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The Leadership Services Department provides support and training to SPE's leadership community, including Sections, Divisions, Special Interest Groups, and Student Chapters.

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Homepage
Complete history of all Awards Programs

Awards Certificates Order Form
Online order form for Section, Division, Society certificates, and the SPE Seal stickers.

Officer Pins
Spark a conversation or just show off the distinctive position you've earned in the ranks of SPE! We have leadership pins available for Councilors, Section Presidents and Division Chairs - both past and present.

Create your own Certificate

Event / Conference Planning & Technical Programming

General Event Resources

  • SPE Membership Brochure 2-sided, 4-fold, "legal" print size - 8.5 x 14, 4-color New
    Download and print this double-sided, quad-fold brochure as a give-away and membership recruitment tool for meetings and special events. Note: Membership pricing valid through 12/31/2008.

  • SPE Ads/Flyers print sizes and color vary by piece New
    Do you need printed material to give away at meetings and special events? Choose from a collection of current ads created at SPE Headquarters and print on demand.

  • Technical Interest Matrix
    Identifies how many members from each Division are in a specific Section so you can learn more about the technical interests of your members and offer programming targeted to these groups.

  • Section Programs for New Plastics Professionals
    Available in MS Word | Adobe Acrobat

  • Speakers List
    The Speakers List is a resource of Division Members providing Technical talks and presentations and lectures for Section Meetings, schools, MiniTecs and Conferences.

  • Section Certification Participation Program
    Overview of the Program | Certificate
    Recognize the efforts of those attending an SPE meeting with an ISO acceptable document of participation.

  • SPE Conference Author Copyright Release Form

MiniTec Resources

Topical Conference Resources

ANTEC Resources

Financial

Treasurer Resources Page

Credit Card Processing Service

SPE Investment Program
Overview of Program
Entry Authorization Letter
Withdrawal Authorization Letter
Deposit Authorization Letter

U.S. Treasurer Guidelines (PDF)
Provides the basic function information for Section & Division Treasurers.

Non U.S. Treasurer Guidelines (PDF)
Provides the basic function information for Section Treasurers.  

Membership

A.I.M. - Action Increases Membership
The A.I.M. program is a vehicle to recruit new SPE members. Current SPE members can follow the steps of the A.I.M. program to target colleagues who could benefit from a membership in SPE.

Membership Chair Guidelines

Membership Matters
Monthly newsletter containing membership recruitment and retention information.

Membership Application (Sections)

Membership Application (Divisions)

Ideas to Grow Section Membership

Student Member Benefits
Download a print quality flyer for distribution

Data Downloads
Password-protected access to your groups' member rosters via the Internet.

Data Download "How-to" Guide
Illustrated guide to help you take advantage of the online membership roster.

SPE Membership Brochure 2-sided, 4-fold, "legal" print size - 8.5 x 14, 4-color New
Download and print this double-sided, quad-fold brochure as a give-away and membership recruitment tool for meetings and special events. Note: Membership pricing valid through 12/31/2008.

SPE Ads/Flyers print sizes and color vary by piece New
Do you need printed material to give away at meetings and special events? Choose from a collection of current ads created at SPE Headquarters and print on demand.

Technical Interest Matrix
Identifies how many members from each Division are in a specific Section so you can learn more about the technical interests of your members and offer programming targeted to these groups.

Sample Letters to Members
Division Thank You Letter
Dues Reminder
Prospective Section Member
Prospective Division Member
Section Thank You Letter
Suspended Member
Welcome New Member

Understanding What our Members Really Want
Part 1 | Part 2
Two part article written by SPE Executive Director, Susan Oderwald, about member needs. Our membership can be broken down into three types of members. Everything SPE does should focus on what’s in it for the member.

Newsletter / Communication Tools

Newsletter Editor Resource Page

Communication Planning Template
Use this Excel Worksheet to create a year-long communications plan for your Section, Division, or Special Interest Group

Leadership e-News
Provides Society leaders with a monthly update from SPE Headquarters. Each edition includes information and reminders relevant to that particular month that will help you in the administration of your Section, Division, SIG or Student Chapter.

Email Blast Request Form

Data Downloads
Password-protected access to your groups' member rosters via the Internet.

Data Download "How-to" Guide
Illustrated guide to help you take advantage of the online membership roster.

Plastics Engineering Editorial Calendar (through November 2009)
Identifies the deadline by which the Editorial Department must receive content for inclusion in Plastics Engineering magazine calendar of events (back of the book). If you would like to submit information for the magazine, email Alyson Tabot (abtabot@4spe.org).

Magazine Issue Deadline for Receipt of Content
Jan-09 Monday, September 22, 2008
Feb-09 Monday, November 24, 2008
Mar-09 Monday, December 22, 2008
Apr-09 Monday, January 26, 2009
May-09 Monday, February 23, 2009
Jun-09 Monday, March 23, 2009
Jul/Aug-09 Friday, April 24, 2009
Sep-09 Monday, June 22, 2009
Oct-09 Friday, July 24, 2009
Nov-09 Monday, August 24, 2009

 

SPE Newsletter Page
A portal to access the latest editions of Newsletters published by individual SPE communities.

SPE Letterhead (MS Word format)
Developed to provide leaders with SPE letterhead for use with business-related correspondence.

"About SPE" Presentation Materials
Presentation materials to facilitate telling prospective and current members about the Society

Presentation Materials (North America version) | Microsoft PowerPoint Format
Slides include speaker talking points for reference

Presentation Materials (Europe version) | Microsoft PowerPoint Format
Slides include speaker talking points for reference

Background Media, stand-alone format | Adobe Flash Format
Stand-alone presentation, to run as background media at trade-show, etc.
Instructions: After downloading, click on standard.swf for "normal-screen" presentation or wide.swf for "wide-screen" presentation. Do not extract from zipped folder.

An interview with SPE Past President, Tim Womer | Windows Media Format
An interview with SPE Past President, Tim Womer. in this video, Tim provides a personal testimonial of how he was able to use his SPE Membership to rise through the ranks of the company and industry from "the shop floor" to Chief Technology Officer of Xaloy, Inc.

Available on YouTube

Operations / General Information

Section/Division Leadership Checklist
A tool to assist with the planning of Section/Division duties, activities and events throughout the year.

Section/Division Rebates -
Include rebate criteria as established by SPE Governance (Council) and calculation for 2008 quarterly installments. Sections and Divisions must meet rebate qualifications in order to receive these payments.

2008-09 Leadership Roster Template
Use this tool to communicate the holders of your Section/Division leadership positions. (MS Excel)

2008-09 Goals and Workplan Template
Goals & plans are important documentation to help SPE Sections & Divisions focus on successfully creating and delivering member value. (MS Word)

Communication Planning Template (MS Excel)
Use this tool to develop a year-long communications plan for your group. This template brings together three key questions:
- What is your message
- When do you deliver it
- How do you send your message

Project Planning Template (MS Excel)
As a team, create a project plan to account for the many small steps needed to bring a single program or event to fruition

  • Start with the date of your event and plan for the tasks necessary to get you from A to B
  • Share responsibilities among team members and include additional resources where needed and solicit help from outside your leadership

Guide to Parliamentary Procedures

2008-2009 Operating Plan

2008- 2009 Executive Committee Liaisons to Sections, Divisions and Special Interest Groups
Download for Adobe Acrobat (pdf) | Download for Microsoft Excel (xls)

SPE Fast Facts

SPE Bylaws
- SPE Policies

Sections

Section Development Manual
Contains all the information needed to start a Section

Section Leadership Guidelines
Provides information on basic structure and function of a Section

Section Best Practices
Section Meeting Programming Ideas / Improving Attendance
Tools to Improve Sections
Communicating with your Membership

Divisions

Division Development Manual
Contains all the information needed to
start a Division

Division Leadership Guidelines
Provides information on the basic structure and function of a Division

Division Best Practices
Awards & Recognition
Community Outreach
Education Support
Membership
Operations Manuals
Publications
Revenue Generation
Technical Programming

Special Interest Groups

SIG Development & Procedures Manual
Contains all the information needed to start a Special Interest Group

Student Chapters

Student Chapter Development Manual
Contains all the information needed to start a Student Chapter

Leadership Training Workshops

Herding Cats: How to Get Them and How to Keep Them
Volunteer and leadership time is a precious commodity that must be used wisely. This workshop provides an overview of tools, resources and services available to the leaders of Sections, Divisions, and Special Interest Groups.

Getting the Most From Your SPE Website
The SPE website is the most comprehensive source for information about SPE and is home to members-only benefits such as the online technical library and online membership directory. This presentation focuses on how to navigate through the website to take full advantage of all online member benefits. Walk your members through this presentation at your next meeting!
A Year in SPE Leadership
Learn how to use the Leadership Checklist to plan a year of SPE Leadership activities.
Communicating with your Section/Division
It is important to communicate with your Section/Division members on an ongoing basis. But, what do you talk about? This presentation will review suggested communication topics. The key take-away for SPE leaders is to use a communication planning template to help plan what to to communicate, when to share information, and how to share your message.
Leadership Tools Workshop -
Provides an overview of tools and Services available to the leaders of Sections, Divisions, and Special Interest Groups.
Honored Service Member Workshop -
This presentation focuses on the changes that have been made to the Honored Service Member application process. The presentation will explain the new process, help you determine if your candidate meets HSM criteria, give you hints on writing the perfect sponsor letter, and describe what constitutes a well-completed HSM application.
Membership Tools Workshop -
This presentation was designed to help SPE leaders learn more about the membership information available to every Section and Division. Key points of information include strategic communicate techniques for new and continuing members and making use of member demographics.

Resources

Our Most Popular Resources

Section/Division Rebates
– Criteria & 2008 Calculations

Data Downloads

A.I.M. - Action Increases Membership

   Section/Division
   Leadership Checklist

Speakers List