Issue 6, August 2008

Sent to ELGI Members

1.   ELGI Web 2.   2009 ELGI AGM Gothenburg Sweden 3.   2009 Grease Training Courses 4.   2008 Best Paper Award 5.   2009 AGM Call for Papers 6.   2009 AGM Sponsorship 7.   REACH Consortium 8.   Food Grade Lubricants WG 9.   Test Methods & Rheology WG 10.  Environment WG 11.  Meeting Calendar 12.  Other Resources ELGI Web 1. Members please register at http://www.elgi.org/ to obtain full benefit of ELGI proceedings and information.  Please log on to the members' area first but 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. Go 2. Reminder: Please participate in the members' forum on the ELGI Web. We have had very few responses on this site and might disband this option if there are no further communications. 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. Go *) *) for registered members/users 2009 ELGI AGM Gothenburg, Sweden 21st ELGI AGM will be held on 25th to 28th April 2009 at the Radisson Hotel in Gothenburg. Full details/programme, grease course, venue, registration, social and sporting events will be available in due course on the web and the Eurogrease magazine. Visit: 2009 AGM Webpage Go Visit: Gothenburg Company Tourist Office Go Contact: carol@elgi.demon.nl  2009 Grease Training Courses Both the basic and the advanced grease training courses will be presented during the 2009 AGM. Interested? See information on our website Go 2008/2009 Best Paper Award The 2008 best paper award will be presented to Steve Nolan from Lubrizol for his paper on “Evaluation of the low-temperature rheological properties of lubricating greases for centralised lubrication systems” at the AGM in Gothenburg. Visit: Best Paper 2008 Announcement Go   At the 2009 AGM in Gothenburg we will nominate a presenter for the best paper again. 2009 AGM Call for Papers The board of the ELGI invites submission of technical formulation, chemistry, manufacturing, marketing and application oriented papers for presentation at our 2009 Annual General Meeting and for subsequent publication in the Eurogrease magazine.  Articles covering other aspects of general interest to the grease community will be considered.  Papers from end users e.g. automotive, steel, or other industries are appreciated as well. If you are interested in presenting a technical paper at our 2009 AGM then please contact the ELGI office in Amsterdam for our guidelines on presentations.  The cut off date for sending a summary of your paper is 1st November 2008. Flyer Information: Go Contact: carol@elgi.demon.nl  2009 AGM Sponsorship Contact Carol to confirm your continued support in making our AGM a success. Interested in our sponsorship guidelines? Go REACH Consortium The REACH Consortium Committee (ERGTC) will meet on Tuesday 9th September 2009 at the Holiday Inn RAI in Amsterdam. Contact carol@elgi.demon.nl or mike.morris@tesco.net for information. Get the Directions to the Holiday In RAI Hotel Go Food Grade Lubricants Working Group Committee members of the Food grade lubricants working group met on 30th July at a meeting held by InS in Amsterdam regarding the new InS H1 lubricants registration option and ISO 21469. For information on this discussion please contact InS registration@insservices.eu or visit their website. Go ELGI Test Methods & Rheology Working Group The ELGI Test Methods Working Group committee will meet on Thursday 20th November 2008 at the ELGI office in Amsterdam. Contact: carol@elgi.demon.nl   ELGI Environment Working Group The Environment Committee reconvened at the AGM in Lisbon.  One of the main topics discussed was the Revision of the EU Eco Label.  This committee subsequently met on 30th July in Amsterdam.  These minutes are available on request. Please contact the chairman Perry Peters perry@lubes-portal.com or carol@elgi.demon.nl for information on the next meeting Monday 8th September in Amsterdam. The committee agreed to list their concerns and problems encountered when registering the EU ECO Label before the revision of the EU ECO Label May 2009.  Proposals for input and  concerns must be sent to the competent body before 1st November. Contact: carol@elgi.demon.nl

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