Northwest Section Meeting
April 20, 2010
I.
Welcome & Introduction – Susan Matter
A. Northwest Section Meeting and Dinner was held at McMenamins Cedar Hills in Beaverton OR. There were 13
attendees (5 guests). Section officer not in attendance was Program Chair, Vernika Bhargava, Intertek.
B. Prior to the meeting and dinner were presentations and a tour at Nike Campus, Beaverton, OR. Introductions by ViceChair LaShurya Wise, Nike, Inc.
1. Presentations: Design Influence & Color by Kristin Van Buskirk, Color Design Lead, Nike, Inc.; Color
Standards by Debbie Blalock, Sr. Color Specialist, Nike Inc.; Lab Dip Color Process by Elicia Howell, Color
Developer & Kristi Rivera, Materials Asst., REI. Tour of Apparel Color & Testing Labs by Kristin Van Buskirk
& Kham Viengkham, Materials Test Engineer, Nike, Inc. There were 16 attendees (6 guests).
2. Several colorists expressed interest in having a conference call with other colorists in the industry to talk
through the lab dip process. Interested parties should e-mail susan.matter@nordstrom.com.
II.
Review & Approval of Minutes of January 19, 2010 meeting – Rita Holland
A. Motion to accept the minutes was made by Nancy PeBenito and seconded by LaShurya Wise. Motion passed.
III.
Membership Report – Nancy PeBenito
A. Northwest Section – 61 total members (57 senior members, 4 associate members)
B. WSU student chapter – 29 active members; SPU 1 member; OSU 1 member
IV.
Program Announcements – Nancy PeBenito for Vernika Bhargava
A. Printed hand outs for:
1. May 18 – 20: AATCC International Exhibition (IC), Atlanta, Georgia. Nancy commented that this conference
has good programs by several trade organizations.
a. Two NW Section members, Elicia Howell, REI and Mini Manalac, Nike are participating in a panel
discussion – Sustainability: An Action Item.
b. Karen K. Leonas, Ph.D. at WSU will be attending and extended an invitation to join her for coffee.
2. AATCC World Calendar, 2010
3. AATCC Programs
4. AATCC Upcoming Events
V.
Old Business
A. By-Laws Update -- Nancy PeBenito
1. A final draft will be sent to the membership for review/comment. This will be followed by a letter ballot to be
sent by e-mail for final revote.
VI.
New Business
A. Northwest Section Officers Meetings via conference calls held on March 4 & April 1 in which ideas were discuss on
expanding our focus on student chapters.
1. Suggestions as – a student focused event pertaining to green and sustainability; pool info from students as
to their interests; recap of AATCC student chapters; mentorship program; dues sponsored program; job
shadow event were presented.
2. Susan will be making a visit to the WSU Student Chapter on 4/26/10.
3. Jack Daniels (AATCC Executive VP) in a recent e-mail stated: “I am particularly encouraged with the
care the section is giving to involving students and student chapters.”
B.
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D.
March 23 – 25: AATCC Spring Committee Meetings, Triangle Park, NC – Susan attended and has been elected Chair
for Research Committee RA42, Dimensional Change Test Methods – congratulations, Susan.
AATCC Regional Board Members – Susan Matter has been nominated for the Western Region, as the representative
resigned earlier this year.
Textile Insight ~ March/April 2010 – A article under Education by Kathlyn Swanko titled “Oregon State Conducts
Research on Poplar Fibers” featuring our own NW Section’s Hsiou-Lein Chen, associate professor of Design & Human
Environment at OSU.
VII.
Treasurer’s Report - Debbie Blalock
A. Section balance is currently $1,761.05.
VIII.
Dinner & Adjournment
A. Motion to adjourn was made by Nancy PeBenito and seconded by LaShurya Wise. Motion passed.