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Program Overview

NPE2009 Offers the World’s Largest Educational Conference!

The NPE2009 Educational Conference lineup includes breakfast and lunch forums, case studies, technical presentations, panel discussions, dynamic high-profile speakers and concurrent break-out sessions Monday–Friday. Presentations will provide cutting-edge technology and address timely issues.

NPE2009 has co-located with ANTEC™ 2009, the world’s largest plastics technical conference, Gardner Publications’ MoldMaking Expo™ 2009 conference and exposition, SPI’s International Plastics Design Competition and the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology Executive Summit, to bring you the world’s most comprehensive plastics industry event.

SPI, the producer of NPE2009, offers a Business of Plastics track focusing on timely topics to help attendees streamline operations and grow their bottom lines, including:

  • Marketing
  • Global Economic Trends
  • Sustainability
  • Best Business Practices
  • Resin Trends
  • Human Capital Management
  • Regulatory Compliance

At ANTEC@NPE2009 attendees gain access to hundreds of peer-reviewed, never-before-published papers and the largest technical educational program ever offered at an international plastics trade show.

MoldMaking Expo 2009, presented by MoldMaking Technology magazine, also holds its traditional conference program co-located for the first time at NPE. Attendees learn about new technologies and applications, get the opportunity to network with colleagues, customers and prospects, and discover product and process solutions at this premier showcase.

FSCT Executive Summit is a two-day program offering a unique multi-track forum for professionals who specify and use coatings on plastics, coating manufacturers and raw materials suppliers. Topics include: color and special effects; weathering performance; testing; durability; environmental and regulatory considerations; additives, solvents, pigments and fillers; applications; and much more.