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IoPP
IoPP's Medical Device Packaging Technical Committee announced John Spitzley as the recipient of its new Honors Award at the recent HealthPack 2020 conference. The Honors Award recognizes an industry leader who has made significant contributions to advance medical device packaging.
Spitzley has been an industry leader for five decades. An IoPP CPP Lifetime and Fellow, his career path includes Technical Fellow, Medtronic (1973-2005); co-chairperson, US delegation-AAMI WG 7 formed in 1992 leading to ISO11607 in 1997; past chairman of the AdvaMed (Health Industry Manufacturers Association – HIMA) Sterilization/Packaging Committee; co-author HIMA Sterile Packaging Guidance Document. Spitzley served as HealthPack program chair from 2005-2013.
He continues as an ASTM F02 Flexible Barrier Packaging Committee member (and past executive board member) and with the Spartan Design Group.
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IoPP's Southeastern Chapter congratulates the Top 10 winners of its 2020 48-Hour RePack Student Design Competition:
Anything is Box-ible — California Polytechnic State University
ArtiosRad — California Polytechnic State University
Averted Vision — Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center
Corrugated Bros — Michigan State University
Corrugreats — Clemson University
Game Changers — Rochester Institute of Technology
Nerd Herd — California Polytechnic State University
Team Just Erin — Creative Circus
Team KSU — Kennesaw State University
Team Packaging Pandas — Rochester Institute of Technology
The Top 3 winners will be revealed at this year's Southeastern Chapter NextPack Live Stream Event on April 30. To view detailed video submissions by the Top 10 student design teams, go to: http://48hrrepack.com/past-contests/2020-2/.
IoPP
Nominations are being accepted for the Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame, Class of 2020. This award, instituted in 1971, is the top honor a packaging or processing professional can receive in his or her career, recognizing significant contributions to the industry and education. The Class of 2020 will be announced during PACK EXPO International and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2020 (McCormick Place, Chicago, Nov. 8-11), produced by PMMI.
Submit your nomination.
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If you've been wanting to participate in IoPP's 2020 Salary Survey but haven't done so yet, the survey will close April 8. This is your opportunity to have a say in making the data richer for benchmarking metrics that begin to show the value of your career. The survey report, out this spring, will include data and trends on compensation and confidence in matters such as employment. Those who participate in the survey will receive a complimentary copy of the final report. IoPP develops the Salary Survey in partnership with MBS Advisors and Packaging World.
Take the survey now.
IoPP
Questions about how to address sustainability continue to arise more frequently for packaged brands. IoPP will shed some light on those solutions in our webinar at 10 a.m. CST on April 16 with the presentation "Sustainability in Packaging: Global Knowledge, Local Solutions." Our presenters will be Stephen Marshman, SGK Business Development Director; and Marcel Verhaaf, Brand Design Director at Anthem Worldwide. This IoPP Standard Webinar is free of charge for all IoPP members. Affiliates and non-members will pay $99, or they can join IoPP attend this and other webinars free of charge.
Register for the webinar.
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IoPP encourages you to enter your innovative packages in the 2020 AmeriStar Package Awards contest. IoPP is accepting entries for AmeriStar 2020 and for the Student AmeriStar contest. Our esteemed panel of independent judges, which IoPP chooses from across the industry, will select our top three award winners — the Best of Show, Sustainable Packaging and Design Excellence Awards — as well as winners in our contest categories from across the packaging industry. You have until July 31, 2020, to enter, and the entry fee is $699. Due to the coronavirus crisis, you may enter now but ship your package entry at a later date.
Learn more about AmeriStar 2020 and Student AmeriStar 2020. Submit your 2020 AmeriStar entries.
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