Industry datebook.

Apr

19-21     MOLDMAKING 2005
          Moldmaking Technology, Plastics Technology,
          Modern Machine Shop magazines, Donald
          Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont
          (Chicago), Ill. (646-827-4848, ext. 7102)

19-21     EPS EXPO 2005
          EPS Molders Association, Hyatt Buckhead,
          Atlanta (800-607-3772)

20-21     HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELASTOMERS
          Rapra Technology, Warwick Hotel Geneva,
          Geneva, Switzerland ([phone])

21-27     INTERPACK: 17th INT'L TRADE FAIR FOR
          PACKAGING MACHINERY
          Messe Dusseldorf North America, Dusseldorf
          fairgrounds, Dusseldorf, Germany (312-781-5180)

May

1-5       MACHINERY, MOLDERS & MOLDMAKERS
          2005 SPRING CONFERENCE
          Society of the Plastics Industry, Sheraton Wild
          Horse Pass Resort and Spa, Phoenix, Ariz.
          (202-974-5231)

1-5       ANTEC 2005
          Society of Plastics Engineers, Sheraton Hotel and
          Hynes Convention Center, Boston (203-775-0471)

1-5       SAMPE '05
          SAMPE, Long Beach Convention Center, Long
          Beach, Calif. (626-331-0616)

3-4       INNOVATIONS IN PET PACKAGING
          Pira International, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Vienna,
          Austria ([phone])

10-11     BLOWING AGENTS & FOAMING
          PROCESSES 2005
          Rapra Technology Ltd., Millennium Hotel,
          Stuttgart, Germany ([phone])

10-11     PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL
          PACKAGING 2005
          Hexagon Holding ApS, Schaffergarden Conference
          Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark ([phone])

10-12     2005 RAPID PROTOTYPING &
          MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE &
          EXPOSITION
          Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Hyatt
          Regency, Dearborn, Mich. (313-425-3065)

11        CAD DATA EXCHANGE CONFERENCE &
          EXHIBITS
          Society of Manufacturing Engineers,
          Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, Mich.
          (313-425-4500)

14-19     INTERWIRE 2005
          Wire Association International, Georgia World
          Congress Center, Atlanta (203-453-2777)

17-19     FLOORTEK EXPO 2005
          American Floorcovering Alliance, NorthWest
          Georgia Trade & Convention Center, Dalton, Ga.
          (706-278-4101)

22-25     RECENT ADVANCES IN FLAME RETARDANCY
          OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS
          Business Communications Co., Holiday Inn Select,
          Stamford, Conn. (203-853-4266)

23-25     8th INT'L CONFERENCE ON WOODFIBERPLASTIC
          COMPOSITES
          Forest Products Society, Monona Terrace
          Community and Convention Center, Madison,
          Wis. (608-231-1361)

Jun

5-8       8th INT'L CONFERENCE ON WEB HANDLING
          Web Handling Research Center, Oklahoma State
          University, Stillwater, Okla. (405-744-9217)

7-9       POLYAMIDE 2005
          Maack Business Services, Hilton Hotel,
          Dusseldorf, Germany ([phone])

9-12      MOULD & DIE ASIA 2005
          Business & Industrial Trade Fairs Ltd., Hong
          Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
          ([phone])

14-16     XTRUSA--INT'L TRADE FAIR FOR
          EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY
          FairXperts GmbH, Trade Fair Centre,
          Nuremberg, Germany ([phone])

15-18     P--INT'L TRADE FAIR FOR PROCESS-ORIENTED
          PACKAGING PRODUCTION
          International Packaging Institute, Exhibition
          Centre, Stuttgart, Germany ([phone])

21-23     TPOs IN AUTOMOTIVE 2005
          Executive Conference Management, Crowne Plaza
          Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland (734-737-0507)

(Telephone numbers provided are of conference sponsors)