First Far East Meeting

Special International Issue
First Far East Meeting

BIR Singapore Convention Preview

The Bureau International de la Recuperation welcomes delegates to Singapore in May to join in discussions of global recycling issues at the association’s first meeting in the Far East.

Between 600 and 700 delegates are expected at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore May 13-17 for the Bureau International de la Recuperation's (BIR) first convention in the Far East.

At the general assembly May 16, member delegates will be asked to adopt a new subscription fee proposal. The plan revises the way BIR allocates subscription fees to member nations. BIR President Jake J. Farber, Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal Inc., Los Angeles, who is beginning his fourth year in office, said he believes the subscription fee proposal will bring equity to the dues assessments paid by national associations to BIR.

Also at the general assembly, nominations will be received for three vice-president positions on the BIR board of directors. Stanley Hill, Coopers (Metals) Ltd., United Kingdom, will be nominated for a two-year vice-presidential term. Being nominated for their third two-year terms as vice presidents are Costante Guerrini, Italy, and Hans Erik Hempel-Hansen, Denmark.

Farber expects to appoint a committee in Singapore to look at the BIR's entire organizational structure. He said he hopes the committee will make its recommendations at the 1991 convention in Monte Carlo. (He also announced that Christine Massin has joined the BIR staff in Brussels to direct the organization's public relations activities.)

Farber anticipates a good turnout at the Singapore meeting from Europe and the United States, and he anticipates especially good attendance by industry representatives in the Pacific Rim. Because this is BIR's first convention in the Far East, anyone in the region may attend; BIR membership is not a requirement.

Speaking at the Ferrous Division meeting on May 14 will be Sandy Labana, manager of the Polymer Science Department, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan. His presentation will deal with plastic recycling in the automotive industry.

Attendees of the Paper Stock Division meeting May 17 will hear Sadao Ishiguro, vice president of international sales, Allan Company, Baldwin Park, California.

Twenty companies, including four with headquarters in the United States, will be exhibiting in Singapore.

For additional information on BIR contact Francis Veys, secretary general, Place du Samedi 13--Bte 4, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; 32-2-217 82 51.• 

--James E. Fowler

Special International Issue
First Far East Meeting

BIR Singapore Convention Preview

The Bureau International de la Recuperation welcomes delegates to Singapore in May to join in discussions of global recycling issues at the association’s first meeting in the Far East.

Between 600 and 700 delegates are expected at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore May 13-17 for the Bureau International de la Recuperation's (BIR) first convention in the Far East.

At the general assembly May 16, member delegates will be asked to adopt a new subscription fee proposal. The plan revises the way BIR allocates subscription fees to member nations. BIR President Jake J. Farber, Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal Inc., Los Angeles, who is beginning his fourth year in office, said he believes the subscription fee proposal will bring equity to the dues assessments paid by national associations to BIR.

Also at the general assembly, nominations will be received for three vice-president positions on the BIR board of directors. Stanley Hill, Coopers (Metals) Ltd., United Kingdom, will be nominated for a two-year vice-presidential term. Being nominated for their third two-year terms as vice presidents are Costante Guerrini, Italy, and Hans Erik Hempel-Hansen, Denmark.

Farber expects to appoint a committee in Singapore to look at the BIR's entire organizational structure. He said he hopes the committee will make its recommendations at the 1991 convention in Monte Carlo. (He also announced that Christine Massin has joined the BIR staff in Brussels to direct the organization's public relations activities.)

Farber anticipates a good turnout at the Singapore meeting from Europe and the United States, and he anticipates especially good attendance by industry representatives in the Pacific Rim. Because this is BIR's first convention in the Far East, anyone in the region may attend; BIR membership is not a requirement.

Speaking at the Ferrous Division meeting on May 14 will be Sandy Labana, manager of the Polymer Science Department, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan. His presentation will deal with plastic recycling in the automotive industry.

Attendees of the Paper Stock Division meeting May 17 will hear Sadao Ishiguro, vice president of international sales, Allan Company, Baldwin Park, California.

Twenty companies, including four with headquarters in the United States, will be exhibiting in Singapore.

For additional information on BIR contact Francis Veys, secretary general, Place du Samedi 13--Bte 4, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; 32-2-217 82 51.• 

--James E. Fowler