JEC Boston announces Innovative Composites Summit

JEC’s organiser has announced the schedule for its Innovative Composites Summit (ICS), a programme of strategic, technical and end-user conferences. Presented in conjunction with the JEC Americas Composites Show & Conferences at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre, October 2-4, 2013, this event will showcase the vision, expertise and insights of top business and technology leaders from the global composites industry. The programme is designed to help attendees understand macro trends affecting industry sectors including aerospace and automotive, materials such as carbon, thermoplastics and biocomposites, as well as cutting edge processing and design approaches. “JEC Americas is a collaboration among many stakeholders,” said Frédérique Mutel, JEC Group president and CEO. “The ICS will feature speakers from Americas’ composites associations, universities, research centres and companies, including the University of California, MPACT Corporation, Johns Manville, Mag, Agilent Technologies, MSC Software, Composites Innovation Centre, Coriolis to name a few. In addition, multinational companies well established in North America, such as Arkema, Chomarat, Siemens, Sabic, Daimler, CarboTech, Ticona, will also be represented. Working together, we are committed to providing an outstanding program for the composites industry as a whole, and for participants from the Americas and many global locations.” The ICS conference will highlight the viewpoints of those who are breaking new ground in the composites industry. Top thinkers from business, technology and government will share their insights in its design & processing forums, application sector forums and materials forums. www.jeccomposites.com