Welcome

The BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS) was originally founded in 1991 as The Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society (BEDPS) as a non-profit professional society.

The mission of the BEPS is to encourage research, education and training and to facilitate information exchange among researchers with diverse interests, both as they relate to degradable polymers and to environmental aspects of polymers.

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POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT - EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND SCIENCE

Co-Hosted by the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society, the Biodegradable Products Institute, and the Society of the Plastics Industry

Tuesday, June 16 - Friday, June 19, 2009

McCormick Place Convention Center; Chicago, Illinois, USA

The 2009 joint meeting of the BEPS, BPI, and SPI will be held in Chicago, IL at the McCormick Place Convention Center. Meeting attendees will enjoy an interesting plenary session followed by a variety of scientific and industrial presentations throughout the week. All attendees will receive an abstract book and a CD with meeting presentations.

BEPS 2009: Event Schedule at McCormick Place South

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
On-site Registration 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Welcome Reception (Dinner on your own) 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
On-site Registration & Continental Breakfast 7:00am
Plenary Session* 8:00am - 12:00 Noon
Group Luncheon 12:00 Noon - 1:30pm
Industrial Session 1:30pm - 5:15pm
BEPS Business Meeting 5:20pm - 6:00pm
(BEPS members encouraged to attend)
Award Banquet & Keynote Speaker 5:15pm - 8:00pm

Thursday, June 18, 2009
Concurrent Sessions 8:00am - 5:30pm
Group Luncheon 12:00 Noon - 1:30pm
Poster Session & Dinner Buffet** 5:30pm - 8:00pm

Friday, June 19, 2009
Concurrent Sessions 8:00am - 5:00pm
Group Luncheon 12:00 Noon -1:30p

*Session I Opening Plenary Session (Chair: Christopher Thellen)

8:00 am 1. " The Value Proposition for BioPlastics and Products - Current Status of Technology, Regulations, & Standards" Prof. Ramani Narayan, Michigan State University

8:45 am 2. "Global Occurrences of Microplastic Debris in the Marine and Coastal Environment:  Distribution, Sources, Impacts and Future Needs for Research" Dr. Holly A. Bamford, NOAA Office of Response and Restoration

9:30 am 3. "Advances in Composting Biowaste" Luis Diaz, CalRecovery Incorporated

10:15 am Break

10:45 am 4. "Crops: A Green Approach toward Self-Assembled Soft Materials" George John, The City College of the City University of New York

11:15 am 5. "Advertising Environmental Claims: Updates to the Green Guides" Steven Baker, United States Federal Trade Commission

11:45 am 6. "Opportunity and Challenges of Natural Fiber Composites in Transportation Applications" Dr. Johanne Denault, Industrial Materials Institute of the National Research Council Canada

**Banquet Keynote Speaker: Patrick Taylor, Hughes Associates, Inc., "Zero Footprint Camp: Waste Is a Resource"

Click here to go to the on-line registration site for the 2009 meeting
www.regonline.com/beps2009

To make hotel reservations for the 2009 meeting, go to:
cwp.marriott.com/chifd/beps2009

City of Chicago information:
www.choosechicago.com/beps2009

Informaton

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Student Awards

Downloads

Click here to download the current agenda for the 2009 meeting
Full Meeting Information (including Call for Papers)
Registration Form
Sponsorship Form