The following is a list of global conferences, trade shows and expositions of general interest to the plastics industry. A list of regional shows, technical conferences, seminars and training meetings generally appears in the second issue of each month.
1997
Aug. 10-13 — National Hardware Show and National Building Products Exposition in Chicago, sponsored by the American Hardware Manufacturers Association. Contact Reed Exhibition Cos. at (203) 840-5620, fax (203) 840- 9822 or e-mail [email protected] expo.com.
Aug. 14-15 — Injection Molding Conference in Las Vegas, hosted by Uniplas Inc. Contact (201) 319-0033, fax (201) 319-0088 or e-mail [email protected]
Aug. 19-21 — Polymer Processing Society Regional Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, organized by the Department of Polymeric Materials at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. Contact +46 (31) 772-1316, fax +46 (31) 772-1313 or e-mail [email protected] polymm.chalmers.se.
Aug. 20-24 — Chicago Market '97 International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market in Chicago, organized by Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. Contact (312) 527-7580, fax (312) 527- 7782 or e-mail [email protected]
Aug. 25-28 — Auto-Tech '97 in Detroit, sponsored by the Automotive Industry Action Group. Contact (810) 358-3570 or fax (810) 358-3253.
Sept. 2-5 — ChinaPack 97 in Shanghai, China. Contact Laurent Waessa at Blenheim International Inc. at (201) 346-2050 or fax (201) 346-1605.
Sept. 2-6 — Plastics & Rubber Indonesia 97 in Jakarta, Indonesia, sponsored by Overseas Exhibition Services Ltd. Contact +44 (171) 486-1951, fax +44 (171) 486-8773 or e-mail [email protected] montnet.com.
Sept. 3-10 — Print 97/Converflex-USA in Chicago, sponsored by the Flexible Packaging Association. Contact organizer Graphic Arts Show Co. at (703) 264-7200, fax (703) 620-9187 or e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 4-5 — Rapid Prototyping and Tooling for the Automotive Industry in Dearborn, Mich., sponsored by the Rapid Prototyping Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Contact (313) 271-1500, ext. 629, fax (313) 271-2861 or e-mail [email protected] org.
Sept. 4-6 — Bridge the Gap, conference of the Industrial Designers Society of America and the Society of Plastics Engineers, in Buffalo, N.Y. Contact Jim Karlin at (716) 223-5678 or fax (716) 223-2637.
Sept. 4-7 — Manufacturing Technology Thailand '97 in Bangkok, Thailand, organized by Reed Tradex Co. Contact +66 (2) 503-2199 or fax +66 (2) 503-4100-1.
Sept. 7-9 — World Vinyl Forum in Akron, Ohio, co-sponsored by the Vinyl Institute, the University of Akron and Edison Polymer Innovation Corp. Contact Mark Laskey at (330) 376-6500 or fax (330) 376-9379.
Sept. 9-11 — Detroit '97, metalworking and manufacturing exposition, in Detroit. Contact the Society of Manufacturing Engineers at (313) 271-1500, ext. 629, or fax (313) 271-2861.