All Things Bakelite

The Age of Plastic

Hugh presents film in Belgium and visits Austria

Hugh presents the film in Belgium – Ghent University and the Helvoet Rubber & Plastic Technologies in Lommel, Belgium and visits Vienna, Austria.
On October 8th, as part of the 200th Anniversary of their founding, Ghent University. Leo Baekeland’s alma mater, the long and the short versions of our film were shown respectively in the Engineering Department and in the new public library, De Krook.
 
Hugh sends his heartfelt thanks to Willem De Vos, former President of the Society of Plastics Engineers, for bringing our film to the University. Special thanks go to Professors Filip Du Prez and Ludwig Cardon and to Marijke De Keyser and Willem Van De Steene for organizing the screenings and for taking such good care of Hugh.
 
Many University professors and students as well as new and old friends from Belgium and the Netherlands were very pleased with our film.
 
Willem De Vos presents the SPE check to the University for the purchase of the 3-D printer. Accepting are Professors Filip Du Prez and Ludwig Cardon.

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Cheshire Public Library

The Cheshire Public Library will show All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic free to the public on September 16th at 2 pm followed by Q & A.

Cheshire Public Library
104 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
 
Free screening.
To reserve seats call: 203-272-2245

All Things Bakelite – Smithsonian and Plastics New Zealand Screenings…

June 3, 2017

As the month of May becomes a wonderful memory of successful screenings, we must not forget to thank Ken Sowman and his team for showing the short version of ATB at the annual conference of Plastics New Zealand on May 4 -5, 2017.

 

This was our first “mail order” screening. Ken found ATB on the Internet and asked to show our film. We sent him a thumb drive and the film was shown to 100 + plastics industry people. After the screening, Ken sent us back the thumb drive. 

Ken Sowman presenting at Plastics NZ

When asked how it went, Ken reported:

“Many thanks for allowing us to show the video – it was very well received.  We used the 20-minute version and it complemented the Conference theme so perfectly. The perseverance, passion, innovation and that striving for success that Leo had in spades is as relevant today as it was back then.”

FYI, Plastics New Zealand gives out awards in Leo Baekeland’s name to plastics industry high achievers.

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All Things Bakelite screening at the Smithsonian

May 30, 2017 
All Things Bakelite will be shown at the
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
in Washington, D.C.

You are cordially invited.  Please share this message with others.

Location: SC Johnson Conference Center
National Museum of American History
West Wing, First Floor
Constitution Avenue, NW at 12th & 14th Sts.

Tea & Homemade Cookies at 3:30 pm.
Hugh Karraker, Executive Producer introduces the film at 4:00 pm.

Q & A with Hugh and Director, John Maher following the film

RSVP Marc Huberman at: [email protected]

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