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Membership:
The Membership Committee focuses on membership growth by recruiting new member companies including international expansion. Additional focuses of the Membership Committee include member benefits, membership value and retaining current member companies.
The Membership Committee focuses on membership growth by recruiting new member companies including international expansion. Additional focuses of the Membership Committee include member benefits, membership value and retaining current member companies.
Education:
The education committee focuses on the overall education strategy for NLGI education including education courses and the certified lubricating grease specialist certification.
*Consists of two sub-groups
The education committee focuses on the overall education strategy for NLGI education including education courses and the certified lubricating grease specialist certification.
*Consists of two sub-groups
| Courses | Courses Focuses on fine-tuning the Basic & Advanced Lubricating Grease Courses |
| CLGS | Must be CLGS certified to participate on this committee. Focuses on the test given at the Annual Meeting. |
Annual Meeting:
The Annual Meeting Committee serves as the advisory group for the Annual Meeting including selecting speakers, award recipients, solidifying technical sessions and direction on the site selection process.*Consists of four sub-groups
The Annual Meeting Committee serves as the advisory group for the Annual Meeting including selecting speakers, award recipients, solidifying technical sessions and direction on the site selection process.*Consists of four sub-groups
| Speakers Sub-Group | Help select keynote and industry speakers Site Selection Sub-Group Help determine future locations/hotels for upcoming meetings. |
| Awards Sub-Group | Determine award winners |
| Technical Sessions Sub-Group | Oversee technical presentations presented at Annual Meeting, collecting papers that will be used in Spokesman issues as articles. |
| Site Selection | Help determine future locations/hotels for upcoming meetings. |
Academic:
The Academic Committee seeks to strengthen the grease industry by fostering relationships with universities containing tribology programs as well as evolving the organization’s research grant program.*Consists of two sub-groups
The Academic Committee seeks to strengthen the grease industry by fostering relationships with universities containing tribology programs as well as evolving the organization’s research grant program.*Consists of two sub-groups
| Outreach Sub-Group | Foster partnerships with Universities and professors regarding NLGI membership and attending Annual Meeting. |
| Research Grants Sub-Group | Help determine deserving University for annual NLGI research grant. |
Editorial:
The Editorial Committee collaborates on content circulated to NLGI members and non-members including the NLGI Spokesman, Annual Production Survey and Ask the Expert Q&A.*Consists of two sub-groups
The Editorial Committee collaborates on content circulated to NLGI members and non-members including the NLGI Spokesman, Annual Production Survey and Ask the Expert Q&A.*Consists of two sub-groups
| Spokesman Sub-Group | Improve content and readership for Spokesman. |
| Editorial Review Sub-Group | Review papers that are ultimately included in the Spokesman as articles for readers. Work with authors on changes. |
Technical:
The technical committee focuses on the technical aspects within the industry and organization. The technical committee incorporates NLGI’s certification marks, working groups, reference grease and the annual grease production survey.
The technical committee focuses on the technical aspects within the industry and organization. The technical committee incorporates NLGI’s certification marks, working groups, reference grease and the annual grease production survey.
*Consists of four sub-groups
| Certification Marks | HPM, GC-LB, GC & LB certification marks |
| Working Groups | Bio-Based, Food Grade, Grease Specification and Grease Particle working groups |
| Reference Grease | Oversee current reference grease, including round robin and certificate of analysis |
| Grease Production Survey | Annual survey provided complimentary to NLGI members containing an array of industry information, including global grease production. |