September 11 @ 11:00pm – Annual Golf Outing

Crystal Springs Country Club for our 2009 Golf Benefit: 

Proceeds go to the West Michigan IoPP Student Scholarship Fund for Michigan State
University School of Packaging Students.

Who:  All West Michigan IoPP Members and Guests

Where:  Stone Water Country Club

Date:  September 11th                                                             

Time:  12:00 noon, Shot-gun start (check in @ 11:00am) 

 Cost:  $75 Students, $90 Members, $125 Non-members 

Fee includes green fees, cart, and range balls, goody-bag of golf treats,
buffet dinner, and awards ceremony.

For non-golfers: Please join us around 4pm at the clubhouse for dinner:
Dinner $35.00 

 Scramble:  4 Person Teams

Cash Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and Last

Mulligans are available if purchased prior to start (cash only)

The Following Sponsorships are available

Hole Sponsors:

One Hole $125.00
Two Holes $200.00

Game Sponsors:
Par Three Closest to Pin $50.00 each*
Longest Drive in Fairway $50.00 each*
Longest Putt $50.00 each*

*includes day of advertising in program and announcement at awards ceremony

Please email or call Cimberly Hickerson at
Cimberly.hickerson@pira-international.com if interested.
 

May 20^th, 2009 -        Tour of Access Business Group @ 4pm

Here are some on the areas we will be touring

1. PLASTICS DEPARTMENT

We will see three types of blow molding machines in action including: reciprocating screw machine, shuttle machine and wheel machine.

2. DECORATION DEPARTMENT

The highlight of this department is to see the UV screen printing process on for bottles.

3. LIQUID MANUFACTURERING

We will tour the filling, labeling, capping and casing functions in the liquid manufacture ring division.

Dinner to follow at the Thornapple Daily Grill (across from Amway)

445 Ada Dr SE, Ada, Mi

Dinner choices: Smoked Sea Salt Grilled Flat Iron Steak, Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Chicken Penne 

 

April 15th @ 1:00 to 4:00

Mini-Tech Conference, Grand Rapids

West Michigan IoPP is proud to present

Tools for today’s economic conditions

Who:All IoPP Members and Guests (invite all you think would benefit from attending)

Where: Grand Valley State University – Center for Health Sciences

CHS119 – HAGER AUDITORIUM, 301 Michigan Ave, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3314

When: April 15th, 1pm to 5pm.

How: RSVP for this event at the West Michigan IoPP home page. As packaging professionals, we have invested time to gain a broad idea of what is truly expected of us.  Whether it is building relationships with suppliers or presenting an idea to save the company money to the board of directors.

This conference will give you additional confidence and sharpen your skills to be a major contributor in today’s market.

Also covered will be; what is expected of all levels of professionals today?  How do we stay on top of the multitasking and ever demanding needs of our careers?  When we are ready to make the next career step how do we get started?

In addition, it will give you the tools to make a great and lasting first impression, as well as, introduce the lates networking techniques to apply in a professional setting.  This overview of etiquette will give you confidence and lead you to success in any professional situation.

Cost to attend: IoPP Member:  $45.00; Non-IoPP Member:  $55.00

Agenda:

12:45 - Attendee Registration

1:00 - Cimberly Hickerson, President IoPP WM

1:15 - John Hill, Director of Alumni Career Services with MSU "Your Complete Career Survival Guide"

2:45 - Break

3:00 - Pattie McNiel, First Impressions Training "Executive Manners"

4:30 - Open Q&A for speakers

5:30 - Optional Networking "The Woods Restaurant"

Speaker Biographies

John Hill:

John Hill, Director of Alumni Career Services, is charged with providing career services to all MSU alumni. He also conducts career/professional/corporate development events on various topics including: "Taking Your Online Connections Offline For Career Success", "How Gen Y Fits In With Gen X and Boomers in the Workforce" and "Developing Your Career Search Strategy". Hill came to MSUAA from the MSU Career Service Network where he was the internship developer for the university working with business, public sector and non-profit entities to set up internship and experiential opportunities for MSU students. He helped develop a unique public sector/university partnership with the City of Lansing in an effort to retain talented MSU students within mid-Michigan along with alumni-student mentor programs, job shadow and networking programs, and unique on-campus interactions between employers and students. Previously, Hill was the Lansing State Journal emphasis on brand management, business development, market research, partnerships and promotions. Prior to that he was an editor and new media manager for Athlon Sports Communications, a national sports magazine publisher, in Nashville, Tenn. Hill is a graduate of MSU (journalism).

Pattie NcNiel:

Pattie McNiel founded First Impressions Training (FIT) in Williamston, Michigan in 2001 upon realizing there was a need for Professional Business Etiquette workshop. Pattie has worked with many organizations and universities to help enhance their professional image. Pattie believes anything you can do to enhance your image will help you in achieving your career goals. Pattie received a B.A. degree in Hospitality Business from Michigan State University (MSU) in 1996, and an M.S. in Food Service Management from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at MSU in 1997. In May 2008, Pattie was selected as a citizen of Williamston, Michigan who has made a difference in the community (business etiquette workshops) by receiving a Williamston Impact Award.