SPE issues call for nominations for global parts competition.
Press Release Summary:
SPE announced its second annual "Plastics for Life™" global parts competition and issued call for part nominations. Competition is open to parts that have previously won category award or competition during the past year in an SPE TOPCON or Minicon. Winners will be chosen in 4 categories: Protecting Life, Quality of Life, Improving Life, and Sustaining Life. In addition, there will be a grand award and a people’s choice award. Winners will be announced during ANTEC® Orlando 2015.
Original Press Release:
SPE Issues Call For Nominations for 2nd Annual 'Plastics for Life(TM)' Global Parts Competition
BETHEL, CT, U.S.A., -- The Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE®) today announced its second annual “Plastics for Life™” global parts competition and issued a call for part nominations.
Nominations are due by January 30, 2015 and can be made by contacting Barbara Spain bspain@4spe.org or +1 508.338.2646. Additional information can be found at www.antec.ws.
The competition is open to parts that have previously won a category award or competition during the past year in an SPE TOPCON (topical conference) or Minicon (mini-conference). Winners, to be selected by a panel of industry experts and media representatives, will be announced in a special press conference to be held on March 23, 2015 during the SPE Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC® Orlando 2015) in Orlando, Florida.
Winners will be chosen in four categories: Protecting Life (preservation, safety, containment, protection); Quality of Life (mobility, communication, luxury/comfort, recreation, entertainment); Improving Life (education, energy, opportunity, health); and Sustaining Life (environmental, conservation, sustainability, recycling, reduction). In addition, there will be a grand award and a people’s choice award.
"We all know that plastics help improve the quality of life, and in many cases help extend and protect life," said Jon Ratzlaff, technical services manager, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., who created the parts competition during his term as 2013-2014 SPE president. “Whether the nominated parts are for medical, packaging, construction, electrical/electronics, consumer, or industrial applications, the Plastics for Life global parts competition celebrates all the ways that polymeric materials make life better on this planet.”
ANTEC Orlando 2015 will take place March 23-25, 2015 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center and will be co-located with the NPE2015 plastics exposition, which is produced by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association.
SPE’s Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC®) is the largest, most-respected, and well-known technical conference in the plastics industry globally. For over 70 years, ANTEC has successfully expanded from U.S. into Europe, India, and the Middle East with further expansion to global locations in 2015 and beyond. Each event features technical and business presentations on new and evolving technologies, panel discussions, as well as tutorial sessions. Networking events and student functions provide attendees with ample networking opportunities with experts from the largest industry segments.
The mission of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE®) is to promote scientific and engineering knowledge relating to plastics worldwide and to educate industry, academia, and the public about these advances. SPE is active in educating, promoting, recognizing, and communicating technical accomplishments for all phases of plastics and plastic based-composite developments in the global transportation industry. Topic areas include applications, materials, processing, equipment, tooling, design, and development. Visit www.4spe.org.
