Stuart Scott, John Brazil, Ross Anderson, Jean Bouchard, Jeff Tolan, Glenn Black, Jim Collins, Rae Cunnington, Don McCabe, Murray Walters, Don Olson, Nancy Van Allen

Accepted.

Must be a member of PAPTAC. Conference registration desk will have information.

Don Olson has contacted most on list with corrections, etc., so list is as up-to- date as possible. Correction - Les Kosiak no longer at Smooth Rock now at Marathon. Will continue to have two lists – one more complete with Chairman and simplified one for website.

New members accepted immediately:

Jeff Dyck replaces Murray Webster at Skeena

John Prins replaces Tasso Skothos at Nexfor Technology (formerly Noranda

Technology Centre)

Gavin Baxter replaces Al Hitzroth at Crestbrook

Sean Glendenning replaces Vic Morandini at Alpac.

Wally Seed replaces Carlo DalMonte at Elk Falls

Michel Aucoin from Fjordcell (Cascades)

David Labrecque replaces Steve Frechette at Norkraft

New member requests:

Erik Tremblay to replace Tony Gomersall. Erik was accepted as probationary member.

Lucie Veilleux as CPPA representative. Letter to be sent to Lucie to let her know she is probationary.

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Reviewed guests and changes for members attending:

Arvind Thakore for Jim Oei

John Kronis for Dan Davies

Lance Anderson from INTERCON

Dave Flater for Gerry Ferweda

Gary Brooks, Pierre Barthe, CXY (Now unable to attend).

Caren Caffrey from Solvay Interox (guest of Tina Larsen)

Farshad Piroozmand and Eric Chisholm from Irving

Greg Hunter, from Repap, Miramachi

Paul Earl, Sterling Pulp Chemicals, Ltd.

David Jack, Process Engineer, Weyerhaeuser Pulping and Bleaching R&D group

from Tacoma

Hua Jiang, Paprican, Pointe Claire

Michel Epiney, Air Liquide from Montreal (with Gord Homer)

Drew Drexler,Tech. Manager, Marsulex

Steve Frechette - will send alternate

Marc Barrette - will discuss with VP to provide replacement member

Bob Duncan -

Paule-Emile Lapointe - remove Daishowa (Quebec) from membership

Maurice LeRoux -

Doug Peeling -

Doug Reeve – Don and Doug to talk at conference.

Jack Histed retired March 31/00

Paul Herar (Powell River) is leaving the company to join Buckeye Technologies in Delta. Ted Tunstall is now member.

Karen Yan has left Dryden for Whitecourt?

Maurice LeRoux no longer at AbiCon R&DT, no replacement, deleted

Winner was "How to improve Bleached Pulp Yield Measurement" Hua Jiang, Barbara Van Lierop, Richard Berry. Yet to be presented. (Judges: Dan Davies/Degussa, Ron Kryzywanski/Canfor and Luc Lapierre/Paprican.)

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Jean Bouchard. Call for papers – end August deadline. Worried this International Pulp Bleaching Conference may reduce participation.

Chris Kanters. Don Olson to review features. Minutes, links, email, photo. Membership twice per year update. Bleach protocol page is new. French version of public page. Recognition of Suppliers support. New password as of July 1^st. "yrusobright". Username is still "bleachcom".

Murray Walters. 3 projects. FRP for Fall meeting. Craig Reed of Bacon Donaldson. Sensors – not getting off ground. Gerry Ferweda - accounting for chemical bleaching costs. Maybe Fall? MC pumping – dead.

Chris Kanters. ECF Best Practices completed. Ongoing projects. Safehandling of chemicals. None this time. Fall ’00 Stan Heimburger for peroxide. Safety incidents – nothing. High Kappa pulping plus O2 delig. vs. pulping only. Current projects: chemical removal and prevention of scale in the bleach plant. Benefits of mag. sulfate. New potential – Mill experiences of chemical optimization.

Dan Davies. Jean Bouchard updated us. Protocol distributed to ed. institutions. Price lowered for students via professors. Regional conferences to be reminded to use protocol. $209.60 final cost of booklet. English version distributed to all ed. institutions. French version available.

Jeff Tolan. Bleaching practices to decrease TOX in pulp.

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Rae Cunnington. Two items. Breakfast sessions. 60 first day 50 participants second day for this week. Pulp Bleaching Course. Miramichi, October 2 to 5. Report after tomorrow. Rod Inn - Miramichi. Subcommittee to also help organize topics for Fall meeting. Pulp washing course – 20 attendees, Annual Meeting.

John Brazil. Dates for Fall ‘00 Meeting, Canfor, Monday, October 16-18. Ramada or Inn of the North. 40 to 50 people. Ross Anderson indicates Suppliers’ fund contributes approx. $2,000 per meeting. Also need mill members to contribute $50. Mill tour on Wed. Potential Technical Session:

Stuart Scott – Mill Operations. John Brazil indicates tracking costs methods would be good inclusion for this topic. Gerry Ferweda involvement? Cam Bleackley from Fletcher, Mackenzie.

Weyerhaeuser, Dryden. Current member Mike Beattie will not be here – Don Olson will contact Mike. Marathon for Spring ‘01? Jim Collins to check.

Spring ’01? Fall ’01. Crestbrook? Will ask Gavin Baxter. Fletcher, Mackenzie? Woodfibre? Pope & Talbot, Halsey, Fall ’01 or Fall ’02.

Potential Vice? Jean Bouchard? Will do it if Richard Berry agrees. Jean will need subcommittee chairman replacement. Jean subsequently got permission and will be Eastern Vice Chair to replace Don McCabe when he takes Chairmanship.

Will not be available after Prince George.l

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Baronet Room. 8^th Floor. Delta, Halifax. Charge $20 tomorrow.

9 to 9:10 am starting time.

9:10 to 9:15 # 1 Set.

10:15 to 10:30 Coffee.

10:30 to 11:35 #2 Set.

11:35 to 12:10 Reports. (5 minutes x 7)

Equipment Chemicals

Environment Protocol

Internet Teaching

Annual

12:10 to 1 pm Lunch

1 to 2:45 Opportunities

2:45 to 3 Coffee

3 to 4:15 Problems

4:15 to 4:30 Business Meeting.

$3,300 in bank. Need to talk with Suppliers re: annual contribution. Want to keep fund topped up – maybe not ask each meeting.

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