Other Events of Interest: How Minerals Will Impact Geopolitics, Process Safety Management, Channel Dynamics & Sourcing, Energy & Environment Conference.

These are future meetings or events that other organizations in the Metro New York area are conducting that may be of interest to chemical engineers.

Thursday, Oct. 3rd, 11 am - 2 pm - Chemical Marketing & Economics Group (CM&E) luncheon meeting and webinar. Topic: Green Cosmetics: The Future of Skin Care. Panelists: Dr. Adam Closson, Senior Research Investigator at International Flavors and Fragrances' Creative Laboratory, and Dr. Anurag Pande, Senior Technical Manager, Sabinsa. Venue: Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue (near Grand Central Station), Manhattan. Details.


Thursday, Oct. 3rd, 2 - 3 pm - American Chemical Society (ACS) webinar. Free. Topic: Tragic Chemical Accidents - Tales, Investigations, and Lessons Learned. Speaker: Dr. Mary Beth Mulcahy of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. Register.


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Wednesday, Oct. 9th, 6:30 - 7:45 pm - New York City Mineralogical Club meeting at the Holiday Inn at 440 West 57 Street, Manhattan. Michael Silver, CEO of American Elements, will be delivering an address entitled “How Minerals Will Impact Global Geopolitics in the 21st Century”. Mr. Silver will be giving his opinions on how the world’s increasing demand for the ever dwindling proven reserves of Critical Elements, such as the rare earths, lithium and the metalloids, will impact the future of high technology, green technology, space exploration, and the foreign policies of nations all desperate to participate in the massive wealth and jobs that will be created by advanced technologies in the 21st Century.
Also free webinar, starting at 6:45 pm, via http://www.americanelements.com/presentations2013.html.

Thursdays, Oct. 10th and Oct. 24th, 8:30 am - 4 pm - CANCELLED, to be rescheduled for Spring 2014.
A two-day modular seminar series on the practical implementation of OSHA’s Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. Jointly presented by the AIChE, North Jersey Section and Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals (AHMP). Venue: Firmenich, Inc., 150 Firmenich Way, Port Newark, NJ 07114. Cost: for entire seminar (12 PDHs): AIChE, AHMP members - $400; Non-members - $500. per day (each day earns 6 PDHs): AIChE, AHMP member - $250; Non-members – $300. Light refreshments and lunch are included. Registration and payment can be done online at: http://www.ahmpnj.org. Or, registrants can send their payment and registration form to: AIChE, North Jersey contact: Peter Sibilski, c/o ALZO International, Inc., 650 Jernee Mill Rd., Sayreville, NJ 08872, Ph: 732-254-1901 Ext 140, Email: Psibilski@mail.ALZOInternational.com.

Wednesday, Oct. 16th, 11:30 am - 2 pm - Société de Chimie Industrielle luncheon meeting and webcast at the Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue (corner of 44th and Vanderbilt, facing Vanderbilt), Manhattan. Markus Klaehn, President and COO of Brenntag North America, will be speaking on “Channel Dynamics & Sourcing Challenges Facing Manufacturing: A Distributor's Perspective”. Cost: $60 - Société Members; $85 - Non-members; $30 Webcast (available to members only); Cash Bar. Note: Thanks to a grant from the ACS, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering students and faculty may attend for free with prior notice. To register, call Jim O'Leary, Administrator at 212-725-9539 or contact at oleary@theacademygroup.com. Register.

Friday, Oct. 25th, 8:15 am - 4 pm - HIA-LI 5th Annual Energy & Environmental Conference at the Wang Center, Stony Brook University #302, Stony Brook, NY 11794. Details. Includes Exhibit and Conference, plus Seminar on Student Power and Clean Tech: An Economic Driver for New York State. Breakout Seminars and Exhibit Hall are Complimentary, yet you must Register to avoid the $5 Walk-in Fee. Paid Breakfast and Luncheon Events. [Note: HIA-LI = Hauppauge Industrial Association - Long Island]

Updated Oct. 8, 2013