Conferences, Meetings Slated for Early 2000

The American Forest and Paper Association will be holdings its annual Paper Week March 12-14 in New York City. This year's Paper Week has the theme "New Century. . . New Markets. . . New Strategies."

The meetings are introducing for the first time the Paper Week Cyber Café.

For more information on attending the meeting contact AFPA, Attn. Paper Week Registrar, 1111 19^th St., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, fax (202) 463-4703.

The New Jersey Paper Recycling Association will hold its first meeting of the year Jan. 25 in Clifton, N.J. Guest speaker at the meeting will be Amy Putnan from Encore Paper. She will discuss the opening of the company's new paper machine late last year. The new machine will increase production at the mill by 30 percent.

For more information on attending contact George Chen at (973) 340-8003.

The Indiana Recycling Coalition will hold its 11th Annual Conference May 9-10 in Indianapolis. The association will have keynote, plenary and breakout sessioins during the two-day meeting.

Additionally, the program will include an Exhibit Area, recycling awards program, and a recyclers' auction.

More information on the program may be obtained by contacting the IRC at (317) 283-6226, fax (317) 283-6111, e-mail recyclin@in. Or check the association's website at www.indianarecycling.org.