 February 25, 2008 - February 29, 2008 |
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Ignite the Independent Passion! Early Bird Deadline is Fast Approaching: Friday, February 29, 2008! |
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The 2008 Spring Meeting "Early Bird" Registration Deadline is this Friday, February 29, 2008. Don't miss out on the opportunity to save by registering today To register for the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting click here See who's decided to "Ignite the Passion" this spring at the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting - AICC 2008 Spring Meeting Attendee List. |
| AICC 2008 Spring Meeting - Alternative Hotel Options |
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The J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa is currently sold out of the AICC room block for the upcoming 2008 Spring Meeting. For a list of alternative hotel options, click here. |
| James B. Porter, President and COO, Southern Container Corp & Solvay Paperboard to Address AICC 2008 Spring Meeting Attendees |
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On Friday, March 28 the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting will feature an industry presentation by James B. Porter. He will discuss how having the passion to take a chance on something new and different can lead to the growth and success of your organization. To read more | Personal Relationships Matter: Harvey Mackay: Entrepreneur and AICC Speaker |
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| AICC 2008 Spring Meeting - Optional & Social Events |
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Join other AICC 2008 Spring meeting attendees and their spouses and guests for networking, camaraderie and fun at the optional and social events taking place in conjunction with the upcoming AICC 2008 Spring Meeting. To read more click here |
| Now Available! The Second Edition of "Understanding Your Customer’s Performance Requirements" (ECT brochure). |
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To order on-line click here |
AICC offers a new brochure, the Second Edition of Understanding Your Customer’s Performance Requirements, a joint publication of AICC and FBA. We have jointly developed this brochure to be a simple, non-technical document to assist sales managers, sales representatives, customer service representatives and others in understanding the relationships between box compression strength, corrugated board edge crush test (ECT) and burst strength (Mullen) so the box maker and customer can determine the optimum solution to the customer’s needs.| SuperCorrExpo 2008 Crosses Exhibitor Milestone |
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Over 200 exhibitors have now booked their exhibit space for SuperCorrExpo 2008 click here. |
| AICC’s Sustainability Conference Presentations Available Online |
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The presentations made at AICC's Sustainability Conference are available now. 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. |
| Save the Date! 7th Mexico Meeting, April 24-25, 2008 |
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| Welcome our new AICC members! |
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| 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. |
| Selling Corrugated Structural & Graphics Audio Web Announced |
| 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. |
| 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) . |
| New Designers’ Workshop to Include UPS Tour |
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AICC offers its third Designers’ Workshop for structural designers and sales staff in the corrugated industry, to be held Thursday and Friday, May 15-16, in Chicago, Illinois. The learning goals of the program are to strengthen the designers’ knowledge in raw materials, testing and production processes and to understand the reasonable and practical limitations in moving from design to production. Discussions will be scheduled on developing sustainable packaging initiatives and the current state of the industry. Attendees will also engage in a private tour of the United Parcel Service (UPS) Chicago Area Consolidated Hub (CACH) operations and the UPS Customer Solutions Package Design and Test Lab. 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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| 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 -
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 14 - AICC Mexico Meeting - AICC Mexico Meeting, April 24-25, 2008
- Region 4 Business and Golf - Region 4 Business and Golf (May 1-2, 2008)
- Region 9 Business and Golf - Region 9 Business and Golf (May 29, 2008)
- Region 3 Meeting - Region 3 Meeting (June 12-13, 2008)
- Region 5 Business and Golf - Region 5 Business and Golf (June 26-27, 2008)
- Region 7 Meeting - Region 7 Meeting (June 26-27, 2008)
- Region 6 Business and Golf - Region 6 Business and Golf (July 21, 2008)
- Region 2 Meeting - Region 2 Meeting (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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