{"416191":{"#nid":"416191","#data":{"type":"news","title":"IPST Participates in TAPPI PaperCon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAbout 1500 people gathered April 23-25 in New Orleans for PaperCon, North America\u2019s largest pulp and paper conference and trade fair. Attendees included CEOs, production managers, su-perintendents, process engineers, and technical staff in papermak-ing, coating, recycling, energy, bioenergy, procurement, sustainability and process control. PaperCon\u2019s trade fair showcased 100 exhibitors from around the world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIPST Director Norman Marsolan, chair of the TAPPI board, was master of ceremonies at the opening event. The program included peer-reviewed scientific papers, invited speakers, and roundtable discussions. TAPPI\u2019s Young Professionals Committee organized a special program for professionals and students under 30 which included sessions on mill safety, developing organizational leadership, and roundtable discussions with mill managers and superintendants. The YP\u2019s also enjoyed mixers where they mingled with others new to the industry and networked with long-time paper industry veterans.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother opportunity for IPST students and faculty is TAPPI\u2019s 12th Advanced Coating Fundamentals Symposium, to be held in Atlanta September 10-12 at the Loews Atlanta Hotel in Midtown. This program will attract the world\u2019s leading experts in paper coating with a focus on research and commercialization of ideas. Peer-reviewed research papers will be presented in the areas of novel coatings, future application methods, heat transfer, ink interaction, printing, binders and nanotechnology applications for coating. Special rates are offered for student attendees. More information is available at\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.tappi.org\/12acf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.tappi.org\/12acf\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"New Orleans hosts America\u0027s largest, pulp, paper, and trades fair conference"}],"uid":"27178","created_gmt":"2015-06-18 12:23:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:41","author":"Amna Jamshad","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"416181":{"id":"416181","type":"image","title":"New Orleans PaperCon Attendees","body":null,"created":"1449254258","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:37:38","changed":"1475895152","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:32","alt":"New Orleans PaperCon Attendees","file":{"fid":"202527","name":"v6_papercon.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_papercon_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/v6_papercon_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":45792,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/v6_papercon_0.jpg?itok=JylNHkEt"}}},"media_ids":["416181"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"42921","name":"Exhibitions"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1270","name":"conference"},{"id":"4754","name":"IPST"},{"id":"2106","name":"Paper"},{"id":"127511","name":"papercon"},{"id":"67581","name":"pulp"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"},{"id":"4174","name":"renewable"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly B. Smith, Marketing \u0026amp; Communication\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@ipst.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}