Rethink & Discovery - III “Opening Doors to Innovation and Learning” -- “A Thought Leadership Program” – Harry Cullinan – Learning Panel North Carolina State University Pulp & Paper Foundation Annual Meeting -- October 10, 2002 – Raleigh, North Carolina – NCSU P&P FOUNDATION

2 Program Overview  Introductory Remarks -- Background & Program Overview – Kathy Buckman Davis  Keynote – Richard Phillips  Panel Session 1: Innovation Pathways or Dead ends? – Ben Thorp Innovation Pathways or Dead ends? – Ben Thorp  Panel Session 2: Learning Doorways or Roadblocks? – Mike Kocurek Learning Doorways or Roadblocks? – Mike Kocurek  Summary & Wrap-up – Jim McNutt  Adjourn

Worker Training – Agenda 2020 – The Technological Advanced Workforce -- TAW Harry Cullinan Director -- Pulp & Paper Research & Education Center Auburn University

4 Cullinan -- TAW Task Group  Harry Cullinan, Auburn / PPERA, co-chair  Jack Flynn, MeadWestvaco, co- chair  Gary Beasley, G-P  Steve Brady, PACE  Gerard Closset, Consultant  Bob Caron, TAPPI  Harald Finne, UPM- Kymmene  Mike Kocurek, NCSU  Joe McNeel, WVU  Bob Patterson, IPST  Robert Watson, NSF

5 TAW -- Executive Advisory Panel  Roy Barry, Madison Paper Industries  Pete Black, Alabama River  Willis Potts, Inland Paperboard

6 PPERA -- Enrollments The Downward Spiral Fewer Entry Level Jobs Fewer Students Fewer Graduates

7 Placement -- BS Chemical Engineers Pulp and Paper ChemicalChemical ElectronicsElectronics

8 TAW Task Group – New Initiatives Science Teacher Initiative  200 Teachers / year  5000 Students / year  10 PPERA $15K / year  Pilot Program 2002 (Auburn, NCSU, Washington)

9 TAW Task Group – New Initiatives National Network for Operator Training  Alabama Southern Community College (AL)  Century College (MN)  Mid-State Technical College (WI)  Kennebec Valley Technical College (ME)  Lower Columbia College (WA)

10 A National Network -- Operator Training LCCLCC CCCCMSTCMSTC KVTCKVTC ASCC-AUASCC-AU

11 AF&PAAF&PA Agenda 2020 TAW Task Group TAW PACEPACE NSFNSF DOEDOE TAPPITAPPI PPERAPPERA National Network For Operator Training National Network For Operator Training A National Strategy -- Operator Training

12 Auburn GeorgiaTech IPST Maine University of Minnesota NCSU Syracuse Washington WMU WISC- Stevens PT Miami, OH PPERA -- Voluntary Cooperative Initiatives

13 The Pulp and Paper Foundations -- Independent Voluntary Initiatives Auburn GeorgiaTech Maine University of Minnesota NCSU Syracuse Washington WMU WISC- Stevens PT Miami, OH