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2007-2008 President: Jack Dubsky
Tel: +1 216-248-3012

2007-2008 Newsletter Editor: Doug Bartlett
Tel: +1 330-562-1347


Next Networking Opportunity:

Upcoming Networking Opportunities:
Date Event Description Contact
2008
April 14 Technical Meeting Molding for Medical Plastics Gary Casterline
+1 330-373-5000
April 28 Technical Meeting Weathering of Plastics (with Akron Section) - Atlas Material Testing Technology Gary Casterline
+1 330-373-5000
May 12 Awards Night Awards/Student Night with Tim Womer Gary Casterline
+1 330-373-5000
2008 SPE Pittsburgh Section
January 11 Meeting Conductive Polymers
Speakers to be announced

Comfort Inn Penn Hills


February 8 Meeting Two Shot Injection Molding
Speakers to be announced

Comfort Inn Penn Hills
 
March 10-14 Meeting Carnegie Science Center SciTech  
April 4 Annual PPE Annual Pittsburgh Plastics Exposition

Four Points by Sheratoon Pittsburgh North, Grand Ballroom
 
May 2 Tour Company Tour - looking for great company location to tour.  
2007 SPE Akron Section           » » »website
October 22 Presentation "Rovers on the Moon - Past and Future" NASA
by Steve Bauman

Hilton Inn
3180 West Market St.
Akron, Ohio, USA
Bob Wegelin
+1 330-414-1498
November 26 Film Presentation Extrusion / Blown Films at Midwest Polytech with dinner at Barberton Brookside.
December 13 Social Outing Social Outing at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
2008 SPE Akron Section           » » »website
January 28 Meeting Blow Molding at Steere Enterprises with dinner ar Royal Buffet
February 25 Meeting Compounding and Auxiliary Equipment with Reduction Engineering's Chris Case at Tangier's for lunch
March 24 Meeting Vendor's Display Program at Guy's Party Center
April 28 Meeting and Tour Weathering of Plastics—Atlas Material Testing Technology's William Lucas and a tour of ARDL
May 16 Golf Outing Spring Golf Outing at barberton Brookside
May 19 Awards Presentation Awards night
SPE Columbus Section         

For further informaton contact David Mullenix at +1 614-764-1918.

SPE NW PA/Erie Section           » » » website

For further information contact Cathy Mikovich at +1 814-474-3913.

SPE Firelands Section           » » » website

For further information contact Anthony Rump at +1 330-722-0925.

I hope you find this reference list useful. Please support all professional organizations as much as possible.
AIChE – American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Cleveland Section
American Society of Mechanical Engineers International - Cleveland Chapter
Society of Manufacturing Engineers – Northeast Ohio Chapter 3 and Chapter 220
For further information contact Cory Anderson.

Resources:

Cleveland Section College Scholarship - 2007-2008 Application
Cleveland Section High School Essay Contest - 2008 Wonders of Plastics Application

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