The following is a list of global conferences, trade shows and expositions of general interest to the plastics industry.
2010
Aug. 15-17 — Petroleum Packaging Council Fall Meeting
Chicago Petroleum Packaging Council
tel. 949-369-7102
fax 949-366-1057
e-mail [email protected]
Aug. 19-20 — Polymerupdate Global Petrochemical Conference
Mumbai, India
Polymerupdate
tel. 91-22-3040-8821-25
fax 91-22-3040-8826
e-mail [email protected] .com
Aug. 24 — Mexico's Aerospace Industry Conference
Dallas
MexicoNow
tel. 877-864-8528
e-mail [email protected]
Aug. 26 — Mexico's Aerospace Industry Conference
Montreal
MexicoNow
tel. 877-864-8528
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 7 — PV Production Forum
Valencia, Spain
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference/International Photovoltaic Equipment Association
tel. 407-856-9100
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 7-9 — SPE European Conference on Medical Polymers
Belfast, Ireland
Society of Plastics Engineers
tel. 44-1962-736-495
fax 44-7500-829-007
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 13-15 — SPE TPE TopCon
Akron, Ohio
Society of Plastics Engineers
tel. 203-740-5452
fax 203-775-8490
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 13-17 — Principles of Packaging for Industry Newcomers
East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State University
tel. 517-353-6797
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 14-15 — Medical Grade Polymers
Philadelphia
Applied Market Information LLC
tel. 610-478-0800
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 14-15 — Mid-South Design-2-Part
Huntsville, Ala.
The Job Shop Co.
tel. 800-225-4535
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 14-16 — CAD Retec
Nashville, Tenn.
Society of Plastics Engineers, Color & Appearance Division
tel. 203-740-5452
fax 203-775-8490
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 14-16 — Sustainable Packaging Forum
Phoenix
Packaging Strategies
tel. 610-935-2183
fax 610-436-6277
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 15-16 — SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition
Troy, Mich.
Society of Plastics Engineers, Automotive & Composites Divisions
tel. 248-244-8993
fax 248-244-8925
e-mail [email protected] automotive.com
Sept. 15-17 — SPI Fall 2010 National Board Meeting
Washington
Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.
tel. 202-974-5224
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 18 — SPI Workshop at SPE Thermoformers Annual Conference
Milwaukee
Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.
tel. 202-974-5200
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 18-21 — SPE Thermoforming Conference
Milwaukee
Society of Plastics Engineers
tel. 203-775-0471
fax 203-775-8490
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 20-21 — CMAI Plastics Processors Conference & Workshops
Chicago
Chemical Market Associates Inc.
tel. 281-752-3215
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 20-24 — Moulds Event
Marinha Grande, Portugal
Centimfe
tel. 351-244-545-600
fax 351-244-545-601
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 21-24 — Automation
Mumbai, India
IED Communications Ltd.
tel. 91-22-2207-567
fax 91-22-2207-4516
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 22-24 — Automotive Plastic Part Design
Dearborn, Mich.
ETS Inc.
tel. 248-539-0473
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 23 — Practical Automation Forum
Elgin, Ill.
Arburg Inc.
tel. 860-667-7402
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 27-28 — Global Silicone Business Outlook
Shanghai
Centre For Management Technology
tel. 65-6346-9114
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 28-29 — Greater New York Design-2-Part Show
Secaucus, N.J.
The Job Shop Co.
tel. 800-225-4535
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 28-30 — Plastec Midwest
Rosemont, Ill.
Canon Communications LLC
tel. 310-445-4200
fax 310-996-9499
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 — Foams 2010
Seattle
Society of Plastics Engineers
tel. 203-775-0471
e-mail [email protected]
Sept. 29-30 — OrthoTec Europe
Zurich
Canon Communications LLC
tel. 44-1638-508-4777
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 3-6 — Web Handling Applications Seminar
Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoma State University's Web Handling Research Center
tel. 405-744-9217
fax 405-744-5369
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 4-5 — Wood-Plastic & Natural Fiber Composites
Charlotte, N.C.
Principia Partners
tel. 505-466-3749
fax 484-214-0172
Oct. 5-6 — SPE Blow Molding Conference
Atlanta
Society of Plastics Engineers
tel. 203-775-0471
fax 203-775-8490
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 5-7 — SME Canadian Manufacturing Week
Toronto
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
tel. 888-322-7333
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 6-7 — Greater Ohio Design-2-Part Show
Akron, Ohio
The Job Shop Co.
tel. 800-225-4535
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 6-8 — PET Strategies
New Orleans
Packaging Strategies/BNP Media
tel. 847-405-4127
fax 248-283-6616
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 11-13 — Biopolymers Symposium
Denver
IntertechPira
tel. 202-309-7296
e-mail [email protected] .com
Oct. 11-14 — SAMPE Fall Technical Conference
Salt Lake City
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
tel. 626-331-0616, ext. 610
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 12-13 — Stretch & Shrink Film
Atlanta
Applied Market Information LLC
tel. 610-478-0800
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 14 — Plastics Industry Strategy Seminar
Houston
Applied Market Information LLC
tel. 610-478-0800
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 14 — Practical Automation Forum
Irvine, Calif.
Arburg Inc.
tel. 860-667-740
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 14-15 — Symposium 2010
Williamsport, Pa.
Plastics SourceNet
tel. 877-736-7527
fax 470.320.5248
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 14-16 — Manufacturing in Mexico Summit
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Offshore Group
tel. 520-889-0022, x1251
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 18-19 — Adding “Bio” for Greater Product Value: Biocontent and Biodegradability Solutions
Madison, Wis.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development
tel. 800-462-0876 or 608-262-2061
fax 608-263-3160
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 18-19 — Cleveland Nanomedicine Summit
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic & Case Western Reserve University
tel. 216-448-0770
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 18-20 — Vinyltec
Iselin, N.J.
Society of Plastics Engineers, Vinyl Plastics Division, Palisades, N.J., Section
tel. 203-740-5452
fax 203-775-8490
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 19 — Mold Making & Mold Design MiniTec
Milwaukee
SPE Mold Making & Mold Design Division
tel. 817-271-3574
fax 817-431-5341
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 20-21 — Southern California Design-2-Part Show
Long Beach, Calif.
The Job Shop Co.
tel. 800-225-4535
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 24-26 — Specialty Plastic Films
Dusseldorf, Germany
Maack Business Services
tel. 212-621-4978
fax 212-621-4970
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 26-27 — Thermoplastic Elastomers Conference
Cologne, Germany
iSmithers & Smithers Rapra
tel. 44-1939-250383
fax 44-1939-252416
e-mail [email protected]
Oct. 26-29 — SME Lean to Green Manufacturing Conference
Columbus, Ohio
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
tel. 800-733-4763
e-mail [email protected]