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Find Solutions at NPE2009

NPE2009 is the world's largest plastics conference, exposition and technology exchange. To add even more value and access, SPI-the producer of NPE-has partnered with other industry-leading conferences, organizations and companies to provide new features, educational programming, technical paper presentations, a design competition and 8 co-located events all geared to create mass appeal to the entire plastics industry value chain. NPE2009 is the one event that will give you the solutions you need to move forward.

All in one week, under one roof, you'll have access to the people, products and processes you need to catalyze business:

• Source 2,000 plastics suppliers exhibiting on 1 million net square feet
• Conduct business with 75,000 professionals from 120 countries
• Learn from 900 technical presentations and peer-reviewed papers
• Hear from high-profile industry leaders in keynote sessions
• Hone skills in business development and training workshops
• Meet with leading contract and captive OEMs, from the packaging, bottling, automotive, air, space and medical industries
• Participate in the plastic industry's first International Plastics Design Competition
• Discover new and emerging technologies
• Participate in industry sustainability discussions
• Honor Plastics Hall of Fame inductees

Why You Can’t Afford to Miss NPE2009

Buyers at NPE2009 Receive Federal Stimulus Money for Capital Investments

No other manufacturing industry directly affects as many sectors of the economy as plastics. If you represent plastics technologies, equipment, supplies and end markets, or do business with these areas, you can't afford to miss NPE2009:

• Engineering/Design
• Manufacturing
• OEMs
• General Management/Administration
• Sales/Marketing
• Research/Development
• Purchasing
• Quality Control
• Education/Training
• Students

Co-Located Events Provide Supply Chain Access, Innovations & Economies Beyond Exhibit Booths

Featuring industry-leading co-located conferences, NPE2009 is a multi-faceted global event not to be missed!

ANTEC NPE2009
ANTEC is the single largest technical conference for the plastics industry in the world, featuring forums and sessions for working engineers, R&D scientists, technicians, technical sales people, technical support personnel, academia and managers. During ANTEC@NPE2009, you can learn from 800 technical presentations and peer-reviewed papers, hear about previously unpublished research and findings, discuss advances in technology and much more.

Business of Plastics
SPI's Business of Plastics offers specialized educational tracks that focus on the business side of plastics. These tracks allow attendees to customize what they need to learn the most, from global economic trends and sustainability to marketing, regulatory compliance and more.

International Plastics Design Competition
Organized by SPI's Alliance of Plastics Processors (APP), the competition gives designers and manufacturers of components and finished products the opportunity to display their innovations before tens of thousands of plastics professionals. It's the first APP competition 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. Winning entries will be awarded at a special ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, June 24, in the West Hall Ballroom. A call for entries is now open.

MoldMaking Expo 2009
The only event devoted exclusively to showcasing technologies and strategies used in moldmaking and rapid manufacturing, MoldMaking Expo 2009 is the year's premier venue for learning about new technologies and applications, networking with colleagues, customers and prospects, and finding product and process solutions. MoldMaking Expo provides the industry with the tools needed to move forward and improve!

NPCA/FSCT Coatings for Plastics Conference
This program provides a unique forum for professionals who specify and use coatings on plastics, coatings manufacturers and raw material suppliers.

PET Strategies+
Produced by Packaging Strategies, this two-day conference focuses on business strategy, issues and technologies involving packaging applications of PET.

Seminars in Spanish by Tecnología del Plástico and Conversión
Led by experts and experienced entrepreneurs, these Spanish-language sessions focus on "Trends, opportunities and technologies to improve the competitiveness of the plastics industry in the Latin American market," and explore the benefits of new technologies and tools that are increasing the region's production flow.

Time Compression Expo
Designed for the rapid product development industry, Gardner Publications' TC Expo will address emerging and established processes and technologies regarding design, software prototyping, tooling and direct manufacturing to help reduce time to market.

Exhibition Hours
Monday–Thursday, June 22–25, 9am–5pm
Friday, June 26, 9am–3pm

Registration Hours
Monday–Thursday, June 22–25, 8am–5pm
Friday, June 26, 8am–2pm

Expo Pass Registration Fees
Advanced Registration	$60
Onsite Registration	$90

Educational tracks require separate registration and fees and include admission to the NPE2009 exhibit hall.

Get more registration information now.