With machines whirring and the demands of day-to-day operations keeping your technicians busy, where's the time for basic training that encompasses the big picture of pulp and paper manufacturing?  No worries!  Here's the answer.

The Hands-On Workshop for Pulp and Paper Basics -- June 6-11– delivers exactly what machine operators and technicians need to improve their skills and overall understanding of the industry's technology, operations and markets.  This workshop sponsored by TAPPI and North Carolina State University balances lectures and laboratories at NC State's beautiful, educational setting in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Learn More. This introductory-level workshop is ideal for technical and non-technical employees with a desire for lab-focused instruction that will help them understand and appreciate the basics of pulping, bleaching, recovery, recycling, papermaking and converting operations.

Stock up on CEUs and join others in Raleigh, NC next month (June 7-11).

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The global operating environment of the paper industry continues to change rapidly. In this dynamic setting, innovative products and operating models are crucial in order to remain competitive.

Implementing the new rise – the theme of the PulPaper 2010 Conference – will cover topics that deal with improving results in the changing environment.

The conference organized in association with the PulPaper 2010 Exhibition is an event organized by Adforum in cooperation with the Paper Engineers' Association, AEL and The Finnish Fair Corporation.

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TAPPI is proud to announce the creation of the TAPPI Consulting Council, or TCC. Launched at the PaperCon event in Atlanta, this premium service creates a connection between qualified and competent TAPPI members who are subject matter experts with potential clients.

For consultants, TCC becomes a 24 hour business develop rep. It also drives traffic to the consultant's site.  No site? No problem. It provides segment specific marketing of the consultant's company and service capability on the TAPPI website. More importantly, it allows the consultant to take advantage of low cost advertising that reaches decision makers needing expertise just like theirs.  In short, it's an excellent, cost-effective extension of the consultant's current marketing efforts.

Best of all, it allows consultants to negotiate fees and scope with the potential client who ultimately pays them directly. No middleman.

It delivers value that would cost them over $64,000 a year for just a fraction of that cost. Want more details? Contact Kristi Ledbetter at kledbetter@tappi.org.

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TAPPI is inviting Corrugated Packaging Industry Suppliers to submit for consideration their ideas, technologies or services that should be featured at the Corrugated Week 2010 What's New Technology Showcase, called Innovations." The session this year allows for more presentations and categorizes them by interests.  TAPPI divided the three-hour sessions into three equal parts:
•    Innovations for the Corrugator
•    Innovations for the Converter
•    Innovations for Non-Machinery

This is your chance to speak directly to people who can understand, appreciate and apply your technology to help them increase profits.

Corrugated Week 2010 is scheduled October 4-8,at the Hyatt and Hilton hotels in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.  It's the must-attend event for everyone in the corrugated industry from packaging to printing because there's only one show like it this year.  TAPPI, the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries, and AICC, the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters are joining forces to deliver this powerful conference in ONE venue.

Submit your ideas by filling out the Innovations Session application found at www.corrugatedweek.org.  You must be an exhibitor at 2010 Corrugated Week to participate in the What's New Technology Showcase.  Application Deadline is July 16, 2010.  For more information, contact Ron Buckhold, ron_buckhold@cargill.com, or Raine Hyde at TAPPI, 770-209-7256 rhyde@tappi.org.

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Special Member Feature Debuts on TAPPI Website

TAPPI is excited to announce the debut of our newest feature on the website:  Member Spotlight.  Located on the Membership Overview page, this new section features interviews with individuals who have been recommended by your fellow members.  They share their TAPPI experience and some personal insights that you may not have known – and may be surprised to discover!

Rolled out on May 1, the first Spotlight showcases long-time member and successful consultant Charles (Chuck) P. Klass.  With more than 50 years of TAPPI participation under his belt, Chuck is a Lifetime Member who has been actively involved in numerous Committees, Divisions conferences and events.  A winner of several distinguished awards, he became a TAPPI Fellow in 1984.

If you would like to participate in the Member Spotlight, please fill out the Spotlight Questionnaire  and email it to MemberSpotlight@tappi.org.  If you would like to nominate a member, simply send their name (or names) to the same email address.

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Attend the TAPPI Hands-On Workshop for Pulp and Paper Basics June 7-11 at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. This five-day workshop is co-sponsored by NCSU and TAPPI. Instructors offer a combination of balanced lectures and laboratories for an easy-to-learn and lasting introduction to Pulping, Bleaching, Chemical Recovery, Recycling, Papermaking and Converting.

Why should your boss send you?

• Understand the operation and purpose of your company's pulping and papermaking equipment
• Learn the hidden costs in changing wood sources or recovered paper grades
• Learn the implications of global paper consumption trends for your company
• Learn more about black liquor properties and production
• Understand how wood and recovered paper are made into paper products
• Conduct hands-on experiments to enhance your understanding and retention of course material
• Interact and engage in discussions with the faculty of Paper Science at North Carolina State University
• Run a pilot plant paper machine and analyze the paper you produce
• Learn how different processes affect paper properties

Learn More and Register.
This June 7-11 workshop is generally fully booked at least three weeks in advance, so make your reservations promptly. CEUs available.

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The Awards Committee of the TAPPI Pulp Manufacturing Division is requesting nominations for the Division Technical Award (and Johan Richter Prize), and the Division Leadership and Service Award (and Joseph Perkins Prize). Nominations are requested for both awards, but only one will be selected to be awarded at the Fall PEERS (formerly EPE) Conference to be held in Norfolk VA.

The Division Technical Award is intended to recognize outstanding accomplishments or contributions, which have advanced the pulp manufacturing processes and methods. It was last awarded to Dr. Richard Berry of FPInnovations at the 2009 EPE Conference in Memphis, Tenn., USA. The Division Leadership and Service Award is intended to recognize an individual for outstanding leadership and exceptional service to the Division. The Division Leadership award was last presented to Dr. Gopal Goyal of International Paper Company at the 2008 EPE Conference in Portland, Ore.

Completed nomination forms should be sent to Alan Rudie at arudie@fs.fed.us or by mail to Alan Rudie, Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Dr., Madison, WI 53726. The form may also be downloaded here.

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TAPPI, in partnership again with Pira International, is pleased to announce the second annual Specialty Papers Conference. It is scheduled for November 10-11, 2010 at the Hotel Allegro Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois.
This year's program will focus on the current state of the market and the latest technology and application developments in the specialty papers arena.

Specialty Papers 2010 will tentatively feature 18 expert presentations. They will cover market trends, technical development and application related advances through presentations. Equally important, there will be question-and-answer sessions and panel discussions. Topics new to this year's agenda include:
• an update on the Chinese specialty papers market;
• choosing specific market pulps for various grades;
• in-depth views of the packaging paper markets and developments; and,
• life cycle assessment and regulations and certifications.

Throughout the conference, there will be a number of hosted luncheons as well as breaks and receptions. All of the previous activities will occur in and around the exhibit area located outside the main conference room. Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities will be available.

More information about Specialty Papers 2010 is available online at  www.specialtypaperconference.com.  Speaker recruitment is now underway. To submit a topic for consideration, or to request more details, please contact conference producer Barbara Rojas at +1 207 781 9608.

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"Scientists have it within them to know what a future-directed society feels like, for science itself, in its human aspect, is just that."

Charles Percy Snow, "Science and Government"

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