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SPE Automotive Composites Show Highlights article from Composites Technology Magazine

The SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) in Troy, Mich., att

SPE Partners with Connex International

SPE has partnered with Connex International, a global conferencing provider, to bring audio and web conferencing solutions to SPE members at discounted rates. Connex services can be used all over the world twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.

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SPE Blow Molding Division Announces Its Twelfth Annual Student Design Contest

The Society of Plastics Engineers’ SPE Blow Molding Division conducts an Annual Student Design Contest to promote interest in blow molding applications.

The Division offers a $1000 prize to a student or group of students who submit the winning entry; an additional travel allowance is offered to the winner(s) so they can present their proposal in a poster presentation at either an upcoming SPE Annual Blow Molding Conference or ANTEC®.

The submission criteria are included in the submission outline, which is available via download at:

SPE and Autodesk®, Inc., Team Up on New Member Benefit for Students and Educators

NEWTOWN, CT, USA, OCTOBER 6, 2011—The Society of Plastics Engineers and Autodeskâ, Inc., have teamed up to provide a new learning and career development tool to students and educators.

New Health Insurance Program

SPE is pleased to announce its recent sponsorship of a new health insurance program. Offering major medical, optional disability, dental and vision coverage, this program was designed to meet the varying needs of the SPE membership.

SPE has partnered with Mass Marketing Insurance Consultants, Inc. (MMIC) to help you design a healthcare program to fit your needs, your employees needs, and your budget. Read More.

Borealis Orealis Polyolefine Specialist to Disclose Polypropylene Innovations in Plenary Address at SPE Polyolefins Conference

NEWTOWN, CT, U.S.A., February 22, 2011: New advances in polypropylene polymerization technology and resin development will be the topic of a plenary address by Dr. Michel Daumerie of Borealis Polyolefine GmbH at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 23rd International Polyolefins Conference next week.

The Conference will take place in Houston, Texas, February 27–March 2, 2011. The Borealis Polyolefine presentation will be made on Monday, February 28. Dr. Daumerie is polyolefin R&D director for Borealis Polyolefine.

Detroit Students Study Bioplastics in SPE After-School Program


The bioplastics project team at the Ecotek laboratory at Detroit's Wayne State University includes, clockwise from bottom left, 11th-graders Keith Young Jr., Jordan Massey, Aaron Harrigan and William Marshall. A fifth member, Tendiya Pillow, was not available for the photo. (Ecotek photo)

By Rhoda Miel
November 17, 2010
PLASTICS NEWS STAFF

SPE and SPI Agree on Co-location of ANTEC with NPE2012

World’s Largest Plastics Technical Conference Will Again Take Place During NPE
DÜSSELDORF, October 27, 2010—The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will colocate the 2012 edition of its ANTEC® technical conference with the NPE2012 international plastics exposition, it was announced at K 2010 by SPE and SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. Read More.

SPE Continuous Compounding Technical Conference To Include Machinery Demonstrations and Tutorials on 'Basics'

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Continuous Compounding Topcon (CCT) will have a novel program that includes the renowned CCT technical conference plus machinery demonstrations and tutorial sessions, it was announced today by SPE’s Extrusion Division.

SPE Sets Dates for International Polyolefins® 2011 Conference and Issues Call for Papers

The 23rd International Polyolefins® Conference will take place in Houston, Texas on February 27- March 2, 2011, it was announced August 10, 2010 by the South Texas Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE).

The South Texas Section has also issued a call for papers for the conference, which will be held at Houston’s Hilton Hotel North. The theme of the event will be “Evolving Technology for the Global Economy.”