The 2026 Global Polymer Summit will begin Monday with technical presentations, an awards banquet, science and technology presentations, industry excursions and an evening event focused on women in the polymer industry.

Registration and expo hours are scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the upper concourse. Two technical sessions will take place from 8 to 11:20 a.m. at the convention center's main concourse, while exhibitors will have move-in activities from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.