PiNO is a Case Western Reserve University student organized conference held every June for students and companies to network.
The Polymer Initiative of Northeast Ohio (PiNO) Conference was started by the graduate students in the Case Western Reserve University Macromolecular Science and Engineering Department. It is now in its 16th year of being a student organized and run conference and career fair. In 2014, PiNO attracted over 120 students from 27 universities in approximately 15 different fields of study. PiNO is a one-day conference that allows students seeking internships, co-ops, or full-time employment to present posters and network with industry representatives from numerous companies. It consists of a company representative judged poster session, a keynote speaker, resume workshops, and a job fair. This conference is geared towards, but not limited to, students in the following fields: macromolecular/polymer science and engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials science and engineering.