Services for current SPE Members
Get information on SPEs local Sections, Technical Divisions, and Special Interest Groups
View the lineup of upcoming SPE Conferences. Conferences generally span 2-3 days and frequently include a tradeshow component.
Browse SPE's online courses and live online presentations.
SPE offers both nationwide seminars and in-plant training.
SPEs lineup of training products includes Books, CD-ROM, DVDs, and proceedings from past conferences.
Plastics Engineering Magazine and Technical Journals
The SPE Foundation offers scholarships to students, and grants for projects that will benefit the plastics industry.

The Leadership Services Department provides support and training to SPE's leadership community, including Sections, Divisions, Special Interest Groups, and Student Chapters.

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Homepage
Complete history of all Awards Programs

Awards Certificates Order Form
Online order form for Section, Division, Society certificates, and the SPE Seal stickers.

Officer Pins
Spark a conversation or just show off the distinctive position you've earned in the ranks of SPE! We have leadership pins available for Councilors, Section Presidents and Division Chairs - both past and present.

Create your own Certificate

Event / Conference Planning & Technical Programming

TopCon Procedures Manual and Guidelines

TOPCON Timeline and Checklist  MS Excel format
For planning and promoting your TOPCON.

ANTEC 2008 Meeting Space Requests

SPE Membership Brochure 2-sided, 4-fold, "legal" print size - 8.5 x 14, 4-color New
Download and print this double-sided, quad-fold brochure as a give-away and membership recruitment tool for meetings and special events. Note: Membership pricing valid through 12/31/2008.

SPE Ads/Flyers print sizes and color vary by piece New
Do you need printed material to give away at meetings and special events? Choose from a collection of current ads created at SPE Headquarters and print on demand.

Student Author Travel Fund Donation Form

"Write Now" Brochure
A guide for authors and presenters.

Download ANTEC Paper Template

Technical Interest Matrix
Identifies how many members from each Division are in a specific Section so you can learn more about the technical interests of your members and offer programming targeted to these groups.

Section Programs for New Plastics Professionals
Available in MS Word | Adobe Acrobat

Speakers List
The Speakers List is a resource of Division Members providing Technical talks and presentations and lectures for Section Meetings, schools, Mini-tec's and Conferences.

Section Certification Participation Program
Overview of the Program | Certificate
Recognize the efforts of those attending an SPE meeting with an ISO acceptable document of particpation.

Financial

Treasurer Resources Page

Credit Card Processing Service

SPE Investment Program
Overview of Program
Entry Authorization Letter
Withdrawal Authorization Letter
Deposit Authorization Letter

U.S. Treasurer Guidelines (PDF)
Provides the basic function information for Section & Division Treasurers.

Non U.S. Treasurer Guidelines (PDF)
Provides the basic function information for Section Treasurers.  

Membership

A.I.M. - Action Increases Membership
The A.I.M. program is a vehicle to recruit new SPE members. Current SPE members can follow the steps of the A.I.M. program to target colleagues who could benefit from a membership in SPE.

Membership Chair Guidelines

Membership Matters
Monthly newsletter containing membership recruitment and retention information.

Membership Application (Sections)

Membership Application (Divisions)

Ideas to Grow Section Membership

Student Member Benefits
Download a print quality flyer for distribution

Data Download "How-to" Guide
Illustrated guide to help you take advantage of the online membership roster.

Data Downloads
Password-protected access to your groups' member rosters via the Internet.

SPE Membership Brochure 2-sided, 4-fold, "legal" print size - 8.5 x 14, 4-color New
Download and print this double-sided, quad-fold brochure as a give-away and membership recruitment tool for meetings and special events. Note: Membership pricing valid through 12/31/2008.

SPE Ads/Flyers print sizes and color vary by piece New
Do you need printed material to give away at meetings and special events? Choose from a collection of current ads created at SPE Headquarters and print on demand.

Technical Interest Matrix
Identifies how many members from each Division are in a specific Section so you can learn more about the technical interests of your members and offer programming targeted to these groups.

Sample Letters to Members
Division Thank You Letter (MS Word doc)
Dues Reminder
Prospective Section Member
Prospective Division Member
Section Thank You Letter (MS Word doc)
Suspended Member
Welcome New Member

Understanding What our Members Really Want
Part 1 | Part 2
Two part article written by SPE Executive Director, Susan Oderwald, about member needs. Our membership can be broken down into three types of members. Everything SPE does should focus on what’s in it for the member.

Newsletter / Communication Tools

Newsletter Editor Resource Page

Communication Planning Template
Use this Excel Worksheet to create a year-long communications plan for your Section, Division, or Special Interest Group

Leadership e-News
Provides Society leaders with a monthly update from SPE Headquarters. Each edition includes information and reminders relevant to that particular month that will help you in the administration of your Section, Division, SIG or Student Chapter.

News Brief Request Form

Data Downloads
Password-protected access to your groups' member rosters via the Internet.

Data Download "How-to" Guide
Illustrated guide to help you take advantage of the online membership roster.

SPE Newsletter Page
A portal to access the latest editions of Newsletters published by individual SPE communities.

SPE Letterhead (MS Word format)
Developed to provide leaders with SPE letterhead for use with business-related correpondence.

Operations / General Information

Section/Division Leadership Checklist
A tool to assist with the planning of Section/Division duties, activities and events throughout the year.

2007 Rebate

2007-08 Leadership Roster Template
Use this tool to communicate the holders of your Section/Division leadership positions. (MS Excel)

2007-08 Goals and Workplan Template
Goals & plans are important documentation to help SPE Sections & Divisions focus on successfully creating and delivering member value. (MS Word)

Communication Planning Template (MS Excel)
Use this tool to develop a year-long communications plan for your group. This template brings together three key questions:
- What is your message
- When do you deliver it
- How do you send your message

Project Planning Template (MS Excel)
As a team, create a project plan to account for the many small steps needed to bring a single program or event to fruition

  • Start with the date of your event and plan for the tasks necessary to get you from A to B
  • Share responsibilities among team members and include additional resources where needed and solicit help from outside your leadership

SPE Overview Flash Player Required

Guide to Parliamentary Procedures

2007-2008 Operating Plan

Executive Committee Liaisons to Sections, Divisions & SIGs

SPE Fast Facts

SPE Bylaws

Sections

Section Development Manual
Contains all the information needed to start a Section

Section Leadership Guidelines
Provides information on basic structure and function of a Section

Section Best Practices
Section Meeting Programming Ideas / Improving Attendance
Tools to Improve Sections
Communicating with your Membership

Divisions

Division Development Manual
Contains all the information needed to
start a Division

Division Leadership Guidelines
Provides information on the basic structure and function of a Division

Division Best Practices
Awards & Recognition
Community Outreach
Education Support
Membership
Operations Manuals
Publications
Revenue Generation
Technical Programming

Special Interest Groups

SIG Development & Procedures Manual
Contains all the information needed to start a Special Interest Group

Student Chapters

Student Chapter Development Manual
Contains all the information needed to start a Student Chapter

Leadership Training Workshops

Herding Cats: How to Get Them and How to Keep Them
Volunteer and leadership time is a precious commodity that must be used wisely. This workshop provides an overview of tools, resources and services available to the leaders of Sections, Divisions, and Special Interest Groups.

Getting the Most From Your SPE Website
The SPE website is the most comprehensive source for information about SPE and is home to members-only benefits such as the online technical library and online membership directory. This presentation focuses on how to navigate through the website to take full advantage of all online member benefits. Walk your members through this presentation at your next meeting!
A Year in SPE Leadership
Learn how to use the Leadership Checklist to plan a year of SPE Leadership activities.
Communicating with your Section/Division
It is important to communicate with your Section/Division members on an ongoing basis. But, what do you talk about? This presentation will review suggested communication topics. The key take-away for SPE leaders is to use a communication planning template to help plan what to to communicate, when to share information, and how to share your message.
Leadership Tools Workshop -
Provides an overview of tools and Services available to the leaders of Sections, Divisions, and Special Interest Groups.
Honored Service Member Workshop -
This presentation focuses on the changes that have been made to the Honored Service Member application process. The presentation will explain the new process, help you determine if your candidate meets HSM criteria, give you hints on writing the perfect sponsor letter, and describe what constitutes a well-completed HSM application.
Membership Tools Workshop -
This presentation was designed to help SPE leaders learn more about the membership information available to every Section and Division. Key points of information include strategic communicate techniques for new and continuing members and making use of member demographics.

Resources

Individual Section Webpages
Individual Division / Special Interest Group Webpages
Section / Division Newsletter Webpage
Student Chapter Information Webpage

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Our Most Popular Resources

Section/Division Rebates
– Criteria & 2008 Calculations

A.I.M. - Action Increases Membership

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Speakers List

 

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