The following is a list of global conferences, trade shows and expositions of general interest to the plastics industry.
1999
April 25-30 — Corrosion/99, managing corrosion with plastics symposium and exhibition, in San Antonio, presented by Nace International. Contact (360) 733-1942, fax (360) 733-1998 or e-mail [email protected]
April 26 — Central New England Technology and Instrumentation Exhibition in Farmington, Conn. Contact (781) 821-0830, ext. 6291; fax (781) 821-7592; or e-mail [email protected]
April 26-28 — Identiplast in Brussels, Belgium, sponsored and organized by the Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe in conjunction with the American Plastics Council, the European Plastics Converters and the Japanese Plastics Waste Management Institute. Contact APME at +32 (2) 675-3297 or fax +32 (2) 675-3935.
April 28-May 1 — Society for Biomaterials annual meeting and exhibition in Providence, R.I. Contact (612) 927-8108.
May 2-5 — SPI Machinery and Moldmakers divisions spring meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact (202) 974-5230, fax (202) 293-0617 or e-mail [email protected]
May 2-6 — Antec '99 in New York, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact (203) 775-0471 or fax (203) 775-8490.
May 2-8 — Interwire: Wire & Cable Manufacturing Week in Atlanta. Contact the Wire Association International Inc. at (203) 453-2777 or fax (203) 453-8384.
May 3-5 — NSF International Conference on Indoor Air Health in Denver, organized by NSF International. Contact (734) 769-8010, fax (734) 769-0109 or e-mail [email protected]
May 4-6 — Sensors Expo in Baltimore, produced by Advanstar Communications' Expocon division. Contact (203) 882-1300 or fax (203) 882-1800.
May 4-8 — Metpack '99 in Essen, Germany. Contact William LeMaire at Packaging Strategies Inc. at (610) 436-4220, fax (610) 436-6277 or e-mail meet [email protected]
May 5-6 — Midpak '99 in Minneapolis, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals Minnesota Chapter. Contact (612) 473-9192 or fax (612) 473-9216.
May 5-6 — Emerging Trends in Polyolefins in the New Millennium in Dalton, Ga., hosted by the American Polyolefin Association. Contact (713) 468-4777, fax (713) 827-7518 or e-mail buck [email protected]
May 5-7 — SPI Western Region conference in Coronado, Calif., sponsored by the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. Contact (949) 261-6979, fax (949) 261-6959.
May 6-7 — Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials Association spring meeting and conference in Houston. Contact Jennifer Evanchik at (703) 841-1556.
May 6-12 — Interpack 99 in Dusseldorf, Germany, organized by Messe Dusseldorf North America. Contact (312) 781-5180 or fax (312) 781-5188.
May 10-12 — SPI Sheet Producers Division spring conference in Naples, Fla. Contact (202) 974-5234 or fax (202) 296-7005.
May 10-13 — ICE '99, International Composites Expo, in Cincinnati. Contact SPI Composites Institute at (914) 381-3572 or fax (914) 381-1253.
May 11-13 — Motion Control Expo in Detroit. Contact the American Institute of Motion Engineers at (616) 387-6513 or fax (616) 345-4393.
May 11-13 — International Robots & Vision Show and Conference in Detroit, organized by the Robotic Industries Association. Contact (734) 994-6088, fax (734) 994-3338 or e-mail [email protected]
May 18-20 — Eurofilm '99 in Dusseldorf/ Neuss, Germany, organized by Applied Market Information. Contact +44 (117) 924-9442 or fax +44 (117) 989-2128.
May 18-20 — Plastics Show — Atlanta. Contact Becky Lerew or Louise Bouhasin at (216) 941-7056 or fax (216) 941-7487.
May 18-20 — SouthPack in Atlanta, organized by Reed Exhibition Cos. Contact (203) 840-5884 or fax (203) 840-9884.
May 19-20 — Color Pigments Manufacturers Association International Color Pigments Conference in Philadelphia. Contact (703) 684-4044 or fax (703) 684-1795.
May 19-20 — Elastomer — FEA '99, symposium on finite element analysis of rubber and rubber-like materials, in Akron, Ohio, organized by Akron Rubber Development Laboratory Inc. Contact (330) 794-6600 or fax (330) 794-6610.
May 23-27 — Sampe '99 symposium and exhibition in Long Beach, Calif., sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering. Contact (626) 331-0616, fax (626) 332-8929 or e-mail sampeibo @aol.com.
May 25-26 — Foamplas '99 in Frankfurt, Germany, organized by Schotland Business Research Inc. Contact (609) 466-9191, fax (609) 466-8833 or e-mail [email protected]
May 25-27 — MoldMaking 1999, in Columbus, Ohio, sponsored by Communication Technologies. Contact (215) 230-9556 or fax (215) 230-9601.
May 25-27 — Medical Design and Manufacturing East and Atlantic Design and Engineering Show in New York, sponsored by Cannon Communications LLC. Contact (310) 392-5509 or fax (310) 392-1557.
May 26-29 — Plastex '99 in Johannesburg, South Africa, organized by International Fairs & Exhibitions. Contact +27 (11) 708-2256, fax +27 (11) 708-2769 or e-mail [email protected]
May 31-June 4 — Europlast 99, international trade show for plastics, rubber, and composites, in Paris. Contact Laurent Waessa of Miller Freeman Inc. at (212) 615-2725 or fax (212) 643-4803.
June 3-4 — Stand-Up Pouches '99 in Lincolnshire, Ill., hosted by Packaging Strategies. Contact (610) 436-4220, fax (610) 436-6277 or e-mail [email protected] packstrat.com.
June 6-9 — California Resource Recovery Association conference in San Francisco. Contact (415) 554-3409.
June 7-8 — SPE Rotational Molding Conference in Strongsville, Ohio. Contact Bruce Muller at (330) 948-1575 or fax (330) 948-2400.
June 7-9 — Engineering Thermoplastics in Zurich, Switzerland, organized by Maack Business Services. Contact +41 (1) 781-3040 or fax +41 (1) 781-1569.
June 8-10 — Replitech North America in San Francisco, sponsored by Knowledge Industry Publications. Contact (800) 800-5474 or (914) 328-9157; fax (914) 328-2020; or e-mail [email protected] kipi.com.
June 8-10 — Automotive Interiors & Transportation Expo in Detroit, produced by Shore-Vallone Inc. Call (404) 252-8831 or fax (404) 252-4436.
June 9-10 — MetCon'99 in Houston, sponsored by Catalyst Group Inc. Contact (215) 628-4447, fax (215) 628-2267 or e-mail [email protected]
June 9-11 — International Conference on the Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers in Luzern, Switzerland, organized by the Institute of Materials Science at State University of New York. Contact (914) 255-0757 or fax (914) 255-0978.
June 9-11 — SPI Midwest Conference in Galena, Ill. Contact (773) 380-0808 or fax (773) 380-0008.
June 9-13 — Printing and Packaging Malaysia 99 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized by members of the Montgomery Network. Contact Francois Gros, IMEX Management Inc. at (704) 365-0041 or fax (704) 365-8426.
June 14-16 — LatinPack'99 in Caracas, Venezuela, organized by LatinPack Inc. Contact tel./fax (847) 577-2435 or e-mail [email protected]
June 14-18 — ISATA, International Symposium on Automotive Technology & Automation, in Vienna, Austria. Contact ISATA-Dusseldorf Trade Fair in Croydon, England, at +44 (181) 681-3069, fax +44 (181) 686-1490 or e-mail [email protected]
June 15-17 — Plastics Fair-Chicago, organized by Advanstar Expositions. Contact (800) 331-5706 or (218) 723-9130 or fax (218) 723-9122.
June 20-23 — Color Pigments Manufacturers Association meeting in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Contact (703) 684-4044 or fax (703) 684-1795.
June 22-25 — Expopak de las Americas 99 in Mexico City, organized and produced by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute and Oprex SA de CV. Contact (703) 243-8555, fax (703) 243-8556 or e-mail [email protected]
June 23-25 — Flexpo 99 in New Orleans, organized by Chemical Market Resources Inc. Contact (281) 333-3313 or fax (281) 333-3361.
June 23-25 — International Conference on the Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers in Interlaken, Switzerland, organized by the Institute of Materials Science-State University of New York at New Paltz. Contact A.V. Patsis at (914) 255-0757, fax (914) 255-0978 or e-mail [email protected]
June 24-27 — CSI'99, convention and exhibit of the Construction Specifications Institute in Los Angeles. Contact (703) 684-0300, ext. 4772; fax (703) 684-0465; or e-mail [email protected]
July 5-9 — International Conference on Organic Coatings: Waterborne, High Solids & Powdered Coatings in Athens, Greece, organized by the Institute of Materials Science-State University of New York at New Paltz. Contact (914) 255-0757, fax (914) 255-0978 or e-mail [email protected]
July 5-9 — ICCM-12, International Conference on Composites Materials, in Paris. Contact +33 (5) 5726-5342, fax +33 (5) 5726-5343 or e-mail [email protected] iccm12.org.
July 6-9 — ProPak China 99 in Shanghai, China, organized by members of the Montgomery Network. Contact Francois Gros, Imex Management Inc. at (704) 365-0041 or fax (704) 365-8426.
July 6-10 — Chinaplas '99 in Beijing, organized by Adsale People Inc. Contact Adsale in Santa Clara, Calif., at (408) 986-8384, fax (408) 986-1580 or e-mail [email protected]
July 7-11 — Asia-Pacific International Plastics & Rubber Industry Expo in Beijing, China, organized by the Ministry of China Light Industry. Contact +86 (106) 603-9351 or fax +86 (106) 606-7681.
July 14-17 — IDSA 1999, the Industrial Design Society of America's national conference, in Chicago. Contact (703) 759-0100 or fax (703) 759-7679.
July 20-23 — Vietnam Plastics Fair '99 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, organized by ABR Exhibitions Pte. Ltd. Contact +65 270-5488, fax +65 270-9022 or e-mail [email protected]
Aug. 4-5 — DVD Production '99 in Universal City, Calif., sponsored by the International Recording Media Association. Contact (609) 279-1700 or fax (609) 279-1999.
Aug. 11-15 — International Association of Plastics Distributors Convention in Toronto. Contact (913) 345-1005 or fax (913) 345-1006.
Aug. 17-19 — Food Pack'99 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Contact Miller Freeman do Brazil Ltda. at +55 (11) 3873-0081 or fax +55 (11) 3873-1912.
Aug. 22-26 — 1999 TAPPI Polymers, Laminations & Coatings Conference in Atlanta. Contact (770) 446-1400.
Aug. 31-Sept. 4 — Packaging and Food Processing Indonesia 99 in Jakarta, Indonesia, organized by members of the Montgomery Network. Contact Francois Gros, Imex Management Inc. at (704) 365-0041 or fax (704) 365-8426.
Sept. 12-15 — Polyurethanes Expo '99 in Orlando, Fla., organized by SPI's Polyurethanes Division. Contact (202) 974-5200 or fax (202) 822-8481
Sept. 13-15 — Pac-Ex '99 in Toronto, organized by the Packaging Association of Canada. Contact (416) 490-7860 or fax (416) 490-7844.
Sept. 13-17 — MSV '99, international fair of mechanical engineering, in Brno, Czech Republic. Contact Messe Dusseldorf North America at (949) 654-4305, fax (949) 654-8819 or e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 14-15 — Interphex West in Long Beach, Calif., organized by Reed Exhibition Cos. Contact (203) 840-5648 or fax (203) 840-5588.
Sept. 14-16 — Polypropylene '99 in Zurich, Switzerland, organized by Maack Business Services. Contact +41 (1) 781-3040 or fax +41 (1) 781-1569.
Sept. 14-16 — Plastics Show — Cincinnati. Contact Becky Lerew at (216) 941-7056, fax (216) 941-7487
Sept. 14-16 — SPI Machinery Division Fall 1999 Economic Conference in Schaumburg, Ill. Contact (202) 974-5340.
Sept. 14-16 — Sensors Expo in Cleveland, sponsored by Sensors magazine. Contact (203) 882-1300, fax (203) 882-1800 or e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 15-17 — High Performance Pigments 99 in Atlanta, organized by Intertech Conferences. Contact (207) 781-9800, fax (207) 781-2150 or e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 15-18 — Hospimedica India 99 in New Delhi, India, organized by Messe Dusseldorf North America. Contact (212) 356-0400 or fax (212) 356-0404.
Sept. 20-22 — International Conference on Automotive TPO Growth and Technology in Troy, Mich., hosted by the Society of Plastics Engineers Detroit Section. Contact Bob Eller at (330) 665-1139 or fax (330) 665-1982.
Sept. 24-28 — IPF'99, International Plastics Fair, in Makuhari, Japan, organized by the International Plastics Fair Association. Contact +81 (3) 3503-7320 or fax +81 (3) 3503-7620.
Sept. 25-28 — SPE Thermoforming Division conference and exhibition in Chicago, sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers. Contact Roger Fox at (630) 653-2200, fax (630) 653-1474 or e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 27-29 — Functional Fillers for Plastics 99 in Atlanta, organized by Intertech Corp. Contact (207) 781-9800 or fax (207) 781-2150.
Sept. 27-30 — Materialica 1999, trade fair for innovative materials, processes and applications, in Munich, Germany. Contact Messe Muchen GmbH at +49 (89) 9492-0370, fax +49 (89) 9492-0379 or e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 28-30 — International Body Engineering Conference in Detroit, sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Contact (724) 772-7131 or fax (724) 776-0006.
Sept. 28-30—Westpack in Anaheim, Calif., organized by Reed Exhibition Cos. Contact (203) 840-5975, fax (203) 840-9975 or e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 29-30 — OEM Boston, in Boston, organized by Canon Communications LLC. Contact (310) 392-5509 or fax (310) 392-1557.
Oct. 2-6 — Taipei Plas '99 in Taipei, Taiwan, organized by China External Trade Development Council and Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry. Contact the trade council at +886 (2) 2725-1111 or fax +886 (2) 2725-1314.
Oct. 3-7 — Interplas '99 in Birmingham, England, sponsored by Reed Exhibition Cos. Contact (203) 840-6227, fax (203) 840-9227 or e-mail [email protected] reedexpo.com.
Oct. 5-7 — Modern Injection Molding Exposition & Conference in Chicago, organized by Modern Plastics and Modern Plastics International. Contact (212) 512-2000 or fax (212) 512-6111.