Society of Plastics Engineers MiniTec 2008, Emerging Technologies & Materials: Nanotechnologies & Biopolymers, Oct. 21, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Wyndham Milwaukee, 4747 S. Howell Ave.; $120 before Sept. 30, $150 after Sept. 30; for registration form, click here (http://www.milwaukeespe.org/Mintec-08.pdf).
Marquette University’s College of Professional Studies Adult Degree Information Session, Aug. 19, 5:45-7 p.m., Cudahy Hall, Room 414, 1313 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee; to register call 414-288-3153 or visit www.mu.edu/cps.
The Nuts and Bolts of Buying and Selling Distressed Companies, Aug. 15, The University Club of Chicago, 74 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL; presented by the Turnaround Management Association Chicago/Midwest Chapter; $175 TMA members, $225 for non-members; for more information or to register, visit www.turnaround.org.
The Milwaukee-based National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) will hold its annual Economic Outlook Conference at the Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, IL on Aug. 19-20. The event will include presentations on micro and macroeconomic topics targeted specifically to the fluid power supply chain. Special member rates are being extended to NFPA and AEM members. Registration is now open at www.nfpa.com or call NFPA directly at 414-778-3344.