New York Section
SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS
NEW YORK SECTION
NEWSLETTER
“. . . to promote the scientific and engineering knowledge relating to Plastics.”
® VOLUME 63, NO. 2, OCTOBER 2009
No General Meeting in October Watch for Details on our next
SOCIAL NETWORKING MEETING FOR PEOPLE IN PLASTICS November 4th, 2009 at WILLY PARKERS AMERICAN BAR & GRILL 71 Hillside Avenue Williston Park, NY 11591 (516) 750-8125
New York Section ®
PULSE PLASTIC PRODUCTS 1156 E. 165 ST., P.O. BOX 1228 BRONX, NY 10459
Winner of 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, ‘99, ‘98, ‘97 & ‘95 Star Award Winner of 2006 Newsletter Award
— IN THIS ISSUE — Presidents Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Officers, Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sponsor Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Letter from the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Good News - Sept. Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 For Members Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 New Benefits for Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SPE Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Energy Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 SPE Announces Call for Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
OFFICERS 2009-2010 President RAYMOND SCHNEIDER RMS Design Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel:516-857-2871
Vice President BARBARA GENET Pulse Plastic Products, Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 718-328-5224 Fax: 718-617-2024
Treasurer BARBARA GENET Pulse Plastic Products, Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 718-328-5224 Fax: 718-617-2024
Secretary ADAM WINSTON Atlantic Polymers Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel:914-273-0125 Fax: 914-273-0126
Councilor GARY SPALTER GS Polymers. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 718-378-2656 Fax: 718-378-7611
Past President ADAM WINSTON Atlantic Polymers Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel:914-273-0125 Fax: 914-273-0126
DIRECTORS STUART LEVINE 516-676-5040 e-mail: [email protected] JAY GARDINER 631-928-9098 e-mail: [email protected]
DIRECTOR EMERITUS JAY GARDINER 631-928-9098 e-mail: [email protected]
NEWSLETTER BARBARA GENÊT, Editor JUDY BLUMBERG, Advertising ARTRITE INC., Design & Printing
718-328-5224 516-987-9454 516-867-1242
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718-328-5224
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER Welcome to a new year from the New York Section Section of The Society of Plastics Engineers. This past month we initiated a new meeting format, a social networking meeting and I was pleased to see some new faces at the meeting. If we are to keep this section going as a viable entity we need your help. If you are reading this message please make an effort to come out to our next social networking meeting; you can have a nice meal with friends and have some fun. We are a member based RAYMOND SCHNEIDER organization and we need your support. I know that everyone is busy and there is so much going on in all of our lives but take a moment for yourself and come and join us. I look forward to seeing you at next months meeting! Raymond M. Schneider 2009-2010 President New York Section
Welcome Our Newest Members On behalf of the New York Section, I would like to welcome the following members who joined our Section over the summer months:
John O'Brien, Burlington, MA Thomas M. Steffenilla, Stafford, NY Our Section also had 8 renewals during the month of August Welcome back to all those who renewed. If you need any information or wish to get acquainted, please feel free to call me or any member of our Board of Directors listed in this newsletter. You too, can become involved in the NY Section. Just pick up the phone and call me at the number listed. We need your help and support. Stuart Levine, Membership Chairman Tel: 516-676-5040
2. Artwork must be submitted by 5th of month prior to issue of publication. 3. Payment for all artwork/copy must be made in advance. Make checks payable to: SPE NY Section. 4. Due to time limitation, no proofs are available. 5. Send all artwork/copy to: BARBARA GENÊT c/o PULSE PLASTICS, PO Box 1228 1156 E. 165th ST., BRONX, NY 10459 Tel: 718-328-5224 • Fax: 718-617-2024
e-mail:
[email protected]
sponsors directory Amco Plastic Materials Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Atlantic Polymers Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 DME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Federal Plastics Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Gardiner Plastics Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
GS Polymers Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Marco Polo International Inc. . . . . . . . . . 11 Marval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Marvin Halpern Plastics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 11 SPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Surprise Plastics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DISCLAIMER: “Neither the Section nor the Society of Plastics Engineers is responsible for the views expressed by individual contributors either in articles published in the Section publication or in presentations of discussions at Section meetings.” 2
GOOD NEWS! September Program Recap As we started our SPE year, we took a different approach to our meetings. Starting with our September meeting, we will be meeting at Willy Parkers American Bar and Grill in Williston Park, LI, NY… our sole purpose is Social Networking in an open and fun atmosphere. It is a no charge, no obligation get together. You can come for a drink or stay and eat with us as your time permits. The September Social Networking Meeting was an outstanding success! There were new and also familiar faces interacting and catching up on personal and professional happenings. The time seemed to fly by in
Adam Winston, Diane Jones & Paul Lorras
a great atmosphere. The chance to get up to date, both professionally and socially, renewed our belief in the worth and value of the SPE. This type of meeting is definitely necessary given the existing conditions of today's economy. It is good to re-connect, as well as expand, with like minded colleagues. Let's look forward to the next such meeting in November and be sure to bring others with you. The bar is a cash bar and you only pay for dinner if you decide to stay and have dinner with us.
Gary, Mark and Adam
Rich Lauro, Steve Kolbasuk & Alan Backelman
Judy Blumberg & Cornelius Imu
Steve Kolbasuk, Diane Jones & Mike Natilli
Paul Lorras & Rich Lauro
Gary Spalter & Mike Natilli 3
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SPE ANNOUNCES
New Benefits for Members 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) SPE is likewise pleased to announce its new Online Plastics Encyclopedia. This program has been two years in development and will allow SPE members and the public to search all the latest U.S. patents and journal articles on hundreds of different topics. The encyclopedia is an online knowledge sharing site where SPE members can interact to discuss the latest technical information on polymer science and new plastics technologies. A demonstration of this new service is also available at SPE's booth at NPE. SPE's Online Technical Library, an extensive database of technical papers presented at past conferences including ANTEC, will undergo some changes including enhanced navigation and search capabilities. A new web portal will provide access to archives of Plastics Engineering articles and additional technical information. Finally, SPE has expanded its partnership with Wiley Interscience to redesign a new website for Plastics Engineering magazine - SPE's flagship publication. Access to SPE's online technical library, the new encyclopedia, and archived copies of articles produced by SPE PRO will all be available from the new site. "SPE is committed to bringing new technical content and benefits to its membership, even in this difficult economic climate," says Susan Oderwald, SPE's Executive Director. "SPE recognizes that to attract and retain a more globally and generationally diverse membership, we must continue to provide leading technical content in ways that are easily accessed online."
strengthening skills, and promoting plastics. Employing these vital strategies, SPE has helped the plastics industry thrive for over 60 years. SPE has become the recognized medium of communication among scientists, engineers, and technical personnel engaged in the development, conversion, and application of plastics. For more information, please visit www.4spe.org.
About Wiley Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our core businesses publish scientific, technical, medical and scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional/trade books, subscription products, training materials, and online applications and websites; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley's global headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company's Web site can be accessed at www.wiley.com. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professional field and partnerships with many of the world's leading societies. Wiley-Blackwell publishes over 1,400 peerreviewed journals as well as 1,500+ new books annually in print and online, as well as databases, major reference works and laboratory protocols. For more information, please visit http:// www.interscience.wiley.com.
About Form and Content Media Form and Content Media specializes in making material written by scientists and engineers accessible to broad audiences without sacrificing accuracy. Based in London, the award-winning company has a global network of experienced journalists and editors with the technical expertise to create clean, clear prose and a new generation of internet-based tools that allow copy to be processed efficiently from commission to publication. For more information, please visit www.fac-media.com.
About SPE THE SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS (SPE) is the premier source of peer-reviewed technical information for plastics professionals. Founded in 1942, SPE takes action every day to help companies in the plastics industry succeed by spreading knowledge, 5
SPE comments recall a more collegial time By Bill Bregar Hall of Famer Don Witenhafer also thanked "the hundreds of friends I've made through SPE." Witenhafer, 69, chairs the SPE Polyolefins Conference in Houston and spent 16 years as an SPE council member. He got into the Hall of Fame for his work at B.F. Goodrich Co. to solve problems with vinyl chloride monomer when it was discovered in 1969 to be a carcinogen. SPE also won kudos from Robert Malloy, who chairs the prestigious Plastics Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. During the Hall of Fame banquet, Malloy received SPE's Education Award. He cited his experiences with SPE and Antec conferences over the years. With all the recent hand-wringing over how to excite generations X and Y, it sure was great to hear these industry veterans - yes, older people! - shout out the benefits of SPE. Social interaction and the idea of volunteering certainly have changed. Today, everyone is so "wired" with iPhones, BlackBerries, social networking so "very busy," so damned efficient - that they don't have time to know their next-door neighbor, let alone get active in a community or industry organization. A quote from Noble in his Plastics News Hall of Fame profile [June 22, Page 19] hit the nail on the head. Once, people wanted the camaraderie of other people who were in the same line of business, he said. "Today there isn't the same desire for camaraderie, the group activity, as there used to be. Everybody finishes off their meal, and, by God, they're out of there like a rocket. People used to sit around after the meeting and talk." That was before text messaging.
The Society of Plastics Engineers is struggling. SPE suffers from declining membership - from around 30,000 members a decade ago to just 16,000 this year. Executive Director Susan Oderwald and President Paul Andersen were upfront about the situation at SPE's annual Antec conference, held June 22-26 in Chicago alongside NPE2009. Plastics industry layoffs, globalization and how to lure young people to join the society are all formidable challenges. That's why it was so uplifting to hear new members of the Plastics Hall of Fame publicly praise SPE during the hall induction ceremony at NPE. The best comments came from 80-year-old Ralph Noble of Canada, who back in 1970 became the first non-U.S. citizen to be SPE president. "What has to be undertaken is the determination to return [SPE] to the vital organization that it has to be, and that it has been for a good deal of its life," Noble said. "If there's one thing I want to say … it's that SPE is a marvelous organization. I think it thoroughly deserves your support." Noble didn't talk about his company, vinyl compounder Synergistics Industries Ltd. Instead, he showed class by using his time to support the organization where over the years he has made so many friends and learned so much about the industry.
Bregar is an Akron, Ohio-based Plastics News senior reporter.
Article taken from Plastics News. To have your own access to news stories like this one, go to: http://www.plasticsnews.com.
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Tel: 914-273-0125 • Fax:914-273-0126 e-mail: [email protected]
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FAX: (718) 492-0258 E-mail: surpriseplastics.com
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Phone: (631) 928-9098 Fax: (631) 928-8997
Toll Free: 888-333-1969
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call Barbara Genet 718-3 328-5 5224
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516-364-4222 Fax 516-364-4247 [email protected]
SPE Announces Call for Papers & New Tradeshow Partner for ANTEC® 2010 in Orlando 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. Plastics-industry professionals who submit papers to ANTEC® 2010 have a choice between two tracks. The technical track includes more traditional ANTEC® papers-those describing the new technologies and techniques being developed today in the plastics industry. The commercial track is for papers that discuss real-world (or commercial) applications of these new technologies and techniques, and can be similar to case studies. "In the past two years since we introduced separate tracks, we've seen terrific growth in commercial paper submissions," explains Donna Davis, SPE Past President and ANTEC® 2010 Technical Program Chair. "While technical papers are the essence of what ANTEC® is all about and are extremely valuable, the number of commercial paper submissions doubled in 2009. We expect to build on that progress and to continue to engage the industry by adding even more of these contributions to next year's technical program." The abstract submission deadline is September 4, 2009, and the paper submission deadline will follow on November 13, 2009. Please note: An abstract is not required in order to submit a paper. The entire submission and review process is conducted online. To submit an abstract or paper by the deadlines, please do so via the following website: www.antec.ws. SPE has also announced a new tradeshow partner for ANTEC® 2010: Plastics Engineering magazine, SPE's own publication, now managed by Wiley Publishers. "SPE's growing partnership with Wiley in the publishing arena made them the obvious choice to sell and manage the ANTEC® 2010 Exhibition," notes Susan Oderwald, SPE's Executive Director. "Wiley's reputation and expanding reach into the plastics industry and vertical markets aligns with our goals to make next year's ANTEC® a must for global plastics professionals seeking the latest advances and solutions via presentations and contacts made on the tradeshow floor." For more information, visit the website at www.antec.ws, or contact Lesley Kyle by phone +1 203-740-5452; or email [email protected]
NEW YORK SECTION
NEWSLETTER
“. . . to promote the scientific and engineering knowledge relating to Plastics.”
® VOLUME 63, NO. 2, OCTOBER 2009
No General Meeting in October Watch for Details on our next
SOCIAL NETWORKING MEETING FOR PEOPLE IN PLASTICS November 4th, 2009 at WILLY PARKERS AMERICAN BAR & GRILL 71 Hillside Avenue Williston Park, NY 11591 (516) 750-8125
New York Section ®
PULSE PLASTIC PRODUCTS 1156 E. 165 ST., P.O. BOX 1228 BRONX, NY 10459
Winner of 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, ‘99, ‘98, ‘97 & ‘95 Star Award Winner of 2006 Newsletter Award
— IN THIS ISSUE — Presidents Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Officers, Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sponsor Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Letter from the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Good News - Sept. Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 For Members Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 New Benefits for Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SPE Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Energy Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8 SPE Announces Call for Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
OFFICERS 2009-2010 President RAYMOND SCHNEIDER RMS Design Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel:516-857-2871
Vice President BARBARA GENET Pulse Plastic Products, Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 718-328-5224 Fax: 718-617-2024
Treasurer BARBARA GENET Pulse Plastic Products, Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 718-328-5224 Fax: 718-617-2024
Secretary ADAM WINSTON Atlantic Polymers Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel:914-273-0125 Fax: 914-273-0126
Councilor GARY SPALTER GS Polymers. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 718-378-2656 Fax: 718-378-7611
Past President ADAM WINSTON Atlantic Polymers Inc. e-mail: [email protected]
Tel:914-273-0125 Fax: 914-273-0126
DIRECTORS STUART LEVINE 516-676-5040 e-mail: [email protected] JAY GARDINER 631-928-9098 e-mail: [email protected]
DIRECTOR EMERITUS JAY GARDINER 631-928-9098 e-mail: [email protected]
NEWSLETTER BARBARA GENÊT, Editor JUDY BLUMBERG, Advertising ARTRITE INC., Design & Printing
718-328-5224 516-987-9454 516-867-1242
SPONSORSHIP RATES BARBARA GENÊT PER YEAR (10 issues)
718-328-5224
PAGE SIZE
DIMENSIONS
PRICE
1/10 Page 1/5 Page 1/4 Page 1/2 Page 1 Page
33¼4 x 2 33¼4 x 4 33¼4 x 5 71¼2 x 5 71¼2 x 10
$340.00 660.00 835.00 1,450.00 2,800.00
CONDITIONS 1. Camera ready black & white artwork is preferred. If you wish we will provide basic typesetting, layout & preparation at cost: $25.00 - 1/10 page $ 75.00 - 1/2 Page $30.00 - 1/5 page $125.00 - 1 page $50.00 - 1/4 page You must provide approximate layout in writing and include logo.
PRESIDENT’S CORNER Welcome to a new year from the New York Section Section of The Society of Plastics Engineers. This past month we initiated a new meeting format, a social networking meeting and I was pleased to see some new faces at the meeting. If we are to keep this section going as a viable entity we need your help. If you are reading this message please make an effort to come out to our next social networking meeting; you can have a nice meal with friends and have some fun. We are a member based RAYMOND SCHNEIDER organization and we need your support. I know that everyone is busy and there is so much going on in all of our lives but take a moment for yourself and come and join us. I look forward to seeing you at next months meeting! Raymond M. Schneider 2009-2010 President New York Section
Welcome Our Newest Members On behalf of the New York Section, I would like to welcome the following members who joined our Section over the summer months:
John O'Brien, Burlington, MA Thomas M. Steffenilla, Stafford, NY Our Section also had 8 renewals during the month of August Welcome back to all those who renewed. If you need any information or wish to get acquainted, please feel free to call me or any member of our Board of Directors listed in this newsletter. You too, can become involved in the NY Section. Just pick up the phone and call me at the number listed. We need your help and support. Stuart Levine, Membership Chairman Tel: 516-676-5040
2. Artwork must be submitted by 5th of month prior to issue of publication. 3. Payment for all artwork/copy must be made in advance. Make checks payable to: SPE NY Section. 4. Due to time limitation, no proofs are available. 5. Send all artwork/copy to: BARBARA GENÊT c/o PULSE PLASTICS, PO Box 1228 1156 E. 165th ST., BRONX, NY 10459 Tel: 718-328-5224 • Fax: 718-617-2024
e-mail:
[email protected]
sponsors directory Amco Plastic Materials Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Atlantic Polymers Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 DME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Federal Plastics Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Gardiner Plastics Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
GS Polymers Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Marco Polo International Inc. . . . . . . . . . 11 Marval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Marvin Halpern Plastics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 11 SPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Surprise Plastics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DISCLAIMER: “Neither the Section nor the Society of Plastics Engineers is responsible for the views expressed by individual contributors either in articles published in the Section publication or in presentations of discussions at Section meetings.” 2
GOOD NEWS! September Program Recap As we started our SPE year, we took a different approach to our meetings. Starting with our September meeting, we will be meeting at Willy Parkers American Bar and Grill in Williston Park, LI, NY… our sole purpose is Social Networking in an open and fun atmosphere. It is a no charge, no obligation get together. You can come for a drink or stay and eat with us as your time permits. The September Social Networking Meeting was an outstanding success! There were new and also familiar faces interacting and catching up on personal and professional happenings. The time seemed to fly by in
Adam Winston, Diane Jones & Paul Lorras
a great atmosphere. The chance to get up to date, both professionally and socially, renewed our belief in the worth and value of the SPE. This type of meeting is definitely necessary given the existing conditions of today's economy. It is good to re-connect, as well as expand, with like minded colleagues. Let's look forward to the next such meeting in November and be sure to bring others with you. The bar is a cash bar and you only pay for dinner if you decide to stay and have dinner with us.
Gary, Mark and Adam
Rich Lauro, Steve Kolbasuk & Alan Backelman
Judy Blumberg & Cornelius Imu
Steve Kolbasuk, Diane Jones & Mike Natilli
Paul Lorras & Rich Lauro
Gary Spalter & Mike Natilli 3
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SPE ANNOUNCES
New Benefits for Members 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) SPE is likewise pleased to announce its new Online Plastics Encyclopedia. This program has been two years in development and will allow SPE members and the public to search all the latest U.S. patents and journal articles on hundreds of different topics. The encyclopedia is an online knowledge sharing site where SPE members can interact to discuss the latest technical information on polymer science and new plastics technologies. A demonstration of this new service is also available at SPE's booth at NPE. SPE's Online Technical Library, an extensive database of technical papers presented at past conferences including ANTEC, will undergo some changes including enhanced navigation and search capabilities. A new web portal will provide access to archives of Plastics Engineering articles and additional technical information. Finally, SPE has expanded its partnership with Wiley Interscience to redesign a new website for Plastics Engineering magazine - SPE's flagship publication. Access to SPE's online technical library, the new encyclopedia, and archived copies of articles produced by SPE PRO will all be available from the new site. "SPE is committed to bringing new technical content and benefits to its membership, even in this difficult economic climate," says Susan Oderwald, SPE's Executive Director. "SPE recognizes that to attract and retain a more globally and generationally diverse membership, we must continue to provide leading technical content in ways that are easily accessed online."
strengthening skills, and promoting plastics. Employing these vital strategies, SPE has helped the plastics industry thrive for over 60 years. SPE has become the recognized medium of communication among scientists, engineers, and technical personnel engaged in the development, conversion, and application of plastics. For more information, please visit www.4spe.org.
About Wiley Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Our core businesses publish scientific, technical, medical and scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional/trade books, subscription products, training materials, and online applications and websites; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley's global headquarters are located in Hoboken, New Jersey, with operations in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia. The Company's Web site can be accessed at www.wiley.com. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley-Blackwell is the international scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professional field and partnerships with many of the world's leading societies. Wiley-Blackwell publishes over 1,400 peerreviewed journals as well as 1,500+ new books annually in print and online, as well as databases, major reference works and laboratory protocols. For more information, please visit http:// www.interscience.wiley.com.
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About SPE THE SOCIETY OF PLASTICS ENGINEERS (SPE) is the premier source of peer-reviewed technical information for plastics professionals. Founded in 1942, SPE takes action every day to help companies in the plastics industry succeed by spreading knowledge, 5
SPE comments recall a more collegial time By Bill Bregar Hall of Famer Don Witenhafer also thanked "the hundreds of friends I've made through SPE." Witenhafer, 69, chairs the SPE Polyolefins Conference in Houston and spent 16 years as an SPE council member. He got into the Hall of Fame for his work at B.F. Goodrich Co. to solve problems with vinyl chloride monomer when it was discovered in 1969 to be a carcinogen. SPE also won kudos from Robert Malloy, who chairs the prestigious Plastics Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. During the Hall of Fame banquet, Malloy received SPE's Education Award. He cited his experiences with SPE and Antec conferences over the years. With all the recent hand-wringing over how to excite generations X and Y, it sure was great to hear these industry veterans - yes, older people! - shout out the benefits of SPE. Social interaction and the idea of volunteering certainly have changed. Today, everyone is so "wired" with iPhones, BlackBerries, social networking so "very busy," so damned efficient - that they don't have time to know their next-door neighbor, let alone get active in a community or industry organization. A quote from Noble in his Plastics News Hall of Fame profile [June 22, Page 19] hit the nail on the head. Once, people wanted the camaraderie of other people who were in the same line of business, he said. "Today there isn't the same desire for camaraderie, the group activity, as there used to be. Everybody finishes off their meal, and, by God, they're out of there like a rocket. People used to sit around after the meeting and talk." That was before text messaging.
The Society of Plastics Engineers is struggling. SPE suffers from declining membership - from around 30,000 members a decade ago to just 16,000 this year. Executive Director Susan Oderwald and President Paul Andersen were upfront about the situation at SPE's annual Antec conference, held June 22-26 in Chicago alongside NPE2009. Plastics industry layoffs, globalization and how to lure young people to join the society are all formidable challenges. That's why it was so uplifting to hear new members of the Plastics Hall of Fame publicly praise SPE during the hall induction ceremony at NPE. The best comments came from 80-year-old Ralph Noble of Canada, who back in 1970 became the first non-U.S. citizen to be SPE president. "What has to be undertaken is the determination to return [SPE] to the vital organization that it has to be, and that it has been for a good deal of its life," Noble said. "If there's one thing I want to say … it's that SPE is a marvelous organization. I think it thoroughly deserves your support." Noble didn't talk about his company, vinyl compounder Synergistics Industries Ltd. Instead, he showed class by using his time to support the organization where over the years he has made so many friends and learned so much about the industry.
Bregar is an Akron, Ohio-based Plastics News senior reporter.
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SPE Announces Call for Papers & New Tradeshow Partner for ANTEC® 2010 in Orlando 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. Plastics-industry professionals who submit papers to ANTEC® 2010 have a choice between two tracks. The technical track includes more traditional ANTEC® papers-those describing the new technologies and techniques being developed today in the plastics industry. The commercial track is for papers that discuss real-world (or commercial) applications of these new technologies and techniques, and can be similar to case studies. "In the past two years since we introduced separate tracks, we've seen terrific growth in commercial paper submissions," explains Donna Davis, SPE Past President and ANTEC® 2010 Technical Program Chair. "While technical papers are the essence of what ANTEC® is all about and are extremely valuable, the number of commercial paper submissions doubled in 2009. We expect to build on that progress and to continue to engage the industry by adding even more of these contributions to next year's technical program." The abstract submission deadline is September 4, 2009, and the paper submission deadline will follow on November 13, 2009. Please note: An abstract is not required in order to submit a paper. The entire submission and review process is conducted online. To submit an abstract or paper by the deadlines, please do so via the following website: www.antec.ws. SPE has also announced a new tradeshow partner for ANTEC® 2010: Plastics Engineering magazine, SPE's own publication, now managed by Wiley Publishers. "SPE's growing partnership with Wiley in the publishing arena made them the obvious choice to sell and manage the ANTEC® 2010 Exhibition," notes Susan Oderwald, SPE's Executive Director. "Wiley's reputation and expanding reach into the plastics industry and vertical markets aligns with our goals to make next year's ANTEC® a must for global plastics professionals seeking the latest advances and solutions via presentations and contacts made on the tradeshow floor." For more information, visit the website at www.antec.ws, or contact Lesley Kyle by phone +1 203-740-5452; or email [email protected]
