Nominations for the major TAPPI 2012 awards are due by August 1, 2011. The awards that may be presented in the upcoming year are:

• Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award - The Association's highest technical honor may be presented annually to recognize an individual or individuals for preeminent scientific and engineering achievements of proven commercial benefit to the world's pulp, paper, board, and forest products industries and the other industries that TAPPI serves.
• Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award - The Association's highest award for service, may be presented annually to recognize leadership and service which have significantly and demonstrably contributed to the advancement of the Association.
• Paul W. Magnabosco Outstanding Local Section Member Award – The highest honor for Local Sections may be presented annually to recognize an individual for outstanding leadership and exceptional service to one or more Local Sections, which have resulted in significant and demonstrable benefits to the Local Section members.
• TAPPI Fellow - TAPPI Fellows are Individuals who have been members of TAPPI for not less than 10 years prior to the nomination, and who have contributed meritorious service to the Association and/or the paper and related industries. Retiring members of the TAPPI Board of Directors become Fellows automatically at the end of their term.

TAPPI Awards and Honors  shows the qualifications required and links to the nomination forms that must be completed. You may submit all nomination forms by email to standards@tappi.org, or you may fax them to the attention of the awards department at +1-770-446-6947, or send by mail to TAPPI, Awards Department, 15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092, USA.

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The Lake States TAPPI North Central PIMA - Kick-Off Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at the Bull's Eye Country Club, 3320 Timber Valley Drive, Wisconsin Rapids, WI.

A morning shotgun, scramble golf outing is planned with dinner to follow. Prizes will be awarded and individual pin events will be held. Those submitting their registration with their fee, postmarked by August 9th, will be assigned holes on a 1st come, 1st serve basis. Later registrations will be assigned as space is available.

Foursome sponsors and all singles will be notified of their hole assignment via phone, fax or email. The scramble will have prizes and individual pin events. Check-in registration will be at the main entrance of the golf course club house. Golf clubs will be unloaded, tagged, and placed on golf carts for your assigned hole. Beverage carts will also be available throughout the day on a cash basis. Lunch will be provided at the turn, with the standard fine cuisine of brats, hamburgers, and beverage.

For registration details and complete details about this event

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TAPPI is still accepting applications for the William L Cullison Scholarship . Scholarship funds are currently awarded in increments up to $4,000 per academic year for the last two years of a student's undergraduate program. The deadline has been extended to August 1, 2011. All candidates will be notified of their application status by September 1, 2011.

Potential candidates must meet all of the following eligibility criteria to be considered. It is important to note that financial need is not a requirement to be eligible.
• Major in a pulp and paper science course of study at a college or university. Many of these colleges and universities sponsor a TAPPI Student Chapter.
• Maintain a 3.5 grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale) through the first two years in a four-year program, or first three years in a five-year program.
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities.
• Demonstrate significant interest in the pulp and paper industry.

TAPPI's selection committee has created a new, expedited process for applicants to submit their application. It recognizes that while students are seeking additional ways to cover the cost of their education, they also appreciate electronic solutions to facilitate application submission. The committee is happy to oblige and the online process is fairly straightforward.

For further information and to apply go to Scholarship Information

 

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Organised by Recycling Today Media and Pira International, Paper Recycling Conference Europe 2011 (PRCE) is designed to bring the supply and consuming sides of the industry together to create an active dialogue and generate trading opportunities. The conference will feature sessions touching upon trading/commercial activities, collection methods and recycling plant operations.

The programme will include: 

• EU end-of-waste criteria for recovered paper: expected impact and the new opportunities
• trading views from all sides of the trading triangle
• challenges of decreasing fibre quality
• implications of generators' move to market their recovered paper directly
• a new Q& A session with a leading industry expert
  

The 2 day conference will be complemented by an exhibition and extensive networking opportunities with over 250 attendees. Find out more at www.paperrecyclingeurope.com

TAPPI Members are entitled for 20% discount. To claim, book online and use promo code: TM20D

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William J. Whitsitt, a world expert on corrugated containers and corrugator runnability, passed away on May 28, 2011, at age 84. A Minnesota native, Bill joined the Institute of Paper Chemistry (IPC) in Appleton, WI, in 1948, upon receiving his BChE from the University of Minnesota that year. His over 40 year tenure at IPC was spent in all aspects of container research including boxboard and multiwall sack but with a major emphasis on corrugated containers. The latter included studies of material (liner and medium) and combined board properties and performance, as well as combined board and box manufacturing processes, in order to learn how material properties and manufacturing processes impacted box performance. Bill was internationally known for his work through his many publications, but he also conducted numerous confidential research projects for member companies.

An effective educator, he made frequent presentations at TAPPI Corrugated Container Conferences, taught a Corrugating Short Course at IPC and a course in Containers offered to IPC students. His friendly easy going manner coupled with his vast knowledge also made him a popular instructor in a number of other courses. He was always willing to share his knowledge with others. Bill joined Menasha Corporation in 1989 when IPC moved to Atlanta.

A TAPPI member since 1964, Bill was an active member of the Test Methods Review Board, and was named a TAPPI Fellow in 1991. He will be missed by his family and friends and the international corrugating community. A scientist to the end, Bill donated his body to science.

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Mike Kocurek, Professor of Paper Science & Engineering at North Carolina University, will be again leading one of TAPPI"s more popular courses in Norcross (Atlanta), Georgia on August 8-9.
Past attendees of this course have agreed that the course format provides an excellent introduction to kraft pulp mill operations, and allows them to provide stronger input on operations after returning from the course.

After successfull completion of the course, participants should be able to:

• Describe and define kraft pulp mill processes, equipment, operating variables, and terminology, in order to increase ability to improve operations and pulp quality.
• Recognize how one part of the process affects other operations, in order to increase awareness of thinking on a mill wide scale.
• Interpret how the process variables affect pulp quality, in order to improve pulp quality and troubleshoot variations in quality.
• Extend awareness of the complex environmental challenges associated with kraft pulp production.
  
  In addition, 13.3 continuing education credits are awarded upon completion of the course.

Learn more and register to attend

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The TAPPI Tissue Properties & Manufacturing Course will be held in Atlanta on August 10-11.
The overall objective of this course, led by Mike Kocurek, Professor Emeritus of North Carolina State University, is to increase understanding of tissue performance properties and manufacturing. It is designed for participants who desire an intermediate level, comprehensive, and structured course on tissue properties, and the effect of manufacturing processes on product performance properties.

Completion of this course earns participants 14 CEU's.

To learn more and to register

Course topics will cover:

• Tissue properties & tests and how these relate to sheet structure
• Performance effects of fiber raw materials, pulp mill and recycling operations
• Stock prep refining for tissue
• Chemicals for tissue
• Tissue machine wet end operations & effects on sheet structure & properties
• multilayer headboxes, formation, fiber orientation, dewatering, and fabrics for sheet forming and sheet structure
• TAD and Yankee drying & effects on properties
• wet felts for obtaining desired sheet structure
• Creping, calendering, embossing

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Lake States TAPPI/North Central PIMA held the Triple J Wing & Clay Spring Outing on April 5, 2011, at Triple J Sporting Clays. There were 72 shooters, the largest turnout ever for this event, and all had a great time. In addition to enjoying the shoot and network with other industry members the event raised over $4000.00 for our scholarship program.

The fall clay shoot is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at Triple J Sporting Clays. Be sure to mark your calendars as this is an excellent opportunity to meet with industry folks.
The Lake states TAPPI/ North Central PIMA Golf Outing will be held at Bull's Eye Country Club in Wisconsin Rapids on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. It will be a scramble event so put together your foursomes and join us for a great day of golf and help our scholarship program.

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