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06/05/13 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (11:36)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Newton discusses the recent bipartisan Lautenberg-Vitter TSCA reform bill.
06/05/13 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (2:29)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses the outlook for the Trans Pacific Partnership, duty suspensions, the EU-US Free Trade Agreement.
06/05/13 Legislative Action on Regulatory Reform (5:35)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on regulatory reform.
06/05/13 Legislative Action on the Chemical Security Issues (4:45)
SOCMA Vice President of Government and Public Relations Bill Allmond discusses Congressional action on chemical security issues.
06/05/13 Legislative Action on the R&D Tax Credit (1:36)
SOCMA Vice President of Government and Public Relations Bill Allmond discusses legislative action on the R and D tax credit.
06/05/13 Legislative Action on Drug Safety (2:34)
John DiLoreto, Executive Director of SOCMA's Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force (BPTF), discusses drug safety legislative action.
02/12/13 State of the Union Address (5:05)
SOCMA Vice President of Government and Public Relations Bill Allmond discusses President Obama's State of the Union address tonight.
02/12/13 Legislative Action on the Chemical Security Issues (6:02)
SOCMA Manager Alexis Moch discusses Congressional action and the outlook for chemical security issues.
02/12/13 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (3:09)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses the outlook for the Trans Pacific Partnership, duty suspensions, he.
02/12/13 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (4:32)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses recent action and expectations for TSCA reform legislation.
02/12/13 Legislative Action on Regulatory Reform (6:03)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on regulatory reform.
02/12/13 Legislative Action on the R&D Tax Credit (1:57)
SOCMA Vice President of Government and Public Relations Bill Allmond discusses legislative action on the R and D tax credit.
02/12/13 Legislative Action on Drug Safety (5:37)
John DiLoreto, Executive Director of SOCMA's Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force (BPTF), discusses drug safety legislative action.
11/08/12 Election Recap (3:58)
SOCMA President Larry Sloan discusses the 2012 election results.
11/08/12 Election Numbers (4:23)
SOCMA Assistant Manager Johanna Morsberger discusses the final numbers from the 2012 election.
11/08/12 Legislative Action on the Safety and Security Issues (8:25)
SOCMA Manager Alexis Moch discusses Congressional action and the outlook for safety and security issues.
11/08/12 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (6:07)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses the outlook for the Trans Pacific Partnership, the EU-US Working Group on Jobs and Growth, China, Russia PNTR, duty suspensions.
11/08/12 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (1:33)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses recent action and expectations for TSCA reform legislation.
11/08/12 Legislative Action on Regulatory Review (2:45)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on regulatory review.
11/08/12 Legislative Action on Regulatory Review (2:45)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on regulatory review.
09/27/12 Chesapeake Energy's Bill Wince on Trends in Energy Markets Affecting the Chemical Industry (24:05)
Bill Wince, Vice President of Chesapeake Energy, discussed economic considerations of shale gas and tar sands and their impact on the specialty chemical sector at SOCMA's 2012 Leadership Conference in Cambridge, MD.
09/27/12 API's Bob Greco on Key Trends in Energy Markets Affecting the Chemical Industry (17:59)
Bob Greco, Director of the American Petroleum Institute, shared information on key trends in the energy market, including shale gas and refining at SOCMA's 2012 Leadership Conference in Cambridge, MD.
09/27/12 William Armiger on Development in Bio-materials and Economic Implications (11:36)
William Armiger, Ph.D., President of BioChem Insights and Executive Director of SCD-iBIO, discussed technical developments in bio-materials and economic implications for the specialty chemical industry at SOCMA's 2012 Leadership Conference in Cambridge, MD.
09/27/12 Larry Drumm on Development in Bio-materials and Economic Implications (14:46)
Larry Drumm, President of Biotechnology International Corporation and Executive Director of SCD-iBIO, discussed technical developments and growth in biotechnology and the companies who are asking for and making bio-based products at SOCMA's 2012 Leadership Conference in Cambridge, MD.
09/27/12 Dave Decuir on Albemarle's Efforts in Biotechnology in the Chemical Industry (10:48)
Dave DeCuir, Director Fine Chemicals R and D, Albemarle Corporation, discussed how Albemarle has been a leader in biotechnology for the chemical industry at SOCMA's 2012 Leadership Conference in Cambridge, MD.
09/27/12 CSIS's Richard Jackson on How Global Aging Will Transform the Economy in the 21st Century (43:16)
Dr. Richard Jackson, Senior Fellow and Program Director for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discussed the global age wave and how the aging population will lead to slower economic growth at SOCMA's 2012 Leadership Conference in Cambridge, MD.
09/26/12 NAM's Jay Timmons on Impact of 2012 Elections on Manufacturing (31:09)
Jay Timmons, President of the National Association of Manufacturers, spoke at SOCMA's 2012 Leadership Conference in Cambridge, MD, about how the upcoming elections, the state of the U.S. economy and regulatory burdens are impacting the manufacturing sector.
09/26/12 Dr. Jim Harris on Best Practices for Empowering Leaders (37:27)
Ropella's Dr. Jim Harris of To a Higher Level (TAHL) provided practical leadership tools for leaders, as well as insight into some of today's biggest leadership issues at SOCMA's 2012 Leadership Conference in Cambridge, MD.
09/13/12 SOCMA's Public Relations Services (27:29)
The PR Department held a webinar on September 13 to share information about a variety of FREE services offered to members, including posting press releases, connecting members with the media, assisting with writing and posting blogs, as well as utilizing social media tools such as Twitter and LinkedIn.
08/08/12 Legislative Action on Chemical Security (8:26)
SOCMA Manager Alexis Moch discusses Chemical Sector Security Summit and Expo and recent legislative action regarding Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).
08/08/12 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (3:02)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses duty suspensions, permanent normal trade relations with Russia, and Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.
08/08/12 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (4:03)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses legislative action on TSCA modernization.
08/08/12 Legislative Action on Energy, Climate Change, and Regulatory Reform (7:48)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on energy, climate change, and regulatory reform.
08/08/12 Legislative Action on Drug Safety (1:16)
SOCMA Assistant Manager Johanna Morsberger discusses the recent passage of the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act.
07/31/12 SOCMA Interviews David Wulf of DHS - Part 1 (3:57)
David Wulf, Director of the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division of the Department of Homeland Security, discusses measures to improve the progress of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), as well as challenges and funding cuts.
07/31/12 SOCMA Interviews David Wulf of DHS - Part 2 (5:16)
David Wulf, Director of the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division of the Department of Homeland Security, discusses measures to improve the progress of the ChemicalDavid Wulf, Director of the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division of the Department of Homeland Security, continues his discussion on CFATS, including a new Site Security Plan tool.Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), as well as challenges and funding cuts.
05/09/12 Legislative Action on Chemical Security (2:26)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations, discusses recent legislative action regarding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).
05/09/12 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (6:15)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses duty suspensions and implementation of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia.
05/09/12 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (4:04)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses legislative action on TSCA modernization.
05/09/12 Legislative Action on Regulatory Reform and Energy (6:38)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on regulatory reform and energy.
05/09/12 Legislative Action on the R&D Tax Credit (3:19)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations, discusses legislative action on the R and D Tax Credit.
05/09/12 Legislative Action on Drug Safety (6:17)
John DiLoreto, Executive Director of SOCMA's Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force (BPTF), discusses potential drug safety legislation.
05/09/12 SOCMA CONNECT Fly-In Recap and 2012 Election Update (4:25)
SOCMA Assistant Manager Johanna Morsberger recaps SOCMA CONNECT's 5th Annual Washington Fly-In and discusses the status of 2012 elections.
02/23/12 Recent Congressional Action and Expectations for the Remainder of 2012 (5:27)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations, discusses recent legislative action and expectations for 2012.
02/23/12 Legislative Action on Chemical Security and Cyber Security (7:15)
SOCMA Manager Alexis Rudakewych discusses recent legislative action regarding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) and cyber security legislation.
02/23/12 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (7:20)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses the implementation of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia, duty suspensions, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and President Obama's announcement to reorganize the administration's trade agencies.
02/23/12 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (3:44)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses a recent Senate hearing on TSCA reform.
02/23/12 Legislative Action on Climate Change and Regulatory Reform (5:33)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on climate change and regulatory reform.
02/23/12 Legislative Action on the R&D Tax Credit (2:18)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations, discusses legislative action on the R and D Tax Credit.
02/23/12 Legislative Action on Drug Safety (9:38)
John DiLoreto, Executive Director of SOCMA's Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force (BPTF), discusses potential drug safety legislation.
12/14/11 Recent Congressional Action and Expectations for 2012 (7:51)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations, discusses recent legislative action and expectations for 2012.
12/14/11 Legislative Action on Chemical Security (5:13)
SOCMA Manager Alexis Rudakewych discusses recent legislative action regarding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).
12/14/11 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (4:11)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses the passage of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia, duty suspensions, and the Trans Pacific Partnership.
12/14/11 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (5:23)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses a recent Senate hearing on TSCA reform and expectations for a Senate committee markup in early 2012.
12/14/11 Legislative Action on Climate Change and Energy (2:30)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on climate change and energy.
12/14/11 Legislative Action on Regulatory Reform (3:04)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on regulatory reform.
12/14/11 Legislative Action on the R&D Tax Credit (1:33)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations, discusses legislative action on the R and D Tax Credit.
12/14/11 Legislative Action on Drug Safety (4:05)
John DiLoreto, Executive Director of SOCMA's Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force (BPTF), discusses potential drug safety legislation.
12/05/11 2011 Annual Meeting: SOCMA is Strength in numbers (1:23)
SOCMA President Larry Sloan's presentation at the 2011 Annual Membership Meeting in New York.
12/05/11 2011 Annual Meeting: SOCMA is Opportunities to help your company connect with customers and suppliers (3:50)
SOCMA President Larry Sloan's presentation at the 2011 Annual Membership Meeting in New York.
12/05/11 2011 Annual Meeting: SOCMA is Commitment to solving your company's problems (2:56)
SOCMA President Larry Sloan's presentation at the 2011 Annual Membership Meeting in New York.
12/05/11 2011 Annual Meeting: SOCMA is Member driven and member focused (2:03)
SOCMA President Larry Sloan's presentation at the 2011 Annual Membership Meeting in New York.
12/05/11 2011 Annual Meeting: SOCMA is Awareness about issues that concern your company (2:50)
SOCMA President Larry Sloan's presentation at the 2011 Annual Membership Meeting in New York.
12/05/11 2011 Annual Meeting: What's ahead for next year (3:35)
SOCMA President Larry Sloan's presentation at the 2011 Annual Membership Meeting in New York.
08/24/11 Legislative Action on the Chemical Facility Security (03:16)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations, discusses CFATS legislative action.
08/24/11 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (03:19)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses recently introduced TSCA reform legislation.
08/24/11 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (04:27)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses the outlook for pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia, duty suspensions, and intellectual property.
08/24/11 Legislative Action on Climate Change (02:07)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses climate change.
08/24/11 Legislative Action on Regulatory Review (03:43)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on regulatory review.
08/24/11 Legislative Action on Drug Safety (08:15)
John DiLoreto, Executive Director of SOCMA's Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force - BPTF, discusses potential drug safety legislation.
07/12/11 SOCMA interviews Ted Cromwell of DHS - Part 1 (2:53)
Ted Cromwell, Senior Compliance Officer and Acting Compliance Chief for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division of the Homeland Security Department, discusses Site Security Plans (SSPs) and the Alternative Security Program (ASP).
07/12/11 SOCMA interviews Ted Cromwell of DHS - Part 2 (4:46)
Ted Cromwell, Senior Compliance Officer and Acting Compliance Chief for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division of the Homeland Security Department, continues his discussion of SSP and ASP approvals, as well as the status of DHS's review of the Appendix A list of chemicals of interest.
07/11/11 SOCMA Press Conference at the 2011 Chemical Sector Security Summit (25:09)
SOCMA President Lawrence D. Sloan and Vice President of Government Relations Bill Allmond discuss the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards and take questions from reporters at the 2011 Chemical Sector Security Summit in Baltimore, MD.
05/04/11 Legislative Action on the Chemical Facility Security (07:01)
SOCMA Manager Alexis Rudakewych discusses CFATS legislation and recent House committee action.
05/04/11 Legislative Action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (07:45)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses recently introduced TSCA reform legislation.
05/04/11 Legislative Action on the International Trade Agenda (03:30)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses the outlook for pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia and duty suspensions.
05/04/11 Legislative Action on Climate Change (02:43)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses a recent climate change amendment.
05/04/11 Legislative Action on Regulatory Review (02:38)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses Congressional action on regulatory review.
05/04/11 Legislative Action on the R&D Tax Credit (03:04)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations, discusses the extension of the R and D tax credit.
05/04/11 Legislative Action on Drug Safety (04:21)
John DiLoreto discusses recently introduced drug safety legislation.
01/26/11 SOCMA's 2011 Toxic Substances Control Act Agenda (4:43)
SOCMA Manager Dan Newton discusses SOCMA's plan for TSCA reform and why we may be able to achieve our TSCA reform priorities during the next two years.
01/26/11 SOCMA's 2011 International Trade Agenda (4:13)
SOCMA Manager Justine Freisleben discusses the pending free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia, Obama's plans for a Trans-Pacific Partnership, and US involvement in APEC.
01/26/11 SOCMA's 2011 Climate Change Agenda (4:24)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses potential climate change legislation and regulatory activity in 2011.
01/26/11 SOCMA's 2011 Agenda regarding Congressional Oversight of the EPA (3:11)
SOCMA Senior Manager Dan Moss discusses expectations that the House of Representatives will closely scrutinize the EPA during 2011.
01/26/11 SOCMA's 2011 Chemical Security Agenda (7:42)
SOCMA Manager Alexis Rudakewych discusses probable changes to chemical security regulations in 2011 and information about the inclusion of inherently safer technology in new legislation.
01/26/11 SOCMA's 2011 Drug Safety Agenda (1:10)
Bill Allmond, SOCMA's Vice President of Government Relations and ChemStewards, discusses the risk associated with importation of active pharmaceutical ingredients from emerging markets.
10/15/10 How to Use SOCMA's Q&A Page (01:57)
This short podcast gives simple step by step instructions for using SOCMA's Q and A Page, a member forum to ask questions, discuss topics and get answers from other SOCMA members.
07/14/10 SOCMA Interviews Sue Armstrong of DHS (07:13)
Sue Armstrong, Acting Deputy Assistant Director of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Infrastructure Protection describes current chemical security compliance efforts and resources available to chemical facilities
05/27/10 SOCMA CONNECT's Third Annual Washington Fly-In (2:01)
SOCMA Assistant Manager of Government Relations Elizabeth Stevulak discusses the highlights of this year's Washington Fly-In and what participants can expect.
04/15/10 REACh Deadlines and Penalties (3:30)
Geert Dancet, Director of ECHA, discusses the 2010 deadlines for companies under REACh and the penalties and consequences of late filing during a SOCMA-organized press conference at the GlobalChem Conference in Baltimore on March 31, 2010.
04/15/10 Small Business Concerns Under REACh (4:40)
Geert Dancet, Director of ECHA, discusses the specific concerns of SMEs under REACh and the precautions needed to participate in SIEFs during a SOCMA-organized press conference at the GlobalChem Conference in Baltimore on March 31, 2010.
04/15/10 Trans Atlantic International Cooperation on REACh (5:02)
Geert Dancet, Director of ECHA, discusses international cooperation efforts between the EU and North American countries on chemical risk policy and data collection during a SOCMA-organized press conference at the GlobalChem Conference in Baltimore on March 31, 2010.
09/14/09 ChemAlliance FAQ Interview with Bill Allmond (3:44)
An interview with SOCMA Government Relations & ChemStewards VP Bill Allmond about the highlights of ChemAlliance.org, SOCMA's newest compliance assistance tool for batch chemical companies.
07/08/09 Segment 2, The CFATS Process: RISK Based Performance Standards (00:58)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, breaks down the details of RBPS Standards following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/08/09 Segment 3, The CFATS Process, SSP explanation: The difference between Planned and Proposed (1:03)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, breaks down the details of CFATS implementation following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/08/09 Segment 1, The CFATS Process, How Facilities are ranked (3:09)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, CFATS implementation following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/07/09 Segment 4, CFATS Plan Tips for Tiered and Non-tiered Facilities (1:53)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, breaks down the details of CFATS implementation following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/07/09 Segment 5, Audits, Inspector Visits. What To Expect (1:43)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses what facilities can expect from an audit or inspector visit following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/07/09 Segment 6, Inspection segment continued, Chemical Terrorism Vulnerability Information, CVI (3:30)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses DHS inspectors and CVI following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/07/09 Segment 7, DHS Harmonization with MTSA, Information Sharing (3:19)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses harmonization with the Maritime Transportation Security Act following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/07/09 Segment 8, Mandating Chemical Substitutions, Inherently Safer Technology, Citizen Suits (2:57)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses mandating chemical substitutions and citizen suits following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/07/09 Segment 9, What are DHS Corporate Level Visits (1:13)
Sue Armstrong, Director for the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses corporate level visits following her speech at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/05/09 Segment 1, The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, CFATS Program (1:29)
Bill Allmond, Vice President of Government Relations and ChemStewards, SOCMA, discusses the existing CFATS program during a press conference at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/05/09 Segment 2, Legislative Activity (2:57)
Bill Allmond, Vice President of Government Relations and ChemStewards, SOCMA, discusses pending legislation during a press conference at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/05/09 Segment 3, Inherently Safer Technology (4:00)
Bill Allmond, Vice President of Government Relations and ChemStewards, SOCMA, discusses Inherently Safer Technology during a press conference at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/05/09 Segment 4, Negative Consequences of Inherently Safer Technology (4:56)
Bill Allmond, Vice President of Government Relations and ChemStewards, SOCMA, discusses the negative consequences of Inherently Safer Technology during a press conference at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
07/05/09 Segment 5, recommendations for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, CFATS Program (3:19)
Bill Allmond, Vice President of Government Relations and ChemStewards, SOCMA, discusses SOCMA's recommendations for the CFATS program during a press conference at the 2009 Chemical Sector Security Summit, in Baltimore, MD June 29 to July 1.
06/04/09 SOCMA Fly-In 101, Segment 1, Intro, Chemical Site Security issue review (4:25)
Over 20 participants came to Washington, DC to meet with members of the U.S. Congress and address key issues affecting their businesses in the batch chemical industry. Fly-In attendees spent their first afternoon in Washington at SOCMA for the Fly-In 101. During the Fly-In 101 session, participants reviewed the issues with staff, received personalized agendas and tips for successful meetings, and found out what they should expect when visiting Capitol Hill.
06/04/09 SOCMA Fly-In 101, Segment 2, Kid Safe Chemical Act issue review (2:36)
Over 20 participants came to Washington, DC to meet with members of the U.S. Congress and address key issues affecting their businesses in the batch chemical industry. Fly-In attendees spent their first afternoon in Washington at SOCMA for the Fly-In 101. During the Fly-In 101 session, participants reviewed the issues with staff, received personalized agendas and tips for successful meetings, and found out what they should expect when visiting Capitol Hill.
06/04/09 SOCMA Fly-In 101, Segment 3, Climate Change issue review, NOTE: Turn up your volume (3:51)
Over 20 participants came to Washington, DC to meet with members of the U.S. Congress and address key issues affecting their businesses in the batch chemical industry. Fly-In attendees spent their first afternoon in Washington at SOCMA for the Fly-In 101. During the Fly-In 101 session, participants reviewed the issues with staff, received personalized agendas and tips for successful meetings, and found out what they should expect when visiting Capitol Hill.
06/04/09 SOCMA Fly-In 101, Segment 4, Employee Free Choice Act, EFCA, issue review (5:12)
Over 20 participants came to Washington, DC to meet with members of the U.S. Congress and address key issues affecting their businesses in the batch chemical industry. Fly-In attendees spent their first afternoon in Washington at SOCMA for the Fly-In 101. During the Fly-In 101 session, participants reviewed the issues with staff, received personalized agendas and tips for successful meetings, and found out what they should expect when visiting Capitol Hill.
06/04/09 SOCMA Fly-In 101, Segment 5, R&D Tax Credit issue review (2:17)
Over 20 participants came to Washington, DC to meet with members of the U.S. Congress and address key issues affecting their businesses in the batch chemical industry. Fly-In attendees spent their first afternoon in Washington at SOCMA for the Fly-In 101. During the Fly-In 101 session, participants reviewed the issues with staff, received personalized agendas and tips for successful meetings, and found out what they should expect when visiting Capitol Hill.
06/04/09 SOCMA Fly-In 101, Segment 6, What to expect on the "Hill", Tips for Successful Meetings (3:47)
Over 20 participants came to Washington, DC to meet with members of the U.S. Congress and address key issues affecting their businesses in the batch chemical industry. Fly-In attendees spent their first afternoon in Washington at SOCMA for the Fly-In 101. During the Fly-In 101 session, participants reviewed the issues with staff, received personalized agendas and tips for successful meetings, and found out what they should expect when visiting Capitol Hill.
04/14/09 Bill Allmond, Vice President of Government Relations, discusses the highlights from the 2009 GlobalChem conference in Baltimore, MD. (11:34)
Bill Allmond, Vice President of Government Relations, discusses the highlights from the 2009 Global Chem conference in Baltimore, MD.
02/17/09 2008 Business Outlook Survey Results, Part 1 of 3 (02:31)
SOCMA President Joe Acker presents the results of the 2008 Business Outlook Survey at InformexUSA January 28, 2009 (Part 1 of 3)
02/17/09 2008 Business Outlook Survey Results, Part 2 of 3 (02:32)
SOCMA President Joe Acker presents the results of the 2008 Business Outlook Survey at InformexUSA January 28, 2009 (Part 2 of 3)
02/17/09 2008 Business Outlook Survey Results, Part 3 of 3 (02:46)
SOCMA President Joe Acker presents the results of the 2008 Business Outlook Survey at InformexUSA January 28, 2009 (Part 3 of 3)
08/19/08 SOCMA Mock Audit Training Details (04:55)
A podcast detailing the upcoming free mock audit training program.
08/28/07 Jennifer Abril, Director, ChemStewards, and Morgan Seuberling, Manager, ChemStewards, SOCMA, discuss audit updates and InteChem07 conference agenda. (04:47)
Jennifer Abril, Director, ChemStewards, and Morgan Seuberling, Manager, ChemStewards, SOCMA, discuss audit updates and InteChem07 conference agenda.
08/22/07 Bill Allmond, Director, Government Relations, SOCMA, in a conversation with Gregory Minchak, Manager, PR & Communications at SOCMA discusses the new conference InteChem that will focus on melding security requirements with performance improvement programs. (03:36)
Bill Allmond, Director, Government Relations, SOCMA, in a conversation with Gregory Minchak, Manager, PR & Communications at SOCMA discusses the new conference InteChem that will focus on melding security requirements with performance improvement programs.
06/13/07 Lawrence M. Stanton, Acting Dir., Chemical Security Compliance Div., Ofc. of Infrastructure Protection, DHS, in a conversation with Gregory Minchak, Manager, PR & Communications at SOCMA about the new security requirements for chemical facilities. (20:30)
In a conversation with Gregory Minchak, Manager, Public Relations & Communications at SOCMA about the new security requirements for chemical facilities.
04/04/07 Podcast with Ken Hutman, An Overview of SOCMA's 2007 Business Development Missions (14:58)
An Overview of SOCMA's 2007 Business Development Missions
03/14/07 Charlie Auer Director Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics EPA speaks at GlobalChem 2007 (10:31)
Discusses his presentation at GlobalChem including: priorities for OPPT, data trends from the HPV challenge, informed substitution, and the goals and aims of the Nanomaterials Stewardship Program.
03/13/07 Herb Estreicher A lawyer and a chemist with Keller & Heckman LLP discusses REACH (13:18)
Discusses the recently passed REACH legislation in Europe, chances for a similar version in the United States.
11/14/06 Collaboration Engagement and Education at SOCMA'a Annual Meeting held November 3 2006 in Miami FL (30:09)
Board of Governors Chair, Maggi Walker of The Dow Chemical Company and SOCMA President, Joe Acker address members on key activities and goals of the association to greater impact the success of member businesses in the year to come.
10/24/06 SOCMA Discusses New Security Law and Possible Regulations (7:32)
A discussion of the recently signed law for chemical site security. It also discusses the regulations that can result once DHS writes the requirements for site security.
08/16/06 SOCMA's Summer Update on Performance Improvement (5:32)
Members of SOCMA's Performance Improvement team come together to discuss the program's progress this summer. They also give a good indication of what's coming up this fall and how SOCMA members can get involved.
06/29/06 DHS discusses Chemical Plant security (3:38)
SOCMA sits down with Chemical Security Summit speaker Steve King, Director of the Office on Chemical Security at Department of Homeland Security

Press Room


What Members Are Saying…

“Several of our facilities are involved in processes related to food and feed applications and must be certified under various initiatives. We have found that in many cases the systems we have established under the ChemSystems program serve as great building platforms for meeting the requirements for these other certifications, and as a result the approval process has been greatly simplified.” 

Donald Golden
EH&S Manager
Magnablend, Inc.