OKLAHOMA SECTION of the SOCIETY of PLASTICS ENGINEERS

Volume 5 , Issue 3

October 2010

Special points of in-terest:

Golf Outing Results

Councilor’s Notes

Conference Schedule

Frequently Asked Questions About Dues

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

President’s Message 1

Golf Outing Results 2-4

Councilor’s Report 5-6

Conference Schedule 7

Treasurer’s Report 7

Board of Directors 8

Advertisers 8-9

Upcoming Webinars 9

FAQ’s 9

Membership Application 10

N E W S L E T T E R

PR E S I D E N T S ME S S A G E

Hello! We would like to welcome each of our members and all the other plastics personnel in the Oklahoma Section area. We hope to serve your interest this year in the Soci-ety of Plastics Engineers and the plastics industry. If there is anything that we can do to assist you, please let us know. We have started our planning for our meetings and activi-ties for this upcoming SPE year. We have already had our Golf Outing on October 8th at The Canyons at Black Jack Ridge in Sand Springs, OK. We had five groups in the golf outing and there were several new records set for low score. From comments that I heard, it sounded like everyone had a great time. We are working on our first meeting of the year on November 18th, which will consist of a visit by Pittsburg

State University students and faculty to the Plastics Technical Center of Chevron Phil-lips Chemical Company and include a technical presentation. We have also scheduled a monthly meeting on December 2nd that has Ampacet making a presentation on the subject of sustainability. Additional meeting presentations are being investigated by the board members. If you should have any ideas for meeting presentations or would like to present at one of our meetings, please contact Jason Kreider, our Vice-President. With everyone’s busy schedule, it is not always easy to get away to attend our section meetings. However, it is usually a very rewarding and educational experience if the time can be scheduled to attend. I look forward to seeing and greeting each of you at our meetings this year.

John Rathman

John Rathman—President Chevron Phillips Chemi-cal Company LP

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GO L F TO U R NA M E N T WI N N E R S

First Place and Tournament Record Setting Team with a score of 15 Under! (Left to Right) Pam Maeger, Dave Hartsock, Lee Carvell, Brenea Carvell, and Justin Lumbley.

Long Drive Winners Womens - Brenee Carvell Mens “D” Player - Tom Giovannetti Mens “C” Player - Bruce Peterson Mens “B” Player - Dave Hartsock Mens “A” Player - Lee Carvell

What a day for the golfers this year! Early October with mid-80’s temperatures, a light breeze, sunshine and blue sky! The course was in excellent shape as well, despite the challenges of a difficult summer for greens. The tournament was sponsored by our Oklahoma Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers, and by the Chevron Phillips Plastics Technical Center and polymers business units. Thanks go to all of our sponsors, which included the technical service, product and applications development teams from Marlex® Polyethylene, Phillips Sumika Marlex® Polypropylene, K-Resin® Styrene-Butadiene Copolymers and Ryton® Polyphenylene Sulfide, and the polymer processing and materials evaluation teams that comprise the Plastics Technical Center. Albeit hard to imagine that any team could best last year’s winning score of 12 under par, this year we had two teams break that all-time record for the SPE/PTC Golf Tournament. The first place team finished at 15 under par! Second place finished at 13 under. Third place shot 9 under par. By all accounts, a great afternoon in the Oklahoma sun was enjoyed by the participants, who collectively agreed it was significantly more fun than being at work would have been!

Closest to the Pin Winners Jay Chaffin Bill Whitte Rob Webber Jay Chaffin

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GO L F TO U R NA M E N T PH OTO G R A P H S Second Place Team with another re-cord breaking score of 13 under par: (Left to Right) Tom Giovannetti, Bruce Peterson, Steve Secora, Rob Weber, and Jay Chaffin.

Third Place Team with a score of 9 under par: (Left to Right) David Soules, Mike Mitchell, and David Young (Mitch Refvick not shown in picture).

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GO L F TO U R NA M E N T PH OTO G R A P H S Fourth Place Team and de-fending 2009 champions, with a score of 6 under: (Left to Right) Rick Kunc, Bill Whitte, and Jason Kreider (Rob Wareham not shown).

Fifth Place Team with an even score: (Left to Right) Jim Jenkins, Dean Clark, Matt Clark, and John Straw.

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This summary is condensed highlights of the Council Meeting held in Southbury, CT September 24-25, 2010. In Memoriam

Electronic Participation SPE President Ken Braney called the meeting to order. Twenty-nine Councilors/Proxies participated elec-tronically over the course of the two meeting days. Elections Council elected the following individuals as Society officers for the 2011-2012 term, which begins at ANTEC 2011:

President-elect – James Griffing Senior Vice President – Jon Ratzlaff Vice President – Vijay Boolani

In addition to these formal offices, each year Council also elects a Chair for the Council Committee of the Whole. Dick Cameron will hold this position for the 2011-2012 year. Membership Growth Membership growth continues to be the Society’s single biggest imperative, and has shown modest gain in 2010. This is the first recorded gain in 5 years, and was attributed to modest improvement in the economy and the aggressive new member and membership retention campaigns.

Overseas new membership is currently the most active segment. The most successful campaign has been direct mail & email. A Member-Get-A-Member Program has shown only limited success, but will be continued.

Budget Council heard discussion and approved the 2011 calendar-year budget. The budget that was approved calls for gross income of $3,794,000, direct expenses of $1,865,500, and a net income of $313,030. Council ap-proved the budget unchanged from the original presentation. A full area-by-area presentation of this budget is available to Section and Division Board members at: http://extranet.4spe.org/council/index.php (2011 Budget Proposal Folder) Bylaws & Policies Bylaws for First Reading: Bylaws 6.2.2 Council Meeting Times and Places - APPROVED TO GO FORWARD Bylaw 7.6 Vacancies and Succession - APPROVED TO GO FORWARD Bylaw 4.4.4 Section Affiliation - APPROVED TO GO FORWARD Bylaws for Second Reading: Bylaw 6.2.4 Total Council Membership - APPROVED Bylaw 6.2.5 Proxies - NOT APPROVED, TABLED UNTIL BYLAW 4.4.4 IS IMPLEMENTED

Council observed a moment of silence in honor of two longtime SPE members and Fellows of the Society

William K. McConnell Jr Dr. Richard Cowell

CO U N C I L O R S RE P O RT

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A new Bylaw was presented for first reading that could implement changes that could affect local mem-bers. This is Bylaw 4.4.4 Section Affiliation. 4.4.4 Section Affiliation Each member shall be affiliated with the Section within whose boundaries the member’s mailing ad-dress falls, except when the member requests affiliation with another Section. A member not affiliated with any Section shall be listed as a Non-Section affiliate. Requirements for membership in additional Sections shall be prescribed by Council.

This Bylaw amendment will allow members to affiliate with multiple Sections, in the same way that is currently allowed for multiple Division membership.

Passage of Bylaw 4.4.4 Section Affiliation could also have a significant impact on proposed Bylaw 6.2.5 Proxies. Bylaw 4.4.4 would allow international sections and divisions to have affiliate members who live in the USA represent them as proxies rather than have to use proxies that are not a member of their section or division. Bylaw 6.2.5 was tabled until Bylaw 4.4.4 is implemented.

Policies: The Bylaws & Policies Committee submitted items for consideration by Council: Revision to Policy 002 – Redefines the way required Council attendance is

determined for rebate eligibility – APPROVED This amendment to Policy 002 – Rebates better defines the Council participation requirement in

this policy now that remote participation is available for Council meetings. “Council Participation: The Affiliate must be represented by the Councilor or a proxy at two of

the four previous Council meetings at least half of the Council meetings held during the preced-ing twelve month period.”

New Associate Management Software A new software system is desperately needed for SPE society. The old system is antiquated and prohibitively expense to maintain and upgrade. A new Avectra System has been chosen to replace the present system.

Initial projected start-up is planned for Oct. 1, 2010 The initial implementation period will be approx. 60-90 days. Final conversion to the new system is planned for 90-120 days.

Meeting Schedule and Locations for 2011/2012 and Plans for 2011-2012 Operating Plan President-elect Russell Broome went through the meeting schedule for 2011-2012 noting that the Fall Council meeting in 2011 will be held in conjunction with EUROTEC in Barcelona. Mr. Broome’s 2011-2012 operating plan is focused on continuing the three-year plan created by Past President Andersen and President Braney. Old Business Proposed Alternate Operating Model (PAOM). A progress report on PAOM was presented to council.

No new in-depth proposals have been drafted that are ready for council discussion. One change that has come to light, is rather than try to draft and implement PAOM as a complete

package, it seems more prudent to introduce PAOM in segments as they are congealed. Bylaw 4.4.4. Section Affiliation would be a good example of this approach.

The next virtual council meeting will be on Friday, February 11, 2011 The spring Council meeting is scheduled for April 30 – May 1, 2011 in Boston, MA. Respectfully Submitted Tom Morton, Councilor, Oklahoma Section of Society of Plastics Engineers

CO U N C I L O R S RE P O RT (CO N T’D)

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UP C O M I N G CO N F E R E N C E S/EV E N T S K 2010 October 27, 2010 - November 3, 2010 Manufacturing Problem Prevention Program (MP3) November 9, 2010 Continuous Compounding Conference November 10-11, 2010 ASIATEC™ February 15-17, 2011 SPE International Polyolefins® Conference and FlexPackCon® February 27, 2011 - March 2, 2011 SPE Polymer Nanocomposites Conferenc March 7-9, 2011 European Additives and Colors Conference March 15-16, 2011 ANTEC™ May 1-5, 2011 SPE Thermoforming Conference September 16-21, 2011 Vinyltec® 2011 October 16-19, 2011

TR E A S U R E R S RE P O RT Beginning Balance (8/31/2010) $13,994.18 Current Income September Interest $3.99 Current Expenses Board Plaques/Plates $148.97 Ending Balance (9/30/2010) $13,849.20

2010 -2011 B OA R D O F D I R E C T O R S

Ed Boudreaux Chevron Phillips Chem. Co. boudre@cpchem.com 2007-2011 Secretary Lee Carvell Chevron Phillips Chem. Co. carvela@cpchem.com 2008-2011 Treasurer Jason Kreider Chevron Phillips Chem. Co. kreidjl@cpchem.com 2009-2012 Vice President

Glenn Larkin Chevron Phillips Chem. Co. larkigl@cpchem.com 2009-2012 Director Brian Grady University of Oklahoma bpgrady@ou.edu 2007-2011 Director Tom Morton Chevron Phillips Chem. Co. mortoto@cpchem.com 2009-2011 Councilor

John Rathman Chevron Phillips Chem. Co. rathmjr@cpchem.com 2008-2011 President Guylaine St. Jean Chevron Phillips Chem. Co. stjeag@cpchem.com 2009-2011 Past President Robert Wareham Chevron Phillips Chem. Co. warehjr@cpchem.com 2007-2011 Newsletter Ed.

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WEBINARS:

November 4, 2010 Investigations of Rapid Crack Propagation (RCP) Performance of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe Using the Small Scale Steady State (S4) Test. November 5, 2010 Patent Law Fundamentals for Scientists, Engineers, and Managers - Part 1. November 10, 2010 Accelerated Fracture Mechanics Lifetime Prediction of PE Pressure Pipes. November 11, 2010 Foam Extrusion of Polystyrene with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in a Twin Screw Extruder System.

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FAQs - DUES!

How are membership dues set?

Dues are set by a vote of Council, the governing body of SPE.

Why have dues?

Dues income is used to support Section, Division, Special Inter-est groups programs and activities, government relations, new product development and direct services to members. A portion of dues income supports the general fund to help offset ex-penses related to Plastics Engineering magazine. Other sources of income include technical publications, advertising sales, meetings, conferences, and seminars.

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