Press Room 2007

December 2007

GPEC® 2008 Awards Competition Recognizes Environmental Leadership and Excellence
The Plastics Industry in the Detroit Area Works Together to Make Holidays a Little Brighter for over 30,000 Children in Michigan
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November 2007

SPE Launches “Clean Technology” Forum at GPEC® 2008

October 2007

SPE to Organize Massive Technical Conference at SPI's NPE2009, With Hundreds of Original, Peer-Reviewed Presentations
SPE and SpecialChem Launch Learning on Demand Online Service
SPE Unveils Winners of the 17TH Annual Thermoforming Parts Competition

September 2007

SPE-ANTEC 2008 to Feature Both a Renowned Futurist and Dow’s Chief Technical Officer as Plenary Speakers
SPE’s New Technology Forums Focus on the Plastics Industry’s Hottest Topics

August 2007

SPE Announces Call for Papers for SPE-ANTEC 2008 in Milwaukee

July 2007

SPE’s K Show 2007 Training Programs to Include Extrusion MiniTec and Conference, a Seminar Series, and Modern Mold Making Conference
SPE International Polyolefins Conference and FlexPackCon™ Announce Call for Papers
SPE Announces 2007 Call for Parts for the 17th Annual Thermoforming Conference Parts Competition and Showcase

May 2007

SPE-ANTEC™ & Plastics Encounter Annual Event Deemed a Great Success
SPE Unveils 2007-2008 Executive Committee
SPE Announces Honored Service Members and Fellows of the Society
SPE Unveils 2007 International Awards Winners
Awards to be presented in Cincinnati at SPE-ANTEC 2007
Students To See Firsthand That Plastics Are Really Cool
National Plastics Center to teach area students about plastics with PlastiVan™ program at SPE-ANTEC

April 2007

ANTEC™ & Plastics Encounter to Co-locate Again in 2008
Event will be held in Milwaukee and will be industry’s largest and most comprehensive plastics-only event in North America

March 2007

SPE’s Plastics Environmental Division Announces 2007 Environmental Award Winners
Nine awards to be presented March 7th in Orlando at SPE’s Global Plastics & Environmental Conference (GPEC®)

February 2007

Renowned Global Futurist and Best-Selling Author to Speak at SPE-ANTEC about “How Nanotechnology Will Change the Plastics Industry”
Jack Uldrich to address SPE-ANTEC attendees on Monday, May 7th, at 11:30 a.m. in Cincinnati
SPE’s Polymer Nanocomposites 2007 Conference Expands to Accommodate Technology’s Growth and Increased Relevance in the Plastics Industry
Conference transforms from a one-day event into a two-day event and takes place March 6-7 at Lehigh University’s Rauch Business Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

January 2007

Developer of Polymer-based “Sheer Thickening Fluids” That Makes Protective Armor Stab and Puncture Resistant to Speak at SPE-ANTEC
Dr. Norman Wagner, an Alvin B. and Julie O. Stiles Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, is technical plenary speaker on Tuesday, May 8th, at 11 a.m. in Cincinnati