U.S. packaging will experience its first exhibition of 2000 when EastPack is held May 23 to 25 at Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Convention Center. The show, produced by Reed Exhibition Cos. (Newton, MA), will feature more than 600 exhibiting companies occupying 150ꯠ sq’ of floor space.
Held every two years, the EastPack exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday. An alphabetical list of packaging exhibitors, supplied by Reed, follows.
Along with the show, the Institute of Packaging Professionals (Herndon, VA) will hold conferences at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. At press time, several topics had been announced, including a session on IoPP’s Shippers Guide for 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 23. Gary Hamilton, Evans Industries, a member of the Chemical Packaging Committee, will cover the loading and securing of shipments in intermodal media. Also on Tuesday, the organization will present the first of a two-part conference on Packaging and the Web. Speakers will include VerticalNet’s Mike McNulty, Davis Marsten of SBG Partners, consultant Alf McKinlay and IoPP’s Erin Nikitchyuk. Both sessions will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 on May 23 and 24.
At the same time on Tuesday, Fit-for-purpose packaging graphics will be the title of a session featuring David Luttenberger of Packaging Strategies.
On Wednesday at 8:30, Security in packaging is the subject for Mike Kelley of Specialized Packaging, and former IoPP president. This conference will cover holograms, demetallizing, laser engraving and other technologies, and will also include several panelists. Beginning at the same time, Guides for validating packaging systems is the topic for Howard Leary, Luciano Packaging Technologies. He’ll also report on IoPP’s Validation Committee work toward proposed guidelines. The fee for attending each of the individual conferences is $95, and registration is available through IoPP or its Web site.
