Smithers Rapra will host the Thermoplastic Elastomers World Summit and the Silicone Elastomers World Summit simultaneously from 2 – 4 December 2014 in Vienna, Austria. According to the organiser, each conference will maintain its own separate programme, however, delegates may purchase a pass to one event and go to any talk at the other. The 17^th Thermoplastic Elastomers conference will focus in particular on high-growth end-use applications of a range of materials under the TPE umbrella, in healthcare, consumer electronics, in the industrial sector as well as in automotive engineering. The three-day Silicone Elastomers congress will discuss the use of silicone elastomers in a wide range of industries, including applications in medical, automotive and industries yet to be fully exploited. The programme will also cover on the whole range of silicone elastomer materials, including high temperature vulcanised (HTV), room temperature vulcanised (RTV), high consistency silicone rubber (HCR), and liquid silicone rubber (LSR). Further topics will be global markets and trends, processing advancements, and novel applications.