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following is a summary of previously held meetings in 2006
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Tuesday,
November 28, 2006
Council Meeting |
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Council Meeting
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Time: 4pm to 6 pm
Please note: There is a $10 cover charge
Suburban Diner
172 Route 17 North,
Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone 201 261 2605
Directions: From South: Garden State Parkway North to Exit 163
(Left exit) to Rte 17 North Rte 17 North to Midland Avenue
U-Turn (under overpass and right) Rte 17 South to Century Road
U-Turn (Exit and left overpass) Rte 17 North about 0.4 mi to
Suburban Diner (after Fortunoff)
From North (Tappan Zee Bridge) 287 to Rt 17 South to Century
Road U-Turn Signs for Mahwah, Allendale, Saddle River,
Ridgewood, Paramus... Century Road is about 6 miles from first
Paramus sign
From East: George Washington Bridge to Rte 4 West to Rte 17
North to Suburban Diner (about 2 mi from interchange of 4 &
17).
From West: Rte 80 East to Rte 17 North Stay on 17 North past
the 4 & 17 interchange to Suburban Diner |
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Tuesday,
October 24, 2006
Dinner Meeting |
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"STATE
OF THE ASSOCIATION"
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Speaker: Joseph V. Porcelli, President, ACC&CE
A year has passed very
quickly since I presented "The State of the Organization"
at the last Annual meeting. At that time I discussed the
difficult issues facing the Association, and laid out some
alternative future actions. We've accomplished a few things
since that meeting, although not as much as I had hoped, and
there is still much to be done.
My presentation will review the past year, in terms of what
we've learned, what we've tried, and what options I see for the
next President and Council as I become a Past President at 5 pm
on October 24. I also hope to obtain inputs from those who
attend this important meeting, to add to the background to be
passed onto the incoming President.
Please join us for dinner.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING DATE: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
1928--2006 78th Anniversary
PLACE: Ben's Deli, 209 West 38th St (between 7th and 8th Ave),
New York, NY
Telephone: 1-212-398-2367
TIME: 5:00 pm Annual Membership Meeting, 6:00 pm
Networking/Cash Bar, 6:30 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm Presentation
REGISTRATION: $40 ACC&CE Members
Advanced registration required.
To RESERVE: Call 1-973-729-6671 or e-mail:
accce@chemconsult.org
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Tuesday,
September 26, 2006
Dinner Meeting |
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"Lessons
on Learning from the Women of MIT and Resultant Community
Outreach Activities"
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Speaker: Barbara Henke, Today's World Learning Center
Foundation, Inc.
Barbara will have the
assistance of her daughter who is a graduate of Pingry and has 3
degrees from MIT and of a current Pingry student. Her
presentation tells the interesting story of young women in
Science and Engineering and current efforts to facilitate the
young women who want to pursue these careers.
Please join us for dinner.
MEETING DATE: Tuesday,
September 26, 2006
PLACE: Snuffy's Restaurant, Park & Mountain Ave (Route 22
East), Scotch Plains, NJ Telephone: 1-908-322-7726
TIME: 6:00 pm Networking/Cash Bar, 6:30 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm
Presentation
REGISTRATION: $40 ACC&CE Members, $50 Non-members
Advanced registration required.
CANCELLATIONS must be made 24 hrs in Advance or Be Invoiced.
Directions: See below
To RESERVE: Call 1-973-729-6671 or e-mail:
accce@chemconsult.org
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Tuesday,
June 27, 2006
Dinner Meeting |
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"CHEMICAL
BUSINESS IN ASIA"
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Speaker: Mr. Douglas Riley
With the movement of
technology into Asia and the growth Asia born technology, we are
often tasked introducing and training our Asian colleagues on
the methods and practices needed either for western quality or
safety standards. This discussion will impart the experience
gained in the years spent in Asia setting up chemical operations
for supplying electronic semiconductor grade materials and
services. Mr. Riley initially trained nationals in Operations
Management in China for 3 years, and the next 2 years were spent
training for Safety, Security, and Chemical Emergency Response
across multiple countries throughout Asia.
Mr. Riley's main experiences and specialties include Gases and
Chemicals used in Electronics Wafer Manufacturing, Management of
on-site Operations Teams, training and application of Chemical
Emergency Response techniques, and performing safety audits of
employer and customer facilities. He has held numerous positions
with a US based International Gas and Chemical Company with
annual sales of approximately 7.4 billion US dollars. He has
been Project Manager, Project Engineering, Plant Management, and
Operations Management for teams on-site at customer facilities
handling gas and chemical dispense systems. His experience was
obtained working in more than 20 countries. Long term
assignments included 1 year in Israel and 5 years in China.
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Tuesday,
May 16, 2006
Dinner Meeting |
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"KYOTO
PROTOCOL: CURRENT COMMERICAL ACTIVITY"
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Speaker: Dr. John C. Bonacci, Fibonacci Inc.
There are about 179
participants in this U.N. agreement. The USA and China are
notable exceptions. Much of the clamor pro and con has been the
impact that would result by burning less fossil fuels to reduce
CO2 in the atmosphere. CO2, rightly or wrongly has been
identified as the single largest global warming greenhouse gas.
Global warming, itself, is debatable as to whether it is really
occurring long term or just a recent artifact. What has been
determined from a list of other greenhouse gases is that one in
particular is 310 times worse than CO2 on a mole for mole basis.
This gas is nitrous oxide (N2O) and it occurs at high
concentrations in adipic acid and nitric acid plants. The
current activity involves removing this gas and then trading the
credits.
Dr. Bonacci has a significant consulting private practice in
his senior years. He is a member of the ACCCE and a current
Council member. He has B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical
Engineering. He is a licensed PE in New York State and also a
licensed US Patent Agent. He has spoken at the AICHE, ACCCE and
consulting seminars on his practice. He is the holder of 101
global patents, has published numerous articles in refereed and
general journals and recently published a paper on Saving
Natural Gas as well as spoke at the Chem Show on Expert Witness
consulting experiences. John is quite well-known for his
expertise in catalysis and catalytic pollution control methods.
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Tuesday,
March 28, 2006
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"Significant
Unaccounted Carbon Dioxide Challenges Widely Reported Notions of
Atmospheric CO2"
Speaker: William A. Hoffman,
Robill Products
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The report presents
evidence for a terrestrial effect (animal population growth)
that should be included in sources of CO2 that have to be
accounted for in any model. A mechanistic model suggests all
carbon dioxide sources are not equal potential contributors to
atmospheric totals, largely due to their heights of release, and
some of the ramifications that may result. The IPCC and other
(perhaps derivative) authorities start with the assumption that
has to be proven: That atmospheric CO2 is the result of
industrial activity. This is "begging the question", a
logical fallacy and poor basis for scientific investigation.
There are other sources of CO2 which need evaluation for their
potential contributions to atmospheric levels, some of which
have simply been overlooked in the zealous pursuit of the
anthropomorphic answer. The total of all sources is still
leaving the relatively small rises observed, clearly
demonstrating the robust performance of the bioshell, in
contrast to the dire statements of some ecologists. A new model
is proposed and some counterintuitive consequences presented.
William A. Hoffman is a consultant with broad experience
including over 30 years in fine and specialty chemicals as well
as thermoplastics industries. He has numerous successful
examples of project management and new business development, as
well as inventions to his credit, and has lectured in Chemistry
prior to and subsequent to his industrial career. He holds a
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Stevens Institute of
Technology, and holds patents in chemical process and product,
space science and consumer goods, owns several trademarks, and
has published on radiation curing, waterborne coatings, monomer
synthesis, carbonate synthesis, and a system for monitoring
space. Recent consulting work has included soda ash production,
microwave chemistry, sulfur removal from fuel oil, forensic
analysis, and polymer selection.
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"NGOs
and the Environment or How I Interface with Zealots"
Speaker: Elliott L. Weinberg,
Cross Gates Consultants
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Over the
years, I have been concerned about the untruths that have been
put forth to the public about chemicals and plastics. These
untruths have been given credence in the press until corrective
measures have been taken. The NGOs gained public support by
appealing to obvious life or death concerns, mistaken as they
are. An example is the ongoing activity against the use of
phthalate plasticizers with the very recent determination by a
special governmental committee that these materials do not cause
impairment of neonatal infants. Unless we are prepared to
counter untruths with truths that are scientifically realized,
the public stands to lose much of its benefits that are derived
by the work of scientists technologists and engineers.
Elliott is world renowned authority on stabilization and
degradation of polymers with special emphasis on PVC. He is a
fellow of the AAAS, AIC, and ISPE. He consults internationally.
As associate editor Of the Journal of Vinyl and Additive
Technology, he keeps in touch with many aspects of the
interaction of the public with the chemicals and plastics.
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Tuesday,
February 28, 2006
Dinner Meeting |
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"Everything
You Always Wanted to Know about Printing"
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Speaker: Dr. Richard M. Goodman, Richard M. Goodman Consulting
LLC
Most of us feel we are
constantly being inundated by 4-color advertising pieces and
periodicals (that is, junk mail and magazines). But how many of
us have ever considered how these items get produced. Of course,
the first stage is to make the paper, but that is not our
interest. However, the process for printing these materials is
the area of interest and a fascinating process it is. In
particular, offset lithography is based on one of the oldest
chemical discoveries: that oil and water don't mix (or do
they?). Throw in a little surface science, polymer science, and
most of all today, computer science and voila! Desktop
publishing and direct computer to plate (alias CTP) technology.
The chemistry behind the offset lithographic process will be
briefly discussed and practical examples of all sorts of
printing outputs will be described. From this talk you will
learn: basic chemistry of lithographic process, press design
features, the nature of special offset inks, particularly the
design of the lithographic printing plate and CTP technologies.
We will also take a brief visit into the future of printing.
Dr. Richard M. Goodman holds certificate number 747 from the
ACC&CE and has recently been elected to its board of
directors. He spent fourteen years as a Director in research and
development for Kodak Polychrome Graphics and its predecessor
companies. Dr. Goodman is currently an expert delegate to the
ISO TC 130 graphic technology directorate. He has written more
than 30 scientific publications over his thirty year career as a
surface chemist and holds 15 US patents.
He received his Ph.D. in 1969 from the University of California
at Berkeley in fundamental surface sciences. He has BS in
Chemistry from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He has
been active in the American Chemical Society holding numerous
committee chairmanships, including the 1996 Chairman of the New
York Section, American Chemical Society.
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Snuffy's Restaurant
Park and Mountain Ave. (off Route 22)
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Tel: 1-908-322-7726 www.weddingsatpantagis.com
Route 22 East : (Scotch Plains, Berkeley Heights, Fanwood, New
Providence Exit) - Make a right turn at the exit (under overpass)
and then go straight on Park Avenue for about 100 yards. Snuffy's
will be on the right. Route 22 West : (Scotch Plains, Berkeley
Heights, Fanwood, New Providence Exit) - At the exit, make a right
turn. At the traffic light, make a left turn and take the overpass
over Route 22. At the end of the overpass, make a right onto Park
Avenue. Snuffy's will be on the right.
Garden State Parkway : (North and South) - Take Exit 140 from the
Garden State Parkway and follow the signs for Route 22 West. Once on
Route 22 West, follow the directions above.
Route 78 : (East and West) - Take Exit 41 from Route 78. Follow the
signs to Scotch Plains. This will put you onto Plainfield Avenue.
Follow Plainfield Avenue straight through the traffic light, where
it becomes Bonnie Burn Road. Follow Bonnie Burn Road to the next
traffic light and make a right turn (sign Scotch Plains/Newark).
Follow the overpass over Route 22(traffic may back up here). At the
end of the overpass, make a right onto Park Avenue. Snuffy's will be
on the right.
New Jersey Turnpike : (North and South) - Take Exit 14 from the New
Jersey Turnpike and follow the signs to Route 78 West. Once on Route
78 West, follow the directions above. |
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