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NLGI Committees

For questions or additional information, please contact Denise Roberts at [email protected]

Marketing
Membership
Education
Annual
Meeting
Editorial
Technical
Marketing:
The Marketing Committee creates awareness of NLGI, events, education, certifications, and other offerings by creating marketing campaigns, promoting events, creating advertising, and posting on social media platforms.

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 also offers ambassadors for volunteers who are not able to commit as a full-time committee member. Contact NLGI HQ for more details.

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 four sub-groups

Basic Lubricating Grease Course Basic Course focuses on fine-tuning the Basic Grease Courses.
Advanced Lubricating Grease Course Advanced Courses focuses on fine-tuning Advanced Lubricating Grease Courses.
Hands-On Training Hands-On Training focuses on planning and execution of the training.
Certified Lubricating Grease Specialist (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.

Editorial:
The Editorial Committee collaborates on content circulated to NLGI members and non-members including The NLGI Spokesman, and Ask the Expert Q&A.*Consists of three sub-groups

The NLGI Spokesman Improve content and readership for The NLGI Spokesman.
Editorial Review Peer review process for technical papers submitted in The NLGI Spokesman.
Ask-the-Expert Answer inquiries submitted to NLGI HQ.
Technical:
The technical committee focuses on technical aspects within the industry and organization. The technical committee is comprised of two main areas – technical and research. The technical group focuses on NLGI’s certification marks, working groups, HPM Steering committee and the Annual Grease Production Survey. The research group focuses on annual research grants and academic outreach. *Consists of five sub-groups

Certification Marks HPM, GC-LB, GC & LB certification marks
Working Groups Bio-Based, Food Grade, Grease Specification and Grease Particle working groups
Production Survey Annual survey provided complimentary to NLGI members containing an array of industry information, including global grease production.
HPM Steering Committee Plan and execute on marketing efforts toward HPM.
Research Grants/Academic Outreach Seeks to strengthen the grease industry by fostering relationships with universities containing tribology programs and evolving the organization’s research grant program.

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