The 2013 TAPPI PEERS Conference, September 15-18 in Green Bay, Wis., USA., 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.

Papers are now being accepted for the 2013 technical program; suggested topics are as follows:

• Fiber Processing
• Nonwood Fibers
• Steam and Power
• Recycling
• Enviornmental Management and Regulation
• Sustainability.

Abstracts on other relevant topics are welcome.

Learn more.

Once again, next year's PEERS Conference will be co-located with the International Bioenergy and Bioproducts Conference (IBBC).

Authors interested in presenting a paper should upload their abstract to TAPPI's Speaker Management System byMarch 1, 2013.

Abstracts should be 1-2 paragraphs in length. Authors will be notified of acceptance by March 28.

For more information, contact Craig McKinney, TAPPI Program Manager, at 1.770.209.7294

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The Call for Papers has been extended for the 2013 TAPPI International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials, June 24-27, 2013, on the KTH Royal Institute of Technology Campus in Stockholm, Sweden. Abstracts must be entered into the TAPPI Speaker Management System by January 11, 2013.

This is a great opportunity to share your research findings with industry experts, scientists, health and safety specialists, legal and government policy makers, and leading researchers from around the world.

Participate as a Sponsor or an Exhibitor! There are several ways in which your organization can participate with a range of prices and benefits to meet your business objectives.

View the Prospectus.

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George L. Booth was particularly known for his pioneering work in the development of four-roll reverse coaters, blade coaters, and their applications. He was active in the Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation for many years where he provided guidance for many groups of high school students.

Booth received his B.S. degree in pulp and paper manufacturing in 1950 from the New York State College of Forestry, and gbecame a TAPPI member in 1952. He was a research engineer for Black Clawson and Surtech Coating Co. for much of his career, and also was the first chairman of the Coating Machinery Committee of the TAPPI Coating and Graphic Arts Division, which he continued to serve on.

Booth also served on the TAPPI Plastics Committee of the Paper Synthetics Division and participated in many Local Section activities. He was honored as a TAPPI Fellow in 1979 and remained an active member of TAPPI throughout the 2000s after his retirement.

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An Andreas Ahlbrandt winner, TAPPI member Ginger Cushing says being an active member of TAPPI's PLACE Division has served her professional development well by providing a solid network of packaging experts whose knowledge helped her win new business on many occasions. "They helped me understand the individual elements of packaging and how our components and processes work in concert," she said.

Cushing first joined TAPPI in 1988 when her colleagues at Mica, where she was a bench chemist, began urging her to do so. "They made me see it was the place to be," she said. Since then, she has held various chair positions, conducted courses, and has written and delivered numerous white papers. In addition to the Ahlbrandt award, Ginger was also named one of TAPPI's Finest Faculty for her participation in courses and symposia, and is a past recipient of the best paper and best session awards.

Ginger says being so active in TAPPI has provided many lasting benefits to her career, including a go-to network of packaging experts whose knowledge has helped her win new business on many occasions. "They help me understand the individual elements of packaging and how our components and processes work in concert." 

 If you would like to be featured in this section, or would like to suggest a fellow member to profile, please fill out the Membership Questionnaire and return it as an attachment to MemberSpotlight@tappi.org. 

 
Find out more by reading this month's Member Spotlight.

Read the full TAPPI In-the-Spotlight to see this member's bio and related Q&A section.

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Registration for the 14th TAPPI European PLACE Conference, May 6-8, 2013, at the Swissotel in Dresden, Germany, is now open with an exclusive savings opportunity! Delegates that register online during the month of December and book their accommodations in the same transaction will receive a special early registration discount.

During this busy holiday season, TAPPI is happy to pass this special "gift" on to you!

• The Gift of Time - By registering now and booking your accommodations, you will have two fewer tasks in the new year. You might also want to consider booking your travel arrangements.
• The Gift of Savings - TAPPI members, save $900 off the on-site registration by taking advantage of this special opportunity.

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PIMA, the Management Division of TAPPI, presents the following awards that require completion of a nomination form:

PIMA'S Executive of the Year
The Executive of the Year Award is the highest honor bestowed by PIMA, traditionally presented to senior-level executives in the pulp, paper, or converting industries for excellence in management and outstanding contributions to the industry as a whole.
 
Mill Manager of the Year
The Mill Manager of the Year Award recognizes the mill manager who has best demonstrated outstanding leadership, management, and organizational skills leading to improved results at the facility for which he or she is responsible. Nominees for this award are judged on four criteria: skill in people development, application of best management practices, effective use of external resources, and change management.
 
The Brookshire Moore Superintendent of the Year
Recognizes the mill superintendent who has shown high personal standards and professional management qualities that contribute to the betterment of those under their management and in their company.
 
Technologist of the Year
The Technologist of the Year Award recognizes a member of a technology or IT team from a paper or paper converting company who has best demonstrated outstanding leadership, management, and organizational skills leading to improved results at the facility or enterprise for which he or she is responsible. Nominees for this award are judged on five criteria: effective application of technology, skill in people development, application of best management practices, effective use of external resources, and change management. This award is only available to employees of a paper company.
 
Ray H. Cross Community Service Award
This award pays tribute to pulp and paper industry persons who have rendered outstanding service to their communities by involvement in the activities of local business, educational, civic, and philanthropic organizations.
 
Delano L. "Del" Boutin Local Section Service Award
The Del Boutin Division Service Award is presented to pulp and paper or affiliate members for devoted service to a PIMA Local Section. The award recognizes long-term dedication of PIMA members at the local division level.
 
Thomas F. Sheerin Sr. Service Award
The Thomas F. Sheerin Sr. Service Award is presented to a supplier for outstanding contributions to the pulp and paper industry and/or the community.
 
IT Service Award
This award is presented to an IT affiliate/supplier for outstanding contributions to the pulp and paper industry and/or the community.
 
Kenneth Phillips Specialist Group Award
The Kenneth Phillips Specialist Group Award is presented to pulp and paper or affiliate members in recognition of outstanding service as a member of one of PIMA's Professional Specialist Group committees
 
Student of the Year Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize and support outstanding students enrolled in paper science programs.

The following awards are also presented by PIMA, but no nomination form is required:
 
Glen T. Renegar Award
The Glen T. Renegar Award recognizes an individual who has provided outstanding service and contribution toward the growth and betterment of the PIMA Management Division. The award is presented at the national PIMA conference. The Renegar Award is an honor bestowed by the Chair of PIMA. The winner is announced at the National Awards ceremony at PIMA's annual conference, and receives a plaque recognizing the winner's dedication and service to PIMA.
 
CPBIS - PIMA Management Excellence Award
The CPBIS - PIMA Management Excellence Award is awarded to an individual who has made career contributions of excellence in the realm of paper industry management. The criteria for selection of an individual to receive this award shall be an individual: whose career has had an exceptionally notable impact on management of and the advancement of business issues in the pulp, paper, and/or allied industries; whose outstanding career accomplishments in management, exhibited via imagination and/or innovation, have expanded the horizons of his or her chosen field and work; whose career has made a uniquely positive impact on the pulp and paper industry through the demonstrated ability to lead and impact others throughout the industry; and who, with those combined qualities, has served as a career enhancing role model and extraordinarily stimulating mentor for young professionals entering the pulp and paper industry.

You can download the PIMA Nomination Form in an interactive word version or in it's pdf version.

Nomination forms must be submitted by January 20, 2013.

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If you're planning a career in the pulp and paper (or packaging) industry, this event will put you on the cutting-edge of some groundbreaking technology.

Make plans now to attend the 2013 TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit, January 19-31, 2013, in Raleigh, N.C., USA.

This is a rare opportunity for advanced undergraduate and graduate students to meet face-to-face with industry leaders and gain valuable information on what forces are shaping the industry today - plus the added bonus of the inside track on employment and career development.

Program Session Topics:

• Mock Interview Session/Resume Critique
• Myth vs. Fact of the Industry
• Voith Fabrics Presentation
• Printed Electronics
• Future of Carbohydrates
• Career Path Panel: Grad School vs. Job
• BioEnergy
• Project Management.
  

The 2013 TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit includes:

• An Engineering Competition
• Networking and a Career Fair
• Scavenger Hunt
• Multiple Tours of Industry Facilities
• Interviews with Hiring Companies.

Sponsorships are available. For more information, contact David Bell.

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The TAPPI Shipping, Receiving and Warehousing (SRW) Workshop, April 9-10, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn., USA, is the paper industry's premier educational and networking forum for the entire paper industry supply chain. The workshop provides anyone interested in the logistics and shipment of paper the opportunity to see new technology and hear experts on a wide range of topics – all under one roof - focused on reducing in-transit damage.

"The safe, damage-free shipment of paper products to customers around the world is a very important element of pulp and paper industry logistics," notes Larry N. Montague, TAPPI president and CEO. "A wide range of factors can cause damage during shipment and the SRW Workshop is the premier event focusing on how mills, and their customers, can lower costs and improve product quality by reducing damage to rolls during transit."

The SRW Workshop is an interactive and collaborative workshop put on by industry professionals representing the entire paper supply chain, including shippers, carriers, printers, and publishers. Presentations and collaborative discussions on topics including car quality, safe truck loading and securing, intermodal loading and securing, damage classification, inspection, and claims procedures are provided. Experts with extensive experience and practical background knowledge representing Class 1 railroads, intermodal providers, warehouses, shippers, and dunnage manufacturers are part of the extensive program offered during this two-day workshop. 

For more information visit the SRW website.

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Towel and Tissue Papermaking is the last of the 15 CD-ROMs in the Making Pulp and Making Paper CD-ROM Series. Through this highly interactive, self-paced CD-ROM, participants learn towel and tissue papermaking terms, concepts, and processes.

Learning outcomes
After completing the Towel and Tissue Papermaking CD-ROM, participants should be able to:

• Explain how the manufacturing of towel and tissue grades is different from other grades of paper
• Describe the different types of tissue formers
• Explain the TAD process and its advantages and disadvantages.

Benefits for Everyone
The series is designed for anyone who would benefit from a working knowledge of the pulping and papermaking process, including:

• Paper machine operators
• Process and product engineers
• Sales and technical support staff
• New employees
• Students.

It will also be beneficial to experienced production or technical employees who need a more thorough understanding of a specific area of the operation, especially for cross-training purposes. New employees of chemical and equipment suppliers and paper industry consultants will also benefit from this series.

The complete set of 15 Making Pulp and Paper CD-ROMs is also available.

Product code: MPP-15

Member Price: $78.00

Non-member Price: $119.00

 

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By: Jeffrey Hayzlett

Running The Gauntlet is a rough-and-tumble guide for running and driving change through the business gauntlet. The book divides into three parts that parallel the three parts of change that every business leader must face: Getting Ready, Getting Going, and Creating and Sustaining Momentum.

In each section, Hayzlett shows business leaders and owners how to develop the necessary mental, emotional, and (yes) physical toughness they must have for smart, strategic, and lasting change. Through this book, Hayzlett will force leaders to really get up in their own businesses – to take them over from the inside and drive change – gaining customers and profits in the process.

Readers will be able to efficiently assess what kind of change their business needs and then summon the vision, courage, and passion to enact it. 

View the Table of Contents and Preview.

Hard cover. 256 pages.

Member Price: $26.00

Item #: 11RUNN

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TAPPI has scholarships to offer. You have a chance to apply for some green (funds to pay tuition, etc.) to fund a satisfying green career. These scholarships are available for graduate and undergraduate students with an interest in the pulp, paper, converting, and packaging industries. There are two general types of scholarships:

• TAPPI Division Scholarships 
• William L. Cullison Memorial Scholarship.

What this message means to you:

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Registration is now open for the TAPPI Introduction to Pulp and Paper Technology Course scheduled for January 7-10, 2013 in St.Petersburg, Fla., USA.

This is one of TAPPI's longest running courses. Why is this course one of our most popular?

Intro to Pulp and Paper Technology is unique in that it provides information on how each individual part of a paper mill influences another. This course allows you to understand how materials, pulping, and paper-making processes affect paper and board properties. You will also be delivered a broad overview of pulping and paper-making technology, including the entire pulping and paper-making process from raw materials and wood prep. to pulping and mill operations.

Four Reasons to attend Intro to Pulp and Paper Technology:

• Course pre-surveys will ensure this course meets attendees individual needs
• You will have networking opportunities during hourly breaks
• This course measures up the MOST training content in the SHORTEST amount of time
• You get the instruction of Dr. Michael Kocurek and can learn from his 45 years of experience on this topic. 

Who benefits?

• Pulp and paper company employees - new technical/operating staff, operators, non-technical personnel, chemical and direct equipment suppliers, technical service professionals, and sales people.

This course is taught by Dr. Michael J. Kocurek, Professor Emeritus, Paper Science & Engineering at North Carolina State University. Dr. Kocurek is one of the world's most recognized educators in the field of pulp and paper industry science.

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The Secret, Second Edition
What Great Leaders Know and Do

By: Ken Blanchard & Mark Miller

• Uses the popular "business fable" format that Ken pioneered
• Explains the five essential practices exhibited by the best leaders and provides practical ideas on how to make these a reality in your life.
  

At one time or another, everyone in a position of authority-whether in a multinational corporation or a local volunteer group-wonders what the key to great leadership is. And who better to answer that question than the team of Ken Blanchard, whose books on leadership have sold over 20 million copies, and Mark Miller, who worked his way up from line worker to vice president of one of the largest fast-food chains in the country. In The Secret, Blanchard and Miller use the uniquely accessible "business fable" format that Blanchard pioneered to get at the heart of what makes a leader truly able to inspire and motivate people. Debbie Brewster, recently promoted and struggling, finds herself about to lose her job due to poor performance. In an attempt to save her career, she enrolls in a new mentoring program offered by her company. Much to her surprise, Debbie finds her mentor is none other than Jeff Brown, the president of the company. Debbie decides that she is going to ask her new mentor the one question she feels she desperately needs answered: "What is the secret of great leaders?" Jeff's immediate answer-that great leaders serve their followers-completely flummoxes Debbie. Over the next 18 months, Jeff helps Debbie discover and explore five fundamental ways that leaders lead through service.

The Secret puts what Blanchard and Miller have learned about leadership in a form that anyone can easily understand, embrace, and pursue. It is a book that will benefit not only those who read it, but also the organizations they work in an the people who look to them for guidance.

The second edition includes revised and updated content including:

• A new foreword by John Maxwell
• A new resource section in the back matter summarizing key learning points
• A greater focus on the book's primary focus: servant leadership
• A more humanized protagonist
  
• Numerous other minor renovations throughout. 

Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager, the bestselling business book of all time!

Item #: 12SECRET

View the Table of Contents and Preview.

Member Price: $23.00

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After a record attendance in 2012, PaperCon will bring together a wider assortment of CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists, process engineers, and suppliers for the 2013 conference, scheduled for April 27 to May 1, in Atlanta, Ga., USA. PaperCon 2013 has expanded its already comprehensive technical program to include two new events covering tissue and nonwovens technology.

"PaperCon 2013 attendees will benefit from an expanded program providing additional learning and networking opportunities in several key areas," comments Larry N. Montague, TAPPI president and CEO. "Two co-located events - Tissue360º Forum and NETInc – will make new tissue and nonwovens tracks available to full conference registrants. Expanded coverage of these dynamic industry segments makes PaperCon an even more valuable resource."

PaperCon's large and comprehensive technical program, the industry's largest, offers a range of topics including Management (PIMA) Papermaking, Coating and Graphic Arts, Recycled Paperboard (RPTA Production - Technical Seminar), and Reliability (OpEx Workshop). An array of networking opportunities such as the PaperCon trade fair, receptions, lunches, and committee meetings, and a New Technology Showcase will make it the industry's must-attend event in 2013.  

More information is available online.

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The 2013 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials will be held June 24-27, 2013, on the campus of the KTH Royal Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

TAPPI invites you to sponsor this exciting event.

Put your company's brand in front of key industry professionals who have a vested interest in your products. This internationally known event brings together leading researchers, industry experts, government representatives, and other stakeholders to share advances, perspectives, and discuss new ideas and breakthrough concepts on nanotechnology-based advances. Don't miss this valuable opportunity to meet key decision makers from a variety of industries while they're spending dedicated time learning and exploring ideas for the future.

As a sponsor or tabletop exhibitor, you will meet and interact with potential customers and industry leaders in this breakthrough technology area. Given the expanded program focus of the 2013 event, meeting participants will cross-cut a variety of industries and applications. This is a great opportunity to expand or enhance your marketing base with your expertise.

Please review the Sponsorship Prospectus and select the package that best meets your needs.

For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Raine Hyde at 1 770-209-7256.

For continually updated conference information please visit the event's website.

Take a look at the current list of participants. 

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TAPPI Press is known around the world as an industry-specific publisher of current, reliable, practical, and useful products that help members, students, and other readers enhance their technical knowledge to solve technical problems. TAPPI now offers safety training on DVD.

Key benefits of DVD training include:

• Extremely cost-effective, efficient, and portable
• Pay only for neccessary courses
• Simple, flexible, and reusable format
• No need for Internet connectivity
• Playable 24/7 in any U.S. DVD player or computer.

More information in available online for the following Safety Training DVDs:

• Arc Flash Safety DVD
• Bloodborne Pathogens DVD
• Combustible Dusts DVD
• Fire Safety DVD
• Forklift Safety DVD
• Hand and Power Tools DVD
• Hexavalent Chromium DVD
• Lockout Tagout DVD
• Slips, Trips and Falls DVD.

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The Tissue360 Forum, organized by TAPPI tissue experts in conjunction with Tissue360 magazine, will be held April 29 - May 1, 2013 at PaperCon 2013 in Atlanta, Ga., USA. The forum will cover a wide range of tissue manufacturing and converting technologies and market trends. PaperCon 2013 will be the pulp and paper industry's largest technical conference and trade show.

"The inclusion of the Tissue360 Forum at PaperCon 2013 will add comprehensive coverage of this dynamic segment to the industry's best technical program," notes TAPPI President and CEO Larry Montague.  "The forum will provide business insights and peer-reviewed technical papers covering developments in one of the industry's most rapidly growing and technically innovative grade sectors."

Tissue360 Forum topics will include an overview of hygienic product market drivers, raw material usage and supply, wet and dry end additives, latest hybrid tissue making technology and runnability/operational tips. All material will be selected and peer reviewed by TAPPI members with tissue expertise. The program is open to all full PaperCon registrants. An invitation to Present at the Tissue360 Forum has been issued. Industry professionals interested in presenting a paper, panel, roundtable, or poster on any of these topics should submit an abstract no later than November 20, 2012.

PaperCon brings together CEOs, mill managers, superintendents, scientists, process engineers, and suppliers for the largest pulp and paper technical program in the world. No other event provides such a comprehensive program, networking opportunities and trade fair among such a distinguished group of industry leaders.

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The 360° Leader by Dr. John C. Maxwell

People who desire to lead from the middle of organizations face unique challenges. They are often held back by myths that prevent them from developing their influence. Dr. Maxwell, one of the globe's most trusted leadership mentors, debunks the myths, shows you how to overcome the challenges, and teaches you the skills you need to become a "360° leader."

If you have found yourself trying to lead from the middle of the organization, as the vast majority of professionals do, then you need Maxwell's insights. You have a unique opportunity to exercise influence in all directions-up (to the boss), across (among your peers), and down (to those you lead).

The good news is that your influence is greater than you know. Practice the disciplines of 360° leadership and the opportunities will be endless... for your organization, for your career, and for your life.

View the Table of Contents and Preview.

Member Price: $25.00

Press Item #: 12LEAD

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The International Mechanical Pulping Conference, sponsored by PI, TAPPI, PAPTAC, SPCI and PTF, will be held on June 3-5, 2014, in Helsinki, Finland.  IMPC 2014 is a major part of PulPaper, one of the world's most premier pulp and paper exhibitions, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of PI, the Paper Engineers' Association.

The Conference Program Committee invites you to submit papers on the following topics:

1. Energy saving in Mechanical Pulping process
2. New applications and innovations
3. Raw materials in Mechanical Pulping
4. Advanced Mechanical Pulping technologies e.g.

• Process control and simulation
• Bleaching
• Water management and effluent treatment

        5.  Mill operations update e.g.

• Production cost saving technologies (energy and chemicals)
• Improving mechanical pulping business potential

        6. Mechanical pulps in paper and board.

Authors interested in presenting a paper or a poster on these topics should submit an extended abstract (˜500 words) to impc2014@vtt.fi. Abstracts are due by February 28, 2013. Authors will be notified of acceptance by May 31, 2013 and final manuscripts are due March 31, 2014.

If you have any questions, please contact Sari Liukkonen, Chair of the Program Committee at +358 40 586 0384, or by e-mail at impc2014@vtt.fi.

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