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September 2024 Back to Top

SPE WORKSHOP: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Polymer Informatics  
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - Friday, September 6, 2024 - All Day

September 3, 2024
September 4, 2024
September 5, 2024
September 6, 2024
Online
All workshop days are from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT.

SPE Automotive Division Golf Outing  
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 8:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Fieldstone Golf Club, Auburn Hills, Michigan

Hosted by the SPE Automotive Division

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

Hosted by SPE Automotive Division and SPE Composites Division

SPE WORKSHOP: Innovative Cost Management Approaches to Achieve Improved Profitability of Your Plastics Business  
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - Thursday, September 12, 2024

September 10, 2024
September 11, 2024
September 12, 2024
Online
11:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT (All Dates)

SPE Course - Importance of Sustainable Practices in Plastics Technology: Consumer Preference and Brand Image  
Monday, September 16, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE FOAMS® 2024  
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - Friday, September 20, 2024
King of Prussia, PA

Hosted by the SPE Thermoplastic Materials and Foams Division and the SPE Palisades-MidAtlantic Section

SPE COURSE: Polyketone: Understanding the Material and Properties  
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
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

National Week of Injection Molding  
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Online

Together with SPE Injection Molding Division

SPE TPO 2024 Global Automotive Conference  
Monday, September 30, 2024 - Thursday, October 3, 2024
Troy, MI

Hosted by the SPE Detroit Section

October 2024 Back to Top

SPE Connecticut Section Annual Golf Outing  
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 12:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Quarry Ridge Golf Course, 9 Rose Hill Rd, Portland, CT 06480-1247

Hosted by the SPE Connecticut Section

2024 SPE Annual Blow Molding Conference  
Monday, October 7, 2024 8:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Wednesday, October 9, 2024 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Crowne Plaza Atlanta SW, Peachtree City, GA

Hosted by the SPE Blow Molding Division

SPE WORKSHOP: Controlling Energy Use in Plastics Processing  
Monday, October 7, 2024 - Wednesday, October 9, 2024

October 7, 2024
October 8, 2024
October 9, 2024
Online
11:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT (All Dates)

Additiv Polymers 2.0  
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Online

Together with

SPE COURSE: Environmental Stree Cracking: The Plastics Killer  
Thursday, October 10, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
SPE Medical Plastics Division MiniTec—Medical Polymers - Improving the Quality of Life Symposium  
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
2024 MD&M Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hosted by SPE Medical Plastics Division

SPE Middle East Additives and Color Conference and PFAS Symposium  
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 8:30 AM Arabia Standard Time (AST) - Thursday, October 17, 2024 2:00 PM Arabia Standard Time (AST)
Riyadh Marriott Hotel, 8333 King Saud Road, Al Wazarat District, Riyadh, SA 11464

Hosted by the SPE Middle East Section

Additive Manufacturing: Printing the Plan for the Future—SPE Cleveland Section  
Thursday, October 17, 2024 - All Day
Corporate College, Warrensville Heights, OH

Hosted by the SPE Cleveland Section

SPE WEBINAR: The Challenges of Plastics Testing  
Thursday, October 17, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online
Together with

SPE Vinyltec® 2024  
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 8:00 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT) - Thursday, October 24, 2024 5:00 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Marriott Chicago O'Hare, 8535 W Higgins Rd, Chicago, IL 60631

Co-hosted by SPE Vinyl Plastics Division and SPE Chicago Section

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SPE Workshop - Unlocking the Secrets of Plastics with Dynamic Mechanical Analysis  
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - Thursday, October 24, 2024
Online

October 22: Session 1
October 24: Session 2
11:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT (All Dates)

SPE Conference: Per- and Polyflouralkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Plastics Industry 2024  
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - All Day
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD
SPE COURSE: Introduction to Ultraviolet (UV) Stabilization of Thermoplastics  
Thursday, October 31, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online

November 2024 Back to Top

Plastics in Sustainability: Biopolymers and Biocomposites  
Monday, November 4, 2024 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - Wednesday, November 6, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Online
SPE WORKSHOP: Flexible Packaging Fundamentals: Converting and Performance Considerations  
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - Friday, November 15, 2024

November 7, 2024
November 8, 2024
November 13, 2024
November 15, 2024
Online
11:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT (All Dates)

SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala  
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - 9:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Burton Manor, Livonia, Michigan

Hosted by the SPE Automotive Division

SPE COURSE: Plastics Failures Associated with Injection Molding Issues  
Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Online

December 2024 Back to Top

4-Part Workshop: Considering Recycling More in the Equation in Addressing Future Polymer Design Requirements and Optimization  
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - Monday, December 9, 2024
Online

December 3, 2024
December 4, 2024
December 6, 2024
December 9, 2024
Online
All Workshop days are from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST

SPE COURSE: Dynamic Mechanical Analysis  
Thursday, December 5, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) - 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Online

January 2025 Back to Top

ArabPlast  
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - Thursday, January 9, 2025 - All Day
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE

February 2025 Back to Top

2025 SPE International Polyolefins Conference  
Sunday, February 16, 2025 - Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, TX

Co-Hosted by the following SPE Chapters: SPE South Texas Section, SPE Applied Rheology Division, SPE Building and Infrastructure Division, SPE Engineering Porperties and Structure Division, SPE Flexible Packaging Division, SPE Polymer Modifiers and Additives and SPE Thermoplastic Materials and Foams Division.

March 2025 Back to Top

ANTEC® 2025  
Monday, March 3, 2025 - Thursday, March 6, 2025 - All Day
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, 201 North 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

April 2025 Back to Top

SPE Thermoplastics Elastomers TOPCON 2025  
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - Thursday, April 10, 2025 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Akron, OH

Hosted by the SPE Thermoplastics Elastomers TIG and SPE Akron Section

May 2025 Back to Top

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

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

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
Charlotte, NC

Hosted by SPE Color and Appearance Division

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

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

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

Contact:    Janell Helton
jdhelton@comcast.com
+1-713-503-6719



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