| June
2007
2007
ISTA-China Packaging Symposium
Mark your calendars for September 25-26 and plan to attend this significant
transport packaging educational event in Shanghai. Specific information
is now available regarding registration, exhibiting, sponsorships,
and the CPLP Workshop.
The Symposium will be held at SIPPC (Shanghai International Packaging
and Printing Center), the “Silicon Valley of China’s Packing
and Printing Industry”. Located in Shanghai’s Putuo District,
SIPPC is a new facility under the general guidance of China’s
Packing Technology Association.
Symposium lodging will be at the nearby Vivasha Resort Hotel, also
in the Putuo District.
To arrange Symposium registration, exhibit space, sponsorship,
or CPLP Workshop attendance:
• For English language
and payment in U.S. dollars -- contact Lisa
Bonsignore
at ISTA Headquarters in the U.S., phone 517-333-3437.
• For Chinese
language and payment in Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY), contact Sarah
Wang
of ISTA-China, phone 86 22 66231627.
Register Now
If received before August 15, registration fees are US$500 [CNY3800]
for ISTA members and US$550 [CNY4200] for non-members. After August
15, these amounts increase by US$50 [CNY400] each.
Plan to Exhibit
The Symposium includes exhibit space and dedicated exhibit times for
business networking. Exhibitor fees are $525 [CNY4000] and include
promotion in all pre-Symposium publicity, website and e-mail links,
and recognition at the event itself.
Sponsor the Symposium
Two classes of Symposium sponsorship are available. At the CNY30,000
level [US$3930], sponsors receive three (3) free registrations, one
free exhibit space, and special recognition. For CNY15,000 [US$1965],
sponsors receive one (1) free registration and an exhibit space. All
sponsors will be acknowledged and promoted in ISTA publications, Symposium
publicity and materials, and during the conference.
To maximize the promotional advantages of sponsoring and/or
exhibiting,
sign up NOW !
Attend the CPLP Workshop
An optional ISTA Certified Packaging Laboratory Professional (CPLP)
Workshop will be held in conjunction with the Symposium. This is an
excellent fast-track opportunity to become ISTA-certified. Both Technician
and Technologist level classes will be presented. Workshop registration
is US$340 [CNY2600] for each level. Click
Here for information on the CPLP program.
Interested in Speaking?
Opportunities are available for those wishing to make presentations
at the Symposium. Please email titles and short descriptions for consideration
by Clicking
Here. Topics related to transport packaging, laboratory testing,
distribution measurement, materials applications, case studies, etc.,
of significance to a primarily Chinese and Asian audience are encouraged.
Click
Here for the Symposium web page, which will be updated frequently
with the latest information and details. Using your browser, you can
bookmark this page for convenience.
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Patrick
McDavid Becomes Latest CPLP-Professional
Patrick McDavid of UPS Customer Solutions has become the eleventh
person to achieve highest status in ISTA’s Certified Packaging
Laboratory Professional program. Congratulations!
Patrick is supervisor of the UPS Package Design and Test Lab in
Addison, IL – a laboratory which conducts literally thousands
of tests per year. He has a B.S. from Michigan State University’s
School of Packaging, but actually started in the testing business
his Junior year, when he did an internship at 3M in St. Paul, performing
ISTA and ASTM tests in 3M’s packaging lab. He joined UPS immediately
upon graduation, and is now responsible for all the Addison lab
operations. He also works throughout the country with customers
and internal UPS personnel regarding test results, observations,
and recommendations.
Patrick is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Supply
Chain Management at Elmhurst College, and expects to graduate in
2008. He has also attended many packaging seminars and events, including
the ASTM courses, HazMat training, Parcel Forums, many Pack Expos,
Southpack, and every ISTACon and Dimensions since 2000.
He has made presentations at a number of packaging educational events:
at a Michigan State seminar, at the EPS Expo, at Indiana State,
as a guest lecturer at UW-Stout, at the Western Michigan Chapter
of IoPP, and at Dimensions.06. He teaches a “UPS Packaging
Solutions Workshop” for UPS customers. He has also represented
UPS as a “Packaging Expert” several times on national
television (CNN and MSNBC during peak holiday seasons) and on local
television in Chicago.
Patrick is active in ISTA, IoPP, and ASTM. He’s on ISTA’s
Technical Council, and is always a great resource for all information
related to parcel shipping. He’s secretary of IoPP’s
Transport Packaging Committee, a member of the Chicago IoPP Chapter,
CPP-certified, and was a judge for this year’s AmeriStar competition.
He participates in ASTM Committees D10 (Packaging) and F02 (Flexible
Barrier Packaging).
ISTA is proud to recognize Patrick McDavid as a CPLP-Professional!
CPLP-Professional
certification requires the holding of both Technician
and Technologist certificates, and then is based on an
extensive résumé of
industry activities and achievements. Applicants are evaluated in
eleven
different categories, including education, employment, industry
participation,
speaking, teaching, honors and awards, etc. A minimum résumé
score is
required in order to be certified as a Professional. Click
Here to learn more
about the CPLP program.
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New
"Collective Mark" for ISTA Members
In
response to popular demand, ISTA has developed a new “Collective
Mark” (logo) that will allow members to prominently display
and promote their participation in ISTA.
Many ISTA members have requested logos for use on letterheads, business
cards, on company websites, or in promotional literature. We are
now offering two types of downloadable member logos:
• CERTIFIED LABORATORY
for those members with a current certified lab
• MEMBER
for those in other member classifications (shippers, carriers, suppliers,
individuals, students)
The logos are available in either “ISTA green” or black
& white, and in a variety of high- and low-resolution formats.
They can be downloaded by logging in to the Members
Only section of the ISTA website, clicking the ISTA Member
Logos selection on the right sidebar, and following the directions.
There are strict rules for use of these logos, including:
• A company or individual using
the Collective Mark, “MEMBER logo”, must be a member
in
good standing with ISTA.
• A company using the Collective
Mark, “CERTIFIED LABORATORY logo”, must be a member
in good standing with
ISTA and have a laboratory that is current with its biennial re-certification.
• Color of the logo is not to
be changed. The Green is represented by Pantone Matching System
ink color 349.
• Typeface may not be changed.
• The logo may not be altered
in any way except to be enlarged or reduced proportionally.
• The size, spacing and shape
of individual elements may not be changed.
• The logo may not be adorned
with boxes, bars, rules or other embellishments.
• For use on member letterhead,
business cards, websites and marketing materials.
• Not to be used in conjunction
with any other ISTA mark or logo.
• Not to be used on packaged-products.
Click
Here to contact ISTA Headquarters if there are any questions.
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Summer Hours at ISTA
ISTA Headquarters has started its summer operating schedule. In
celebration of this beautiful time of  year
in Michigan, the office will close at noon (EDT) on Fridays.
The ISTA office is now open during the following days and times:
Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon
All
times are Eastern.
If you happen to call when we’re not in the office, please
leave voice mail (517-333-3437, and select a menu option), or send
us an e-mail:
Ed Church:
echurch@ista.org
Bill
Kipp: bkipp@ista.org
Meredith
Dougherty: meredith@ista.org
Kathy
Joneson: kjoneson@ista.org
Lisa
Bonsignore: lisa@ista.org
Jamie
Cripe: jamie@ista.org
Accounting:
accounting@ista.org
Bill Kipp has a West Coast (Pacific Time Zone) phone number: 650-355-7211.
For complete staff information, Click
Here.
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Editorial
Changes to Procedures 2A, 2B, 3E, and 3H
Several
ISTA Procedures incorporate formulas to calculate compression test
loads based upon “S”, the number of shipping units in
a stack. There was some confusion about how to interpret the formulas
when there IS no stacking in distribution, so editorial
clarifications have been made.
The Procedures affected are:
• 2A (Packaged-Products
150 lb [68 kg] or Less)
• 2B (Packaged-Products
Over 150 lb [68 kg])
• 3E (Unitized
Loads)
• 3H (Bulk
Transport Containers)
When there is no stack, S equals 1 (one). This makes S-1 in the
formulas equal to 0 (zero), and the test force then calculates to
0 (zero) – i.e., no compression test is required. Notes were
added to the “Before You Begin Compression Testing”
blocks and elsewhere as appropriate to make this clear.
The on-line, download, and current printed versions of these Procedures
have all been revised. They are available to ISTA members (at no
charge) through the Member
Login page of the ISTA website. Click on Procedure Search
and enter the desired Procedure designation. Non-members can purchase
Procedures through ISTA’s E-Market
(click on “E-Market” in the upper right corner
of any www.ista.org
web page).
Procedure revisions are tracked and described on the ISTA website.
Click
Here to see changes going back to 2005.
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