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March 2025 Back to Top

SPE WEBINAR: Built to Last: Structural Thermoplastics for Hand and Power Tools  
Friday, March 28, 2025 - All Day
Online

Together with

SPE WORKSHOP: Mechanical and Chemical Recycling Overview for Polyolefins  
Monday, March 31, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Thursday, April 3, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online

March 31, 2025
April 2, 2025
April 3, 2025
All workshop times are from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT

April 2025 Back to Top

SPE COURSE: Rubber-O-Rings  
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE COURSE: Mechanical Characterization of Additively Manufactured Polymers  
Friday, April 4, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE COURSE: Bio-plasticizers for PVC  
Monday, April 7, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE WORKSHOP: Plastic Additives  
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Thursday, April 17, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE COURSE: PFAS in Products—Litigation Trends  
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE WORKSHOP: Injection Mold Setup and the Process of Tool and Product Trialing  
Friday, April 11, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online

April 11, 2025
April 14, 2025
April 16, 2025
All Workshop times are from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT

Engineer's Social Hour — SPE Asia Section  
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 4:00 PM Beijing/China Standard Time (B/CST) - 5:30 PM Beijing/China Standard Time (B/CST)
Crowne Plaza Shenzhen Nanshan, Meeting Room 9B, Hall 9 (Level 2), No.9819. Shennan Boulevard, Nanshan District

Hosted by SPE Asia Section and Adsale Plastics Network

May 2025 Back to Top

SPE WORKSHOP:Extruded Profile Part Design  
Monday, May 5, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Thursday, May 8, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE COURSE: Thermoset Recycling  
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE FlexPackCon® 2025  
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Thursday, May 8, 2025 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Rochester, NY

Hosted by the SPE Flexible Packaging Division

SPE Thermoset TopCon  
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 7:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) - Wednesday, May 14, 2025 5:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST)
Monona Terrace And Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin

Hosted by the SPE Thermoset Division

4-Part Workshop: Consider Recycling More in the Equation in Addressing Future Polymer Design Requirements and Optimization  
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Online

May 13, 2025
May 15, 2025
May 20, 2025
May 21, 2025
Online
All Workshop days are from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST

SPE COURSE: UV Effects on Plastic Materials  
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE Thermoforming Conference  
Monday, May 19, 2025 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Wednesday, May 21, 2025 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA

Hosted by the SPE Thermoforming Division

ADDITIV Metals World  
Thursday, May 22, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Location TBD

Contact: Melanie Wallet for more information.

Together with

SPE WORKSHOP: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence in Polymer Processing: Fundamentals and Practical Applications with a Focus on Injection Molding  
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Friday, May 30, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online

June 2025 Back to Top

Plastics in Composites and Lightweighting  
Monday, June 2, 2025 9:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Wednesday, June 4, 2025 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE WORKSHOP: Introduction to Plastic Decorating Technologies  
Thursday, June 12, 2025 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Friday, June 13, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online

Hosted by the SPE Decorating and Coatings Division

September 2025 Back to Top

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

Hosted. by SPE Automotive Division and SPE Composites Division

SPE WORKSHOP: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Polymer Informatics  
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Online

September 3, 2025
September 5, 2025
September 8, 2025
September 10, 2025
All workshop days are from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT

SPE COURSE: Chemical Resistance of Plastics: Testing and Applications  
Thursday, September 4, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
2025 SPE Annual Blow Molding Conference  
Monday, September 8, 2025 8:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Wednesday, September 10, 2025 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Sheraton Station Square Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA

Hosted by the SPE Blow Molding Division

SPE Color and Appearance Conference (CAD RETEC®)  
Monday, September 15, 2025 - Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Cleveland, OH

Hosted by SPE Color and Appearance Division

Chair - Jeff Drusda; jeffrey.drusda@chemours.com 
Vice Chair - Josh Jacobs; Joshua.Jacobs@Audia.com

SPE FOAMS® 2025  
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 8:00 AM Central European Time (CET) - Friday, October 3, 2025 5:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
Naples, Italy

Sponsored by the SPE Thermoplastic Materials and Foams Division
Hosted by the University of Naples Federico II

October 2025 Back to Top

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

Hosted by the SPE Detroit Section

ADDITIV Polymers 3.0  
Thursday, October 9, 2025 - All Day
Location TBD
SPE COURSE: Polymer Molecular Weight: A Key Factor in Plastic Performance  
Friday, October 10, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE Thermoplastics Elastomers TOPCON 2025  
Monday, October 13, 2025 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Tuesday, October 14, 2025 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online

Hosted by the SPE Thermoplastic Elastomers Technical Interest Group and SPE Akron Section

SPE Vinyltec® 2025  
Monday, October 20, 2025 - Wednesday, October 22, 2025
New Orleans, LA

Hosted by SPE Vinyl Plastics Division

SPE WORKSHOP: Unlocking the Secrets of Plastics with Dynamic Mechanical Analysis  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Thursday, October 23, 2025 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
Polymers - The Building Blocks for Advanced Medical Devices  
Thursday, October 30, 2025 7:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) - Friday, October 31, 2025 5:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time (UTC)
Athlone, Ireland

Hosted by the SPE European Medical Polymers Division

November 2025 Back to Top

SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala 2025  
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 11:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Laurel Manor, Livonia, Michigan

Hosted by the SPE Automotive Division

SPE COURSE: Thermal Dependency of Plastics  
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Online

December 2025 Back to Top

SPE COURSE: Why Sulfones? A Deep Dive into Polysulfone, Polyethersulfone, and Polyphenylsulfone  
Thursday, December 4, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online

February 2026 Back to Top

2026 SPE International Polyolefins Conference  
Monday, February 23, 2026 - Friday, February 27, 2026
Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, TX

Hosted by the South Texas Section

May 2026 Back to Top

SPE Thermoset TopCon  
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 7:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) - Wednesday, May 13, 2026 5:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST)
Madison, Wisconsin

Hosted by the SPE Thermoset Division

June 2026 Back to Top

Sustainability World Congress  
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Thursday, June 11, 2026 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Novi, Michigan

Hosted by the SPE Detroit Section



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