Issue 2, December 2005

Sent to ELGI Members

1. ELGI Web 2. 2006 ELGI AGM 3. Grease Training Course 4. Eurogrease 5. Lubes-n-Greases Magazine 6. REACh 7. ELGI Test Methods Working Group 8. Meeting Calendar 9. Other Resources ELGI WEB 1. Members please register at www.elgi.org to obtain full benefit of ELGI proceedings and information.  Please login to the members area first and do not close the Website window. Now you can proceed with reading the newsletter and use any restricted hyperlinks as well.  Yes, I'd like to be registered as a user/member. 2. Participate in the members forum on the ELGI Web. You can post any questions relating to the institute, the AGM, the Web and you may also chat with your colleagues about technical issues. Yes, I'd like to post a question on the Members Forum. *) *) for registered members/users 2006 ELGI AGM 18th ELGI AGM will be held on 23-25 April 2006 at the Prague Marriott, Czech Republic. Full details on the programme, grease course, venue, registration, social and sporting events will be available in due course on the web and the Eurogrease magazine. Visit: ELGI AGM 2006 Webpage Visit: Czech Tourism   Grease Training Course The board of ELGI decided to reformat the Grease Training Course. From 2006 onwards we will offer a Basic Grease Course and an Advanced Grease Course on alternate years. The new developed advanced grease course will focus on grease applications. See programme for the Basic Grease Course (2006, 2008....) See programme for the Advanced Grease Course (2007, 2009....) Eurogrease The ELGI will trial to publish the Eurogrease quarterly coupled with a regular publication of the Grease Lightning Newsletter. Advertise your company in our Newsletter. Yes, I'm interested. Lubes-n-Greases Magazine From 2006, the L-n-G magazine will be available digitally free of charge to all ELGI members. Please contact L-n-G with your email address for your & colleague(s) at your company free copy of Lubes-n-Greases Magazine. Click on the picture to see the ad. REACh The European Parliament voted in favour of the proposed REACh regulation on the 17th November 2005. The Competitiveness Council met on 13th December 2005 and agreed a compromise wording on aspects of "Authorisation".  This allows the Regulation to go forward for second readings in 2006. The ELGI REACh working group will meet on Wednesday 11th January 2006 in Amsterdam Get the Situation Report *) Get the Agenda Get the Directions to the Victoria Hotel *) for registered members/users ELGI Test Methods Working Group New Documents available: Comparison of Standards:  TMWG Comparison Test Standards *) Minutes of the TMWG meeting Edinburgh: TMWG minutes 2005 May *) Minutes of the TMWG meeting Amsterdam:  TMWG minutes 2005 November *) Call for Rheologist interested to revisit projects within WG:  Rheologists Required *) for registered members/users

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