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Calendar of Events

December 2009/January 2010

January 15
Bioplastics — An Opportunity for Everyone
Free live web seminar sponsored by IAPD at 10:00 a.m. CST. Presenter is Melissa Hockstad who serves as vice president of SPI’s Material Suppliers Council, and director of the SPI Bioplastics Council. She will provide insight into both plastic resin trends as well as bioplastics. Contact: IAPD, 6734 W. 121st Street, Overland Park, KS 66209 USA; (913) 345-1005, fax (913) 345-1006, www.iapd.org.

February 24-25
Optimizing Distributor Profitability
Texas A&M, College Station, TX, USA. This workshop will help you assess, understand and optimize your best practices and financial performance. Contact: Thomas and Joan A. Read Center, Texas A&M, 3367 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 USA; (979) 845-4984, fax (979) 845-4980, http://readcenter.tamu.edu.

March 7-11
University of Industrial Distribution
IUPUI Conference Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Co-sponsored by IAPD and 35 other distribution associations in cooperation with the Industrial Distribution Program at Purdue University. Contact: IAPD, 6734 W. 121st Street, Overland Park, KS 66209 USA; (913) 345-1005, fax (913) 345-1006, www.iapd.org or www.univid.org.

May 11-15
IAPD Leadership Summit
Kansas City, MO, USA. This annual leadership summit is structured for the IAPD leadership to help create a better association, a better industry and a better world through plastics. In addition to IAPD Committee and Board of Directors’ meetings, this event will also include a full-day Strategic Planning session and networking opportunities. Contact: IAPD, 6734 W. 121st Street, Overland Park, KS 66209; (913) 345-1005, fax (913) 345-1006, www.iapd.org.

May 27-30
EPDA Annual Conference
Bruges, Belgium. Educational and networking conference sponsored by the European Plastics Distributors Association. Contact: EPDA, Beethovenstraße 12, 63846 Laufach, Germany; (49) 6093-994-2852, fax (49) 6093-994-077, sreinhold@epda.com, www.epda.com. In the United States: (913) 345-1005, fax (913) 345-1006, epda@epda.com.

June 3
11th Annual John R. Meyer Memorial Charitable Golf Tournament
Maple Creek Country Club, Indianapolis, IN, USA. This four-person scramble golf tournament is held for the benefit of the IAPD scholarship program. Contact: IAPD, 6734 W. 121st Street, Overland Park, KS 66209 USA; (913) 345-1005, fax (913) 345-1006, www.iapd.org.

June 14
20th Annual Greg Berry Atlanta Plastics Charity Golf Tournament
Chateau Elan, Braselton, GA, USA. A portion of the proceeds from the charitable golf tournament will be donated to the IAPD Greg Berry Memorial Fund. Contact: Adam Mellen, Cartier & Wilson, (770) 644-0000, or Tori Saum, Piedmont Plastics, Inc., (770) 939-5660.