Still time to register to attend the TAPPI PEERS Conference, October 2-5, 2011 in Portland, Oregon.

To accommodate the record number of attendees registering, we've extended the discounted rates until September 19th. See who is attending. These industry professionals will discover and explore mill-proven routes to higher efficiency, attend training workshops, network and share solutions, and see the latest products and services available to the marketplace – and gain a better understanding how of the entire mill process works together.

Program highlights include:

• Keynote Speaker Miles P. Drake from Weyerhaeuser
• Dissolving Pulp Forum
• Pumped Systems Assessment Workshop
• Sustainability Sessions and more

 Learn more about the TAPPI PEERS Conference.

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Still time to register to attend the TAPPI PEERS Conference, October 2-5, 2011 in Portland, Oregon.

To accommodate the record number of attendees registering, we've extended the discounted rates until September 19th. See who is attending. These industry professionals will discover and explore mill-proven routes to higher efficiency, attend training workshops, network and share solutions, and see the latest products and services available to the marketplace – and gain a better understanding how of the entire mill process works together.

Program highlights include:

• Keynote Speaker Miles P. Drake from Weyerhaeuser
• Dissolving Pulp Forum
• Pumped Systems Assessment Workshop
• Sustainability Sessions and more

 Learn more about the TAPPI PEERS Conference.

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Slate Announced for Election of 2012 TAPPI Board of Directors

TAPPI's 2011 Nominating Committee announced a slate of candidates for three director positions. The Candidates are: Michael Exner, Sr. VP-Containerboard Mills, RockTenn; Steven Shifman, President, Michelman Inc.; and Clayton Teague, Director (Recently Retired), National Nanotechnology Coordination Office.

Voting begins December 1, 2011. Per the TAPPI Bylaws members of the organization have until November 1, 2011 to review the slate.

Learn more about the slate and election process.

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Slate Announced for Election of 2012 TAPPI Board of Directors

TAPPI's 2011 Nominating Committee announced a slate of candidates for three director positions. The Candidates are: Michael Exner, Sr. VP-Containerboard Mills, RockTenn; Steven Shifman, President, Michelman Inc.; and Clayton Teague, Director (Recently Retired), National Nanotechnology Coordination Office.

Voting begins December 1, 2011. Per the TAPPI Bylaws members of the organization have until November 1, 2011 to review the slate.

Learn more about the slate and election process.

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For the last several years, TAPPI member Hannu Melarti has been leading the charge to instill what he calls a Silicon Valley-type focus in the Paper & Pulp industry. He advocates unleashing employee creativity and then stepping back to see what new heights they can take your company, and the industry to. A guest speaker at PaperCon08, he also sings the praises of social media, saying it holds the power to engage the new, younger workforce now entering the market in ways the industry could not do before.

In 2010, he initiated and participated in a TAPPI taskforce with the objective to analyze and recommend how social media could be used to reinvigorate the industry and to bring back the excitement that characterized it in the early days. "I strongly believe that social media will be a very important tool in bringing sexy back," he says. Find out how by reading this month's Member Spotlight.

Spotlight participants are recommended by fellow members and staff. If you would like to nominate a member (or even yourself!) just send their name (or names) to MemberSpotlight@tappi.org. We will forward a Spotlight Questionnaire to fill out and return.

We look forward to seeing you in the Spotlight!

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For the last several years, TAPPI member Hannu Melarti has been leading the charge to instill what he calls a Silicon Valley-type focus in the Paper & Pulp industry. He advocates unleashing employee creativity and then stepping back to see what new heights they can take your company, and the industry to. A guest speaker at PaperCon08, he also sings the praises of social media, saying it holds the power to engage the new, younger workforce now entering the market in ways the industry could not do before.

In 2010, he initiated and participated in a TAPPI taskforce with the objective to analyze and recommend how social media could be used to reinvigorate the industry and to bring back the excitement that characterized it in the early days. "I strongly believe that social media will be a very important tool in bringing sexy back," he says. Find out how by reading this month's Member Spotlight.

Spotlight participants are recommended by fellow members and staff. If you would like to nominate a member (or even yourself!) just send their name (or names) to MemberSpotlight@tappi.org. We will forward a Spotlight Questionnaire to fill out and return.

We look forward to seeing you in the Spotlight!

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The Northeast Division of the Paper Industry Management Association / Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry invite you to attend their Annual Fall Meeting and Conference to be held at the Buchanan Alumni House at the University of Maine. The Annual Meeting will feature an informative one-day conference entitled Bioproducts: Thinking Outside The Box.

This one-day conference will feature speakers presenting on various bioproducts and technologies that could impact our work and personal lives:

• Dr. Phil Jones, Imerys (GA)
• Mr. Michael Billeveau, Sustainable Bioplastics of Maine
• Mr. Michael Bilodeau, UMaine Process Development Center
• Dr. Clay Wheeler, UMaine Chemical & Biological Engineering
• Dr.Yvon Durant, Itaconix (NH)
• Mr. Sean Ireland, Verso Paper – Bucksport Mill
• Dr. Doug Gardner, UMaine Wood Science & Technology
• Mr. Kevin Forrest, Exxon-Mobil (ME)

Who should attend?

Anyone involved in the research and innovation sector of our industry will find this a beneficial conference; mill and technical managers; superintendents, engineers, and supervisors responsible for production, and technical operations; suppliers to the industry.

Registration Form and Agenda

For registration information or for conference questions, please contact Pros Bennett, Phone: 207-949-4176 or e-mail pbennett@maine.edu or Jennifer Barr, Phone 207-856-4645 or email jennifer.barr@sappi.com. Costs: $100 - Includes continental breakfast and lunch.

Proceeds from Northeast PIMA/TAPPI events go towards the scholarship fund.

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The Northeast Division of the Paper Industry Management Association / Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry invite you to attend their Annual Fall Meeting and Conference to be held at the Buchanan Alumni House at the University of Maine. The Annual Meeting will feature an informative one-day conference entitled Bioproducts: Thinking Outside The Box.

This one-day conference will feature speakers presenting on various bioproducts and technologies that could impact our work and personal lives:

• Dr. Phil Jones, Imerys (GA)
• Mr. Michael Billeveau, Sustainable Bioplastics of Maine
• Mr. Michael Bilodeau, UMaine Process Development Center
• Dr. Clay Wheeler, UMaine Chemical & Biological Engineering
• Dr.Yvon Durant, Itaconix (NH)
• Mr. Sean Ireland, Verso Paper – Bucksport Mill
• Dr. Doug Gardner, UMaine Wood Science & Technology
• Mr. Kevin Forrest, Exxon-Mobil (ME)

Who should attend?

Anyone involved in the research and innovation sector of our industry will find this a beneficial conference; mill and technical managers; superintendents, engineers, and supervisors responsible for production, and technical operations; suppliers to the industry.

Registration Form and Agenda

For registration information or for conference questions, please contact Pros Bennett, Phone: 207-949-4176 or e-mail pbennett@maine.edu or Jennifer Barr, Phone 207-856-4645 or email jennifer.barr@sappi.com. Costs: $100 - Includes continental breakfast and lunch.

Proceeds from Northeast PIMA/TAPPI events go towards the scholarship fund.

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Empire StateTAPPI's Paper Mill Safety Conference (Work Safely, Accidents Happen in a Split Second) will be held October 27th at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls, New York. Featured speaker Eric Giguere from DiVal Safety will present a paper entitled "The Buried Truth Uncovered." Eric's speaking engagements have proven to be a valuable tool for companies with a need for safety awareness. A work-related accident changed his life, and his goal is to try and prevent your family from having to go through what his family went through. Eric will make an impact on you and inspire all of us to work safely.

Other presentations will discuss work place violence and electrical safety standards. In addition, speakers from the Adirondack Safety Council, OSHA, and the Preferred Mutual Association will present. Safety representatives from area mills will also be on a mill safety panel.

Registration cost for attendees not associated with a paper mill or corrugating facility is $125 per person and exhibitors space and registration is $150. Send to: Kathy Russell, AFTEK, Inc., 740 Driving Park,
Rochester, NY 14613 by October 27, 2011

Registration Form and Agenda

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Empire StateTAPPI's Paper Mill Safety Conference (Work Safely, Accidents Happen in a Split Second) will be held October 27th at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls, New York. Featured speaker Eric Giguere from DiVal Safety will present a paper entitled "The Buried Truth Uncovered." Eric's speaking engagements have proven to be a valuable tool for companies with a need for safety awareness. A work-related accident changed his life, and his goal is to try and prevent your family from having to go through what his family went through. Eric will make an impact on you and inspire all of us to work safely.

Other presentations will discuss work place violence and electrical safety standards. In addition, speakers from the Adirondack Safety Council, OSHA, and the Preferred Mutual Association will present. Safety representatives from area mills will also be on a mill safety panel.

Registration cost for attendees not associated with a paper mill or corrugating facility is $125 per person and exhibitors space and registration is $150. Send to: Kathy Russell, AFTEK, Inc., 740 Driving Park,
Rochester, NY 14613 by October 27, 2011

Registration Form and Agenda

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The PTS Pulp Symposium will be held November 22-23, 2011 in Dresden. Symposium highlights include discussions focusing on pulp applications in end products including specialty papers, high-quality graphic papers and packaging papers.

Besides paper, the symposium will also focus on wood fibre composites and entirely new fibre-based products with specific properties. Other topics to be covered include nanotechnology and software-supported methods and models that will become key technologies in efficiently fine-tuning the supply of pulp to meet required product properties.

The conference will appeal to a wide range of companies and industry sectors including:

• pulp and paper mill production
• pulp trade
• chemical suppliers
• plant and equipment manufacturing and related industrial sectors
• suppliers of alternative fibres and fibre-based raw materials;
• engineers and developers involved with the production of composite materials
• converters and suppliers of fibre-based products
• market research and procurement of fibrous raw materials staff
• universities and research institutes

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The PTS Pulp Symposium will be held November 22-23, 2011 in Dresden. Symposium highlights include discussions focusing on pulp applications in end products including specialty papers, high-quality graphic papers and packaging papers.

Besides paper, the symposium will also focus on wood fibre composites and entirely new fibre-based products with specific properties. Other topics to be covered include nanotechnology and software-supported methods and models that will become key technologies in efficiently fine-tuning the supply of pulp to meet required product properties.

The conference will appeal to a wide range of companies and industry sectors including:

• pulp and paper mill production
• pulp trade
• chemical suppliers
• plant and equipment manufacturing and related industrial sectors
• suppliers of alternative fibres and fibre-based raw materials;
• engineers and developers involved with the production of composite materials
• converters and suppliers of fibre-based products
• market research and procurement of fibrous raw materials staff
• universities and research institutes

More information

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On November 8-11, the 2011 PTS Environment Symposium will be held in Munich, Germany. The event will provide a  comprehensive three-day program on new developments in the area of water, waste water and energy.

Topics covered during the first day include ecological relevance and sustainability, safety of paper products and related topics. The second day of the symposium is devoted to wastewater as a resource, mill experiences, safe plant operation, new aspects in biology and use of additives. Presentations on day three focus on political and legal framework conditions and on technical options for reducing energy costs.

The conference is targeted at managers, specialists and executive staff of the pulp and paper sector and its related industries whose central task is to reduce environmental impacts and minimize the outlays required for these areas. The program will appeal to staff  responsible for energy issues, environmental experts, waste management officers, technical specialists and executives (plant, operations and production managers). In addition, engineering and consultancy firms, plant engineering and construction companies and chemical suppliers will find the program and networking opportunities to be of great interest and value..

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On November 8-11, the 2011 PTS Environment Symposium will be held in Munich, Germany. The event will provide a  comprehensive three-day program on new developments in the area of water, waste water and energy.

Topics covered during the first day include ecological relevance and sustainability, safety of paper products and related topics. The second day of the symposium is devoted to wastewater as a resource, mill experiences, safe plant operation, new aspects in biology and use of additives. Presentations on day three focus on political and legal framework conditions and on technical options for reducing energy costs.

The conference is targeted at managers, specialists and executive staff of the pulp and paper sector and its related industries whose central task is to reduce environmental impacts and minimize the outlays required for these areas. The program will appeal to staff  responsible for energy issues, environmental experts, waste management officers, technical specialists and executives (plant, operations and production managers). In addition, engineering and consultancy firms, plant engineering and construction companies and chemical suppliers will find the program and networking opportunities to be of great interest and value..

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The PPI Transport Symposium 19, October 11-14, 2011 in Amsterdam is the only biennial conference and exhibition exclusively dedicated to forest products logistics. This industry-leading program concentrates on the global trends, innovations and issues surrounding the transport, material handling, warehousing, and distribution of forest products. 

For Further Information 

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The PPI Transport Symposium 19, October 11-14, 2011 in Amsterdam is the only biennial conference and exhibition exclusively dedicated to forest products logistics. This industry-leading program concentrates on the global trends, innovations and issues surrounding the transport, material handling, warehousing, and distribution of forest products. 

For Further Information 

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