 February 04, 2008 - February 08, 2008 |
| Deadline is Fast Approaching for Safety Awards Program |
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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. |
| Advanced Production Supervisor Training is Coming to Canada |
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On May 6-7, 2008, AICC will be offering its Advanced Production Supervisor Training, hosted by Pearce Wellwood Inc. in Brampton, Ontario. This full two-day program further develops the skills of experienced production supervisors and managers in setting operational goals for their crews, communicating and listening, measuring and maintaining productivity, training their crews, controlling waste, etc. click here for details. |
| Seminar Focuses on Increasing Sales Performance |
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Over 170 sales associates recently learned strategies to grow their business as well as how planning and tracking tools can increase productivity. AICC’s first audio web seminar of the year was “Making Sales Success Your #1 Priority in 2008”. click here for details. |
| Selling Corrugated Structural and Graphics |
| Join us for this insightful look into the opportunities presented within your business to build and sell to your structural and graphics strengths--before your competitors use it as a differentiator against you! Offset Lithography and Flexography have a new competitor in town--Digital Print. Together all three technologies deliver a wider and wider range of print products and related services. |
| Basic Supervisor Training Offered in Phoenix |
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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 click here. |
| Press Operators Learn How to Improve Flexo Printing on Corrugated Board |
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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. |
| Sales Training Class Schedule Announced |
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AICC will be conducting sales training programs for corrugated and other paper industry sales people. Called Renewing Your Sales Force and developed by the well-known sales training firm, Huthwaite Inc., founded by Neil Rackham, this comprehensive training is divided into two programs.Intermediate Level, for sales people with 18 months to 5 years experience, and Advanced Level for those with over 5 years experience. The Intermediate Level sales training will be held on March 20-21, 2008, in Dallas, Texas (more information) and the Advanced Level sales training will take place May 15-16, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois(more information) . |
| AICC’s Sustainability Conference Tremendous Success |
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AICC’s Sustainability Conference attracted 160 people to Rogers, Arkansas, in spite of weather predictions that shut down Chicago and St. Louis during the last day of the conference. The program hit on the key issues affecting the packaging industry with presentations from Wal-Mart, Sustainable member companies, designers, sales executives and more. The program honed in on the value Sustainability brings to the packaging industry giving converters an opportunity to open dialog with companies that are buying into the Sustainable message. click here. |
| Region 6 Business Meeting: Igniting Your Passion, Presented by Jeff Gee, McNeil Learning |
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AICC Region 6 will hold its Spring meeting on March 3 at the Marriott in Oakbrook, IL. click here. |
| Negotiating From Strength Seminar travels to AICC Canada |
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AICC National will hold a 3 hour seminar in conjunction with AICC Canada on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in conjunction with AICC Canada’s Region business meeting. All are invited to attend. To register click on the attached link for the registration form. For more information contact Jana Marmei jmarmei@aicc11.com or Taryn Pyle, at tpyle@aiccbox.org or call her at (703) 535-1391. click here. |
| On behalf of the AICC Board of Directors, members and staff, we want to thank the following contributing sponsors of the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting for their generous support that contributes to the success of this event. | |||||||||
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Ignite the Independent Passion! Online Registration Open! |
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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. See who's decided to "Ignite the Passion" this spring at the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting -AICC 2008 Spring Meeting Attendee List. |
| Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities Available at 2008 Spring Meeting |
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Don't miss out on the opportunity to give your company excellent exposure at the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting by participating in the AICC National Sponsorship Program. Please review the brochure and advertising opportunities form and let us know how we can help you reach more of your customers this March in Palm Desert, CA View Sponsorship Brochure. View Program Guide Advertising Form. |
| Welcome New Members! |
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Sheet Plant
Jason Ray |
| Upcoming AICC Training: |
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Renewing Your Sales Force: Beginner Level
Available throughout the year as computer based training. -
Fundamentals of Improved Flexo Printing on Rotary Die Cutters (Fox Valley)
Monday through Wednesday, March 3-5, 2008 -
Basic Supervisory and Leadership Skills
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 11-12, 2008 -
Production Audio Web Conference
Tuesday, March 18, 2007 at 1:30 PM (Eastern) -
Renewing Your Sales Force: Intermediate Level
Thursday-Friday, March 20-21, 2008 -
Enhanced Graphics for Corrugated
Monday through Wednesday, April 14-16, 2008
| Upcoming Region Meetings: |
- Region 1 Ski Trip - Ski trip (February 23 to 27, 2008)
- Region 6 Meeting - Region 6 Meeting (March 3, 2008)
- Region 11 General Meeting - General Meeting (March 5, 2008)
- Region 9 Business and Golf - Region 9 Business and Golf (May 29, 2008)
- Region 5 Business and Golf - Region 5 Business and Golf (June 26-27, 2008)
- Region 2 Business and Golf - Region 2 Business and Golf (July 10-11, 2008)
Calendar of Events
AICC Spring Meeting 2008
J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
Palm Desert, CA
March 26-29, 2008
AICC
AICC Membership Directory
113 S. West St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-836-2422
Fax 703-836-2795
info@aiccbox.org
www.aiccbox.org
On behalf of the AICC Board of Directors, members and staff, we want to thank the following contributing sponsors of the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting for their generous support that contributes to the success of this event.
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