PACK EXPO sponsors WPO's Worldstar 2010 Awards Ceremony.
Press Release Summary:
PMMI is pleased to announce PACK EXPO has signed on as Platinum Sponsor of World Packaging Organization's WorldStar awards ceremony. WPO will present these packaging awards on May 17 at a special event during Interpack 2011. Honor recognizes the best packages among award-winners from competitions around the world. Representing 30 countries, entries will be judged in 7 categories: Beverage, Electronic, Food, Health and Beauty, Household, Pharmaceutical and Medical, and Other.
Original Press Release:
PACK EXPO Sponsors WPO's Worldstar 2010 Awards Ceremony
Arlington, Va.; - PMMI, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO family of trade shows, is pleased to announce PACK EXPO has signed on as Platinum Sponsor of the World Packaging Organization's (WPO) WorldStar awards ceremony.
WPO will present these "best-of-the-best" packaging awards on May 17, at a special event during Interpack 2011 (Düsseldorf, Germany; May 12-18, 2011). The honor recognizes the best packages among award-winners from competitions around the world.
"It's an honor to be part of such a great event and to bring more attention to innovative packaging," says Charles D. Yuska, president & CEO of PMMI.
With the WorldStar Awards, WPO is choosing the best packaging from among 278 entries. These entries, representing 30 countries, will be judged in seven categories: Beverage, Electronic, Food, Health & Beauty, Household, Pharmaceutical & Medical and "other." WPO will also present its President's Award and Sustainability Awards at the May event.
"Excellence and innovation are the hallmarks of PACK EXPO, so it's very fitting that we sponsor an event recognizing both," Yuska says.
The ceremony will also include a drawing for a trip for two attendees to PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (September 26-28, Las Vegas Convention Center); PMMI is providing the trip.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas, at the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center in September, will draw about 25,000 attendees and feature more than 900 packaging and processing solutions providers serving markets as diverse as food and beverage, confectionery, pharmaceutical and industrial uses.
Tickets to the WorldStar ceremony may be purchased by contacting WorldStar Administrator Rachel Brooks: Rachel.brooks@iom3.org. To learn about additional sponsorship opportunities, contact WPO Vice President Tom Schneider: tom.s@issi-texas.com.
About PMMI
PMMI organizes the PACK EXPO trade shows: PACK EXPO International, PACK EXPO Las Vegas and EXPO PACK México, connecting participants in the packaging and processing supply chain with their customers around the world. Coming Up: EXPO PACK México at Mexico City's Centro Banamex, June 21-24, 2011, and PACK EXPO Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 26-28, 2011.
PMMI is a trade association of 560-plus member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and related converting machinery in the United States or Canada; machinery components and packaging containers and materials. PMMI's vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging, and its mission is to improve and promote members' abilities to meet the needs of their customers.
Learn more about PMMI and the PACK EXPO trade shows at PMMI.org and Packexpo.com.
About WPO
Founded in 1968 on the occasion of the second Japanese International Packaging Exhibition, the World Packaging Organization is made up today of member organizations from 42 countries. Many members are packaging institutes; other significant members are national or regional trade organizations that promote their countries' packaging products. In recent years, WPO has focused on packaging in developing nations.
With headquarters in Stockholm (Sweden) the entity promotes projects and actions aligned to its main slogan "Better Quality of Life Through Better Packaging for More People." With that mission in mind, WPO encourages the development of packaging technology, science and engineering; stimulation of international trade; and the advancement of packaging education and training. The President, Keith Pearson, is based in South Africa.
