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.
Return to: Conference Central Homepage
GPEC® 2007
Environmental Innovation: Plastics Recycling & Sustainability

 March 6 – 7
Florida Hotel & Conference Center
Orlando, Florida, USA             

 
2007 Awards Program
Sponsorship / Exhibitor Opportunities
About the Conference
Conference Brochure
Program Schedule
2007 Environmental Award Winners Announced! New
Plenary Speakers
Howard Rappaport
Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI)
Technical Tracks
Reclamation and Supply (PCR & PIR)
Bio-based and Biodegradable Materials
Recycling: Electronics, Marketing and Business, Automotive, Regulatory
Special Events
Kennedy Space Center Tour & "Dine with an Astronaut" - Monday, March 5
Visit the only shuttle launch facility! After trying out the simulators in the Astronaut Hall of Fame, next stop is the visitor center complex. Feel like you are walking on the moon when you watch the 3D IMAX movies, and visit the Saturn V Center. During lunch time guests can dine on a buffet lunch accompanied by a talk from an Astronaut. This is a great opportunity for questions, autographs and photos.
Please note - the bus will depart from from hotel promptly at 9:30 am
Golf Outing at Eagle Creek Golf Club - Monday, March 5
Designed by world-renowned golf course architects Ron Garl and Howard Swan, Eagle Creek is an extraordinary 18-hole, 7,198 yard championship golf course. Eagle Creek is the only Par 73 golf course in Central Florida, offering five par 5’s, genuine Scottish style revetted bunkers and Florida’s first Mini-Verde Greens. Since its 2004 opening, Eagle Creek was voted among the Top 10 New Courses in Florida by Travel and Leisure Magazine since 2000 along with being voted Best 18th Hole in Florida by Florida Golf Central Magazine and “Top 10 Golf Course Restaurants in Orlando”, Orlando Magazine. Eagle Creek just recently received 4.5 Stars, “Best Places to Play” and “Top 100 Service Facilities in North America” by Golf Digest. The 4.5 Star rating is the highest rating given to any course in Florida. Eagle Creek host the 2006 Florida Open and 2007 Florida State Public Links Championship.
Please note - the bus will depart from from hotel promptly at 7:30 am
Student Poster Session - Tuesday, March 6
Plastics applications for a wide variety of products and consumer goods continue to grow worldwide. Reuse and recycling of many plastic products, however, remain a problem that needs to be approached from the environmental viewpoint. Both, reuse and recycling affect not only the environment but an economy as well. Participation in the GPECTM student posters presentations provides students with an important forum to discuss a particular research with an industry members and to get their feedback. Students will also be exposed to plastics industry achievements and concerns.
Plastics Recycling and Sustainability Awards - Wednesday, March 7
2007 Environmental Award Winners Announced! New
The SPE Plastics Environmental Division will recognize corporations and other institutions that have demonstrated environmental leadership and excellence through significant achievements in the following categories:
– Environmental Stewardship
– Plastics Recycling
– New Technologies In Materials and Processes
– New Technologies In Renewable Materials and Processes
– Enabling Technologies In Processes and Procedures
– Design For Sustainability
– Emerging Technologies
 
About the Location

Please note: the Florida Hotel and Conference Center has sold out!
Room accommodations are available at the following (2 blocks from the headquarter's facility):
Hampton Inn Orlando - Florida Mall
8601 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
Tel: 407-859-4100
Hotel space has not been reserved at this facility; rates and availability may vary.

 

The Florida Hotel and Conference Center is connected to Orlando’s largest retail shopping mall; minutes from Walt Disney World, Sea World, Universal Orlando, the Orange County Convention Center, and Orlando International Airport; easy access to Kennedy Space Center and other area attractions.

Guest amenities include:
- Restaurant & Lounge
- Starbucks Café
- Fitness Center
- Outdoor Heated Pool and Whirlpool
- Complimentary Newspaper
- Complimentary scheduled transportation to area theme parks
- In-room spa treatments
More Information

Sponsored by:
Plastics Environmental Division

GPEC Contacts:
Conference Chair
Mike Montpetit
M-Tech Services LLC
Tel: (734) 433-2399
Email: Mcmont1954365@aol.com

Awards Chair
Subu Subumuram
SPM Technologies
Tel: (302) 239-4953
Email: subramanian9@comcast.net

Communications Chair
Larry Koester
Burcham International Corp
Tel: (402) 861-9524
Email: lkoester@phonet.com

Technical Program Chair
Susan Kozora
Visteon Corporation
Tel: (313) 755-6166
Email: skozora@visteon.com

Sponsorship Chair
Mike Montpetit
M-Tech Services LLC
Tel: (734) 433-2399
Email: Mcmont1954365@aol.com

Student Programs Chair
Klementia Khait
Company
Tel: (847) 467-0309
Email: kkhait@comcast.net

Conference Coordinator
Gwen Mathis
Tel: (706) 235-9298
Email: gwenmathis@aol.com
Special Thanks to our 2007 Sponsors and Exhibitors
Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors
Alloy Exchange Antek Madison Plastics USA

American Plastics Council

 BIC Corporation
AMUT North America / ARIOSTEA Buckeye Polymers
Battelle Cascade Engineering
C. C. Reprocessing Industrial Resin Recycling
Denton Plastics Kal-Trading
Hewlett-Packard Maine Plastics
MRC Polymers NatureWorks LLC
QTR, Inc. Next Specialty Resins
Recycled Materials, Inc. (RMI) O.K. Industries
  Polymer Sciences
  Recycling Solutions
  STAR Plastics
2007 Exhibitors  
Advanced Extruder Technologies Gros Executive Recruiters
Advanced Extrusion Solutions Gneuss
Albermarle Corporation Kenrich Petrochemicals
AMUT North America / ARIOSTEA Merritt Extruder/Davis-Standard
Battelle MRC Polymers
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) Pollution Equipment News Magazine
CAS-MI Laboratories Polyvel
Colortronic Powdertech International
Cumberland Engineering PSI – Polymer Systems
Denton Plastics Satake USA
Extrusion Auxiliary Services Sorema Plastics Recycling Systems
Extrusion Control & Supply S+S Separation and Sorting Technology
Flex Form Technologies STAR Plastics
Gamm Meccanica North America Starlinger
Green-Club Inc.  

 

Copyright 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers
Contact Us - Terms of Use - Site Map