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Overview
The Conference is specifically targeted at process engineers, technical managers, and product design engineers in the medical-device industry, as well as processors already in the plastics-conversion industry wishing to find out more about supplying into the medical-device industry.
The Conference will be a three-day event including:
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Training Workshops
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Keynote Address
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Parallel Technical Sessions
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Technical Poster Presentations Exhibition Throughout the Conference, delegates can also view the many pilot-plant processing and analysis facilities in the Polymer Processing and Medical Polymers Research Centres at the University.
The Agenda
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A range of Training seminars will be held on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, at the Northern Ireland Technology Centre (NITC) situated on the Ashby Campus at Queen’s University.
Delegate registration for the Conference will be on Wednesday, Sept 8, from 10.30 am at the Wellington Park Hotel.
Presentations by Keynote Speakers (following lunch) at 2.00
pm.
A Conference Dinner will be held on Wednesday night at the same venue.
Parallel Technical Sessions and Poster Sessions will be held on Thursday, Sept 9, from 9.00 am onwards.
The Exhibition will take place on Wednesday and Thursday.
Workshops
The
Seminars and workshops
will be delivered by world recognised experts in their given field. The workshops will also be of interest, and are applicable to many involved in polymer processing and plastics outside the medical device industry, and will consist of comprehensive overviews of each subject area:
Workshop Package A Tues 7th
(14:00 17:00)
Workshop Package B Wed 8th
(09:00 12:00)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Oxygen and Water Vapour Permeability of Polymers for Medical Devices and Packaging
Andy Hazelwood - Systech Instruments Ltd, UK
Controlling the Quality of Thermoplastics for Medical Device Production using an identiPol
Glynn Van-de-Velde - Triton Technology Ltd, UK
Laser Transmission Welding of Plastics – From Trials to the Serials Process
Rico Buehring - LPKF Laser & Electronics AG, Germany
Injection Moulding Workshop (for Medical Devices)
Steve O'Leary - First Polymer Training, Ireland
Polymer Extrusion - Compuplast VEL Flow Simulation
Don Fleming - Fleming PTC, UK
Compounding Fundamentals for Medical Plastics
Paul Andersen – Coperion
Process Validation for the Global Medical Industry – What Suppliers Need to Know
Vinny Sastri – President, Winovia LLC, Albany, New York, USA
Exhibitors and Sponsors include:
REGISTRATION AND FEES
For those interested in full conference attendance, you may pay and register via the SPE website by using the following link http://www.4spe.org/euromed-online-registration Included in this registration will be a Welcome Reception, Lunches & Refreshments, and the Conference Dinner, as well as entrance to Keynote Addresses, Technical Presentations, Poster Session and Conference Exhibition.
For those interested in attending only the Seminars and/or Keynote Addresses & Conference Dinner, a range of alternative registration packages and fees are also available. To register for these, please complete the form supplied, and return.
Package Workshop Package A Workshop Package B Keynote & Dinner Package Date & Time
Tuesday 7 th September (14:00-17:00) Wednesday 8 th September (09:00-12:00) Wednesday 8 th September (From 12:30)
Included
One seminar workshop, refreshments, seminar notes, and a copy of the Conference proceedings One seminar workshop, refreshments, seminar notes, and a copy of the Conference proceedings Conference Lunch, Keynote addresses, refreshments, Exhibition, Conference Dinner, and copy of Conference proceedings
Cost per person
£60/ €75 £60/ €75 £100/ €120
Optional extras (Lunch/Dinner)
No Conference Lunch or Dinner on Tuesday Conference Lunch £15/€20 Conference Dinner £30/€40 N/A