October 2014 Newsletter

Our monthly meeting in October was held at Cortec in White Bear Lake. Thanks to their support in hosting us. Christine Fortener of Arkema presented on the emerging Waterborne Alkyd Technology.

Our monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month from October – April. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 11th at HB Fuller in Vadnais Heights. Elementis Specialties will present on Dispersant Technology.

Our Membership registration is underway. You can follow the link to our membership page and fill out an application to join. Individual Memberships are $25 per year and Corporate Memberships are available ($100 for 4-9 people; $200 for 10-19 and $400 for 20-29). Members receive discounted rates for monthly meetings and have access to electronic copies of presentations provided to the NWSCT.

Important Dates and Upcoming Events

Tuesday, November 11th: Monthly Meeting at HB Fuller. Elementis Presents
Tuesday, December 9th: Monthly Meeting at Multi-Clean. Buhler Presents
Tuesday, January 13th: Monthly Meeting at Tennant. Shepherd Color Presents
Tuesday, February 10th: Monthly Meeting at Anderson Window (tent. Location)
Tuesday, March 10th: Monthly Meeting at BASF. Speaker TBA.
Tuesday, April 14th: Annual Education Symposium at Valspar.
We will also host a Winter Outing and Texas Hold Em Tournament in early ’15.

Scholarship Program

We have launched a Scholarship program that will award individual scholarships to the son or daughter of an active member of the NWSCT in good standing. More details to follow. Applications are available at monthly meetings and will soon be available on our website.

All monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month from October - April from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm and include lunch.