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.

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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.

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. To register for the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting

To register for the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting click here

If you registered previously for the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting, please check the online attendee list to confirm your name is listed (spouses/guest will not appear on the list). To view the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting Attendee List click here

IF YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST but you previously registered, please contact AICC at (877) 836-2422 or via email at fgharzai@aiccbox.org so we can take care of your meeting registration.

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.

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

Our Mexico Region 14 meeting will take place in the NH Monterrey Hotel in the beautiful city of Monterrey, Mexico.

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.