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Agreement Is Part of SPE Plan to Expand the Exhibit Portion of ANTEC by Drawing on the Capabilities of Experts in Trade Show Sales and Marketing

NEWTOWN, CT, U.S.A., December 09, 2009:  The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association have agreed to collaborate in the sales and marketing of exhibit space for next year’s SPE ANTEC® 2010, the plastics associations announced today.

Detroit, MI.-With Christmas fast approaching, the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Detroit Section has coordinated an effort that will allow 30,000 toy “Plastivans” to reach children in the metropolitan Detroit area in time for the holidays. The Woodlands, Texas based Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, American Plastic Toys of Walled Lake, Michigan and Maple Press of Troy, have all collaborated together to make the toys available for distribution by the United Ways and Lions Club.

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will begin accepting submissions of abstracts and papers for SPE-ANTEC® 2010 Conference on July 1, 2009. SPE-ANTEC® 2010 will take place in Orlando, Florida, at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center from May 16 to 20.

The Society of Plastics Engineers is pleased to announce that it will introduce several new technical benefits for its members by year’s end.
The first is an online technical resource providing weekly feeds of technical articles. This new service is called SPE Plastics Research Online (SPE PRO); details recent breakthroughs in research and development. SPE is partnering with Wiley Publishers and Form and Content Media on this new service. An online demonstration of SPE PRO can be seen at SPE’s Booth at NPE (West Hall, W121038)

Gros Executive Recruiters and the Society of Plastics Engineers invite you to participate in the 2009 Salary Survey, the industry survey that provides you with key employment trends in plastics and packaging as they occur. Want to know how your salary compares with others? This survey will tell you. Are benefits going up, holding steady or declining? You can find out just by participating.

At NPE 2009, come join us at the SPE members-only lounge, where you can chat with colleagues, check your email, or just sit back and relax. The lounge is located at SPE’s booth, #W 121038, and will be open June 22-26 during show hours.

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has formed a partnership with A. Routsis Associates, Inc. to provide interactive online training packages that
industry personnel can access at any time and from any place, SPE announced today.

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Welcome to the Society of Plastics Engineers’ (SPE) new website. We are pleased that we have updated the look, architecture and functionality of the site. But there is much more to come. Over the next 12 months, we will be adding a number of new technical benefits and functions to enhance your interaction with your colleagues and with the Society through our website. Many aspects of the website, including full access to our online technical library, are only available through your membership in SPE.