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This spring we will “Ignite the Independent Passion” at AICC 2008 Spring Meeting being held at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa – March 26-29, 2008. The AICC 2008 Spring Meeting Online Registration is now available at Online Registration.

This spring we will “Ignite the Independent Passion” at AICC 2008 Spring Meeting being held at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa – March 26-29, 2008.

Join us in Palm Desert as leadership and motivation experts address the following issues: Is the entrepreneurial passion still burning within the leadership of your organization? Does the next generation of leadership possess this passion? How can you recruit, motivate and retain the best of the next generation? To read more, click here.

AICC confirms the Packaging and Sustainability Management speakers from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. participating at AICC’s upcoming Sustainable Business Executive Briefing & Conference, January 30-31, 2008 in Rogers, ark.
The speakers are:

• Robert Parvis, Packaging Manager
  
• Chet Rutledge, Packaging Business Product Senior Manager
  
• Rob Hildreth, Wal-Mart International Supplier Development Manager
  

AICC’s Sustainability Conference will be attended by a vast array of professionals in the corrugated industry such as owners, sales managers and designers. Please view the list of attendees for more details Attendee List.

Sheet Plant
Schrage Box and Design, Inc.
Michael Schrage, VP
2511 State Road
Bensalem, PA 19020
(215) 604-0800
mike@schragebox.com
www.schragebox.com

Machinery/Equipment Supplier
Craig Shields
President
Graymills Corporation
3705 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
(773) 477-4100 Phone
(773) 477-4133 Fax
cshields@graymills.com Email
www.graymills.com

Christopher Leary
Director of Corrugated Sales
WH Leary Co., Inc.
8440 B West 183rd Place
Tinley Park, IL 60487
(708) 444-4900 Phone
(708) 444-7500 Fax
chrisl@whleary.com Email
www.whleary.com

AICC, in partnership with the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF), announce the first of three unique training programs at Clemson University’s Jack D. Grollman Corrugated Technological Laboratory in Clemson, South Carolina. The course has been shortened by one day from last year’s offerings while maintaining the same amount of material covered to maximize the training while reducing the time away from the plant. Registration fees have been reduced accordingly. click here.

AICC will offer Basic Supervisory & Leadership Training for supervisors and lead persons with less than five years experience to be hosted on March 11-12, 2008, by Sound Packaging LLN of Chandler, Arizona. This 1½-day program gives new supervisors and those more experienced who would like to brush up on their skills an understanding of supervisory principles and practices

The training class is filling up so please register now for Fundamentals of Improved Flexo Printing on Rotary Die Cutters on March 3-5, 2008 in Appleton, Wisconsin. The course has been shortened by one day from last year’s offerings while maintaining the same amount of material covered to maximize the training while reducing the time away from the plant. Registration fees have been reduced accordingly. click here.

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AICC brings you the first 90 minute program in its 2008 Audio Web Seminar Series: Making Sales Success Your #1 Priority in 2008” scheduled for Tuesday, January 22nd at 1:30 pm (Eastern). For more information, click here.

All AICC Members are invited to participate in the 2008 Operation Safe Shop Competition. Conducted every two years, the program draws entries from independent corrugator and sheet plants in a nationwide effort to focus on key elements of box plant safety, such as a company's overall safety policy, owner commitment, safety practices, training procedures, safety awareness methods, accident prevention techniques, maintenance programs, among others. click here.