. Contact (216) 374-8625.
March 8-10-Polymer Blends and Alloys: Phase Behavior, Characterization, Morphology and Alloying Technology, in Orlando, Fla, at the Grosvenor Resort. The course is offered by the Institute of Materials Science of State University of New York at New Paltz. Contact (914) 257-3800.
March 8-10-Computer Modeling of Polymer and Solid Interfaces, in Orlando, Fla, at the Grosvenor Resort. The course is offered by the Institute of Materials Science of State University of New York at New Paltz. Contact (914) 257-3800.
March 8-May 10-Extrusion Processing, a Wednesday evening course to be held at the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). Contact (216) 374-8625.
March 9-April 13-Total Quality Management, a Thursday evening course to be held at the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). Contact (216) 374-8625.
March 12-14-Carl S. Marvel Symposium on New Polymerizations for New Molecular Architectures at the University of Arizona in Tuscon. Sponsors are the Southern Arizona Section of the American Chemical Society and the university's Department of Chemistry. Contact (602) 621-5672.
March 13-14-Basics in Thermoforming, at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The course is offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Science's Center for Continuing Engineering Education. Contact (414) 227-3105.
March 13-15-North American Research Conference on Stabilization and Degradation of Polymers, in Hilton Head, S.C., at the Westin Resort. The conference is offered by the Institute of Materials Science of State University of New York at New Paltz. Contact (914) 257-3800.
March 14-15-Thermoforming, to be held in Toronto at the Board of Trade Airport Club, sponsored by the Canadian Plastics Institute. Contact (416) 441-3222.
March 14-May 2-Introduction to Injection Molding, a Tuesday evening course to be held at the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). Contact (216) 374-8625.
March 15-17-Advances in Thermoforming, at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. The course is offered by the College of Engineering and Applied Science's Center for Continuing Engineering Education. Contact (414) 227-3105.
March 18-Plastics Testing, presented by the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). The class will be held at Stow High School. Contact (216) 374-8625.
March 20-Extrusion: An Intensive Introduction, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers in St. Louis at the St. Louis Airport Hilton. Contact (203) 775-0471.
March 20-Fundamentals of Plastic Materials and Processes, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers in St. Louis at the St. Louis Airport Hilton. Contact (203) 775-0471.
March 20-21-Injection Molding Technology, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers in St. Louis at the St. Louis Airport Hilton. Contact (203) 775-0471.
March 20-22-Production Injection Molding Manufacturing Techniques, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers in St. Louis at the St. Louis Airport Hilton. Contact (203) 775-0471.
March 20-21-Third Annual Wilson Forum, a symposium on the use of composite materials in the construction and refurbishment of infrastructures, at the Crown Sterling Suites in Santa Ana, Calif. The event is co-sponsored by Wilson Composite Group Inc. and the California Department of Transportation. Contact (916) 989-4812.
March 20-22-Packaging and Society: Municipal Solid Waste Problems and Solutions will be held at the Inn and Conference Center at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md. Sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals and the university's Institute for Environmental Management. Contact (703) 318-8970.
March 21-Troubleshooting the Extrusion Process, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers in St. Louis at the St. Louis Airport Hilton. Contact (203) 775-0471.
March 21-22-Plastics Finishing: Responding to Tomorrow's Global Requirements, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers' Decorating Division at the Radisson on the Lake in Ypsilanti, Mich. Contact Robert Janco at (708) 682-6326.
March 21-22-Extrusion Principles and Practices, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers in St. Louis at the St. Louis Airport Hilton. Contact (203) 775-0471.
March 21-22-SPC In Injection Molding, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers in St. Louis at the St. Louis Airport Hilton. Contact (203) 775-0471.
March 23-24-Introduction to Adhesive Technology, a course to be held at the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). Contact (216) 374-8625.
March 23-24-Internal Auditing to ISO 9000 will be held in Los Angeles at the Double Tree hotel. Co-sponsored by the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and the Center for Quality and Applied Statistics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Contact (516) 271-6200 ext. 22824 or 22237.
March 28-30-Advanced Color Technologies, a course to be held at the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). Contact (216) 374-8625.
March 29-The University of Massachusetts at Lowell's Institute for Plastics Innovation's symposium/workshop will highlight research conducted at the institute, including closed-loop control of injection pressure for gas-assisted injection molding, biodegradable polymers and blends and fuzzy logic for injection molder control. The class will be held at the IPI building on campus. Contact (508) 934-3445.
March 30-31-ISO 9000 Quality System, a course to be held at the Akron Polymer Training Center at the University of Akron (Ohio). Contact (216) 374-8625.
