Membrane
conference
853 0348.
Filtration
George Chase, University of Akron, Ohio F2ht Vice-Chairman Al Nolcomb, 3M Company, Minnesota Second Vice-Chairman Patricia Gebes, Veratec, Massachusetts Past Chapman E. Robert Baumann, Bolton Xt Menk Ine, Iowa Treasurer Les White, Billiard Corporation,
Administrative
95 planned for Chicago
in November
For more details contact FUtration 95, INDA, 1001 Winstead Drive, Suite 460, Gary, NC 27513; tel: 919 677 0060, fa: 919 677 0211.
Call for papers issued for 1996 annual technical
Mrs Charlotte Stripling, Northport, Tel: 205 333 611 I
Directors
The AFS conducts an annual technical conference to present new technical developments in varied fields relating to all areas of fluid/ particle filtration and separations. The 1996 meeting will be held April 2 1 - 24 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania at the Valley Forge Hilton, with the overall theme ‘Technology wins’. Attendees are expected from areas as diverse as academia, industry, government and the consulting world, and from all over the world. Potential authors are now being invited to consider a presentation for AFS 96. Interested contributors should send their abstract as soon as possible; the cutoff date for abstracts is November 15 this year. Full manuscripts must be received by March 1 next year. Potential contributors should send the paper title and abstract [as weli as your name, address and tellfax numbers) to Dr Bernie J Scheiner, Technical Program Chair, PO Box 1530, 13712 Country Club Drive, lliorthpoti, AL 35476; tel: 205 333 6111, f~: 205 333 6446. p3J
Alabama
1995 - 96
Nicos Andreas, Bekaert Fibre Technologies, Georgia (1996) Gary Bartman, Fresno, California (1996) Werner Bergman, Lawrence Livermore, California (1996) Shiao-Hung Chiang, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1996) Ed Gregor, Consultant, New York (1995) Wallace Leung, Bird Machine, Massachusetts (1996) Wilson Martir, Texaco Research, Texas (1995) Ernie Mayer, E I Du Pont de Nemours, Delaware (1995) Ken Rubow, University of Minnesata, Minnesota (1996) Sandeep Sharma, US Bureau of Mines, Utah (1995) Colin Qrie, Clean He0 Services, Texas (1995)
Chapter directory Midwest
M.E. Fayed Ryerson Polytechnic, Toronto Tel: 416 979 Xi00 Pmsident:
Dixie Chapter Tel: 706 884 3006
Empire
State Chapter
Secretary: Richard Williams Consler Corporation, NY Tel: 716 524 1330 Seereta~: Scott Himes Eden Equipment Co, CA Tek 714 842 8181
North Central Chapter Secretory: Brad Kahlbaugh Donaldson Co, Bloomington, MN Tel: 61% 887 3457
Pittsburgh
Chapter
Secretary: Martin Hochbauser Wheelabrator APC, Pittsburgh, PA Te1: 412 787 9700
Chapter
Preside& William Okay Oakland Engineering, MI Tel: 810 858 8512
Chapter
Act&g -?esident: Nelly hhboud Contact: ‘Iy Hazlett Cyto Therapeutics, RI Tel: 401 272 3310
Golden State Chapter
Lakes
Chapter
Abnash Narnla Wm W Nugent & Co, Skokie, IL Tel: '708 674 '7732 President:
New England
Chairman: Jim Franks JB Systems, Georgia
Great
conference
New York
Manager
Canadian Chapter
Following the success of the first event in 1994, AFS is co-sponsoring - again with INDA - the Filtration 95 Conference and Expo. This year the event is taking place November 28 - 29 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, Illinois. The event is expected to attract OEMs, filter media manufacturers, fabricators, converters, distributors, dealers, machinery manufacturers and base material suppliers. Both the conference and the exposition will feature air and liquid filter media and filtration systems. Topics being discussed will include air filtration, dust collection, hot gas filtration, industrial wastewater, drinking water, membranes and filter media.
574
American Filtration & Separations Society
in October
The Marriott Hotel in Newton, Massachusetts will host the 13th Annual Conference on Membrane Technology/Planning, emphasizing the commercial, economic, market and business aspects of this growing trade. The meeting, jointly sponsored by BCC Inc and Filterex, runs October 23 - 26 in parallel technical sessions, with registration from the afternoon of Sunday 22nd. As in the previous meetings, this conference will blend together presentations on basic and applied topics, with a strong emphasis on the commercial and business aspects of the membranes industry, Presentations will include coverage of micro-, uItra- and nanotlltration, reverse osmosis, gas separations, pervaporation, inorganic membranes, newly emerging technologies, and applications in water and waste, medical and biotechnology, and industrial requirements. The industry’s international aspects will be represented by Professor Enrico Drioli from Italy, Hans Beets (Fluid Systems) discussing Latin America, Dr Ora Kedem from Ben-Gurion University in Israel, Gunnar Jonsson from ‘Denmark, Professor Matsuura from the University of Ottawa, Klaus Ohlrogge and H Chmiel from Germany, Dr Hiroshi Tsukube from Japan, Pierre CBtB from France, and Dr Edward Gobina from the University of Salford and Dr Graeme Pierce from Kalsep Ltd in the UK. A series of talks on marketing strategy will be given by John Finley (Membrane Products Corp.), Rod Ray (Bend Research) and Ric Lesan (Osmonics). The use of membranes in water treatment will receive special attention in a session moderated by Jim Birkett. Names familiar to those in the US filtration industry include Scott Yaeger (Parker Hannifin) , who will discuss corrosion-resistant membranes in the microelectronics industry, and Tony Shucosky (Memtec America), who will present the latest findings on the use of nonwoven prefilters for use with membranes. With 50 speakers on the program there will be an opportunity to present many new topics on new developments in the expanding membrane world. contact: Business Communications Co Inc, For more information, 25 Van Zant Street, Norwalk, CT 06855; tel: 203 853 4266, fox: 203
Texas Chapter Mike Morgenthaier Cutpoint Inc, Houston, TX
President:
Tel:7134&?
5592
Mrs Charlotte Sttipling, Administrative Mctnager American Filtration 42 Sepuratiinns Society 13712 Country Club Drive PO Box 1530, Northport, Alabama 35476, USA. Tel. 205 333 6211, Fax: 205 333 6446
July/August
1995
Filtration
& Separation