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February 2023 Back to Top

SPE WEBINAR: Patent Law Fundamentals for Scientists, Engineers, and Managers — Workshop Preview  
Friday, February 3, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zoom
SPE Medical Plastics Division MiniTec 2023  
Monday, February 6, 2023 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) - Tuesday, February 7, 2023 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA

Hosted by SPE Medical Plastics Division

SPE WEBINAR: Ductile-to-Brittle Transitions in Plastics — Workshop Preview  
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zoom
SPE WEBINAR: Polymer Stabilization — Workshop Preview  
Thursday, February 9, 2023 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zoom
SPE WEBINAR: Materials Informatics — AI-Guided Product Development — Workshop Preview  
Friday, February 10, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zoom
SPE WEBINAR: Medical Plastics and Polymers: Fundamentals and New Growth Drivers That You Need to Know — Workshop Preview  
Monday, February 13, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zoom
Starve Feeding of Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruders–SPE Carolinas Section  
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The Polymers Center of Excellence, 8900 Research Dr., Charlotte, NC 28262

Hosted by SPE Carolinas Section

SPE WEBINAR: Troubleshooting Single-Screw Extruders — Workshop Preview  
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zoom
SPE WEBINAR: Troubleshooting: Everyone's Problem — How to Address Plastic Product Issues From the Perspective of the Product Owner — Workshop Preview  
Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zoom
PLASTINDIA  
Friday, February 17, 2023 8:00 AM India Standard Time (IST) (IST) - 5:00 PM India Standard Time (IST) (IST)
New Delhi, India
SPE Piedmont Coastal Section Education Night  
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
NC State University, Centennial Campus, 911 Partners Way, Engineering Building 1, Room 3003

Hosted by the SPE Piedmont-Coastal Section

Sustainability: Challenges Incorporating Recyclate  
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 5:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Virtual Event

hosted by the SPE Injection Molding Division

March 2023 Back to Top

SPE International Polyolefins Conference  
Sunday, March 5, 2023 11:30 AM Central Standard Time (CST) - Wednesday, March 8, 2023 5:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST)
Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, TX

Hosted by SPE South Texas Section

SPE Additives and Color Europe Conference  
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 9:00 AM Central European Time (CET) - Friday, March 10, 2023 2:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
Courtyard by Marriott Brussels Hotel, Brussels, Belgium

Hosted by SPE Additives and Color Europe Division

Regulatory 101 — An Overview of Regulations Regarding Plastics — SPE Carolinas Section  
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
The Polymers Center of Excellence, 8900 Research Dr., Charlotte, NC 28262 and Virtual Event

Hosted by the SPE Carolinas Section

ANTEC® 2023  
Monday, March 27, 2023 - Thursday, March 30, 2023
Hilton Denver City Center, 1701 California St., Denver, CO 80202

April 2023 Back to Top

Twin Screw Application and Design–SPE Carolinas Section  
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
The Polymers Center of Excellence, 8900 Research Dr., Charlotte, NC 28262

Hosted by SPE Carolinas Section

Plastics In Electric and Autonomous Vehicles  
Sunday, April 16, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Wednesday, April 19, 2023 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Marriott Troy, Michigan

Hosted by SPE Automotive Division

SPE WEBINAR: Degradation Failure of Plastics  
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

May 2023 Back to Top

2023 Auto EPCON Conference  
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Detroit Marriott - Troy, 200 W Big Beaver, Troy, MI 48084

Hosted by SPE Detroit Section, SPE Injection Molding Division and SPE Additive Manufacturing TIG

Chairs: David Okonski, General Motors Company and Sandra McClelland, Solvay Specialty Polymers.

SPE Thermoset TopCon  
Monday, May 8, 2023 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Wednesday, May 10, 2023 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, WI

Hosted by SPE Thermoset Division

SPE WEBINAR: Basic Rubber Technology  
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

June 2023 Back to Top

SPE WEBINAR: Understanding Wear of Plastics  
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

September 2023 Back to Top

Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition  
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 7:30 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Friday, September 8, 2023 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Novi, Michigan

Hosted. by SPE Automotive Division and SPE Composites Division

SPE Color and Appearance Conference (CAD RETEC®)  
Monday, September 18, 2023 - Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Columbus, OH

Hosted by SPE Color and Appearance Division
Event Co-Chairs
Kimberly Williamson, Chair
Steve Esker, Vice Chair
 

SPE WEBINAR: Creep Failure of Plastics  
Thursday, September 21, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom

October 2023 Back to Top

SPE Automotive TPO  
Sunday, October 1, 2023 7:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Wednesday, October 4, 2023 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Marriott Hotel, Troy, MI

Hosted by SPE Detroit Section.

SPE FlexPackCon®  
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - Thursday, October 12, 2023
Montreal, QC

Presented by SPE Flexible Packaging Division

SPE Vinyltec 2023  
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 7:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Thursday, October 12, 2023 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Akron, Ohio

Hosted by SPE Vinyl Plastics Division and SPE Akron Section

SPE Foams® 2023  
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 9:00 AM Beijing/China Standard Time (B/CST) - Friday, October 20, 2023 5:00 PM Beijing/China Standard Time (B/CST)
Taipei

Hosted by the SPE Thermoplastics Materials and Foams Division

SPE European Medical Polymers Division MiniTec  
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 9:00 AM Eastern European Time (EET) - Thursday, October 19, 2023 6:00 PM Eastern European Time (EET)
Tomas Bata University, Zlin, Czech Republic

Hosted by SPE European Medical Polymers Division

SPE WEBINAR: Fractography in Plastics Failures  
Thursday, October 19, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Webinar via Zoom
2023 SPE Thermoforming Conference  
Monday, October 23, 2023 - Thursday, October 26, 2023
Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

Hosted by SPE Thermoforming Division

November 2023 Back to Top

SPE WEBINAR: Fractography of Glass Reinforced Plastics  
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zooom

December 2023 Back to Top

SPE WEBINAR: An Overview of Polycarbonate Resin  
Thursday, December 7, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Webinar via Zoom

April 2024 Back to Top

Plastics In Electric and Autonomous Vehicles  
Sunday, April 14, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Wednesday, April 17, 2024 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Marriott Troy, Michigan

Hosted by SPE Automotive Division

SPE Thermoset TopCon 2024  
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 7:00 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT) - Wednesday, May 1, 2024 4:30 PM Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin

Presented by SPE Thermoset Division

May 2024 Back to Top

2024 Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (Auto EPCON)  
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Detroit Marriott - Troy, 200 W Big Beaver, Troy, MI 48084

Hosted by SPE Detroit Section, Injection Molding Division and Additive Manufacturing TIG

September 2024 Back to Top

Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition  
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 7:30 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Friday, September 6, 2024 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Novi, Michigan

Hosted. by SPE Automotive Division and SPE Composites Division

SPE Color and Appearance Conference (CAD RETEC®)  
Monday, September 23, 2024 - Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tampa, FL

Hosted by SPE Color and Appearance Division
Event Co-Chairs
Alex Prosapio, Chair
Mark Tyler, Vice Chair
 

 

October 2024 Back to Top

SPE Automotive TPO  
Sunday, October 6, 2024 7:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Wednesday, October 9, 2024 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Troy, MI

Hosted by SPE Detroit Section.

September 2025 Back to Top

Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition  
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:30 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Friday, September 5, 2025 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Novi, Michigan

Hosted. by SPE Automotive Division and SPE Composites Division

October 2025 Back to Top

SPE Automotive TPO  
Sunday, October 5, 2025 7:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Wednesday, October 8, 2025 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Marriott Hotel, Troy, MI

Hosted by SPE Detroit Section.






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