Every year, CPI’s Polyurethanes Technical Conference hosts paper presentations and a poster session describing the latest research and technical developments for all the important polyurethane industry sectors. Criteria for the acceptance of technical paper and poster abstracts include originality and relevance of the topic.
Papers, Presentations & Posters
Benefits of Presenting Your Research:
- Showcase Your Research: Your work will be published in the conference proceedings, reaching a wide audience of attendees and media outlets.
- Highlight Your Innovations: Promote your company’s work and latest innovations
- Gain Recognition: Earn Recognition at the Conference Award Luncheon by winning best paper or poster. Best Poster awards are based on technical merit and the effectiveness of the display. Paper presentations and posters will be judged by a panel of technical and industry experts.
Topic Areas for Papers and Posters:
Papers and posters will showcase breakthrough technology in any of the example topics below or other various categories:
Applications:
Automotive
Appliances/Cold Chain
Construction
Furnishings
Recreation
Clothing
Medical
Packaging
Chemistry:
Chemistry & Fundamentals
Diisocyanates
Renewable Content Polyols
Biobased Materials
Recycled Content
Blowing Agents
Flame Retardants
Release Agents
Catalysts
Issue Areas:
Fire Safety
Environment
Health and Safety (EHS)
Energy Efficiency
Sustainability/Recyclability
Design for Circularity
Transportation
Regulatory Challenges
Product Areas:
Adhesives & Sealants
Coatings & Elastomers
Binders
Flexible Foam
Rigid Foam
Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
Agriculture
Composites
Process:
Processing Innovations
Equipment
Digitalization
3-D Printing
Modeling
Sustainability:
Recyclability
Design for Circularity
Circular Economy
Other:
If your paper topic on Polyurethane does not fit in any of the above categories, please submit it as “other”.
Panel Discussions:
Abstracts for panel discussions are being accepted.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
We know you spend a lot of time and resources preparing your technical papers, presentations, and posters for the annual conference. That is what makes the Polyurethanes Technical Conference so valuable for you, your company, and attendees. In addition to presenting the most recent, high quality, and interesting work in the field of polyurethanes chemistry, CPI works hard to help you promote your work and manage a fair process that considers the interests of the CPI membership at large. These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) should help explain the process and answer your questions.
FAQs
Technical paper and poster abstracts are now being accepted. Technical paper abstracts will be accepted through February 16, 2025. Poster abstracts will be accepted through July 10, 2025. Make sure to review the topic areas above to see which category your paper or poster will fit in, fill out CPI's online form here and click submit!
CPI wants to promote a fair and open exchange of technical information and have plenty of time for discussion. We do this in several ways. Your work must be truthful, accurate, substantiated and otherwise in compliance with the law. Papers, presentations and posters must avoid discussions of cost (for example, cost of materials, cost of labor, cost to comply with regulations); you must demonstrate (in writing) that you have permission to use product names and/or images not belonging to your company (don’t worry—we have a form for that!); and you should avoid use of language that is disparaging of other products (for example, don’t say, “You can make X additive without using any of the Y materials that cause Q health effect.”). This last part can be especially challenging. Of course, we want you to explain the benefits of your technical advancements. Feel free to do so without defaming someone else’s product.
CPI has a review process for each paper and presentation submitted for our annual Polyurethanes Technical Conference. This process considers the interests of the conference as well as each company’s image, products, and investment in time and energy. It is possible that you will be asked to edit your submission if it does not meet the criteria above. If you have questions about this kind of request, just contact us, and we’ll explain.
Below are suggested formats for each type.
- Abstract: Title of abstract; authors; 250 – 500-word description of technical developments for all of the important polyurethane industry sectors.
- Paper: Once your abstract has been accepted, CPI will send a Word template that must be followed.
- Presentation: PowerPoint format; company logo; introduction; experimental details; results and discussion; conclusion; references; biographies; and Fair Use Statement. If Fair Use Statement and Copyright information is needed, CPI can provide these to authors.
- Commercial names of products, and images (if not owned by your company and not accompanied by permission).
- Information that should not be incorporated includes price, production, transportation rates, the cost of compliance with regulations, or market procedures.
- Please refer to ACC's Antitrust Guidelines if you have any questions.
CPI requires all work to be original and unpublished.
- Papers, Presentations, and Posters must be technical in nature and should not include any commercial images or product names (without written permission).
- Submitters can use their own company images in presentations.
- Use generic names of competing products if needed (for example: Polyol 1, Polyol 2 or Catalyst A, Catalyst B).
- Submissions should not contain marketing language—the focus should be scientific information.
- Do not include information about price, production, transportation rates, the cost of compliance with regulations, or market procedures.
If you have questions, contact Laura Dickemann at (202) 249-6525 or Laura_dickemann@americanchemistry.com.