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Tuesday,
May 27, 2008
Dinner Meeting |
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Topic: "Cleantech - What is Clean and Where is the
Business?"
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Speaker: Faruq Marikar, Ph.D., NanoBiz LLC
Clean, green, sustainable -
what does it mean? This talk will start with a quick look at the
fuzzy, feel-good definitions of the various desirable futures;
and then delve into the serious issue of where is the business
in getting us from the "dirty" present to the clean
future. Venture capital is financing spectacular photovoltaic
start-up companies at impressive levels. The Midwest is awash in
corn-based ethanol plants. Better light bulbs, electric
vehicles, the hydrogen economy…where is it all headed, and
who is making money?
Faruq Marikar is Managing Partner of Nanobiz, LLC a consulting
group offering business, investment, patent and legal guidance
on alternate energy, materials, cleantech and nanotechnology
commercialization. Nanobiz helps major corporations in their
growth initiatives and small companies in finding enabling
partnerships and financing. In his prior corporate career with
Hoechst, Celanese and Gould, Marikar was responsible for
planning and developing new business opportunities.
Product/industry areas of involvement include batteries,
capacitors, fuel cells, films, paints, coatings, plating,
corrosion, carbon fiber, graphite, specialty chemicals,
plastics, electronic chemicals, ceramics, and composites.
After basic degrees in chemistry and a Ph.D. in engineering
(Metallurgy/Materials Science) from the Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore, Marikar was a post-doc at Imperial College,
London and RPI in Troy, NY. He has 23 patents - in batteries,
fuel cells, coatings and nanomaterials. Dr. Marikar served on an
industrial advisory committee to the US National Science
Foundation. He was the first chairman of the US Industrial
Research Institute's External Technology Directors' Network.
Please join us for dinner. Advanced reservations
recommended.
MEETING DATE: Tuesday,
May 27, 2008
PLACE: Snuffy's Restaurant, Park & Mountain Ave (Route 22
East), Scotch Plains, NJ Telephone: 1-908-322-7726
TIME: 6:00 pm Networkng/Cash Bar, 6:30 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm
Presentation
REGISTRATION: $35 ACC&CE Members, $45 Non-members
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,
April 8, 2008
Dinner Meeting |
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Joint
Meeting with AIChE
Topic: "Snapshots of Consulting
Projects"
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Speakers: John Bonacci, Fibonacci Inc. and Richard Goodman, RMG
Consulting LLC
Dr. Bonacci will describe
several interesting case history summaries ranging from expert
witness experiences to a project on Global Warming primarily
from a technology application perspective. These experiences
evolve from work for clients of his company Fibonacci, Inc. over
a 20 year period but with recent emphasis. The case histories
emanate from catalyst applications, air pollution control,
safety & accidents and some design work.
Dr. Goodman will focus on the diversity of experiences one has
as a consultant. Having worked for Kodak, Richard Goodman
established his consultancy, RMGC LLC, based upon the needs of
Kodak for an expert delegate representative to the ISO TC 130
Graphic technology Working Groups. He will describe what that
has entailed. But he will also touch on the diversity of his
other clients from very different business areas and how one can
prepare himself for these other opportunities.
BIO--- Dr. John C. Bonacci is a PhD Chemical Engineer with
degrees from Clarkson University and U. of Pennsylvania. He has
a P.E. and US Patent Agent license and is a Fellow Member of
AICHE and this local chapter. He holds 101 global patents and
has authored dozens of papers and presentations. He has been an
Adjunct Professor at Rutgers and Stevens and is currently
President of ACC&CE. His most recent publication is a paper
in the Jan. 2007 issue of CEP.
Dr. Goodman is a PhD surface chemist with degrees from the
Universities of Michigan and California. He has had a
thirty-five year career with large companies, including the
original American Cyanamid Company and the Kodak Polychrome
Graphics JV owned by Kodak, with entrepreneurial enterprises,
e.g. connected to the 1970's energy crisis and running his own
consulting businesses. He has 15 US patents and has been Chair
of the New York Section of the ACS, President of the Technical
Association of the Graphic Arts and is the current VP of ACC&CE.
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Tuesday,
February 26, 2008
Dinner Meeting |
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Topic: "Developing Effective Networks - Introduction to
LinkedIn.com"
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Speaker: Alan Johnson
From a business
perspective, networking is "connecting with people to
conduct business." Having an effective network means having
access to everyone you need for conducting business.
Unfortunately, networking is difficult. It takes work and time
and it's easy to put off. And it doesn't come naturally to most
people. Having and implementing a networking strategy is key to
developing an effective network. Components can include
professional organizations such as ACC&CE, topic oriented
organizations, and in the virtual world, on-line networking.
Alan Johnson will discuss the fundamentals of developing an
effective networking strategy and will demonstrate the use of
LinkedIn, a global network of over 12 million professionals. You
won't want to miss this provocative discussion- it could make a
big difference in how you approach the process of building new
professional relationships.
Biography: Alan's background includes 30 years of experience in
the oil, chemical and allied industries. He worked for Eastman
Kodak, Marathon Oil, American Cyanamid, BASF and, most recently,
Infineum USA (a joint venture of ExxonMobil and Shell).
Throughout his career Alan has held positions of increasing
responsibility, including technical service, sales, product
management, business management, and new business development.
Alan is an avid user of LinkedIn.com and uses it daily in his
business pursuits. Using the power of LinkedIn, he has managed
to leverage 250 direct contacts into 175,000 secondary contacts,
and over 4 million tertiary contacts. His goal is to double
these numbers in 2008.
Alan earned a B.S. ChE from Purdue University. He is a member
of AIChE and serves on the executive committee of the Northern
New Jersey section. He is also a member of CDMA and is the Chair
of the Membership Committee.
Please join us for dinner. Advanced reservations
recommended.
MEETING DATE: Tuesday,
February 26, 2008
PLACE: Snuffy's Restaurant, Park & Mountain Ave (Route 22
East), Scotch Plains, NJ Telephone: 1-908-322-7726
TIME: 6:00 pm Networkng/Cash Bar, 6:30 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm
Presentation
REGISTRATION: $35 ACC&CE members, $45 non-members
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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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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