AICC’s office will be closed Friday, March 21, in observance of Good Friday. Registrations for or questions about the AICC Spring Meeting can be sent to cguarino@aiccbox.org, or will be cheerfully handled in our office Monday, March 24, and Tuesday, March 25. Questions or registrations will also be taken on-site in Palm Desert beginning Wednesday, March 26. AICC’s toll-free number is 1-877-836-2422, or www.aiccbox.org. Have a Happy Easter.

Basic Supervisory & Leadership Training was held last week at Sound Packaging in Chandler, Arizona. This day-and-half program gives new supervisors and those more experienced who would like to brush up on their skills an understanding of supervisory principles and practices in the areas of communication, leadership, discipline, motivation, team building, and problem solving. The instructor for the course was Dean Mitchell, President of TMG, who has over 35 years experience in the corrugated industry. Read More.

The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) will present Selling to Corrugated Structural and Graphics, a one-and-a-half day course held May 8-9, 2008 at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin. Read more
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The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) will present The Independent Business Leadership Executives Forum on May 12-13, 2008 at the Stetson University Center near Orlando, Florida. AICC, in partnership with the Family Enterprise Center of Stetson University, presents its second offering of this unique, two-day executive training program designed to help member companies navigate the challenges of operating an independently owned business. Read more

The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) are pleased to announce an agreement to offer their Sustainable Packaging Scorecard training directly to AICC members. ECRM and their partner MARSPKG will provide a one-day training workshop specially designed for the corrugated industry that will explain how utilizing Wal-Mart's Sustainable Packaging Scorecard can improve designability and earn new business. Read more

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.

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.

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The excitement is growing as the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting is fast approaching. Next week join us as we "Ignite the Independent Passion" at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, CA - March 26-29, 2008. The 2008 Spring Meeting will feature three full days of educational, social and networking opportunities that offers something for everyone. Spouses and guest attending the meeting are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend the general sessions each day.

To register for the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting click here

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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.

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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

Sheet Plant
Bob Bruna
General Manager
Sacramento Container Corporation
4841 Urbani Avenue
McClellan, CA 95652
Phone: (916) 614-0580
Fax: (916) 614-0590
Email: bob.b@saccontainer.biz
Website: www.saccontainer.biz

Robert J. Smith
President
Rapid Packaging Co., Inc.
2700 Plant St.
Rapid City, SD 57702
Phone: (605) 341-3590
Fax: (605) 348-8170
Email: rpack@rapidpkg.com

Product Supplier
Donna Mollenhauer
Vice President
Central National - Gottesman
Three Manhattanville Road
Purchase, NY 10577
Phone: (215) 953-0404
Fax: (215) 953-0555
Email: dmollenhauer@cng-inc.com
Website: www.cng-inc.com

Machinery/Equipment Supplier
Andy Reissmann
Vice President
Bahmueller Technologies, Inc.
10736 Nations Ford Road
Suite B
Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone: 704-587-3506
Fax: 704-587-3508
Email: a.reissmann@bahmuellerusa.com
Website: www.bahmuellerusa.com

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

AICC Mexico will hold its seventh annual meeting April 24-25, 2008, at the NH Monterrey Hotel, Monterrey, Mexico, announced by Juan Javier Gonzalez, President of Cajas y Empaques Modernos in Mexico City and Regional Director for AICC Mexico.

The two-day program will feature specialized training for sales and production managers. In addition a plant tour to Cajas de Carton Sultana, S.A. de C.V., followed by several key industry speakers, and a trade fair sponsored by AICC Mexico’s supplier members is scheduled. Read more

The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and the Fibre Box Association (FBA) recently joined efforts to create a new and improved Second Edition of the brochure, “Understanding the Performance Requirements of Your Customer’s Packaging.”

This updated 12-page brochure, originally created in 2002, is designed to enable box plant production, design and sales personnel to better understand the factors affecting ECT, why it is important to know about customers’ products and the customers’ distribution systems, and how ECT board combinations can best meet customers’ needs. It details critical performance measures and indicates their significance in the production process, as well as laying out a logical path for the box maker to follow when developing solutions for customer stacking strength and containment questions.