IAPRI’s 2019 Symposium at the University of Twente provides 20/20 vision
07/01/2019
Earlier in June, the ‘green lung’ of the University of Twente’s lush campus outside Enschede, the Netherlands, was an appropriate setting for lively debates about sustainability – as well as many other aspects of packaging - as IAPRI’s 29th Symposium got underway. Keynote PowerPoints from Patrick van Baal and Agnieszka van Batavia are downloadable.

IAPRI events in 2020 and 2021
07/01/2019
IAPRI announces the 2020 World Conference in Monterrey, Mexico and the 2021 Member Conference in Mumbai, India

Special Offer to IAPRI Members Wishing to Attend the CPIF Conference 2019 in China
07/19/2019
A special invitation to IAPRI members to present at or to attend the 2019 China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF) conference held in Shanghai this 10.10-12, 2019. • 50% off registration fees for participants from IAPRI members • Complimentary access to the CPIF 2019 for IAPRI members who submitted a report and are accepted by the CPIF Committee.

Board urges members to optimise their IAPRI profile
07/27/2019
The IAPRI Board is repeating its invitation made during the June Symposium that member institutes should take advantage of the opportunities offered by both the IAPRI website and the online newsletter to publicise their activities and research, as well as the expertise of individuals in particular areas of packaging science.

IAPRI members emphasize to the media the importance of packaging education
07/27/2019
IAPRI members Michigan State University (MSU) School of Packaging, USA, and the University of Twente, the Netherlands, have been featured in an article on the online platform PackagingInsights discussing the importance of specialised packaging education.

Smart device measures ‘peelability’
07/27/2019
Fraunhofer IVV in Dresden, Germany, has developed a new device for measuring how easily peelable the ‘peelable’ lidding on thermoformed plastics packaging actually is. The Pack Peel Scan system, which is equipped with machine learning, will be demonstrated at the K 2019 show in Düsseldorf, Germany (16-23 October).

IAPRI Changing Symposiums to Member Conferences and More!
07/27/2019
The IAPRI board has made a subtle and intelligent change in its usage of the word Symposium. The board recognized that these events did not meet the true definition of a Symposium. So the 29th Symposium on Packaging in June in the Netherlands was the last usage for this type of member only event.