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READ OUR LATEST AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION NEWSLETTER HERE.

MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD: See our board of directors HERE.
Interested in joining our board or want to attend a board meetings? Contact Division Chair, Steven VanLoozen at (e-mail: auto-div-chair@speautomotive.com ).
For a calendar of events (including board meetings), click HERE.

Our own board member, Dr. Suresh Shah recently won SPE International's prestigious Research/Engineering Technology Award. Read more about it HERE .

HOLD THE DATES...

March 22-24, 2016: The 1st-annual SPE Shanghai TPO Conference will take place in Shanghai, China. Learn more HERE.

May 10, 2016: The 11th-annual SPE Automotive Engineering Plastics Conference (AutoEPCON) will take place in Troy, Michigan. Learn more HERE.

May 23-25, 2016: The SPE Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Learn more HERE.

Sept. 7-9, 2016: The 16th-annual SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) will take place in Novi, Michigan. Learn more HERE.

Oct. 2-5, 2016: The 18th-annual SPE TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference will take place in Troy, Michigan. Learn More HERE.

Nov. 9, 2016: The 46th-annual SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala -- the oldest and largest recognition event in the automotive and plastics industries -- will take place in Livonia, Michigan. Tickets (for individual seats or tables of 10) are on sale now. Learn more HERE.

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FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO AUTOFIELDGUIDE eNEWSLETTER: SPE members can also sign up for a free subscription to Automotive Design & Production magazines's bi-monthly eZine, Autofield Guide. The e-mail newsletter provides a twice-monthly look at what's really happening in the automotive industry. Click on the above banner to view the latest issue.

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HELP FOR UNEMPLOYED SPE MEMBERS
Did you know that if you become unemployed, SPE can help? Unemployed benefits include:

Waiver of dues for renewing members for up to 2 years while you seek employment.
Continuation of all SPE benefits during that time.
Free resume posting and job searching at SPE Career Solutions
Job-seeking advice -- including tips on how to write a resume, negotiate an offer, etc. -- are available at SPE Career Solutions.
Placement of 3 free position-wanted ads in Plastics Engineering magazine (to learn more about this option, contact our advertising department).
Networking opportunities through attending events sponsored by geographic Sections and technical Divisions.

You can notify SPE headquarters of your unemployment status by contacting Customer Relations (+1.203.740.5403). From there, you will be transferred to other departments.

Please also see SPE's Career Solutions page HERE and the latest job postings HERE.

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