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Event
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Sponsorship Opportunity
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Saturday 4/26
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- Arrive at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Airport and transfer to hotel in Buckhead, GA (Atlanta area)
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Sunday 4/27
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- Free day for delegate rest and relaxation
- Evening dinner briefing
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Monday 4/28
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- Seminar on Pulp and Paper at Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST)
- Tour of IPST research facilities
- Tour Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking
- Sponsored dinner
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- Dinner Sponsorship Available
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Tuesday 4/29
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- Presentation on the State of the Pulp and Paper Industry at the Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies (CPBIS) in Atlanta
- Tour CPBIS facilities
- Meeting with US EPA Region 4 officials and specialists at CPBIS
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- TAPPI Sponsored Reception
- Dinner Sponsorship Available
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Wednesday 4/30
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- Visit to Blue Ridge Paper in Asheville, NC - leading producer of packaging and paper for the food service industry, and the second largest US producer of milk and juice containers GLV
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- Lunch Sponsorship Available
- Dinner Sponsorship Available
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Thursday 5/1
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- Visit Riverwood International mills in Macon, GA - a producer of paperboard
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- Dinner Sponsorship Available
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Friday 5/2
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- Visit South East Paper Mill in Dublin, GA - manufacturer of recycled newsprint
- Visit to Hercules, Inc Headquarters
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- Dinner Sponsored by Hercules
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Saturday 5/3
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- Visit to University of Florida in Gainesville, FL - innovative techniques for deinking and delignification
- Continue to Orlando
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- University of Florida Sponsored Lunch
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Sunday 5/4
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Monday 5/5
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- Visit Smurfit-Stone, Fernandina Beach, FL - mill produces Kraft linerboard
- Continue to Savannah, GA
- Rest overnight in Savannah
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- Thermo Electon Sponsored Lunch
- Dinner Sponsorship Available
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Tuesday 5/6
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- Visit Georgia Pacific in Rincon, GA - a producer of Kraft papers and tissue
- Visit International Paper in Augusta, GA - a large bleached board mill
- Return to Atlanta area.
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Wednesday 5/7
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- Business Briefing
- Tech Expo
- One-On-One Meetings
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Thursday 5/8
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