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IAPD Highlights

IAPD Scholarship Application
The IAPD foundation has released the 2009 IAPD Scholarship Application. Go to www.iapdfoundation.org to download it today!  The foundation provides scholarships and other educational opportunities for study in the plastics and distribution industries, as well as for IAPD member companies’ employees and the children of those employees. The deadline is February 1, 2009.

IAPD has Moved
Please make a note of IAPD's new address! 6734 W. 121st Street, Overland Park, KS 66209 USA. Phone and fax numbers will stay the same. Visitors are welcome. E-mail iapd@iapd.org to schedule your personal tour of the new location!

IAPD Plastics Source Guide
The newly updated IAPD Plastics Source Guide is online! Search by material, shape, trademark or fabrication method to find the plastic that you're looking for!

This issue also featured The IAPD Magazine's regular departments, including: Calendar of Events; Economy Trends; Plastics Watch; Technology Corner; People & Places; Literature and Web Showcase; Product Showcase; and Plastic Pipeline. Go to www.theiapdmagazine.com to view them or search the IAPD Plastics Source Guide!

IAPD Plastics Certificate Program: Level Two!
Are you ready for the next level? The IAPD Plastics Certificate program will take you there. The program was developed to help educate and evaluate sales professionals in the plastics distribution industry and is based on a broad understanding of the industry.

Level one taught you the basics of materials' properties and selling. Level two, which is now ready, puts that information to practical use with applications from a variety of markets. For more information, see the book store page.

52nd IAPD Annual Convention
Thank you to all who attended the annual convention in Philadelphia! For those who attended, please take a moment to fill out the evaluation. It is available online here.

Download the speaker presentations and view other post-convention information — including convention photos, a list of sponsors and a final list of exhibitors — here.

Make plans now to join IAPD in Las Vegas, NV, USA, for the 53rd IAPD Annual Convention October 20 to October 23, 2009!

IAPD is Going Green
The Environmental Committee hosted a special panel discussion, “What is your Environmental Strategy?” at the 52nd IAPD Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA, USA, where they announced the new IAPD Environmental Policies, which includes best practices and a glossary of environmental definitions. View it here.

The IAPD Board of Directors has also approved an official environmental position statement for the association. The position statement was drafted by the Environmental Committee. The statement is IAPD’s official position and vision on environmental issues. The association encourages member companies to embrace and commit to the vision for the industry and incorporate — or continue to incorporate — environmentally-friendly business practices and philosophies.

Click here to read the statement. View more on IAPD's green initiatives here.

Designing with Plastics e-Newsletter Archives Online
IAPD has launched its exciting new Designing with Plastics complimentary e-newsletter. The newsletter is sent to more than 9,000 members and nonmembers, including more than 5,000 engineers and specifiers. The newsletter’s aim is to educate those in the engineering community on why plastics are the material of choice for today’s applications. To view past issues of the newsletter or to subscribe, click here.

Future issues will feature polyvinyl chloride (PVC); polypropylene (PP); polyethylene (PE); glycol modified polyethylene terephthalate (PET-G); chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC); and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). 

All IAPD members are encouraged to sponsor this educational piece. For information, contact Helen Muntean at hmuntean@iapd.org or +913.345.1005.