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    AIP continues to support PACK EXPO and PMMI

    • Australian Institute of Packaging
    North America, USA, Health, Shows, Associations, Media, Packaging Trade Shows, Events, Pack Expo

    The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP); the peak professional body for packaging education and training in Australasia; is pleased to once again be joining the official partner program for PACK EXPO Las Vegas and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2019 (Sept. 23-25, 2019; Las Vegas Convention Centre).

    According to Nerida Kelton, Executive Director, Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), “being a supporting association of PACK EXPO and PMMI is extremely important for global collaboration between all of the leading packaging associations.”

    PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO owned and produced by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, convenes 30,000 industry leaders to network and explore the latest technological breakthroughs in packaging technologies.

    “PACK EXPO is a great opportunity to bring together all key associations under one roof and showcases that all of the key educational institutes have the same common goal of providing education and training to the wider packaging and processing industries. Some of our key partner associations will also be exhibiting at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2019 including PMMI, IoPP and the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).” Mrs Kelton said.

    “We would also encourage everyone to visit the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) stand in the Association Pavilion during the four-day show and meet our very own Education Director, Pierre Pienaar who will be in attendance. Pierre is also the President of the WPO,”

    To receive a complimentary pass to visit PACK EXPO please use the code AIPCC https://www.xpressreg.net/register/PACK0919/landing.asp?

    PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO showcase the latest packaging technologies to help manufacturers improve operations and stay competitive. The show features 2,000 exhibitors over 900,000 net square feet of exhibit space from 40+ vertical industry markets and nearly 130 countries.

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