PPS 2014

Europe–Africa PPS Conference 2014 of the International Polymer Processing Society will be held in Tel Aviv Israel, on October 19-23, 2014. For the last 30 years, the meetings were held worldwide in major cities across the continents, but this is the first time that a PPS meeting is held in Israel. The meeting will gather more than 1000 top researchers from all over the world coming from academic, institutional and industrial organizations working in the field of Plastics and polymers, polymer processing, smart polymers, polymer nanomaterial and in the field of functional polymers (magnetic and piezoelectric polymers, polymers for optics and photonics, biomaterials, polymers for sensors and actuators, polymers for packaging, agriculture, medical, energy, electronics, automotive and aerospace). Preliminary List of Topics

• Processing
• Injection molding
• Extrusion
• Blow molding
• Thermoforming
• Bio-based Polymers
• Bio - degradable polymers
• Blends, compounding and mixing
• Bio-medical polymers
• Composites materials and processing
• Polymeric Nanocomposites
• Polymeric Nanomanufacturing
• Smart polymers
• Multi-functional polymers
• Surfaces and interfaces in polymers
• Polymers for energy and environmental applications
• Rheology of polymers

Language The official language of the meeting is English. Exhibition A commercial and professional exhibition will be take place during the conference, parallel to the Conference hours. Climate and Clothing he average temperature in October in Tel Aviv (Minimum to Maximum): 17-28 C° / 63-82 F°. Clothing is informal for all occasions. Local Time Israel time zone is Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours Abstract submission We are accepting abstracts for oral and poster presentations with a deadline of May 1, 2014. An abstract should list the title of the presentation, names of authors and affiliation, and technical summary of the presentation in less than 300 words. All abstracts submitted to a symposium will be evaluated by the symposium organizers and a final decision (accept or reject) will be communicated to the authors by June 1 2014. Paper submission The authors of accepted abstracts are invited to upload an extended abstract or paper up to a maximum of 5 pages. The template for preparation will be available after June 1 2014. The submitted papers will be reviewed by the symposium organizers for technical accuracy and clarity of presentations before they are accepted for publication Conference Proceedings. The deadline for Extended Abstracts submission is August 13, 2014. Deadlines 1 May 2014 Deadline for Abstract Submission 1 June 2014 Abstract Acceptance Notifications and Request for Extended Abstracts 13 August 2014 Deadline for Extended Abstracts Submission Online abstract and paper submission To submit an abstract or paper for this conference you will need to create a new user account within the submission website. Once you create a new account you will be able to use your username and password to login and submit abstracts and papers using the links provided in the submission website.