Upcoming Courses That Make Training Maintenance Teams as Easy as 1-2-3!

Three upcoming courses in December will help to train your Maintenance Teams on processes that help to sustain equipment, minimize production downtime, and increase safety procedures.

In partnership with TAPPI, IDCON will be holding these courses in Raleigh, NC. The three courses include:

• Planning & Scheduling
  December 5-7, 2011
• Reliability-Based Spare Parts & Materials Management Training
  December 8, 2011
• Practical Root Cause Problem Elimination
  December 13-14, 2011

Learn more about these courses at the TAPPI website.

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

There's still time to attend the TAPPI PEERS Conference, where you'll 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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IPBC Conference Brings Pulp Bleaching Industry Together To Address Developments and Research Advances

Why is ozone bleaching scarce in North America and widely used elsewhere? Does partial replacement of ClO2 with ozone cut costs without affecting pulp properties? How should oxygen delignification systems be designed to achieve 75% delignification?

These are a few examples of the technical questions that will be addressed by industry knowledge leaders at the 2011 Pulp Bleaching Conference.

The International Pulp Bleaching Conference, to be held Oct 5-7, 2011 in Portland, Oregon will focus on the newest developments and research advances in the pulp bleaching field: latest mill experiences, current practices, low-cost conversion solutions, performance, environmental concerns, networking opportunities and other relevant issues shaping the industry.

You can see the complete list of technical sessions in the technical program.

This conference is held every three years and will comprise a single track program, featuring nine technical sessions (including a poster session), mill tour, dinner cruise, and a plenary session that you will not want to miss. Learn more and register at the event website.

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Make an impact by presenting at PaperCon 2012!

PaperCon 2012, to be held April 22-25 in New Orleans, offers the world's largest program for the pulp and paper industry. The deadlines for submissions to present are fast approaching for TAPPI's Papermakers Program,  TAPPI Coating and Graphic Arts Program, and Control Systems 2012 (being held in conjunction with PaperCon, Control Systems sessions will be open to PaperCon attendees). More information about all three programs, along with submission guidelines and deadlines can be found at www.papercon.org.

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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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The Northeast Division of the Paper Industry Management Association / Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry will hold its Annual Fall Meeting and Conference at Buchanan Alumni House, University of Maine on October 13, 2011. The Annual Meeting will feature an informative one-day conference entitled Bioproducts: Thinking Outside The Box. Topics to be discussed include nanotechnology, nanocellulose, biobased latices and biofuels.

The technical program will feature the following expert speakers: 

• 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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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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