IoPP announces AmeriStar Package Competition call for entries

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has announced the 2006 AmeriStar Package Competition Call for Entries.

The AmeriStar honors the best packages of the year with winners selected from 15 packaging categories.

Any package or family of packages produced after January 1, 2005, and not previously entered into an AmeriStar competition, are eligible for submission into the 2006 program. Early deadline for entering packages is October 6, 2006. Packages received on or before this date qualify for entry fee discounts. Final entry deadline is November 10, 2006, with judging scheduled for December 8.

Display and formal announcement of the AmeriStar award winners will take place at the Packaging Summit Expo and Conference, scheduled for May 15-17, 2007 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

Three special AmeriStar awards include:

 THE BEST OF SHOW AWARD, sponsored by Lansmont Corporation
 THE 3M INTEGRITY AWARD, sponsored by 3M
 THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD, chosen and announced during the Packaging Summit Expo and Conference in 2007

Last year’s top winners were:

 Best of Show - Ready-to-Roll Paint Container, the Sherwin-Williams Company
 3M Integrity Award - Hercules 128-ounce PET bottle for Hawaiian Punch and Mott's, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages
 The People’s Choice Award - Houston Harvest Lenticular Popcorn Tin, Xtreme Graphics