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Making Education Available to All
AESF Foundation Financial Aid Program
The AESF Foundation continues to expand its resources by offering a Financial Aid Program. In 2010 the Foundation is offering ten $500 financial aid packages to NASF Individual and Corporate members. The packages are available to members registering for the four-day Electroplating and Surface Finishing course in either Grand Rapids, MI June 14-17 or in California, November 1-4.
Click here to download the Program Overview and Application. For additional information contact Carrie Hoffman at choffman@nasf.org.
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Two-Day Training Course: Electroless Nickel Deposition
AESF Foundation Headquarters: 202-457-8401
Training Site Details
Location: Hampton Inn Phoenix Airport North
Address: 601 North 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ
Hotel Phone: 602-267-0606
Website: www.phoenixairportnorth.hamptoninn.com
Instructor: Donald W. Baudrand, CEF-2, CMfgE
Registration Details: Register Online or Download the Registration Form
 NASF Members: Register for this course before April 1, 2010 and receive 10% off the registration fee. |
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Customized Courses Will Fit Your Business Needs
A qualified AESF Foundation instructor will develop and teach a curriculum according to your company's needs. Each module takes between 45 minutes to 1.5 hours to complete. After finishing the course, each participant will receive a certificate of completion.
Custom Courses have been designed from existing training modules. Pick and choose from a variety of areas to accommodate your company training needs. Download the Custom Course Menu
Modules Include:
- Aluminum Finishing Technology
- Electroplating and Surface Finishing
- Electroless Nickel
- Hard Chromium Plating
- Pollution Prevention Concepts & Technologies
- Precious Metals
- Salt Fog
- Wastewater Treatment Technologies
- Zinc & Zinc Alloy Plating Course
What's Next: After you have selected modules that best meet your facility's needs, contact Courtney Mariette at 202-457-8401. We'll provide you with an estimate and optional course dates. |
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2010 AESF Foundation Webinars-Register Today!
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:00 PM EST
Troubleshooting Wastewater Treatment
Friday, May 21, 2010
Troubleshooting Plating Baths
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Regulations (GR prospective and technology prospective)
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Safety Topics
Friday, December 3, 2010
Troubleshooting Test Panels (Corrosion and Salt Spray Testing Issues)
To participate, you only need a phone and internet access.
These one-hour web-based training sessions will feature AESF Foundation Technical Education Director, Frank Altmayer, and other industry experts. Participants call into the training session and access the internet to follow along with the presentation. Questions will be collected prior to the sessions as well as during the presentation. These forums are an open opportunity to get your questions answered and learn from others. |
 SUR/FIN Registration is Now Open! |
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NASF Washington Forum
Have you registered for the Washington Forum? Get insights on key issues like energy and climate change, U.S. Chemical Policy reformation, emerging technologies, and defense and much more. The meeting will be April 27-29, 2010 at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. Click here for more information. |
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Plating & Polishing Rule: Compliance Webinar
Join the NASF Plating & Polishing Rule Webinars in April & May 2010!
Will You Be Compliant with the Plating & Polishing Rule? Did You Know the Deadline is July 1, 2010? While NASF has sent out initial notification and compliance guidance to prepare for the EPA Plating & Polishing rule deadline, many NASF members tell us they still have questions. Guess no more...NASF will be kicking off a major education effort on the rule via webinar, with one in April and one in May 2010. Key dates will be broadcast shortly.
Most will recall that NASF efforts ensured that the rule, finalized in 2008, contained no final emission standards for nickel and other processes. The industry's sound education effort with the agency on technical and science issues convinced the agency to develop a more flexible framework of management practices and retreat from a more aggressive regulatory posture.
Now that the compliance deadline is on the horizon, there are still a few issues that finishing operations may need to be mindful of to avoid both minor and major problems ahead.
Watch for dates to be published in next week's NASF Washington Report! |
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Minnesota Finishers Issues Nationwide Challenge, Contributes $5,000 to NASF Government Relations Fund
The Minnesota Association of Metal Finishers in April presented NASF HQ with a contribution of $5,000.00 to rebuild the NASF Government Relations Fund in 2010. Minnesota Finishers also issued a challenge to all local NASF organizations to match or exceed their contribution in order to strengthen the NASF's advocacy and education effort. Christian Richter, who met with the group on developing a "Sustainable Technology Initiative" with USEPA on fume suppressants, accepted the contribution and thanked the Minnesota affiliate and its members for their proactive work with their regulators on a range of key industry issues.
Presenting the check to NASF (Christian Richter) are from left to right Keith Anderson, President of the Minnesota Association fo Metal Finishers (MnAmF), Roger Plath, MnMAMF National Director, and Diane Dorshner MnAMF Vice President.
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| In Next Week's Bulletin - NASF meets with Grand Rapids Chapter on SUR/FIN preparation and the hopeful future for the industry... |
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NASF Talks Perfluorinated Chemicals in Minnesota
NASF HQ was in the Twin Cities earlier this month to meet with the Minnesota Association of Metal Finishers (MNAMF) to discuss the latest developments in Minnesota on fume suppressants for chromium-based finishing processes. The Minnesota finishing community also invited Leo Hermes, the industrial wastewater manager at the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES).
In light of new concerns from the nation's municipal wastewater treatment operators over perfluorinated chemicals used in the finishing industry, NASF Executive Vice President Christian Richter updated the industry on recent discussions with USEPA Region 5 and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (www.nacwa.org). He also invited Mr. Hermes to have the MCES support the finishing industry's effort to voluntarily accelerate the transition to alternative fume suppressants. |
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Philadelphia Branch AESF 100 Years Anniversary Gala
Event: Philadelphia Branch AESF 100 Years Anniversary Gala
Date: Saturday October 16, 2010 Location: Brookside Manor (Outside Philadelphia, one mile from the Pennsylvania turnpike) Ticket Price: $50/person Contact: Barb Perkowski at barb@hunterchem.com. |
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Joint MAMF/AESF Meeting
Location: Maggiano's, 70 Riverside Square, Hackensack, NJ (Tel: 201-221-2030)
Date: April 15, 2010
Agenda: 6:30 General Dinner Meeting & Speaker, 4:00-6:00 Board of Directors Meeting
Special Guest Speaker: Skip Griffin - Epic Industrial,"Understanding Trivalent Passivates"
Ticket Price: $55/person
RSVP IS REQUIRED BY: April 9, 2010
Directons:From New York Airports (LAG, JKF):
· Van Wyck Expy (678) North to Whitestone Bridge · Cross Bronx Expy (95) West across Geo Wash Bridge. · Route 4 (Exit 72a) toward Paramus, 6 miles · Exit Riverside Square Mall.
From New Jersey (North, South or West):
· Go to either Route 80 East / Garden State Pkwy.
· Route 4 East, exit Riverside Square Mall
From Newark Airport:
· 78 West to Garden State Pkwy North, Route 4 East (exit 161) |
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NASF Team
Christian Richter, Executive Vice President
John Flatley, Director of Operations
Darci Chuba Cheryl Clark Jeffrey Hannapel
Carrie Hoffman Courtney Mariette Holly Wills
NASF Headquarters 1155 15th Street NW Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-457-8404
Fax: 202-530-0659
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