PROGRAM - below is the 2008 program schedule. Check back soon for our 2009 program!

The 2008 International Transport Packaging Forum™ will offer attendees a wide range of technical presentations by expert speakers as well as networking activities and additional programs.

 

DATE
SPEAKER or EVENT
SUNDAY MARCH 16  8:00am-12:30pm CPLP Technician Workshop click here for details
1:00pm-5:30pm CPLP Technologist Workshop click here for details
MONDAY MARCH 17  8:00am-5:00pm Registration
8:00am-12:00pm CPLP EXAM
10:00am-2:30pm Golf Outing click here for details
3:45pm-4:45pm All About ISTA and the FORUM click here for details
St. Patrick's Day Celebration
5:00pm-6:30pm Meet & Greet
6:00pm-8:00pm Volleyball Tournament click here for details
TUESDAY MARCH 18 7:30am-8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00am Welcome! Networking Activity
9:00am-11:00am Fun for the Family click here for details
9:00am General Session begins:
Bill Armstrong Sustainability Issues in Distribution Packaging Operations click here for abstract
Blair Garcia Global Trends and How They Affect the Rail Industry click here for abstract
10:00am-10:30am Morning Break
Karen Greene and Anthony Alleva Laboratory Practices for Optimal Thermal Gel Design and Specification click here for abstract
Eric Joneson Air Transport Vibration Study click here for abstract
Laura Bix New Frontiers in Usability Testing click here for abstract
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
Dennis Young Packaging Myths III: Compression, Stacking, Top Load click here for abstract
Kevin Howard Stories from the Field click here for abstract 
Harold Reisman Medical Device Packaging: Overcoming the Global Challenges click here for abstract
2:30pm-2:45pm Afternoon Break
Sam Sheppard Fidler The Importance of Focused Test Method Development click here for abstract 
Patrick McDavid Is ISTA 3A Really That Good? click here for abstract 
Jay Singh Measurement and Analysis of Temperature and Pressure in High Altitude Air Shipments click here for abstract 
6:00pm-8:30pm FORUM Welcome Night gather for transportation at 6:00pm
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19  7:30am-8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:00am General Session begins:
Matt Daum Managing a Packaging Engineering Team: Tips, Tools and Tradeoffs, Part 2 click here for abstract
Dan Hill and Bill Mascaro NMFTA Past, Present & Future…How Will Recent Changes Affect Your Business? click here for abstract
Bill Kipp New Considerations for Random Vibration Testing of Packaged-Products click here for abstract
Paul Singh Dynamics of SMALLS! click here for abstract
10:00am-10:30am Morning Break
Robert Parvis Wal-Mart and Sustainable Packaging in 2008 click here for abstract
Bob Sanders A Model for Carbon Management in Transportation click here for abstract 
Chip Stone Vibration Testing 101 click here for abstract 
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch
Robby Martin Getting it Right for the Customer, But at What Price? click here for abstract
Diana Twede Universal Principles of Transit Packaging Throughout History click here for abstract 
2:30pm-2:45pm Afternoon Break
Thomas Goedecke Temperature and Air Change Rates in Freight Containers During Transport Between Europe and Destinations in Asia and Australia click here for abstract
Herb Schueneman Will the REAL Random Vibration Spectrum Please Stand Up? click here for abstract
3:45pm-4:45pm ISTA Update
6:00pm-9:00pm Exhibitor Reception click here for details
THURSDAY MARCH 20 8:00am-9:30am Breakfast with Exhibitors click here for details
9:30am-9:45am Forum Highlights
9:45am General Session begins:
Ralph Rupert Stability Evaluation and Comparison of Stretch Hooding versus Stretch Wrap Unit Loads click here for abstract
Ed Church Developing New Temperature Profiles for US Parcel Shipping Lanes click here for abstract 
David Shires Distribution Testing of Works of Art click here for abstract 
Rod Derifield R-Value: Sustainability through Design click here for abstract
11:45am-12:00pm End of Forum Wrap-Up
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