We had a great start to our 2001-2002 year with a plant tour at Groen Brothers Aviation. It was very informative. I would like to thank them for letting use visit their facility.
We were also able to hold our 5th annual golf outing at Davis Park Golf Course. I would like to thank Rodney Haun (Reaction Polymers) for all the time effort and money he put into the outing. A great time was had by all. I would also like to thank all of the individuals and companies that help support the outing.
We are sponsoring the 2002 Student Essay Contest for all middle and high school students.  The international winner and their school will each receive a $1,000 honorarium.  Additional information is on pages 2 and 3.
We are now having technical Section meetings every other month.  These meetings along with the TechFair and plant tours will make the 2001-2002 schedule very informative.  Thanks for your support.
Brent Strong
President
Great Salt Lake Section

I would like to thank everyone who participated in the Great Salt Lake Chapter of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2001 Annual Golf Tournament. It was a great success. The tournament was very close this year.  The winning teams were:
Sports Molding, Inc.  1^st place
Sorenson Bioscience 2^nd place
Utah Plastics Group  3^rd place.
Special thanks are due to each of the sponsors for their donations: 
The Great Salt Lake Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers
Icon Health and Fitness, Inc.
Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
Free Energy
Consolidated Freightways
Sorenson BioScience
Sports Molding, Inc
JESCO
FAPS, Inc.
KW Plastics, Inc.
Reaction Polymers, Inc.
Bayer Corporation
Huntsman Polyurethanes
Ultradent Products, Inc.
Fresenius Medical Care
General Polymers
Toshiba Machinery
Turner Group
Canyon View Design, Inc.
Utah Plastics Group, Inc.
americangolfnetwork.com
Maximum Machine
Logan Plastics, Inc.
Troy Cutrubus with Wasatch Front Isuzu,
Brent Strong and his wife, and
John Hartline with PolyOne for donating the golf balls. 
I would also like to thank Dan Jensen for providing me with his years of experience as the previous SPE Golf Chairman, I couldn't have done it without him, and Dick Morrison for his help with the graphics. And last but not least I would like to thank Brenda with Utah Plastics Group and my wife Andrea for their help distributing beverages and snacks on the golf course.  I look forward to seeing each and every one of you again next year.
Thank You!
Rodney D. Haun   

The international SPE Council met in Quebec City, Canada, on September 20, with an observance of  a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks on America.
President Terry Browitt introduced Pierre DuBois, President and CEO of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA), who presented an in-depth look at the plastics industry in Canada.  Following that presentation, Mr. DuBois and Mike Cappelletti, Executive Director of SPE, announced that SPE and CPIA have created a strategic allowance, and a formal press release will follow.
Finances
Two major financial issues were discussed.  First was the approval of the calendar year 2002 budget of  US$7.8 million, with a contribution to retained earnings of US$210,000.
The second major issue was the effect the current economic situation has had on the Society.  Currently, our revenues have fallen short of projections by 27%, and

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The plant tour at Groen Brothers Aviation was a great meeting.  Our thanks to Hank Parry for hosting the tour and providing a history of the company.  We wish them the best during their move to Arizona.