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IAPD Scholarships: Application deadline is Feb. 1
Each year, valuable scholarships from $1,000 to $3,500 are awarded to member companies' employees, children of employees or any student majoring in polymer sciences.
The IAPD Charitable Foundation awards scholarships to currently enrolled college undergraduates and high school seniors bound for college next fall.
Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities and financial need. Take advantage of this great opportunity. The application deadline is Feb. 1.
Get started on the application today!
January IAPD Webinar:
Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Systems, a Two-part Series
Presented by David Chasis
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Thermoplastics are the fastest growing and most popular piping material in the world. Gaining knowledge of plastic piping systems will allow distributors, manufacturer’s representatives, installers, architects and engineers to better serve their clients.
This webinar will give you a working proficiency and comfort level of designing, selecting, applying and installing industrial plastic piping systems. In addition, new piping materials and "green" building market technologies will be discussed.
The webinar will be facilitated by David A. Chasis, president of Chasis Consulting, Inc. and a recognized expert in the field of plastic piping systems. He has more than 40 years of experience in the plastic piping business as the owner of plastic piping distributors, senior manager with a plastic piping product manufacture, and almost a dozen years as a consultant. He is the author of the book Plastic Piping Systems, has written over 30 articles (most of which have been published in The IAPD Magazine) and has given dozens of seminars and webinars. For more information on Mr. Chasis please click on his blog and website: www.sustainablepipingsystems.com.
The first part of this two-part webinar will take place at 10 a.m. (CST), Friday, January 27. Part two is scheduled for 10 a.m. (CST), Friday, Feb. 24. Each part will be approximately one hour long.
Don't miss these presentations. Register for Part 1 today!
Manage time, communicate, build relationships, boost the bottom line
Ever-changing customer demands, greater access to materials and a roller-coaster marketplace are transforming the business landscape. No one feels these pressures more than sales professionals.
To consistently meet goals and sustain profits over the long-term, sales professionals need to be adaptable, target the right customers and clearly communicate all of a company's benefits to their customers.
IAPD's new Excellence in Sales Program is a certificate program which provides the tools inside and outside sales professionals need to perform in any market with tips on time management, communicating effectively, identifying the best customers, capturing them and keeping them for good.
Get Started
More information and a link for enrolling online through the IAPD Resource Center are available at iapd.org/salesexcellence.
Manufacturers' Survey seeks to provide needed market data
A survey of IAPD Manufacturers provides manufacturer members with the total market size of products or products in North America and the percentage share of the total in that geographical area. This information is intended to help with decisions about capacity investments, personnel needs and the effectiveness of the sales or distribution channel, but participation is needed. More
Enrollment opens for the University of Industrial Distribution (UID)
IAPD is again sponsoring what is considered the industry's premier distribution-specific education program, the University of Industrial Distribution (UID).
All industrial distribution and manufacturing professionals committed to ongoing education and professional development should plan to attend this excellent event, March 5-8, 2012, at the IUPUI Conference Center - Indianapolis, IN.
Presented by leading industry trade associations, like IAPD, and delivered by content experts and nationally recognized university faculty members, the UID program is now in its 17th year and is recognized as "the source for distribution management education and cross-industry networking."
Review the UID brochure and don't forget to select "IAPD" as your trade association affiliation when you register.
Ready to enroll now? Click here.
Manufacturers' Survey seeks to provide needed market data
A survey of IAPD Manufacturers provides manufacturer members with the total market size of products or products in North America and the percentage share of the total in that geographical area. This information is intended to help with decisions about capacity investments, personnel needs and the effectiveness of the sales or distribution channel, but participation is needed. More
The new Introduction to Plastics goes way beyond the basics.
Take a look inside and order your copies today!
Wear your IAPD commitment with pride!
There's something for everyone at the new IAPD Apparel & Accessories store.
