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Iopp Announces Ameristar Competition Call For Entries

October 6 is the early deadline for entries into the Institute of Packaging Professionals’ (www.iopp.org) 2006 AmeriStar Package Competition.

Aug 31, 2006
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Packages received on or before October 6 qualify for entry fee discounts. Final entry deadline is November 10.

Any package or family of packages produced after January 1, 2005, and not previously entered into an AmeriStar competition is eligible. Winners will be selected in 15 packaging categories. The display and formal announcement of the winners will take place at the Packaging Summit Expo and Conference, May 15-17, 2007, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

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