TAPPI has announced a special Boiler MACT Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, October 19, 2011, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., part of the PEERS Conference in Norfolk, Va. This meeting will be open to all registered attendees of the TAPPI PEERS Conference.

The Industrial Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) current and proposed standards will be explained as well as what's at stake for the pulp and paper industry as policy-makers discuss new emissions rules for industrial boilers and process heaters. Technical and policy experts will lead the discussion, with the opportunity to ask questions.

This is an excellent follow-up to Tuesday's Panel Discussion on Boiler MACT featuring industry experts from RMT Inc., NCASI, Southern Environmental Inc. and TurboSonic Inc.

The PEERS Conference takes place October 17-20 in Norfolk, Va. To attend the Boiler MACT Town Hall, you may register for the entire conference, or only for Tuesday at a reduced "one-day" only rate.

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Special Discount for Pulp and Paper Companies

TAPPI is offering a special discount for pulp and paper mills and their corporate offices to attend the 2010 PEERS Conference being held in conjunction with the 9th Research Forum on Recycling.

This program allows an unlimited number from your mill or office to attend the entire conference, visit for one day, one hour, or just drop in to see the Trade Fair! Just one TAPPI member needs to register (for $2350), and then send your entire team to PEERS! The extra employees need not be TAPPI members.

PEERS is a learning opportunity that you can't replicate at your mill. Your employees will have the opportunity to meet peers that face the same day-to-day challenges; experience presentations on the latest problem-solving techniques; learn new efficiencies; and visit in person suppliers of new technologies.

To take advantage of this, simply download, complete and submit this 2010 TAPPI PEERS Mill Program Registration Form.

More information is available by contacting Craig McKinney at cmckinney@tappi.org or
+ 1-770-209-7294.

Learn more about TAPPI PEERS Conference and the Research Forum on Recycling.

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Attend Specialty Papers 2010 November 10-12, 2010, in Chicago, Ill., USA to find out what's happening in the global specialty paper end use market. This year's technical program will cover topics including: emerging and dynamic technical areas ranging from pulp fiber morphology, nanocrystalline cellulose applications, and para aramid pulps to the use and development of anti-microbial agents and low cost conductive nonwovens, printed electronics innovations and the collective sustainability challenges and opportunities for specialty paper producers.

This year's program includes presentations from John Stoffel, Technologist, HEWLETT PACKARD; Linda Robertson, President, INTERNATIONAL MICROBIAL ASSOCIATES INC; Gerry Rector, Associate Director Marketing, NEENAH PAPER; and Timo Koivisto, President, POM TECHNOLOGY OY AB.

Register on or before Friday, October 8, 2010, to save $100 off of the full conference fee.

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If you can only go to one event in 2011, make it PaperCon.

Taking place May 1-4 in Covington, Ky., (Greater Cincinnati Area) PaperCon 2011 brings together CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists and process engineers for North America's largest pulp and paper event as they focus on "Lean and Green" -- new ways to decrease cost, use less fiber and reduce their carbon footprint.

New this year: a Tissue Forum and a Maintenance Forum – and back by popular demand are the Sustainability Forum and the Young Professionals Group.

Make plans now to attend PaperCon in May located in easy-to-get-to Covington, Ky., (Cincinnati area) in close proximity to many mills and corporate headquarters.

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TAPPI has named its Engineering Division and Pulp Manufacture Awards for 2010. The awards will be presented at the 2010 PEERS Conference October 17-20 in Norfolk, Va.

The recipients and their awards are: Ken Hill, Kadant Johnson Inc. in Lenoir City, Tenn., Engineering Division Technical Award and Beloit Prize; Margaret Gorog, Weyerhaeuser Company in Federal Way, Wash., Engineering Division Leadership and Service Award; and Charles Courchene, GP Cellulose in Atlanta, Ga., Pulp Manufacture Division Leadership and Service Award and the Joseph K. Perkins Award. Robert Perry Fisher, Ph.D., vice president, biological and chemical assessment with the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Research Triangle Park, N.C., is the recipient of the TAPPI Environmental Technical Award and Roy F. Weston Prize.

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You're Invited to UMaine Homecoming 2010 2nd Annual "Tailgate" Party

The UMaine Pulp & Paper Foundation, the student chapters of TAPPI/PIMA and NE PIMA invite you to the Second Annual Homecoming Tailgate Party on Saturday, October 16, from 9:30 a.m. until noon. The tailgate will take place on the front lawn and in the atrium of Jenness Hall. Please join us for food, drink, laughter and fun.

RSVP to woodcock@maine.edu. We hope that you will join us.

Come see Maine vs. the FCS National Champion Villanova at noon.

Sponsored by: The UMaine Pulp & Paper Foundation, the UMaine Student Chapters of TAPPI/PIMA and NE PIMA.

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A Call for Papers or Posters has been issued for the Papermaking Program at PaperCon 2011 being held May 1-4, 2011, in Covington, Kentucky, USA.

The deadline for submission of titles and abstracts for technical papers, posters as well as for panel sessions and roundtables is November 15, 2010.

Paper company personnel, suppliers, students and academics are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts, as TAPPI is interested in providing a forum for new concepts and speakers. 

See the full list of recommended topics and submittal details and learn more about PaperCon 2011.

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ORONO — A new University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation award will annually recognize a UMaine employee who supports that industry through research, innovative student recruitment or teaching that inspires current engineering students.

The award will bear the name of its first recipient: long-time UMaine chemical engineering professor Joseph Genco, an exemplary scholar who personifies all three of those award criteria.

In announcing the award and presenting it to Genco at April's foundation meeting, foundation president Barbara Hamilton noted Genco's impact on the industry and those who work in it.  Some 130 industry representatives, students and former students responded affirmatively to Hamilton's request that those influenced by Genco join him at the podium to share in the award, to be called the Joseph M. Genco Award.

Genco thanked the group, the university and the foundation, noting that he has enjoyed his time working with the industry and that he has benefited from that association.  The award comes with a $1,000 stipend and $2,500 for the recipient to use for research, related travel or graduate student support.  Genco has returned the stipend to the foundation to be used for its Helen Horner Genco Scholarship.

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A direct lightning strike on TAPPI offices in late August has affected the telephone and voicemail systems.  We are taking corrective action and our evaluation indicates that a total system replacement is required and should be completed early November. Please bear with us as it will take a few weeks to correct the current shortcoming and implement a new solution to better serve you.

In the meantime, if you are calling TAPPI, you may not be able to leave a voicemail or it may cut-off in mid message. If you experience this difficulty, please either send an e-mail to memberconnection@tappi.org or call Member Connection number toll free at 800-332-8686 (U.S.) or 800-446-9431 (Canada). If busy, please use +1 770-209-7212.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding while we find creative ways to meet your ongoing needs.

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"Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable." -- Sydney Smith, English writer, 1771 - 1845

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