The following is a list of global conferences, trade shows and expositions of general interest to the plastics industry.
2005
July 19-21 - Flexible Packaging
Chicago
Pira International
tel. +44 (1372) 802-290
fax +44 (1372) 802-243
e-mail [email protected]
July 24-26, 2006 - Rotomould 2005
Hong Kong
Association of Rotational Moulders Australasia
tel. +61 (73) 278-2158
fax +61 (73) 009-0600
e-mail [email protected]
July 26-28 - ProPak China 2005
Shanghai, China
Overseas Exhibition Services Ltd.
tel. +44 (20) 7840-2108
fax +44 (20) 7840-2111
e-mail [email protected]
July 28-30 - Plastics, Printing and Packaging AusExpo 2005
Melbourne, Australia
ExpoLink Worldwide
tel. +61 (3) 9909-7787
fax +61 (3) 9909-7788
Aug. 1-5 - Management Briefing Seminars 2005
Traverse City, Mich.
University of Michigan's Center for Automotive Research
tel. (734) 662-1287
fax (734) 662-5736
Aug. 3-4 - SME Summit Conference
Oconomowoc, Wis.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
tel. (313) 271-1500
fax (313) 425-3400
e-mail [email protected]
Aug. 22-24 - Nanocomposites 2005
San Francisco
Executive Conference Management
tel. (734) 737-0507
fax (734) 737-0508
e-mail [email protected]
Aug. 24-27 - Industrial Designers Society of America National Conference & Gallery 2005
Washington
tel. (703) 707-6000
e-mail [email protected]
Aug. 30-31 - Entertainment Media Expo 2005
Hollywood, Calif.
International Recording Media Association and CMP Information Inc.
tel. (212) 378-0455
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 5-6 - Barrier Packaging - Technologies and Applications
San Jose, Costa Rica
LatinPack Inc.
tel. (847) 309-3731
fax (847) 577-2435
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 8-10 - ExpoNigeria '05, Plastics, Printing & Packaging
Lagos, Nigeria
ExpoLink Worldwide
tel. +971 (4) 396-7527
fax +971 (4) 396-7347
Sept. 9-15 - Print '05 and Converting '05
Chicago
Graphic Arts Show Co. Inc.
tel. (703) 264-7200
fax (703) 620-9187
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 11-13 - PET World Congress
Munich, Germany
PETplanet magazine
tel. +49 (6221) 651-080
fax +49 (6221) 651-0828
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 12-14 - SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exposition
Troy, Mich.
Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive & Composites Divisions
tel. (248) 244-8993
fax (248) 244-8925
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 12-14 - Topcon 2005 -Thermoplastic Elastomers
Akron, Ohio
Society of Plastics Engineers Akron Section
tel. (330) 342-1120
fax (330) 342-1134
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 13-15 - Cable, Wire, Tube and Pipe Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
Wire Industry magazine
tel. +44 (1707) 276-400
fax +44 (1707) 276-641
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 13-15 - Medtec China 2005
Shenzhen, China
Canon Communications LLC
tel. (310) 445-4200
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 14-15 - TPE 2005
Berlin
Rapra Technology Ltd.
tel. +44 (1939) 250-383
fax +44 (1939) 251-118
e-mail [email protected]rapra.net
Sept. 15-16 - Theplac 2005 - International Workshop on Thermoplastic Matrix Composites
Lecce, Italy
Consorzio CETMA, Università di Lecce, SAMPE Italian Chapter
tel. +39 (832) 231-822
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 18-21 - Rotoplas '05
Rosemont, Ill.
Association of Rotational Molders International
tel. (630) 571-0611
fax (630) 571-0616
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 18-22 - World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2005
Orlando, Fla.
National Safety Council
tel. (630) 285-1121
fax (630) 285-1315
Sept. 19-21 - Functional Fillers for Plastics 2005
Toronto
Intertech Conferences
tel. (207) 781-9613
fax (207) 781-2150
e-mail [email protected]a.com
Sept. 20-21 - In-Mould Decorating
Brussels, Belgium
European Plastics News and PRW.com
tel. +44 (20) 7505-6044
fax +44 (20) 7505-6001
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 20-22 - Polypropylene 2005
Zurich, Switzerland
Maack Business Services
tel. +41 (1) 781-3040
fax +41 (1) 781-1569
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 21-22 - Addcon World 2005
Hamburg, Germany
Rapra Technology Ltd.
tel. +44 (1939) 250-383
fax +44 (1939) 251-118
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 21-23 - FlexPO 2005
Galveston, Texas
Chemical Market Resources Inc.
tel. (281) 557-3320
fax (281) 557-3310
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 21-24 - Mould & Die Asia 2005
Guangzhou, China
Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd.
tel. +852 2865-2633
fax +852 2866-1770
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 21-25 - International Association of Plastics Distributors Convention 2005
Chicago
tel. (913) 345-1005
fax (913) 345-1006
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 24-27 - SPE Thermoforming Conference 2005
Milwaukee
Society of Plastics Engineers
tel. (706) 235-9298
fax (706) 295-4276
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 24-28 - IPF 2005
Tokyo
International Plastics Fair Association
tel. +81 (3) 3503-7320
fax +81 (3) 3503-7620
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 25-28 - Web Handling Seminar
Stillwater, Okla.
Web Handling Research Center
tel. (405) 744-9217
fax (405) 744-5369
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 26-28 - Era 05, World Design Congress
Copenhagen, Denmark
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
tel. +45 3369-3369
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 26-28 - North American Hydroforming Conference & Exhibition
Novi, Mich.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
tel. (313) 271-1500
fax (313) 425-3400
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 26-28 - Pack Expo Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute
tel. (703) 243-8555
fax (703) 243-3038
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 26-29 - Ausplas 2005
Melbourne, Australia
Exhibition Management Pty. Ltd.
tel. +61 (3) 9699- 4699
fax +61 (3) 9690-9333
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 27-28 - Active Additives & Packaging 2005
Brussels, Belgium
European Plastics News and Plastics & Rubber Weekly
tel. +44 (20) 7841 4811
fax +44 (20) 7505 6001
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 27-29 - International Robots & Vision Show
Chicago
Robotics Industries Association
tel. (734) 994-6088
fax (734) 994-3338
Sept. 28-30 - Interbike 2005
Las Vegas
VNU eMedia & Information Marketing
tel. (949) 376-6161
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 - American Mold Builders Association Fall Conference
Lake Geneva, Wis.
tel. (630) 980-7667
fax (630) 980-9714
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 3-5 - Commercial Applications of Inherently Conductive Polymers
Boston
Fractal Systems Inc.
tel. (727) 723-3006
fax (727) 723-3007
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 3-7 - InterPlas 2005
Birmingham, England
Reed Exhibition Cos.
tel. (203) 840-6227
fax (203) 840-9227
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 4-5 - Plastic Electronics 2005
Frankfurt, Germany
Messe Frankfurt Ausstellungen GmbH
tel. +49 (611) 951-6618
fax +49 (611) 951-16623
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 5-7 - Polymer Sourcing 2005
Charlotte, N.C.
Applied Market Information LLC
tel. (610) 478-0800
fax (610) 478-0900
e-mail [email protected]m
Oct. 10-12 - Performance Additives
Charlotte, N.C.
Applied Market Information LLC
tel. (610) 478-0800
fax (610) 478-0900
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 12-14 - Filament Winding 2005
Brussels, Belgium
Material SA
tel. +32 (2) 715-9494
fax +32 (2) 715-9490
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 15-19 - Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association fall meeting
Amelia Island, Fla.
tel. (630) 858-6540
fax (630) 790-3095
e-mail www.ppfahome.org
Oct. 17-19 - Polyurethanes 2005 Technical Conference & Trade Fair
Houston
Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry
tel. (703) 741-5656
fax (703) 741-5655
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 17-19 - Sustainable Packaging Forum
Philadelphia
Packaging Strategies
tel. (610) 935-2183
fax (610) 436-6277
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 18-19 - Art of Plastics Design
Berlin
Rapra Technology Ltd.
tel. +44 (1939) 250-383
fax +44 (1939) 251-118
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 18-19 - Composites in Transport: Save Weight, Save Money
Amsterdam, Netherlands
European Pultrusion Technology Association and the SMC Alliance Europe
tel. +31 (33) 434-3500
fax +31 (33) 434-3501
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 18-20 - Plastics Encounter Southeast - Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C.
Plastics News
tel. (888) 368-7229
fax (330) 836-2365
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 18-22 - Fakuma 2005
Friedrichsafen, Germany
Schall Trade Fairs & Exhibitions
tel. +49 (7025) 920-60
fax +49 (7025) 920-6625
e-mail [email protected]