TAPPI International Research Management Committee

  Fall 2018 Meeting

The general meeting schedule is listed below. Subject to change.

Monday, 22 October 2018

Graz, Austria

Travel Arrive Das Weitzer Hotel - Graz

17:00 – 18:30 Walking Tour of Graz (additional fee) ending at Schlossberg Restaurant

18:30 – 21:00 Welcome Reception, Dinner at Schlossberg

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Graz, Austria

8:00 Bus departs for Andritz

8:30 – 12:00 Andritz – tour of Tissue Innovation and Application Center and pilot plant for fiber preparation.

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch (provided by Andritz)

13:30 – 17:00 Site visit: Sappi Gratkorn Mill, fiber preparation line

19:00 – 21:00 Group Dinner

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Austria -> Germany

8:00 Bus departs for Graz University of Technology

8:30 – 12:00 Graz University of Technology - Presentations – Mondi, Flipper, open discussion

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at Graz University

13:15 – 13:45 Bus to Graz Airport (recommend flight LH 1579 to Frankfurt, departing 14:50 pm)

Dinner on your own

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Frankfurt/Darmstadt, Germany

8:50 Bus Departs for BASF from Best Western Plus Darmstadt

9:45-10:00 Registration, BASF Visitor Center

10:00 – 11:00 Guided Tour of Visitor Center

11:00 – 12:00 Bus Tour – begin at Visitor Center, end at Paper Coating Pilot Machine

12:00 – 12:30 Paper Coating Pilot Facility

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch (provided by BASF)

13:30 – 14:00 Innovation @ BASF – BASF Corporate Research

14:00 – 14:30 Digitalization @ BASF

14:30 – 15:00 Sustainability @ BASF

15:00 – 15:20 Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:45 Trigger Talks

19:00 Bus departs for Dinner

19:00 – 21:00 Group Dinner at Kloster Eberback Monastery

Friday, 26 October 2018

Frankfurt/Darmstadt, Germany

9:30 Bus departs for FAIR

10:00 – 12:00 Visit Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) Particle Accelerator

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

13:30 – 16:00 Site visit: Merck

16:00-16:30 Bus returns to Hotel