The German rubber society (Deutsche Kautschuk-Gesellschaft e. V. – DKG) invites to the German Rubber Conference (DKT 2012), to be held from 2 – 5 July 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany. The established meeting place for the elastomer industry features amongst others a technical conference, poster sessions, a two-day Educational Symposium as well as a supplier exhibition. The programme will be supplemented with a special “conference in the conference”, which deals only with TPE, TPU, TPV. According to the DKG, the exhibition as part of the DKT 2012 will be the largest suppliers' event Europe-wide for the rubber industry. The organisers expect about 200 exhibitors.

The scientific programme includes three main topics: globalisation, sustainability and mobility. Under these aspects, the organisers have issued a call for papers. Deadline for the submission of abstracts is 14 October 2011. The official languages of the congress are English and German. Simultaneous translation will be provided.