A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE TAPPI-FIBRE AND RAW MATERIAL SUBCOMMITTEE

August 8-9th, Atlanta GA

DATE & PLACE:

Thursday and Friday, August 8th & 9th, Renaissance Concourse Hotel, One Hartsfield Center Parkway, Telephone: 404/209-9999.

DIRECTIONS:

Driving: Take Virginia Avenue East off I-85. At the first stop light (Malones on right) take a right on Toffie Terrace. Stay on Toffie Terrace to the Renaissance Concourse Hotel.
Flying: The Renaissance Concourse has a courtesy van pickup at the ground level of the Terminal. Courtesy phones are located in baggage area.

RESERVATIONS: MAKE DIRECT WITH HOTEL

at least three weeks before the meeting 404-209-9999

MEETING FEE:

$100.00 each attendee at meeting. $75.00 if paid before meeting. Must be postmarked by August 1st  2002. Make ADVANCE PAYMENT TO MOTAG-SOUTH. Mail to Sam Caldwell, C/O Sun Machinery Company, Post Office Box 789, Lexington, SC 29071. If this deadline is impossible to meet, still feel free to attend the meeting and pay your registration fee ($100-Cash or Check) upon arrival in Atlanta although rooms and meals cannot be guaranteed.

SALES EXHIBITS:

Exhibits are limited to Sales Brochures ONLY.

VISUAL AIDS:

MOTAG provides 35MM slide projector, overhead projector, VCR, and projector with power point capabilities.

OPEN HOUSE:

Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30 - 7:00 PM. HOSPITALITY SUITES, 3rd floor. Arnold Baker, Host. Refreshments will not be allowed until you have registered.

Thursday August 8th, 2002

 

8:00 – 8:15                    Coffee

8:15 – 8:30                    Welcome Announcements – TAPPI Anti-trust policy by Chairman, Arnold Baker, Georgia Pacific Corp, Palatka, FL

8:30-9:15                       Welcome Address “Mergers, Downsizing, Slow Economic Conditions…Making the Best of Change” by Ginny Silver, Facility Director , Corporate Research Center, International Paper, Tuxedo, New York.

9:15-9:45                       Questions and Answers Bill Flathman, Ford Bacon and Davis

9:45 – 10:00                  Break

10:00 – 11:00                Woodyard Profile “A Joint Effort in Implementing an Equipment Reliability Program Between Maintenance and Operations!” by Monty Brown and George Munn, Smurfit-Stone Fernandina Beach, FL.

11:00 – 12:00                “Getting the most BTU’s Out of Your Hog Fuel Through Biomass Gasification” by Mark Paisley, Future Energy Resources, Norcross, GA

12:00 – 1:15                  Lunch

1:15- 2:00                      “Fire Suppression Systems for Paper Mills” Bill Nipper, Ansul Inc. Charlotte, NC

2:00 – 3:00                    Woodyard Profile “Long Wood Processing at Port Hudson” by Jimmy Walker, Georgia Pacific, Zachary, Louisiana.

3:00 – 3:15                    Break

3:15 – 4:00                    “Safety with Conveyors on Successful Belt Tracking” Larry Goldbeck, Martin Engineering, Mobile, AL

4:00 – 5:00                    Business Meeting

5:30 – 7:00                    Social Hour, MOTAG Hospitality Room

 

Friday August 9th, 2001

8:15 – 8:30                    Opening Remarks, Arnold Baker, Chairman

8:30 – 9:15                    “Portable Chip Screen Systems” by Bill Lawler, Millworks Inc. Portland Maine

9:15 – 10:00                  “Measurement Techniques – Silo Tank Vessels, Chip Piles”, by Mark Yarborough and Philemon Croft, Adams Brothers, Birmingham, Alabama

10:00 – 11:00                Woodyard Profile – “Willamette Woodyard Whoops, Weyerhaeuser Woodyard at Campti.” by Jaime Morin, Weyerhaeuser Co, Campti, LA

11:00                            Adjourn