The bi-weekly, email newsletter with the information you need   April 8, 2013 • Vol. 11, Issue 7
 


IoPP 2013 Salary Survey report now available
Ascending salaries continue to reward packaging professionals, rising to an average of $110,213 for the average U.S. respondent to the 2013 annual Salary Survey conducted by IoPP and Packaging World, and developed in cooperation with Gros Executive Recruiters, a packaging sector executive recruiting firm. Find out more in the latest edition of IoPP's popular Salary Survey.

To download the report, click here.


IoPP Southeastern Chapter hosts "NextPack, The Summit on the Future of Packaging"
The Southeastern Chapter will host "NextPack, The Summit on the Future of Packaging" on May 2, 2013 at the Coca-Cola World Headquarters in Atlanta, GA.  Slated are three speakers that are sure to educate and inspire:  1) Bryce G. Rutter, PhD , the founder and CEO of Metaphase Design Group, will discuss Boomers as “The Next Bastion for Design Innovation”; 2) Dominic Neisen is responsible for Packaging at Amazon and will help us understand the package design drivers influencing “E-Commerce and the Customer Experience”; 3) Laura Ries , President of Ries & Ries, will help us understand how to turn our packaging into a “Visual Hammer."

For more information, click here


Next IoPP webinar focused on packaging labeling and artwork capabilities
Packaging labeling and artwork often don’t get the attention they deserve—at the time when they can be most effective—within many consumer product companies. This is especially true in the healthcare industry, where many products are rapidly going off patent, yet there aren’t enough new products coming on board to fill in gaps and keep revenue streams growing. One answer to these challenges is to make the most of current assets. These include labels and other artwork on packaging. Andrew Love and Stephen McIndoe will address these issues and opportunities in the IoPP webinar “Developing and Sustaining Excellent Packaging Labeling and Artwork Capabilities," taking place online April 24, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CST.

For details and registration for this webinar, click here


Save the dates! IoPP 2013 Leadership Conference taking place in August
This annual IoPP conference is focused on expanding and developing leadership skills to help packaging professionals in their careers as well as within the Institute. Full agenda includes keynote speaker Glen Anderson. Glen Anderson is a recently retired association business executive, currently advising small business entrepreneurs on how to be successful leaders. Glen will also disucss his ideas for successful leadership in both association service and corporate life. The conference also includes IoPP's Honors & Awards reception on the evening of August 19 and a packaging facility tour on August 20. Details and registration will be available shortly.

For details, click here



IoPP Ontario Chapter to host free packaging innovation show
The Ontario Chapter of IoPP is pleased present a free packaging innovation show. "100 Miles of Packaging Innovation," is taking place at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation in Mississaugua, Ontario, on April 16, 2013.
For details and registration, click here 

IoPP awards ceremony to highlight EastPack show
IoPP recently announced that this year's winners of the AmeriStar Package Awards Competition will be honored during a ceremony at the June 18-20 EastPack conference and exposition in Philadelphia. "We are delighted to bring the best examples of packaging innovation to EastPack and to recognize the winners in a ceremony at our show," said UBM Canon's event director Howard Friedman. "The AmeriStar winners will also receive additional exposure in the largest manufacturing centers of the U.S. through our lineup of packaging shows."
For details, click here 


Upcoming events

April 10
Meadowlands Chapter event: Global and Emerging Trends in Serialization, Lyndhurst, NJ.
Click here for more information. Contact: Adam Brakonieki, e-mail adam.brakonieki@bd.com.

April 10
Minnesota Chapter Tour: Pentair -- Anoka Plant, Anoka, MN.
Click here for more information. Contact: Ann Kvaal, e-mail ioppmn@comcast.net.

April 11
Glass City Chapter Mudhens Opening Day Bash, Toledo, OH.
Click here for more information. Contact: Brian Walker, e-mail bwalker@gbp.com.

April 11
Western New York Chapter Tour: RockTenn, Syracuse, NY.
Click here for more information. Contact: Don Appleton, e-mail dappleto@harris.com.

April 16
Central Ohio Chapter Tour: Sonoco/Matrix Packaging, New Albany, OH.
Click here for more information. Contact: E-mail info_coc_iopp@yahoo.com.

April 16
Ontario Chapter Event: 100 Miles of Packaging Innovation, Mississaugua, ON.
Click here for more information. Contact: Cheryl Dupuis, cheryl@blowmold.com.

April 17
West Michigan Chapter  2013 Mini Tech Grand Rapids, MI.
Click here for more information..

April 18
Central Florida Chapter Event: "Navigating Social Media," Bradenton, FL.
Click here for more information. Contact: Janice Loppe, e-mail jloppe@itape.com.

April 24
IoPP Webinar: Developing and Sustaining Excellent Packaging Labeling and Arwork Capabilities, online.
Click here for more information. Contact: Jim George, e-mail jimg@iopp.org.

April 25
Cincinnati Chapter April Event: Monthly Meeting and Facility Tour, Cincinnati, OH.
Click here for more information. Contact: Craig Henize, e-mail chenize@fuse.net.


For more information about IoPP, and other IoPP programs, visit www.iopp.org. Newsletter comments? Email us at cbarry@iopp.org.

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