CMPND

The following conferences and courses are happening in and around Ohio:

June 22 - 26, 2009: National Plastics Expo – NPE2009
June 22 - 26, 2009: International Plastics Design Competition

June 22 - 26, 2009: National Plastics Expo – NPE2009

It's the biggest, best, and most-attended plastics trade show in the world. And it's coming to Chicago's McCormick Place on June 22 through 26, 2009. Get ready to rub shoulders with 75,000 of your fellow plastics professionals from 120 countries – all interested in all things plastic.

This bigger-than-big event is no co-locating with several other conferences, Antec 2009; SPI's Business of Plastics; the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology (FSCT) Coatings for Plastics Conference; the International Plastics Design Competition, Moldmaking Expo 2009, PET Strategies Plus Conference; and Time Compression Conference & Expo (TC Expo). Wander the technology pavilions for new and emerging R&D and products, and cast your vote for the best innovation at the first International Plastics Design Competition located in Technology Central.

NPE2009 will showcase a broad array of innovations to make participation even more exciting and profitable for exhibitors, attendees and publishers alike. In addition to new technology awards competitions and pavilions on the show floor, SPI is partnering with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) to present a technical conference at NPE2009 with hundreds of peer-reviewed, never-before-published papers.

With one million square feet of exhibition space, the tradeshow floor will be organized by these key market sectors featuring the latest manufacturing trends and technology drivers for:  
•    Automotive
•    Medical
•    Consumer Products
•    Electronics
•    Transportation
•    Packaging
•    Agriculture/Construction/Lawn.

This show is so big that it even offers at planning tool (MyShow Planner) to help attendees maximize their time and plan their route through presentations and tradeshow exhibits.

For more information, go to the NPE2009 web site. For registration information, visit the NPE2009 registration page.

June 22 - 26, 2009: International Plastics Design Competition

Prepare to be dazzled by the hottest innovations in plastic components and finished products.  The International Plastics Design Competition is one of most high-profile happenings at this June’s NPE 2009, the world’s largest plastics event.

Or, be one of the dazzlers. You are invited to show off your innovation and participate in this very unique competition.

The 2009 International Plastics Design Competition is hosted by SPI’s Alliance of Plastics Processors and is the first competition open to any product, any end-use market, and any country. There will be 11,000 sq. ft. of design space available for exhibiting innovative products at NPE 2009. This year’s competition will feature new design categories and awards—from bio-process systems, innovative packaging applications, and medical products to sustainability, nanotechnology, energy efficiency, and bio-based materials.

Commercial product entries must be production products or parts utilizing a plastic process technology. Entries must currently be in commercial production, or production molds must be ordered with commercial production to begin by December 31, 2009. Exception: Entries produced using an emerging technology such as bio-based, nanotechnology or biodegradable plastics must be in the test market stage of developments by December 31, 2009.

The competition is open to both SPI members and non-members on a sliding-scale fee beginning at $500 per entry. Multiple entries will be accepted. The competition will publish a Guide for conference attendees, the press, and the judges. There will be winners in all the design categories plus a People’s
Choice award derived completely from voting by conference attendees.

So if you are walking the West Hall of McCormick place, get ready to enjoy some of the most dynamic innovations in the industry. If you are a competitor, you will receive extensive pre-, onsite and post-event press coverage, and key word linkages to tie into ANTEC’s technical session offerings. Winning companies will be invited to a special press breakfast with 400 members of the plastics packaging, bottling, automotive, aerospace and medical industry trade press.