Bus Transportation is available throughout the event. Attendees must sign up during registration to reserve a seat on the buses.
Monday October 7th -
Tours of the MacKenzie Vault Cremation Vault Production Process.
Attendees will be sent a sign up form to reserve a place on the tour in advance. Space is limited.
10:30am "Early" tour
11:00am "First" Tour
11:30am "Second" Tour
11:00am - 12:00pm Light Lunch and PolyTech check-in at MacKenzie Vault
12:00pm – 3:00pm PolyTech Training Sessions
PAPR, Respirators, Dust Collection; Dry Ice Blasting; Mold Repair and Mold Release; MEKP Safety; Employee Communications; Quality Assurance Incentive Program; and more.
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3:00pm to 4:30pm - POLYCON Check-In – Pick-up badges, shirts, and the Event Program booklet on the 3rd Floor of the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel
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5:00pm to 7:00pm - POLYCON Welcome Cocktail Reception at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Bus transportation is available to and from the HOF and the Hotel. Bus transportation must be reserved in advance during POLYCON registration.
7:00pm Dinner on your own
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Tuesday October 8th - All events will be at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel
7:30am Exhibit Hall opens in the third floor hotel ballroom pre-function area.
Exhibit Hall is open 7:30am - 5pm
Coffee and light breakfast items will be available. There is a restaurant at the hotel for those wanting a full service breakfast.
9:30a.m. Association General Session in the third floor South Ballroom with Keynote Address
11:30a.m. -12:15p.m. Lunch in the hotel ballroom
Afternoon Break-out Sessions and Round-table Discussions:
There will be Three Tracks: Business topics, Operations/Production topics, and Technical/Regulatory topics.
Topics to include Marketing and Branding, Automation, Vibration Science , Direct Sales, Safety and Compliance, Lean Manufacturing, Tips and Solutions Roundtable- Mold Release Technologies , Design and Color Trends, and more…
12:30p.m. – 1:30p.m. First Break-out Sessions
2:00 p.m. – 3:00p.m. Second Break-out Sessions
3:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. Exhibit Floor Table Visits and afternoon break station.
4:00p.m. – 5:00p.m. Third Break-out Sessions
Evening Events
5:30p.m. Evening Cocktail Reception
7:00p.m. – 9:00p.m. POLYCON Event Dinner and Association Award Ceremony in third floor ballroom
9:00p.m. After dinner party in the Hotel's MVP Sports Bar
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Wednesday October 9th -
8a.m.-12p.m. PolyTech Training Sessions held at host member company Syn-Mar Products.
8:30 a.m. Welcome, Showroom tour, and Coffee and Donuts
9:00a.m. – 12p.m. PolyTech Training Sessions
Demonstrations to include:
Packaging, Labeling and Shower base transport; Veining Cultured Granite; Matte finish Cultured Marble and Gloss finish Solid Surface; Hands on Part Repair; Incoming Raw Material Testing & Recording; Custom Shower Base Fabrication; Solid Surface Trough Sink Fabrication; Showroom Selling; and more.
Bus transportation is available to and from the plant from the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place hotel. Registration must be made in advance.