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Time Running Short to Register for Best Practices on the Corrugator

Corrugators are increasingly complex and processes are often changing. It might be time to catch up on the latest information and techniques from some of the sharpest minds in the industry. Here's where you can access that knowledge...

• Increase productivity and improve quality
• Reduce excess waste
• Adopt the "Centerline Process" to achieve a product that is consistent on every shift
• Maintain quality while reaching maximum corrugator speeds
• Reach the maximum yield of boxes from the paperboard consumed
• Troubleshoot most common operational problems
• Recognize critical properties of paperboard, starch adhesive and how to control warp

The Proposed Course Schedule shows the content offered each day.

Important Information: Register online or by printing this Registration Form for up to $200 in savings on course registration. Bring your questions and corrugator issues to the instructors and you'll take home knowledge and skills that will make 2011 the most productive year yet!

Meet the Course Faculty

The Best Practices in Corrugator Operations Course is taught by Rick Croker, John Troyke, and John Buzzell. Croker has been in the corrugated industry for more than 30 years. He is the Director of Technical Services for Georgia-Pacific Corporation. Troyke is a Sr. Technical Service Representative for Georgia-Pacific Corporation. He specializes in corrugated trouble shooting and has been an instructor at TAPPI's Corrugated Press Hands-On Workshop. Buzzell is a Sr. Technical Service Representative for Georgia-Pacific.
Guest speakers include Pete Snyder, National Accounts, Harper/Love Adhesives; Steve Schmidt, Vice President, Copar Corporation; James Moody, Manager, Packaging Testing Labs, Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Jon Porter, Senior Trainer/ Process Specialist, Fosber America, and Craig Machamer, Steam Systems Specialist.

We look forward to seeing you here February 15-18 at TAPPI!

RPTA to Locate Production-Technical Seminar at PaperCon

TAPPI and the Recycled Paperboard Technical Association (RPTA) announced today that RPTA will locate its annual Production-Technical (P-T) Seminar at TAPPI's PaperCon 2011 on May 2-3, 2011, in Covington, Ky., USA, near Cincinnati.

"Co-locating our event with PaperCon will allow RPTA members more educational and networking opportunities," said Deborah White, executive director of RPTA. "We are very excited to hold our conference at TAPPI's world-class event."

RPTA members will have access to the PaperCon Opening Session and Keynote, Executive Panel, Trade Fair, New Technology Showcase, Poster Sessions and hospitality receptions, in addition to the popular P-T Seminar sessions organized by RPTA expressly for the recycled board industry. Likewise, PaperCon attendees will be permitted to join the P-T sessions.

"We've been fans of RPTA for a long time and are excited to have our RPTA friends join us at PaperCon," said Larry N. Montague, president and CEO of TAPPI. "Recycled paperboard is an important market segment and the information shared by co-locating our two meetings will only benefit the industry."

PaperCon is North America's largest pulp and paper conference, bringing together industry leaders, technical experts, and manufacturing professionals from around the world. In 2011, the theme is "Rethink Paper: Lean and Green," highlighting new ways to improve efficiency, use less water, fiber and air, and achieve operational excellence. The unique program of peer-reviewed papers and invited speakers will attract CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists and engineers from around the world.

PaperCon brings together members with decades of experience in leading, producing and advancing technology for the pulp and paper industry as well as a strong history of more than 90 years in organizing key industry educational programs, conferences and exhibits. PaperCon combines TAPPI's expertise in papermaking, coating, and leadership/management topics with information from producers, government and academic entities, technology suppliers, consumers and associations in multiple industries looking for more cost effective and profitable ways of doing business. New for 2011, special forums are planned on tissue making, sustainability and maintenance.

For program details visit www.papercon.org.

Lakes States Plans Maintenance Seminar in Wausau

Lake States TAPPI and North Central PIMA have jointly arranged a one-day conference "Maintenance - Maximize Uptime" on February 16 at the Westwood Conference Center in Wausau, Wis. The program focuses on improving the uptime/availability/time efficiency of paper production lines and includes papers by Verso Paper, Packaging Corporation of America, and many others.

For your information, an overview of the conference program as well as directions to the event, visit the Lake States TAPPI website or contact Clark Schabo at 920-734-5073.

Topics Announced for European PLACE Conference

Join your colleages for the 13th Annual European PLACE Conference, 30 May to 1 June 2011 at the Festspiel- und Kongresshaus in Bregenz, Austria.

The technical program for this biennial conference will have a special emphasis on the latest trends and technologies relating to extrusion, coating, and lamination of web-based materials.

This is your opportunity to hear presentations focusing on:

• Packaging & Society
• Polymers and Paper
• Solid Conveying
• Laminator Hardware
• Sustainability
• Adhesion Issues
• Resin Tool Box
• Interactive Packaging
• Curtain Coating
• Ultrasonic Sealing
• Adhesives
• Inspection
• Regulatory
• Extrusion Coating Process
• Innovation Counter
• Packaging Performance

In addition to these topics, the program will also include a Poster Session and Table Top Walk.

Sponsorship opportunities are available.

97th Annual Conference PaperWeek Canada, February 1-3, 2011 in Montreal

PaperWeek Canada will be held at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, in the heart of downtown Montreal, from February 1-3, 2011. The annual PaperWeek conference will feature technical tracks that help share technological advancements, and also for its new business tracks developed to share strategic visions regarding today's challenges and opportunities. With presentations from experts such as scientists, consultants, equipment and service suppliers, and analysts, PaperWeek Canada attracts many other participants from engineers, mill managers and industry leaders to governmental employees, students and allied sector representatives.

PAPTAC is a Canadian-based non-profit organization, dedicated to improving the technical and professional capabilities of its members worldwide, and to the advancement of the pulp and paper industry.
For more details, visit http://www.paperweekcanada.ca

Colin South, Rick Holley Keynote at BioPro Expo in March 2011

Colin South, Ph.D., of Lignol Innovations Corp. and Rick Holley of Plum Creek will deliver keynote addresses at the BioPro Expo & Marketplace™ and the International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference (IBBC), which will take place in Atlanta on March 14-16, 2011, at the Atlanta Hilton.

BioPro Expo is the largest conference and exhibition in the Southeastern United States covering the full biomass processing spectrum for multiple industries, from supply through demand and utilization. In-depth educational sessions are backed by a trade show focused on cutting-edge technology, products and services available today. This event examines practical methodologies for quickly transitioning products, residues and waste streams into energy and biofuel.

Dr. South has diverse experience in the area of engineering, management and entrepreneurship. A chemical and bioprocess engineer by training, he has held a range of technical and leadership roles in the engineering, chemical, food and biotech industries. Active in the alternate fuels and chemicals area for much of his career, Dr. South graduated with a degree in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He received his Ph.D. in Bioprocess Engineering at Dartmouth College, completing his thesis in the area of cellulosic ethanol production.

Currently he is the Chief Technology Officer of Lignol Innovations Corp., a Burnaby, B.C.-based company developing green fuels and chemicals from lignin, a multifunctional naturally occurring aromatic polymer. Additionally, he is the CEO of Novogy, a renewable fuels company based in Cambridge, Mass., and was the founding President of Mascoma Corporation, an industry-leading company developing and commercializing advanced biotechnology solutions for second-generation cellulosic ethanol.

Holley was elected President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Plum Creek in 1994. Prior to assuming this role, he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 1985. Holley began his career at General Electric Company in 1974, where he served in a variety of financial management positions. In 1983, he joined Burlington Northern Inc. where he worked as assistant vice president, corporate audit. He held that position until joining Plum Creek in 1985.

He received a bachelor of science degree in accounting and business administration from San Jose State University. He also completed an advanced education program at Northwestern University. In addition to serving on Plum Creek's board, Holley serves on several private and not-for-profit boards including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., National Alliance of Forest Owners and the Blethen Corporation.

More information about BioPro Expo & Marketplace is available online.

TAPPI and PIMA Announce New Members of Young Professionals Committee

Congratulations to the newest members of the TAPPI/PIMA Young Professionals Committee.

Fourteen young professionals in the pulp, paper and converting industry have joined the committee, a group shaped by soon-to-be college graduates, recent graduates, young professionals in the industry, and accomplished professionals who want to build connections and provide networks for its members. Its purpose is to encourage younger individuals to get involved and advance the industry by building from fresh, creative and driven minds.

The new members and their affiliations are: Laura Beauchesne – White Birch Paper; Maggie Gerhart – International Paper; Zachary Growe – Weyerhaeuser; Nichole Hartley – Ashland; Natalie Hughey – International Paper; Tim Li – Amec; Jamie Percy – Alpac; Eric Schweighofer – Rio Tinto; Derek Sorensen – Alpac; Michael Subilia – Sappi Fine Paper; Dan Sweeney – Utah University; Emily Tomes – Ashland; Ashley Urbanski – BHS; and Bailey Wandyg – Naval Surface.

Currently the Young Professionals Committee is working on installing a new Young Professionals track at 2011 PaperCon, heading a Young Professional Round Table at the 2011 Student Summit in Kingsport, Tenn., incorporating networking events at all TAPPI Conferences, and reaching out and engaging newly graduated young professionals.

The committee is in need of additional young professionals to be a part of the Young Professional Technical Track at 2011 PaperCon, which will include speakers, session chairs, and co-chairs. For each of the sessions, there will be one professional and one young professional teamed up to work together to produce an excellent session.

The rewards for a young professional to get involved include fine-tuning leadership, speaking, and presentation skills, the ability to work side by side with respected industry experts, and the chance to experience the ins and outs of a professional and technical conference in the paper industry.

Those interested in becoming involved and active on the Young Professionals Committee and 2011 PaperCon should contact Libby Hardison.

2011 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Resources Announced

With a new name that reflects a growing interest in the nanotechnology sector, the TAPPI 2011 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Resources takes place June 6-8, 2011, in Arlington, Va. USA. The conference will provide the latest findings in research and applications in nanotechnology from around the world.

In its sixth year, this conference continues to grow and is a gathering place for a unique community of industry experts, scientists, health and safety specialists, legal and government policy makers, and leading researchers to learn about the latest in nanotechnology research and development.

Formerly known as TAPPI's International Conference on Nanotechnology for the Forest Products Industry, the title of this annual conference has been changed to reflect the advances in nanotechnology in renewable materials and their widespread applications in many other industries.

This year's conference theme is "Nanotechnology for a Sustainable Future." Presentations will focus on several key thematic areas such as:

• Nanocellulosics and Nanocomposites
• Applications of Renewable Nanomaterials
• Nanostructured materials by Self Assembly
• Nanotech Coatings and Novel Nano-Enabled Functionalities
• Governmental & Environmental Issues

Abstracts are currently being accepted for this one-of-a-kind event. View the call for papers.

The TAPPI 2011 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Resources will take place at the Sheraton Crystal City in Arlington, Va. More information is available online.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"To write that essential book, a great writer does not need to invent it but merely to translate it, since it already exists in each one of us. The duty and task of a writer are those of translator." – Marcel Proust, novelist (1871-1922)