International Symposium on Plastics Technology

About the International Symposium on Plastics Technology

Lateral thinkers from all over the world are invited to the International Symposium on Plastics Technology by the IKV on the occasion of its 70th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of the RWTH Aachen University.

The scientific symposium offers those being curious about cutting edge plastics technology an inspiring forum for exchange on research and innovation to discuss urgent questions and latest findings, to network and to experi-ence impulses for the future of plastics technology. It forms a symbiosis with the International Colloquium on Plastics Technology, which will take place on 11 and 12 March 2020 for the 30th time and has always been distinguished by its industrial relevance. 

Connecting the Symposium with the International Colloquium on Plastics Technology provides a unique oppor-tunity to experience both international scientific perspectives and practice-oriented research in a concen-trated and dense manner. Due to the diversity of the events, the symposium and the colloquium can be booked separately; however, participants at both events benefit from reduced-price combined tickets. 

Main topics

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Circular economy
  • Extrusion
  • Injection moulding
  • Lightweight technologies
  • Plastics Industry 4.0

Scientific committee

Scientific committee

All submissions will be assessed by an international scientific committee. Take a look at who is on the committee.

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Conference language

Please note that the conference language is English. There is no translation service.

Save the Date

The 30th International Colloquium Plastics Technology will take place 11 - 12 March 2020.
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Tickets

Tickets to the Symposium

Price Ticket category Tickets
600 € Ticket to the Symposium for members of the IKV Sponsors' Association Book ticket here
650 € Ticket to the Symposium for non-members Book ticket here
480 € Ticket to the Symposium for University members Book ticket here
0 € Accreditation for press representatives Book ticket here

Combined tickets

Price Ticket category Tickets
1384 € Combined ticket Symposium and Colloquium for members of the IKV Sponsors' Association Book ticket here
1674 € Combined ticket Symposium and Colloquium for non-members Book ticket here
864 € Combined ticket Symposium and Colloquium for university members Book ticket here

Contact

Valérie Guillemin

Event management +49 241 80-93877 akademie@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Do you have any questions about booking the event? Then I look forward to your message.

Combined tickets

Book the combined ticket for your participation in the Symposium and Colloquium. This will save you 20% on the original ticket price for the Colloquium.

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For companies: become an exhibitor

Get in contact with the participants at the Symposium's get-together and during breaks.

Register now for the table-top exhibition and get in contact with the participants!

The Symposium is accompanied by a table-top-exhibition in the foyer of the conference venue. As participating exhibitor, you will have direct access to experts from all over the word. Do not miss the opportunity and book your exhibition space at the symposium immediately. All coffee and lunch breaks between the presentations will take place in the exhibition area.
Benefit from this unique forum to network with the leading minds from science and industry!

Price Service Including
650 €* Stand fee Floor space of approx. 3 m²
High table with cover and bar stool
Your company portrait on the IKV-website
Free attendance to the coffee and lunch breaks
200 € Attendance fee Access to all lectures at the Symposium

* Price excl. VAT

Request offer

We will be happy to send you an offer for your presentation at the symposium. Simply enter your details and we will contact you!

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Contact for exhibitors

Philipp Surray, M.Sc.

Research assistant Contact for questions about the industry trade show +49 241 80-96960 philipp.surray@ikv.rwth-aachen.de

Would you like to become an exhibitor at our event? Then I look forward to your message.

Call for papers

Call for papers
You can submit your abstract up until 15 May 2019. | photo: IKV / Fröls

Your added value

  • Your article will be published as a reviewed publication in the Conference Proceedings.
  • You will present your research results to a scientific forum.
  • You can combine your attendance at the symposium with a visit to the International Colloquium Plastics Technology, which will take place for the 30th time in Aachen from 11 - 12 March 2020. More than 800 international visitors from science and industry are expected to attend. 

Submit paper

Abstracts and papers must be submitted exclusively online and via a template. Here you can find our online tool for the application.

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Your contribution to the symposium

Speaker during a presentation at a scientific conference
Present your research topic to a scientific forum | photo: IKV / Fröls

Frequently asked questions

In the first application phase, you submit an abstract or a poster in English, which will be assessed by an international scientific committee. If, on the basis of the submitted article, the committee rejects the paper for the symposium, it may instead offer the opportunity to present a poster.

You can submit articles on the following topics:

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Circular economy
  • Extrusion
  • Injection moulding
  • Lightweight technologies
  • Plastics Industry 4.0

If your poster or abstract is accepted by the committee, you will receive the request to submit a full paper.

All documents must be submitted exclusively via our online tool.

>> Submit abstract or paper

The submitted abstracts, posters and papers are assessed by a renowned international scientific committee. Further information on this committee will be announced shortly here.

All accepted papers will be published as reviewed publications in the Conference Proceedings at the Springer Verlag. With every paper comes the obligation to present the paper at the International Symposium for Plastics Technology. If the speaker is prevented from attending, a replacement speaker must be appointed.

  • The abstract has: 2,500 characters (including spaces)
  • The full paper has: 25,000 characters / approximately 4-5 pages (including illustrations)
  • The poster may be submitted in format DIN A0 in line with your own design templates.
  • In the first phase of the application, please submit a short CV together with your abstract.
  • All submitted documents must be in English.

  • Deadline for submission of abstracts / posters:
    15 June 2019
  • Announcement of accepted abstracts / posters:
    15 July 2019
  • Deadline for submission of full papers:
    1 September 2019
  • Announcement of accepted papers:
    15 October 2019
  • Deadline for binding registration: 
    25 October 2019

The attendance fee is:

Participants  Ticket for Symposium
Researchers at universities   480 €
Members of the IKV Association of Sponsors 600 €
Non-members of the IKV Association of Sponsors:650 €


For participation in the International Colloquium on Plastics Technology (11 - 12 March 2019), participants of the symposium will receive a 20% discount on the ticket price.

>> More information on the 30thInternational Colloquium Plastics Technology in Aachen

Over 2,000 years of city history meet 60,000 students! Aachen is well known for being home to the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany - Aachen Cathedral - and the large number of young people, whom you see wherever you go. 

Conference venue:

Tivoli Aachen
Krefelderstr. 205
D - 52070 Aachen

Extended deadlines!

  • Announcement of accepted abstracts / posters:
    NEW: 15 July 2019
  • Deadline for submission of full papers:
    1 September 2019
  • Announcement of accepted papers:
    15 October 2019
  • Deadline for binding registration:
    25 October 2019

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