The bi-weekly, email newsletter with the information you need   July 8, 2013 • Vol. 11, Issue 13
 


IoPP 2013 Leadership Conference taking place in August
This annual IoPP conference, taking place August 19-20, at the Four Points Sheraton Chicago O'Hare, is focused on expanding and developing leadership skills to help packaging professionals in their careers as well as within the Institute. Full agenda includes IoPP program updates, chartered unit updates for Chapters and Technical Committees, education programs, leadership best practices, best usage of social media, innovations in package design, and more. The conference includes IoPP's Honors & Awards reception on the evening of August 19 and a tour of Frain Industries new facilities on August 20.

For details, click here



Next IoPP IoPP webinar focused food safety and FDA enforcement 
Join IoPP for a webinar on July 11 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CST as we welcome Eric Greenberg, Attorney-at-Law, Eric F. Greenberg PC,  who has been practicing food and drug law for 30 years. Greenberg, who also functions as IoPP’s general counsel, will provide updates and fresh insights on several topics that are important to packaging professionals today, including food safety developments, the growing battle of Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), and the FDA's recent enforcement statisics.
For details and registration, click here


AmeriStar and Visionary Awards Ceremony honored the best in packaging
The 2013 AmeriStar and Visionary Awards winners were recognized for their contributions to the packaging industry on June 19th during EastPack in Philadelphia, PA. IoPP's AmeriStar Awards Competition commemorated the best packages of the year and UBM Canon's Packaging Group Visionary Awards paid tribute to the people of packaging who showed vision and leadership in advancing their company's goals of packaging innovation, differentiation, savings and growth. IoPP and UBM Canon brought these two powerhouse programs together in a ceremony that celebrated the trailblazers in packaging. Click here to view/download photos from the event.
For AmeriStar winners, click here


Upcoming events

July 11
IoPP Webinar: Law Update: Food Safety and FDA Enforcement, Online.
Click here for more information.

July 11
Rescheduled: IoPP Chicago Chapter 17th Annual Golf Outing, Wheeling, IL.
Click here for more information. Contact: Marty Zei, e-mail president@ioppchi.org.

July 15-17
Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, Semester 3, Schaumburg, IL.

Click here for more information. Contact: Barbara Dykes, e-mail bdykes@iopp.org.

July 17-19
Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, Semester 4, Schaumburg, IL.
Click here for more information. Contact: Barbara Dykes, e-mail bdykes@iopp.org.

July 19
Minnesota Chapter Annual Golf Tournament, Ham Lake, MN.
Click here for more information.

July 31
Central Ohio Chapter Night at the Ballpark: Columbus Clippers vs. the Buffalo Bisons, Columbus, OH. Click here for more information. Contact: e-mail info_coc_iopp@yahoo.com.

August 19-21
IoPP 2013 Annual Leadership Conference, Chicago, IL.
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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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Phone: (800) 432-4085
Email: info@iopp.org

 

 

 

 

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