The SPE South Texas Section is inviting SPE members, Texas SPE Students, Texas SPE faculty advisors, and the University of Houston administration associated with the University of Houston SPE student chapter to a Special SPE Education dinner on October 30, 2025, 5-8PM, at the University of Houston South Student Center, North & South Ballroom. The program will entail:
- Networking 5-5:30pm
- Dinner 5:30-6:15
- A talk by Professor Megan Robertson on Plastics Circularity
- University of Houston SPE Student Chapter Activities
- Report on SPE South Texas Educational Activities
- A ceremony commemorating the new Bill and Suzanne Diecks Endowment for the University of Houston
The South Texas SPE section will be subsidizing this event to encourage attendance. Please sign up early so we can plan accordingly.
SPE members $10
SPE Students from any of the schools that have SPE student chapters $0
Texas SPE faculty advisors for the SPE student chapters $0
University of Houston Administration/faculty $0
The details-
Date: October 30, 2025 5-8pm
Place: University of Houston South Student Center, North & South Ballroom on first floor (4455 University Dr. Houston, TX 77204)
Parking: Welcome Center Garage, 4434 University Drive, Houston, TX 77204 (entrance is on around the corner on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd). Fee is $15. There will be a $10 reimbursement.
This is a great opportunity to meet in person with other SPE members and SPE students. We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions, please contact Janell Helton at jdhelton@comcast.net.
SPE International Polyolefins Conference 2026
February 23-26, 2026
Galveston Island Convention Center and The San Luis Resort, Spa & Convention Center
Global Polyolefins
The SPE South Texas Section, the SPE Polymer Modifiers and Additives Division, the Thermoplastic Materials and Foams Division, Engineering Properties and Structures Division, and the Flexible Packaging Division and Plastics in Building & Infrastructure Division will host the SPE International Polyolefins Conference 2026.
