Conferences
Every year, the society holds two conferences: One regional and one annual which is the major conference of the society. The location of the annual conference alternates among the three major geographic locations: Asia/Australia, Americas and Europe/Africa. The regional conferences are held in continents where the annual conference is not scheduled.
PPS Conference Manual
PPS Conference Memorandum of Understanding
International
| Place | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Founding Conference | Akron, OH, USA | March 28-29 1985 |
| 2nd | Montreal, Canada | April 1-4, 1986 |
| 3rd | Stuttgart, Germany | April 7-10, 1987 |
| 4th | Orlando, FL, USA | May 8-11, 1988 |
| 5th | Kyoto, Japan | April 11-14, 1989 |
| 6th | Nice, France | April 17-20, 1990 |
| 7th | Hamilton, Canada | April 21-24, 1991 |
| 8th | New Delhi, India | March 24-27, 1992 |
| 9th | Manchester, UK | April 5-8, 1993 |
| 10th | Akron, OH, USA | April 5-8, 1994 |
| 11th | Seoul, Korea | March 27-30, 1995 |
| 12th | Sorrento, Italy | May 27-31, 1996 |
| 13th | Secaucus, NJ, USA | June 10-13, 1997 |
| 14th | Yokohama, Japan | June 8-11, 1998 |
| 15th | ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands | June 1-4, 1999 |
| 16th | Shanghai, China | June 18-23, 2000 |
| 17th | Montreal, Canada | May 21-24, 2001 |
| 18th | Guimaraes, Portugal | June 18-21, 2002 |
| 19th | Melbourne, Australia | July 7-10, 2003 |
| 20th | Akron, OH, USA | June 20-24, 2004 |
| 21st | Leipzig, Germany | June 19-23, 2005 |
| 22nd | Yamagata, Japan | July 3-5, 2006 |
| 23rd | Salvador, Brazil | May 27-31, 2007 |
| 24th | Salerno, Italy | June 15-19, 2008 |
| 25th | Goa, India | March 1-5, 2009 |
| 26th | Banff, Canada | July 4-7, 2010 |
| 27th | Marrakesh, Morocco | May 10-14, 2011 |
| 28th | Pattaya, Thailand | Dec. 11-15, 2012 |
| 29th | Nuremberg, Germany | July 15-19, 2013 |
| 30th | Cleveland/Akron, OH, USA | June 8-12, 2014 |
| 31st | Jeju Island, Korea, | June 7-11, 2015 |
| 32nd | Lyon, France | July 25-29, 2016 |
| 33rd | Cancun, Mexico | Dec. 10-14, 2017 |
| 34rd | Taipei, Taiwan | May 20-24, 2018 |
| 35th | Cesme-Izmir, Turkiye | May 26-30, 2019 |
| 36th | Montreal, Canada, | September 26-30,2021 |
| 37th | Fukuoka, Japan | April 11-15, 2022 |
| 38th | St Gallen, Switzerland | May 22-26, 2023 |
| 39th | Cartagena, Colombia | May 19-23,2024 |
| 40th | Auckland, New Zealand | April 22-25, 2025 |
| 41st | Salerno, Italy | 2026 Organizer: Roberto Pantani |
| 42nd | Chengdu, China | 2027 ( Organizer: Qi Wang) |
| 43rd | Iguazu Falls,Brazil | 2028 ( Organizer: L. Pessan) |
| 44th | Warwick, UK | July 1-5, 2029 ( Tony McNally) |
Regional
Asia / Australia
| Place | Year |
|---|---|
| Tokyo, Japan, | Oct. 9-11, 1993 |
| Singapore | Nov. 26-28, 1996 |
| Toronto, Canada | Aug. 17-19, 1998 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | Dec. 1-3, 1999 |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Nov. 4-8, 2002 |
| Gyeongju, Korea | Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2004 |
| Shanghai, China | July 12-14, 2007 |
| Kish Island, Iran | Nov. 15-17, 2011 |
| Kovalam Beach, Kevala, India | Nov 29- Dec 2,2023 |
| Hanoi, Vietnam ( Phan Trung Nghia ) | December 2025 |
Americas
| Place | Year |
|---|---|
| Amherst, MA, USA | Aug 16-17 ,1989 |
| Chicago, IL, USA | Nov. 11-14, 1996 (Joint With AICHE) |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Aug. 17-19, 1998 |
| Florianopolis, Brazil | Nov 7-10, 2004 |
| Quebec City, Canada | Aug 14-17, 2005 |
| Charleston, South Carolina, USA | Oct. 26-29, 2008 |
| Niagara Falls, Canada | May 21-25, 2012 |
| Boston,MA, USA | Nov. 5-9, 2018 |
| Guelph, Canada | September 23 – 25, 2025 |
Europe / Africa
| Place | Year |
|---|---|
| Palermo, Italy | Sept. 15-18 , 1991 |
| Prague,Chechoslovakia | Aug. 21-24, 1992 |
| Gothenburg, Sweden | Aug. 19-21, 1997 |
| Zlin, Czech Republic | Aug. 16-18, 2000 |
| Antalya, Turkiye | Oct. 20-24, 2001 |
| Athens, Greece | Sept. 14-17, 2003 |
| Pretoria, South Africa | Oct 9-13, 2006 |
| Gothenburg, Sweden | Aug. 28-30. 2007 |
| Larnaca, Cyprus | Oct.18-21, 2009 |
| Istanbul, Turkiye | Oct. 20-23 ,2010 |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | Oct. 19-23, 2014 |
| Graz, Austria | Sept. 21-24, 2015 |
| Dresden Germany | June 26-29 , 2017 |
| Pretoria, South Africa | Nov. 18-21 2019 |
| Aachen, Germany | Sept, 2022 |
| Ferrol Spain | Sept 30- October 3 3, 2024 |
| Eindhoven, Netherlands | 2027 ( Organizer: Patrick Anderson) |
Webinars
| Name | Time |
|---|---|
| Additive Manufacturing | January 15, 2020 Time: 7:30 AM US Eastern Standard Time ( New York) 12:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) |
| Nano- Bionano-Polymers: Preparation Characterization and Applications | July 15, 2021, 15:00-18:00 Tokyo Time |
| Plastics Sustainability | September 27, 2023 Time: 7:30 AM Eastern Standard Time |
Get In Touch
: pps.am@kwglobal.com
: +1-785-289-1983
: +1-785-843-6153
Business Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00am - 4:30pm
Central Time (US)
Postal Address:
Polymer Processing Society
C/O KnowledgeWorks Global LTD,
301 Concourse Blvd, Suite 210,
Glen Allen, VA 23059