A Multitude of Events in Five Full Days
NPE2012 Will Be Rich in Technical Content and Business Intelligence
Plan your NPE experience in advance in order to select the content that is most relevant to them from an enormous range of exhibits, technical & business presentations, keynote events, roundtables, and special pavilions and displays. Participation in NPE2012 will be a �must� for professionals looking to gain competitive advantage and strengthen their companies� bottom line
Plan your NPE experience in advance in order to select the content that is most relevant to them from an enormous range of exhibits, technical & business presentations, keynote events, roundtables, and special pavilions and displays. Participation in NPE2012 will be a �must� for professionals looking to gain competitive advantage and strengthen their companies� bottom line
• APRIL 1st IS �SUPER SUNDAY'
NPE2012 opens on a new day in a new venue with an all-new schedule that includes 14 hours of back-to-back panel discussions, industry golf tournament and networking events that truly break the mold for �NPE Week.� The Opening Gala on Sunday evening will include award presentations to the industry�s icons
• INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS DESIGN COMPETITION
This SPI program will include an exhibit of product entries by designers, processors, mold makers, and OEMs and an on-site awards presentation. The competition is open to entrants from around the world and to applications in appliances, automotive, construction, electronics, medical, packaging and all other consumer and industrial market sectors
• ANTEC@NPE2012
The world�s largest plastics technical conference, produced by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). The 2011 edition of the annual ANTEC� conference included 108 topical sessions comprised of more than 700 presentations, with technical papers consisting of original content reviewed by industry peers
• BUSINESS OF PLASTICS CONFERENCE
Produced by SPI, this conference will focus on timely topics of broad interest to plastics professionals, with whole sessions devoted to bioplastics, sustainability, medical and healthcare markets, plastics marketing, and issues involving regulation, safety and industry advocacy
• LATIN AMERICAN SEMINAR EN ESPA�OL
Carvajal Informaci�n B2B, a media partner of NPE2012 and publisher of Tecnologia del Pl�stico, Conversi�n, and El Empaque magazines, will produce this educational program conducted in Spanish
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PAVILIONS
Two of these multi-exhibitor pavilions will focus on innovative developments such as bioplastics, nanocomposites and sustainability
• MARKET TECHNOLOGY PAVILIONS
These multi-exhibitor pavilions will include advanced manufacturing and automation; adhesives and sealants; elastomers and TPEs; fluoropolymers; flexible vinyl; medical products; thermoforming; Moldmaking Showcase; and the Processors and Suppliers Center
• TECHNOLOGY THEATER
Located on the exhibit floor, the theater will enable exhibitors to offer 30-minute presentations, product demonstrations or seminars in accordance with a schedule available to all NPE2012 attendees
• PLASTICS IN SPORTS
At locations around the show, display and interactive demonstration areas will be set up to highlight the contribution of plastics to making sports safer and more enjoyable and the equipment more durable and functional
• RECYCLING@NPE2012
In cooperation with plastics reclaim company Maine Plastics Inc., SPI has organized a program to collect the processed goods and scrap generated on the exhibit floor and the post-consumer waste, such as PET bottles, left by participants
• PLASTICS HALL OF FAME
The triennial induction of living individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the plastics industry will take place on Sunday evening, April 1, with a keynote speech, ceremony, and gala banquet. Tickets may be purchased by any NPE attendee
NPE2012 opens on a new day in a new venue with an all-new schedule that includes 14 hours of back-to-back panel discussions, industry golf tournament and networking events that truly break the mold for �NPE Week.� The Opening Gala on Sunday evening will include award presentations to the industry�s icons
• INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS DESIGN COMPETITION
This SPI program will include an exhibit of product entries by designers, processors, mold makers, and OEMs and an on-site awards presentation. The competition is open to entrants from around the world and to applications in appliances, automotive, construction, electronics, medical, packaging and all other consumer and industrial market sectors
• ANTEC@NPE2012
The world�s largest plastics technical conference, produced by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). The 2011 edition of the annual ANTEC� conference included 108 topical sessions comprised of more than 700 presentations, with technical papers consisting of original content reviewed by industry peers
• BUSINESS OF PLASTICS CONFERENCE
Produced by SPI, this conference will focus on timely topics of broad interest to plastics professionals, with whole sessions devoted to bioplastics, sustainability, medical and healthcare markets, plastics marketing, and issues involving regulation, safety and industry advocacy
• LATIN AMERICAN SEMINAR EN ESPA�OL
Carvajal Informaci�n B2B, a media partner of NPE2012 and publisher of Tecnologia del Pl�stico, Conversi�n, and El Empaque magazines, will produce this educational program conducted in Spanish
• EMERGING TECHNOLOGY PAVILIONS
Two of these multi-exhibitor pavilions will focus on innovative developments such as bioplastics, nanocomposites and sustainability
• MARKET TECHNOLOGY PAVILIONS
These multi-exhibitor pavilions will include advanced manufacturing and automation; adhesives and sealants; elastomers and TPEs; fluoropolymers; flexible vinyl; medical products; thermoforming; Moldmaking Showcase; and the Processors and Suppliers Center
• TECHNOLOGY THEATER
Located on the exhibit floor, the theater will enable exhibitors to offer 30-minute presentations, product demonstrations or seminars in accordance with a schedule available to all NPE2012 attendees
• PLASTICS IN SPORTS
At locations around the show, display and interactive demonstration areas will be set up to highlight the contribution of plastics to making sports safer and more enjoyable and the equipment more durable and functional
• RECYCLING@NPE2012
In cooperation with plastics reclaim company Maine Plastics Inc., SPI has organized a program to collect the processed goods and scrap generated on the exhibit floor and the post-consumer waste, such as PET bottles, left by participants
• PLASTICS HALL OF FAME
The triennial induction of living individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the plastics industry will take place on Sunday evening, April 1, with a keynote speech, ceremony, and gala banquet. Tickets may be purchased by any NPE attendee
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