Over the Wire

TODAY is the deadline to submit nominations for TAPPI/PIMA’s Woman of the Year award. The award recognizes women that have demonstrated excellence in leading, motivating, and developing others within the pulp, paper, tissue, packaging. and related industries.

 

Resumes are already coming in from qualified students attending Student Summit. Find the talented, educated candidates you’re looking for at the industry’s leading Career Fair event in January.

 

Attend the Best Practices on the Corrugator Course to learn how you can run your corrugator at optimum efficiency while putting out top-quality product with less waste.

 

Sponsored by the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations, this awards program for those age 30 and younger focuses on research and development as well as showcasing significant innovations in science and technology in the forest and paper industry. Deadline is December 15.

 

TAPPI’s newest source for uniting groups leads to better communication, organization, and productivity.

 

TAPPI’s online educational offerings have expanded by more than 20 new courses, each consisting of several modules, providing a large increase in opportunities to enhance industry knowledge.

 

The association would like to remind everyone who receives this newsletter that all items in the TAPPI News section are available in full detail for both members and non-members! Just remember to click the link to "learn more..." to get full information about each TAPPI News story.

 

Learn about and work with an innovative tool called the Tissue Plant Layout Simulator (PLS) that uses your calculations to pinpoint issues and minimize bottlenecks. TAPPI is offering this new workshop designed to instruct those in tissue converting operations how to use this new tool.

 

The Handbook for Pulp and Paper Technologists (Smook Book) is the preferred and most widely used P&P text by companies, colleges, and universities and is now available in its fourth edition.