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AICC Weekly Bulletin
April 14, 2008 - April 18, 2008

Upcoming Region Meetings


7th Mexico Meeting, April 24-25, 2008, Last chance to register!
More than 125 attendees are expected at the 7th Annual Meeting of AICC Mexico, being held April 24-25 at the nH Hotel in Monterrey, Mexico. The program, Negocio Sostenible or Sustainable Business, will feature speakers on the sustainability movement in the US and how it is affecting the corrugated industry. In addition, Jack O'Connor, a sales training facilitator with AICC, will offer a one-day sales manager's forum on Thursday, April 24. See the link below for more information.


Visit our bilingual AICC Mexico 08 Meeting Web Site which has the meeting program, hotel information, speaker list, and online registration


AICC Announces Financial Speaker for Executive Leadership Forum
Christopher Mercer, ASA, CFA will present on "Wealth Creation, Asset Management and Estate Planning" at the Independent Business Leadership Executives Forum on May 12-13, 2008 at the Stetson University Center near Orlando, Florida. Mr. Mercer will discuss how financial performance criteria and measurements in an independent or family business may have additional dimensions including value creation, wealth building and a longer term point of view. To read More Click here.
Registration Form


Seminar Focuses on Sustainable Packaging

AICC will present Blueprint for Sustainable Packaging, a new Audio/Web conference on Tuesday, May 20th at 1:30 PM (Eastern Time). Suzanne Fisher, CPP, current president of the Institute of Packaging Professionals and frequent speaker on the topic of sustainable packaging, will be presenting tools for the packaging professionals’ toolbox on how to develop and implement a plan for sustainable packaging. For more information, click here.
Registration Form


Online Registration for Training Programs Now Available
AICC is pleased to announce that registration for all 2008 education and training programs can now be completed on the AICC website. The new registration program will supplement the use of hard copy registration forms that are currently provided through other publications, such as BoxScore, and electronic notices. Please go to http://eservices.aiccbox.org/ to view the new online registration page.

In addition, there is course information for all AICC Education & Training programs that provide you with descriptions of each program’s dates, locations, agenda, and registration fees. These course descriptions can be found on the website by viewing at http://www.aiccbox.org/education .


CONTROLLERS & FINANCIAL MANAGERS TO GATHER IN JUNE AT AICC SEMINAR
AICC announces that the highly successful and popular School for Financial Managers & Controllers is once again being offered this year. The two-day program will be held Thursday and Friday, June 12-13, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Englewood, NJ. This interactive event provides the independent box plant financial manager with strategies and skills to address the financial challenges of maintaining profitability, sustaining growth, and managing costs in a competitive environment. Click here for more details.
Registration Form


Seminar Focuses on Selling to Corrugated Structural and Graphics Strengths

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
Registration Form.


Advanced Production Supervisor Training is Coming to Canada

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.


Designers’ Workshop Features DuPont Packaging Graphics Speaker

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 program’s Opening Session will feature “Corrugated Cradle to Gate: Sustainability Opportunities” presented by Debbra Johnson, Market Segment Lead, DuPont Packaging Graphics. 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.
Registration Form


Sales Training Class Schedule Announced
AICC will be conducting sales training programs for corrugated and other paper industry sales people. Renewing Your Sales Force was developed by the well-known sales training firm, Huthwaite Inc., founded by Neil Rackham, and is for sales people with over 5 years experience. Advanced Level sales training will take place May 15-16, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois(more information)

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AICC 2008 Spring Meeting Educational Sessions Now Available for Viewing

AICC is pleased to announce the educational sessions from the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting are available via AICC's Live Learning Center . To read more click here.


Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and Board Converting News (BCN) Announce 2008 Innovator of the Year Machinery Competition - Call for Entries

The 2008 Innovator of the Year Competition is being held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, September 24-26, 2008 in Atlanta, GA. This year’s competition will feature Machinery innovations developed by AICC Associate supplier members. For more information and to view the 2008 Innovator of the Year Brochure and Entry Form, click here


AICC 2008 Spring Meeting Evaluation
Your feedback is important to us, as we are always striving to provide more value at our meetings and to the members. Please assist us in continuing to provide the best meeting format and content by filling out the AICC 2008 Spring Meeting Evaluation Form. We would love to hear your comments or suggestions. To view the evaluation form click here

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Calendar of Events

AICC 2008 Annual Meeting & Super Corr Expo 2008
Omni Hotel @ CNN Center & The Georgia World Congress Center
September 22-26, 2008




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