3M
ACH Food
Ashley Furniture
Belmark
Bemis
Boston Scientific
Ecolab
FlexPak
Foth
Green Bay Packaging
Great Lakes Packaging
Hill's Pet Nutrition
JM Smucker
Johnsonville Sausage
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Kohler Company
Oshkosh Corp.
PepsiCo/Quaker/Gatorade
Prent Corp.
Schreiber Foods
Silgan Containers
Syngenta
Unisource Worldwide Inc. (1 or 2 co-ops in New Berlin, WI or La Palma, CA from July-December)
Schwan Food Company (1 co-op position July-December)
 

Seeking a packaging engineer position to fill in New England with 2-5 years experience  (*will consider 2013 graduates with internship experience) in developing packaging for any CPG. This person will be one of two engineers handling packaging development for a $365MM company. Will conduct R&D packaging activities including package design, sizing, testing, material selection, equipment selection, and pallet configurations. In addition, this person will assist with technology transfer of innovative processes to operations plants: assist in troubleshooting production issues; and assisting identifying new equipment and process technologies for implementation on new and current products.

Email your resume and cover letter today!

Kendra Boozel

M.K. and Associates, Inc.

309 E. Brady St.

Butler, PA  16001

(724)285-7474

kendra@mkandassoc.com

www.mkandassoc.com

Come join us tonight @ our IoPP meeting with Kerry Ingredients & Flavours!

5:45pm Pizza - Room 112 JHSW

Learn about Kerry Ingredients & Flavours and their co-op position they are looking to fill.
They will be conducting interviews tomorrow on campus. If you cannot make the meeting tonight, but are interested in interviewing contact Ben Bina binab@my.uwstout.edu

CO-OP INFO:

Duration - Summer through Fall semester 2013
Location - Beloit, WI. 
Must be able to relocate and drive
Hours - 40/week 
Pay - Competitive 
Requirements - Open to all applicants

Come join us Tuesday February 5th at 5:45pm for free pizza and a presentation from Kerry Ingredients & Flavours !

Room 112 JHSW

Click here for more information on Kerry Ingredients & Flavours

See you there!

Mark your calendars down for February 26th, 2013.

14 Companies are signed up so far seeking to fill co-op or full time positions in the packaging industry!

1. PepsiCo/Quaker Foods
2. Western Summit Contractors
3. Prent Corporation
4. Kimberly Clark Corporation
5. Oshkosh Corporation
6. Kohler Company
7. JM Smucker Company
8. Ecolab Inc.
9. Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
10. Ashley Furniture Industries
11. Great Lakes Packaging/Midland Packaging
12. Bemis
13. ACH Food Companies
14. The Foth Company

The Career Conference will be held on Tuesday February 26th, 2013 from 10am - 3pm in the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center. Stay tuned for updates on the employers attending.

The IoPP meeting scheduled for tomorrow is cancelled. Our Prent representative had a last minute family emergency.

Stay tuned for information on the available IoPP board positions for 2013 and the upcoming winter social.

Check out this webinar coming up on November 8th from 10am-11am. *Free for IoPP members*

The webinar will discuss the multiple disciplines involved in sourcing packaging components, as well as the many factors that affect the overall packaging costs, and how to evaluate them. Finally, the webinar will recommend a sourcing process for best overall results.

This presentation will go beyond calculating costs on individual package components; it will explore the entire supply chain.

CLICK HERE for more information.

The packaging lab on campus will be open Tuesday, October 23rd after the conclusion of both packaging meetings.

Mike Lorenzen will be emailing out information regarding the time and location of the advisement day meeting.

Does anyone need volunteer hours this semester?

Join Becca Eggers at the KIDS AGAINST HUNGER EVENT @ Stout Ale House tonight from 5:30-7:00pm. We will be representing the IoPP group and learning about future opportunities for the club. Contact Becca if you would like to attend eggersr@my.uwstout.edu 

The Rotary Club of Menomonie launches its Kids Against Hunger (KAH) project, a humanitarian food-aid organization designed to reduce the number of hungry children in the USA and to feed starving children throughout the world. Packaging of a highly nutritious vitamin-fortified soy-rice casserole is the means to accomplish this.

For more info on the event click here

Below is the PackExpo 2012 Chicago, IL Trip Itinerary (may be subject to change) 

October 29th – 31st, 2012

Monday October 29th
7:45am Meet in Lot 29
• parking lot across the street from Applied Arts off 13th Ave
• No overnight parking is allowed, please make accommodations to walk or get dropped off                                                                    • If you are a commuter student from Eau Claire or somewhere, our board members would be happy to accommodate parking at our houses. 

8:00am Depart Lot 29

12:00pm Arrive at Prent Corporation
12:15pm Presentation Begins in conference room followed by a tour of Prent
1:30pm Pizza in the conference room

2:00pm Depart Prent Corporation

4:00pm Arrive at Hotel
Comfort Suites Schaumburg
1100 E. Higgins Road , Schaumburg, IL
• Complimentary breakfast included
• Woodfield Mall across the street (dinner options)
• Fitness center
• Indoor heated pool and spa
• Free hotel shuttle within a 5 mile radius
• Free wifi
• Near the Metra train, 45 minute ride from downtown

Tuesday October 30th 

8:00am Depart Hotel to the PackExpo
• Must be wearing your Navy Blue Packaging Polo with Khaki pants
• This is your only free ride to the PackExpo, all students must be on the bus

5:00pm Pick-up Student Group at the Pack Expo, Depart to Hotel
• This is your only free ride back to the hotel, all students must have contacted a trip leader if they are not taking the bus ride back

Wednesday October 31st
8:00am Depart Hotel to the PackExpo
• This is your only free ride to the PackExpo, all students must be on the bus
• All students must be checked out of their hotels and all luggage must be loaded onto the coach bus
• All student must be wearing business casual attire

3:00pm Pick-up Student Group at the Pack Expo Depart back to UW-Sout

5:00pm Stop at a mall for Dinner - 1 hour break
Location TBD

11:00-11:30pm Arrive at Lot 29 on the UW-Stout Campus
 

Things to pack:
• Navy Blue Packaging Polo and Khaki Pants (required for Tuesday)
• Business Casual outfit (required for Wednesday)
• Business Casual Shoes
• Your ID
• Cash

Things to keep in mind:
• Lunches and Dinners are on your own expense with the exception of Prent Corporation Pizza lunch Monday
• Every student is required to sign-up for a 2 hour time block at our UW-Stout student booth
• Show up 5 minutes prior to your booth time slot
• We will not baby you on this trip, we are all adults, you will get left behind if you are not on time
• You are responsible for your own actions on this trip
• Use the buddy system…do not go anywhere solo!
• Take advantage of this opportunity to see the second largest packaging expo in the world! Thousands of booths with the latest innovations, technology and machinery within the packaging industry!
• See itinerary below for more details

Interested in attending the greatest packaging show in America? Come join the Student IoPP chapter at Pack Expo Chicago! Find more details on the event page https://orgsync.com/16560/events/398391 and be sure to submit payment in our store!  http://uwstout.orgsync.com/org/iopp/store

Great Northern Corporation will be presenting at our regular scheduled IoPP meeting this upcoming Tuesday, September 18th. See below for more details.

A presentation and demonstration of "Collaboration in the Design Process – Packaging Design/Industrial Design/Graphic Design"

"It is our philosophy of "collaboration" that is at the root of the success of our work and we wish to bring insights about this to you.
Part of the night will include student participation in an ideation session, demonstration of success stories in collaboration as well as examples of our client portfolio and other discussion points about what we do for a living."  - Fred Sklenar, GNC Creative Director

You do not have to be a member to attend.

Pizza and Beverages provided at 5:45PM

Meeting Starts at 6:00PM

Jarvis Hall Science Wing Room 112

 

CLICK HERE FOR THE AGENDA

This year the Jamboree will be hosted by RIT in Rochester, NY. UW-Stout's IoPP chapter is planning on bringing 40-50 student members on the trip. 

Imagine walking into any store today where consumer goods are sold. As you walk up and down the isles, amidst brightly colored boxes, bottles and bags, you can't help but notice that the days when packages were used to simply protect products are long gone. 

That's why we're calling the theme for this year's Jamboree "The Consumer Connection: How Packaging Communicates." The theme is centered around the idea of the 21st century package, whose responsibilities are not limited to only ensuring the contained product is protected. Instead, the package must capture the attention of the consumer, engage their senses, and persuade them to choose its product. With the rise of smart phones and other mobile technologies, consumers now shop in an augmented reality, where information such as company policies, nutritional information, and other customer reviews are only a finger-swipe away. Packaging needs to be smart, exciting, and unique in order to stand out on the shelf.

From food to pharmaceuticals, shampoo to children's toys, packaging has evolved to serve its customers. The 2012 Packaging Jamboree will explore this evolution, and glimpse into where it's leading us.  

Challenge other students in corrugated design! There are three areas for you to enter, Flexographic Printing, Flexographic Preprinted Liner and Protection Design. Get experience doing what you love to do, work with suppliers, design something cool, and get in front of industry!
http://supercorrexpo.com/pdf/brochure.pdf
Deadline: Friday August 17, 2012

Looking to put your packaging knowledge to the test? Try out some real world packaging design challenges and have a fun time and opportunity to win cash prizes, recognition, and learn about packaging!

There are a ton of competitions coming up soon. Team up and put your packaging knowledge to work!

Corrpack 2012 Student Design Competition
Deadline: Friday August 17, 2012
Challenge other students in corrugated design! There are three areas for you to enter, Flexographic Printing, Flexographic Preprinted Liner and Protection Design. Get experience doing what you love to do, work with suppliers, design something cool, and get in front of industry!
http://supercorrexpo.com/pdf/brochure.pdf
 

AICC Student Corrugated Packaging Design Competition
Deadline: Friday June 15, 2012
Choose from Structural Design, Graphics Design, or Corrugated as Art. Come up with a great RRP for a flexible pouch and win cash money!

http://www.aiccbox.org/Student/2012/PDF/12_Call_Entries_Broc.pdf

Paperboard Packaging Student Design Challenge
Deadline: Friday May 11, 2012
Design a functional and creative package for a quick-serve chain kids’ meal, and address how the plans could be altered to serve an additional purpose.
http://www.paperboardpackaging.org/student_design_challenge/index.html

Pentawards Packaging Design Awards
Concept Deadline: Friday March 2nd, 2012
Cool new idea? Regardless of if you can make it or not, turn some of your ridiculous concepts into cash. Plus put it out there for industry. Someday it might become a reality.
http://www.pentawards.org/

PAC Sustainable Packaging Student Design Competition
Deadline: Friday May 4th, 2012
Create a sustainable package for batteries within a RRP. Learn about Walmart's Sustainable Packaging Global Initiative and apply it to a familiar product. Imagine being able to talk about this in an interview.
http://www.pac.ca/press_releases/pdf/pac0181_2012_student_sustainable_packaging_design_competition_brief.pdf

48 Hour Repack
February 24 - 26, 2012
Compete against other schools in a 48 Hour challenge to completely redesign a package and sell it to your potential customer. Team up with friends and we'll open up the lab if you're interested. The previous entries look really good. This is a great opportunity to team up with other majors to design, create, and compete!
http://48hrrepack.com/

If you're interested, talk with the IoPP group, other students, or get to our website.

Get Designing!

February 28th, 2012 the Exclusive Packaging Career Conference will be held in the Great Hall of the newly renovated Memorial Student Center. The conference will be from 10:00AM - 4:00PM.  

For more information click on the following link:  http://uwstout.orgsync.com/org/iopp/springcareerconference#Schedule

Currently there are 21 companies signed up, see the list below:

Miller Coors

3M

Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Belmark, Inc.

Green Bay Packaging

Kohler Company

Exel

Mercury Marine

The Newark Group

General Mills

Great Lakes Packaging Corporation

Brookdale Plastics, Inc.

Ecolab

Bemis Company

ACH Food Company

Prent Corporation

Johnsonville Sausage

Schwan Food Company

Placon Corporation

Boston Scientific

Hill's Pet Nutrition

Stout Packaging Students Place 3rd in the WorldStar Student 2011 Results with the Contact Stack entry !

Stout's Representatives Received 1st Place AmeriStar:

http://www.omnicontests3.com/lfa/omnigallery/entry/gallery_item_info.cfm?child=1&client_id=1&entry_id=188&competition_id=1&gallery_item_id=29

Stout's Representatives Received an Honorable Mention AmeriStar and Ranked 3rd in the World According to the WorldStar Student 2011: 

http://www.omnicontests3.com/lfa/omnigallery/entry/gallery_item_info.cfm?child=1&client_id=1&entry_id=191&competition_id=1&gallery_item_id=32

Stout's Representatives Received an Honorable Mention AmeriStar:

http://www.omnicontests3.com/lfa/omnigallery/entry/gallery_item_info.cfm?child=1&client_id=1&entry_id=192&competition_id=1&gallery_item_id=33

Congrats to Robert Meisner for the opportunity to be published in the ISTA-International Transport Packaging Forum.

Click on the link below to view the whole article:

http://ista.idigitaledition.com/images/issues/15/ista_nov2011_low.pdf

Stout's packaging faculty is coordinating a study abroad program this summer-May 20th-31st, 2012

See the packaging abroad link below for more information:

http://uwstout.orgsync.com/org/iopp/packagingabroad 

Bearman-Henningsen Award Winners

Our very own UW-Stout's IoPP member Brian Georgeson was runner-up for the 2011 Bearman-Henningsen Achievement Award.

Congrats Brian!

Check it out:      http://www.ioppmn.org/?page_id=187

The 2012 Spring Exclusive Packaging Career Conference will be held on February 28th, 2012 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM in room 185 Micheels Hall at UW-Stout. 

Mark your calenders! 

UW-Stout was mentioned in an article describing some unusual majors. Packaging was one of them!

http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/30/cb.unusual.college.majors/index.html?hpt=Sbin

The IoPP Wisconsin Chapter provides two full time School of Packaging students $1000 of financial assistance ($500 per semester). In order to be eligible, the following qualifications need to be met:

1. Accepted to and actively taking courses in an accredited college or university School of Packaging
2. Full time student (not on internship)
3. Completed or currently enrolled in two foundation courses (i.e. PKG210 & PKG220)
4. Active member of IoPP (i.e. board member, regular attendee)
5. Achieved CPIT standing
6. Submission of essay describing why scholarship is deserved (500-800 words)
7. Resident of a Wisconsin county served by the IoPP Wisconsin Chapter

Scholarship request essays must be completed and submitted by May 1 in Word.doc and sent to Rochelle Dressman at the email address below. Scholarship recipients will be notified 2-3 weeks prior to the start of the fall semester with renewal prior to the spring semester as long as the recipient will not be in an internship, and still meets the above criteria (except for items 5 & 6).

Scholarship recipients must notify the IoPP Wisconsin Chapter of their desire to accept the scholarship and a written (email) acceptance must be sent to Rochelle Dressman no later than 2 weeks prior to the start of the fall semester. Scholarship checks will be sent directly to the school to be credited towards the recipient’s tuition.

Questions? Please contact Rochelle Dressman at 262-510-6083 or rdressman34@gmail.com.
 

The Institute of Packaging Professionals is offering four $2,500 academic scholarships for 2011-2012 to recognize exceptional college students headed for a career in packaging.

To apply, check out their website at http://www.iopp.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=2195

On February 22nd, UW-Stout will be hosting our annual packaging only spring career conference. Students can interview for both full time jobs and internships. Check out the companies attending:

3M
American Medical Systems
Andersen Corporation
Belmark
Bemis Company
Boston Scientific
DDL Inc.
Diageo
Ecolab
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Green Bay Packaging Inc.
Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
Kimberly- Clark Corporation
Kohler
Landsberg Amcor
Midland Packaging & Display
Miller Coors
PepsiCo Quaker
Prent Corporation
The Schwan Food Company

The Conference will be held in Micheel's Hall 184 on Feb 22nd, from 10-4 PM

UW-Stout was featured in Packaging Digest, check out the article!

http://www.packagingdigest.com/article/511202-Packademics_Packaging_program_is_growing_at_University_of_Wisconsin_Stout.php

Check out some of the winning designs from this year's AICC Student Packaging Design Competition! Be sure to look for more details to compete next year: http://www.aiccbox.org/News/News_Display.asp?ID=1544

Board Positions for Next Semester are available!
This is a great resume builder, and a great way to get involved!!!

The following positions are open for election:

-Treasurer
-Membership/Publicity
-Fundraiser
-Webmaster

Interested in what each position does? Click here: http://uwstout.orgsync.com/org/iopp/Constitution#officers

The final date to sign up for elections are November 22nd

Please Contact Chad Kreye if interested
kreyec@my.uwstout.edu
 

Spring Career Conference will be held February 22, 2011.  Mark the date, more details to come soon!

Mark your calendars! April 7, 8, and 9th, 2011 is Packaging Jamboree. UW-Stout will be hosting, check back for more information!

Flexible packaging association is accepting entries for it's annual flexible packaging design challenge. Check out their website at http://www.flexpack.org/ACHIEV/Student_Design_Challenge/2011_sdc_main.asp

Submit your outline by October 8th!