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Show OverviewNPE2009 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 NPE2009, not only do we speak your language, we plan on giving you something to talk about before, during and after this premier industry event. NPE2009 will certainly be the talk of the town June 22-26, 2009, at Chicago's McCormick Place when 75,000 plastics professionals from 120 countries will come together to join in a global conversation on all things plastic! 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 pavilions on the show floor, several co-located events and the first ever International Plastics Design Competition, NPE is co-locating with the industry’s most renowned technical conferences to complement SPI’s Business of Plastics educational program to providing the largest educational offering at an international plastics tradeshow. NEW! Technology and Specialty Pavilions will highlight the latest in emerging and new technologies, as well as BPSA single-use, fluoropolymers, thermoforming and more. Spanning 1 million square feet, NPE2009 exhibits will showcase the latest manufacturing trends and technologies driving the growth of these key markets:
NEW! International Plastics Design Competition debuts at NPE2009. Designers and manufacturers of components and finished products will have the opportunity to display their most innovative achievements before tens of thousands of plastics professionals. The competition is being organized by SPI's Alliance for Plastics Processors (APP), which has issued a Call for Applicants. The APP has organized previous design competitions, but this 2009 competition will be the first open to products in any end-use market, as well as to entrants from any country in the world. All competing entries will be critiqued by a distinguished panel of judges during NPE2009. All winning entries will be announced during the Plastics Hall of Fame induction banquet on June 22. Join the conversation at NPE2009 in Chicago June 22-26, 2009, for the world's largest and most influential plastics event. Register now. Don’t forget to book your housing, too! |
