May 2020 E-Newsletter
International Association of Packaging Research Institutes

IAPRI News

ONLINE CONFERENCE - IAPRI World Packaging Conference 2020 - NEW CONTENT
05/19/2020
In the past weeks, the IAPRI Conference Team has been working on the IAPRI World Online Packaging Conference, for the first time to be held in a digital format.

Update to Authors of the IAPRI Online Conference 2020
05/20/2020
Thank you for your patience and support. The website has been under construction while we are adding new content and preparing for the online conference. Starting May 20th, you are able to access the IAPRI information on the official website https://iaprimexico2020.org/

A further update on Covid-19 and its impact on members
05/28/2020
By late May, there were indications that some IAPRI members, at least, in certain parts of the world were able to relax some of the restrictions on their operations that had been necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Technology Spotlight

The place of packaging in Industry 4.0
05/31/2020
Ever since the German government fuelled awareness of the concept by utilising it to present its technology strategy back in 2011, the theme of Industry 4.0 has inspired development across the consumer goods, equipment, automation and packaging sectors (among many others), bound in as it is with other prominent buzzwords such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data.

Member News

ITENE collaborates on streamlined Covid-19 test
05/28/2020
Spain’s ITENE has been working with local start-up company CONTROLNANO on a new biosensor-based device to detect Covid-19 both in ambient air and in biological fluids, offering a compact, portable design, low cost and “instant results”.

On Line - On Demand

IAPRI World Packaging Conference 2020 On Line - On Demand
06/30/2020- 12/31/2020
The Online Conference will consist of:

  • A webinar session on the start date of the conference (June 30). It will be open on social media for the first three days and later, it will be part of the cycle of conferences.
  • Online conference/ General streams with pre-recorded video presentations from authors.
  • Digital conference proceedings.
  • The cycle of conferences will consist of monthly uploads (June-December) of pre-recorded conferences of keynote speakers, sponsors, and guest speakers.

IAPRI 2020 Online Conference fees “on-demand”:
 
Full content (Online conference + Digital conference proceedings + The cycle of conferences)
  • $ 300 USD IAPRI members 
  • $ 400 USD non IAPRI members
  • $ 100 USD MS/PhD students and authorized authors*
  • *Authors that participate in the online conference by submitting their pre-recorded video (only one author per submission/paper).
    Digital conference proceedings:
  • $100 USD
  • The cycle of conferences: (8 conferences from June-December)
    • $100 USD
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