Design Victoria together with Design Institute of Australia and Society of Plastics Engineers are pleased to present as part of Ausplas Melbourne 2008, the Design Ready Seminar: Plastics and Innovation.
Seminar overview
Coinciding with the Ausplas 2008 plastics trade show at the Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre, this seminar will provide an overview of emerging polymer material technologies, strategies for converting innovation into commercial products and the role of design in plastics innovation.
The seminar will include presentations by:
Polymer Innovation from Australian R&D.
Professor George Simon, Head of Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University.
Making Innovation happen
Allan Ryan, Executive Director, Hargreaves Institute for Innovation
Innovation in the Plastics Industry
Bill Purton. Former MD and Founder, Dolphin Plastics.
Commercialising R&D
Dr Howard Leemon, Manager, Innovation and Commercial Development, UniQuest
Innovation and Design
Lee Leong Chye, Regional Director of the Dell Experience Design Group in Singapore.
Seminar details
Tuesday 7 October 2008
8.30 am to 1.00 pm
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
2 Clarendon Street, South Bank
Bookings and ticket prices
For further information and ticket prices please contact:
Kevin Thomson via email kevinthomson@optushome.com.au
Mobile 0438 155 815
For bookings please click here to download the SPE Seminar Series Registration Form.
Links
Design Institute of Australia
Society of Plastics Engineers
Ausplas 2008
Best in show at Ausplas
Visit the DIA stand at Ausplas 2008 to experience first hand how SME's are leveraging best practice industrial design to drive sales growth and better margins.
Principle designers from leading firms; Cobalt Niche Design, Charlwood Design and Ideation Design, will be running live seminars. Each will exhibit a recently commercialised product, exploring the process of conceptual design using Wacom's latest Cintiq digital technology.
When: 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm
from Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 October 2008
Stand 278 at Ausplas 2008
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Click here to order a Free Trade Pass
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