CANTON, OHIO — An Oct. 14 conference on the impact of Utica shale development will include a speaker from the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.

Michael Taylor, SPI’s senior director for international affairs and trade, will speak at Utica Summit II, at Kent State University’s Stark Campus in Jackson Township, Ohio, near Canton.

The event will include national experts in the downstream use of Utica energy, from chemicals and plastics manufacturing to CNG commercial transportation.

For information see www.uticasummit.com.