TAPPI member Richard H. Guimond passed away in May 2010. He had been a TAPPI member since 1964.

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PaperCon 2011 will highlight this important and profitable industry segment during PaperCon's one-day Tissue Forum on May 3 to give you a perspective on business and market trends through peer-reviewed papers on the latest technical innovations, and safety and reliability best practices for yankee dryers.

Highlights include...

- Tissue Market Overview
- State of the Tissue Industry-2011 and Onwards with speakers from Poyry Management Consulting USA, Inc., Procter & Gamble, and Kimberly-Clark
- Modeling and Simulation of the Crepeing Process
- Paper Towel Absorptive Properties
- New Polymers for Wet Strength-An Academic Perspective
- Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability-Panel Discussion
- TAPPI Subcommittees address steam and condensate systems, air systems, cast iron dryer maintenance and inspections, and reducing chatter.
- Tissue Forming Systems-Panel Discussion
- Consistency Measurement and Control in a Tissue Mill–The Often Neglected Parameter
- Modeling of Crescent Former Dewatering

Learn more about PaperCon, May 1-4, 2011 in Covington, Ky. (Greater Cincinnati area) and the one-day Tissue Forum.

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The Gulf Coast Local Section of TAPPI invites you to attend its Annual Winter Meeting and Conference to be held at the RockTenn Demopolis, Ala., Training Center on February 17. The meeting will feature an informative conference entitled "Six Sigma Cost-Saving Projects Quality Management Systems."

Learn more about this event.

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TAPPI is pleased to announce the call for papers for the 2011 TAPPI PEERS conference (formerly the TAPPI EPE Conference). The TAPPI PEERS Conference is the perfect forum for paper industry professionals both to acquire practical operating insights and to network with industry peers in technical sessions, tutorials, round tables, new technology sessions and workshops. For a full list of topics please visit the full Call For Papers.

Authors interested in presenting a paper should upload their extended abstract to TAPPI's Speaker Management System by March 9, 2011. Abstracts should be 1-2 paragraphs in length. Authors will be notified of acceptance by April 15, 2011 and must provide a full text manuscript by July 15, 2011.

For more information please contact: Craig McKinney, TAPPI program manager, cmckinney@tappi.org or direct: 770-209-7294.

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The TAPPI Building & Industrial Mat Committee will be having its annual Spring Meeting in Hilton Head, S.C., in May 2011 (dates TBD). The B&IM committee is the only TAPPI NET (Nonwoven Engineers & Technologists) Committee that has a spring meeting. Attendees will stay abreast of market trends, product/process developments and regulatory issues that are or will be impacting our industries.

The committee is currently looking for speakers to participate in their technical program. As an incentive, we have a "Best Paper" award process where the audience votes for the best three papers given. Awards of $150, $100 and $50 are given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

2011 Spring Meeting Information & Call For Papers

Those wishing to learn more about participating in the development of this event can contact Craig McKinney, program manager by phone at 770-209-7294 or email cmckinney@tappi.org.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Register online now or download the faxable registration form. 

Sponsorship opportunities are available.

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