Victoria University has a big act to follow. At last year’s IAPRI World Packaging Conference, a record 170 delegates from 24 countries were represented. There were 93 presentations for the oral and poster categories, produced by some of the leading national and international packaging researchers from industry and academia on 11 topic areas, which ranged from packaging for food and agricultural products to packaging for hazardous and dangerous goods.
But you see, Victoria Uni has an advantage. It is hosting the conference for the second time. It aims to attract approximately 200 delegates, with more than 100 scientific papers presented.
This year’s keynote speakers include, Nina Cleeve-Edwards, packaging specialist, Nestlé Australia, who will discuss Packaging paradoxes: laminating perception and reality.
Cleeve-Edwards is responsible for the innovation, design, safety, compliance, and environmental performance of Nestlé Oceania's packaging. She commenced in the packaging field in 2006 and completed the Packaging Diploma course from the Institute of Packaging UK in 2008. She spent four years based in the Nestlé Research Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she was an Ecodesign Specialist and rolled out a packaging ecodesign tool throughout the company and performed research on bioplastic applications for Nestlé packaging. She has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
The key topics for the 19th IAPRI conference include:
· Active & intelligent packaging
· Distribution packaging
· Logistics & supply chain
· Packaging design, ergonomics & human factors
· Medical, cosmetic & pharmaceutical packaging
· Packaging printing & graphics
· Packaging for food & agriculture
· Packaging for hazardous & dangerous goods
· Packaging machinery & systems
· Novel packaging
· Packaging materials
· Packaging sustainability
· Packaging standards & legislation
There will be a post-conference workshop, hosted by The Engineered Packaging and Distribution research group, on the final day, 19 June, at its Werribee facilities. The hands-on workshop covers the fundamentals of, and latest developments in, protective packaging and distribution hazards.
