IoPP announces educational programs for 2009

Opportunities for continuing packaging education expand as the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) adds to its program. It offers three major packaging seminars in 2009.

Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, the essential seminar for packaging professionals who don’t have a degree in the field. IoPP offers it four times in 2009:

Jan. 26-30 and Feb. 23-27, 2009. Orlando
May 11-15 and June 8-12, 2009. Irvine, Calif.
July 20-24 and Aug. 17-21, 2009. Minneapolis
Sept. 21-25 and Oct. 19-23, 2009. Chicago

Go to www.iopp.org/fundamentals for details.

Packaging Machinery: Basics and Beyond, a new seminar is for those who manage packaging operations or who need to know how the packages they develop interface with machinery.

March 16-18, 2009. Franklin Park, Ill. (near Chicago O’Hare Airport).

Go to www.iopp.org/machinery for details.

Transport Packaging: Where Sustainability and Cost-Cutting Meet, a new one-day regional workshop stresses practical tactics in transport packaging. It shows how packaging interfaces with logistics to impact both costs and sustainability goals.

Dates and locations to be determined

Go to www.iopp.org/transport for details.

Information on all IoPP Educational Programs is available three ways:

On the Internet: www.iopp.org/education
Email: [email protected]
Phone: IoPP Education hot line: 630-696-4011