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April 2019  Back to Top

WEBINAR: Resume 101-You've Written Your Resume-Now What?  
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar Via Zoom

WEBINAR: Patent Law Fundamentals For Scientists, Engineers and Managers - Part 1  
Friday, April 26, 2019 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar Via Zoom

May 2019  Back to Top

SPE Extrusion Minitec-PLUS PET/PLA Extrusion  
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - Thursday, May 2, 2019 - All Day
Polymers Center for Excellence, Charlotte, NC
SPE Middle East Plastics Packaging Forum  
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - Thursday, May 2, 2019 - All Day
Manama, Bahrain
WEBINAR: Infusing Your Designs with Emotion  
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar Via Zoom

WEBINAR: Patent Law Fundamentals For Scientists, Engineers and Managers - Part 2  
Friday, May 3, 2019 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar Via Zoom

SPE AutoEPCON 2019  
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 - All Day
Troy Marriott, MI
WEBINAR: Managing Up: Building a Healthy Relationship with your Employer  
Thursday, May 9, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar via Zoom

WEBINAR: Patent Law Fundamentals For Scientists, Engineers and Managers - Part 3  
Friday, May 10, 2019 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Zoom Webinar
WEBINAR: Sandwich Panel Design and Thermoplastic Honeycomb Technology Overview – Extending the Weight and Cost Reduction Opportunities  
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar via Zoom

SPE South Texas Section Technical/Social Event  
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saint Arnold Brewery, Houston, TX
SPE Central Indiana Section 2019 Day at the Track  
Friday, May 17, 2019 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN

Contact: Dan Stratton, 317-442-1451, ddkstratton@indy.rr.com.

WEBINAR: Patent Law Fundamentals For Scientists, Engineers and Managers - Part 4  
Friday, May 17, 2019 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar via Zoom

Akron Section Awards Night  
Monday, May 20, 2019 - All Day
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

Contact: Gary Taylor at +1 330.419.4380 or email at akronspe1@gmail.com.

SPE Connecticut Section Education Fund Golf Outing  
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 - All Day
Tunxis Plantation Country Club, Farmington, CT

Golf Start Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Contact: Scott Eastman at 413-695-4704, or email scott.eastman@utrc.utc.com.

53rd Annual SPE Ontario Section Golf Tournament  
Friday, May 31, 2019 8:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) - 4:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST)
Milton, Ontario, Canada

June 2019  Back to Top

11th Polyimides and High Performance Polymers aka STEPI11  
Sunday, June 2, 2019 - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - All Day
University of Montpellier, Triolet Campus, IAE, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5 - France

Contact: Professor Marc J. Abadie, +33-667-222-780, marc.abadie@umontpellier.fr

SPE Decorating and Assembly Division TopCon and IMDA Symposium  
Monday, June 3, 2019 - Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - All Day

Location: Franklin, TN
Conference Chair: Jeff Peterson at jeff@petersonpublicatons.com

WEBINAR: The Challenges With Digitally Printing on Flexible Films With Water Based Ink  
Thursday, June 6, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom
WEBINAR: Take a Look at This: Using Visual Comparison to Evaluate and Control Appearance  
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom
WEBINAR: An Introduction to Dynamic Mechanical Analysis  
Thursday, June 13, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom
WEBINAR: Navigating Difficult Conversations: Deliver Your Message with Poise, Empathy and Resolve  
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar via Zoom

WEBINAR: How to Use SPE Material Database  
Thursday, June 20, 2019 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar via Zoom

Tri-State SPE Golf outing  
Monday, June 24, 2019 1:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST) - 12:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST)
Cambridge Golf Course in Evansville indiana

We are having a 4 man scramble with prizes.  The cost is $85 per person and includes dinner..

Contact:    Mike Halbig
mikenbeth@twc.com
8122055236
WEBINAR: Enhancing Cross Functional Team Performance  
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

Webinar via Zoom

September 2019  Back to Top

19th SPE Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition (ACCE)  
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - Friday, September 6, 2019 - All Day
The Diamond Banquet & Conference Center at the Suburban Collection Showplace, City, State: Novi, MI

Sponsored by: Automotive & Composites Division         
Co-Chairs: Alper Kiziltas and Matt Carroll

SPE Thermoforming Conference®  
Monday, September 9, 2019 - Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - All Day
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Six Sigma Green Belt + Lean Operation Training  
Monday, September 9, 2019 9:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) - 4:30 PM Central Standard Time (CST)
WEBINAR: Understanding Plastics Failure  
Thursday, September 12, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom
Annual SPE Blow Molding Conference  
Monday, September 16, 2019 - Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - All Day
Atlanta, Georgia

Conference Chair: Geoff Ward; geoff.ward@aipcompany.com; +1 641.472.4188

SPE Color and Appearance Conference (CAD RETEC®)  
Monday, September 23, 2019 - Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - All Day
Cleveland, Ohio
FOAMS 2019: Advances in Foam Materials and Technology  
Monday, September 30, 2019 - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - All Day
Valladolid, Spain

Conference Chair: Miguel Angel Rodriguez-Perez at marrod@fmc.uva.es; +34 655138399

October 2019  Back to Top

SPE Vinyltec® 2019 Conference  
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 - Thursday, October 3, 2019 - All Day
Akron, Ohio
SPE Automotive TPO Conference  
Sunday, October 6, 2019 - Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - All Day
Troy, MI
SPE FlexPackCon® 2019  
Sunday, October 6, 2019 - Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - All Day
Myrtle Beach, SC
Six Sigma Green Belt + Lean Operation Training  
Monday, October 7, 2019 9:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) - 4:30 PM Central Standard Time (CST)
WEBINAR: Degradation Failure of Plastics  
Thursday, October 10, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom
K Trade Fair 2019  
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - All Day
Dusseldorf, Germany

November 2019  Back to Top

Six Sigma Green Belt + Lean Operation Training  
Monday, November 4, 2019 9:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) - 4:30 PM Central Standard Time (CST)
49th Automotive Innovation Awards Competition and Gala  
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - All Day
Burton Manor, Lavonia, MI

Conference Chair: Jeff Helms at jeffrey.helms@celanese.com  

December 2019  Back to Top

Six Sigma Green Belt + Lean Operation Training  
Monday, December 9, 2019 9:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) - 4:30 PM Central Standard Time (CST)
WEBINAR: Failure Associated with Injection Molding  
Thursday, December 12, 2019 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

January 2020  Back to Top

WEBINAR: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in the Failure and Compositional Analysis  
Thursday, January 9, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

February 2020  Back to Top

WEBINAR: Introduction to Plastics  
Thursday, February 13, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

March 2020  Back to Top

WEBINAR: UV Effects on Plastics  
Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom
ANTEC® 2020 San Antonio  
Monday, March 30, 2020 - Thursday, April 2, 2020 - All Day
Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX

April 2020  Back to Top

WEBINAR: Plastic Failures Associated with Metal Fasteners  
Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

June 2020  Back to Top

WEBINAR: Impact Failure of Plastics  
Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

September 2020  Back to Top

2020 TPE TopCon  
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - Thursday, September 17, 2020 - All Day
Hilton Fairlawn Hotel, Akron, OH

Sponsors: Thermoplastic Elastomers SIG and Akron Section
Chair: Robert Weiler, email rweiler@amfine.com

SPE Color and Appearance Conference (CAD RETEC®) 2020  
Sunday, September 20, 2020 - Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - All Day
Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld

Conference Chair: Cheryl Treat

2020 SPE Thermoforming Conference®  
Monday, September 21, 2020 - Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - All Day
DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI

Sponsor: Thermoforming

October 2020  Back to Top

Automotive TPO  
Sunday, October 4, 2020 - Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - All Day
Marriott Hotel, Troy, MI

Chair: Neil Fuenmayor, neil.fuenmayor@lyondellbasell.com
Contact: Karen Rhodes-Parker, karen@spedetroit.com

2020 Annual Blow Molding Conference  
Monday, October 5, 2020 - Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - All Day
Westin Chicago North Side, Wheeling, IL

Sponsors: Blow Molding Division
Chair: Cal Becker, cjbecker@eastman.com

November 2020  Back to Top

IMTECH 2020: SPE Injection Molding Conference  
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - Thursday, November 12, 2020 - All Day
Cleveland, OH

Sponsors: Injection Molding & Cleveland Section
Conference Chair: Susan Montgomery; smontgomery@boardmanmolded.com; +1 330.788.2400 ext 135   

October 2021  Back to Top

2021 Annual Blow Molding Conference  
Monday, October 11, 2021 - Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - All Day
St. Louis Union Station, Hilton, St. Louis, MO

Sponsored: Blow Molding 
Conference Chair: Geoff Ward at geoff.ward@aipcompany.com
Phone: +1 641-472-4188