IoPP – Cascade Chapter

Nick Cowel has expressed interest and accepted the open position as Cascade Chapter President. He is a Senior Packaging Engineer with 12 years professional experience in a various industries including High Tech, Automotive, Pharmaceutical and Contract Packaging. 1998 graduate from Michigan State University’s School of Packaging and a member of IoPP since 1995. Served in various positions on MSU’s IoPP Student Chapter Board including President (1997), Vice President (1997) and Treasurer (1996). Recipient of the “Outstanding Representative of IoPP Scholarship Award”, MSU IoPP Student Chapter (1997). As a board member of MSU’s IoPP Student Chapter – was responsible for scheduling, coordinating & hosting chapter meetings, corporate visits, university and Pack Expo events as well as growing student memberships and collecting membership dues & event fees.

IoPP announces the arrival of two new books in its Bookstore.

Environmental Packaging Guidelines is written by Becchi Oesterle, Immediate Past Chairman of IoPP’s Sustainable Packaging Technical Committee. The book updates a lot of information from a previous edition, and Becchi also introduces several new chapters and a packaging scenario case study to illustrate key points made throughout the book.

The other book is the Pharmaceutical Packaging Handbook. It’s written by IoPP member and Packaging Hall of Famer Edward J. Bauer, and it examines packaging approaches for pharmaceutical products, as well as for biologics, medical foods and medical devices.

As always, IoPP members receive a generous discount off the price of each book. To order, go to www.iopp.org/bookstore.

We are compiling results of our membership’s efforts over the past year that will qualify us for the Chapter of the Year award. We are asking for your help.

The categories below are all worth points for our chapter. If you are a member of IoPP and have contributions in any of these categories, please email Ashley Vogel by February 10, 2012.

• Articles: Awarded for each article authored or co-authored by a chapter member that appears in a packaging publication. Please provide the publication issue, page number and author.
• Lecture: Awarded for each chapter member who lectures at a career day, fund raising activity or similar event including an allied industry organization meeting.
• CPP Applicants: Awarded for each chapter member applying for the certification exam.
• New CPP Recipients: Awarded for each member achieving CPP status.
• CPP Recertification: Awarded for each chapter member qualifying for Recertification.
• Professional Development: Awarded for each hour of presentation when a chapter sponsors a special meeting for the purpose of professional development.
• Design Competitions: Awarded for each entry from a chapter member in a packaging competition.
• IoPP Packaging Competition: Awarded for each entry from a chapter member in the AmeriStar Package Competition.
• Mentoring: Awarded for establishing and maintaining a mentoring program.
• Award Nominations: Awarded for each nomination of a chapter member in the annual Awards determinations: Institute Fellow, etc.
• Technical Council: Awarded for establishing a Technical Activities Council to coordinate with National’s Council.
• Committee Members: Awarded for each chapter member serving on a National Technical Committee or task group.
• Allied Organizations: Awarded for each chapter member serving in a volunteer capacity on another allied industry organization technical council.

The Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, IoPP’s well-received educational program in packaging, announces 2012 course dates. It is a chance for those who need more training in particular areas of packaging to sharpen their job skills, or for newcomers to gain a well-rounded grounding the profession. The program covers all aspects of packaging, with three-day sessions in January-February in Orlando, FL; June-July in Chicago, IL; and September-October in Atlanta, GA. Early sign-up is strong for Orlando, so act soon to assure your seat. For details, visit www.iopp.org/fundamentals.