
July 28, 2008 - August 1, 2008
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Summer Now, Some are Later: Gear up for Busy Months ahead with AICC’s Summer/Fall Training Boot Camp!
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- Do you have sales representatives that you want to engage, motivate and train for the coming sales season?
- Do you have a new production plant employee who could benefit from training on standard converting equipment?
- Are you hearing the buzz about Sustainability and want to educate your team on Chain of Custody issues as it relates to you and your customer?
If you answered yes to any of these questions then AICC’s upcoming education programs will meet those needs and them some. Read on to find out more or Click here to access the AICC Education Calendar.
AICC Training Calendar.
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Are you hearing the buzz? Buzzwords like Renewable, 100% Recycled, SFI, FSC, COC, and more!
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More and more Customers are asking are you certified? Certified in what you may be asking? Why? Might be your next thought. With the recent increase in Sustainability Packaging initiatives and retailer requirements your customers are looking for packaging solutions that will help them create a more sustainable image for the product. Many companies are looking to Sustainable Certification to answer the questions they think their customers are asking. Join us for a 1 hour Webinar on Understanding Chain of Custody Certifications for the Packaging Industry.
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GEAR UP FOR THE BUSY SEASON. Train your production people now. Increase profits by improving the packaging product.
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Your Customers want the perfect box. Perfect printing, perfect color, perfect design in record time. And they all want it now. If you like all other manufacturers are experiencing downtime in August, then gear up for your selling season by grooming your production crew to achieve perfection with AICC’s Fundamentals of Improved Flexo Printing on Rotary Die Cutters. This 3 day intensive course at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, WI offers both classroom and on-press instruction.
ONLY 6 spaces left!!
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When the group is too big to leave the plant, let AICC bring the Education to you!
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AICC’s On-Site Training is an opportunity for you to bring training to your company. Imagine the cost of sending 8 people to a course on customer service? The cost of airfare, hotel, meals, and time out of the office quickly adds up to an outrageous expense.
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AICC’s 2009 Fall Color Forecast for Autumn/Winter 2009 says that there is a taste for change. The forecast shows distinct color groups all related to personalization, mobility, quality, smart solutions and eco-friendly packaging.
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If your customers packaging requests are reading like a fashion forecast perhaps its time to refresh your production and quality management teams understanding of color and corrugated by attending Advanced Flexography for Corrugated scheduled for September 8-9, 2008 at Clemson University in South Carolina.
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Are you ready to SELL? The busiest season is just around the corner and are your salespeople ready? Are they working hard this month to find potential new business?
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Have they shook hands with any new clients in August with guaranteed business in September? Top Sales People are always three steps ahead of the competition and can predict what their customers want before the actually need it. Can you?
If the answer "YES" is a meager one and not an YES! OUTLOUD, then the AICC’s Renewing Your Sales Force, September 11-12, 2009 in Toronto, Canada is a course you need to send your Sales Manager to without delay. Renew your Sales Force and experience sales performance with over the top sales results. This course is guaranteed to be “SOLD OUT” so register now to reserve your seat.
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Together Everyone Achieves More
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Are you looking for MORE in 2009? More Money, More fun, More time? You need stronger leaders, Stronger teams. Leading teams achieve Greatness when the Leader and the team are in sync. Team leaders are at the heart of any successful organization. They’re the motivators and the problem-solvers. But team leaders aren’t born, they’re trained. Prepare your department teams by grooming the leaders at Basic Supervisory & Leadership Training will be held in September in Toronto, Ontario on September 9 and 10, 2008.
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Welcome, New AICC Member!
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Sheet Plant
David Harrison, Chairman/CEO
Mike Harrison, President
Container Service Corporation
2811 N. Viridian Boulevard
South Bend, IN 46628
(574) 232-7474 Phone
(574) 232-8061 Fax
dave@containerservicecorp.com
mike@containerservicecorp.com
www.containerservicecorp.com
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EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! (IMAGINE YOUR NAME HERE) Box Company Saves $84,000 By Reducing Waste
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(IMAGINE Your Name) Box Company achieves 10% improvement in productivity adding $269,000 to gross sales.
How did you do it? Is your story worth writing? Would you like your story to be a better one next year? AICC’s Advanced Production Supervisor Training being offered October 7-8, 2008 in Cleveland, OH will find the waste, and increase productivity by working with your Production Supervisors to develop information and production data specific to your company’s work environment.
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AICC Conducting ECT Degradation Study
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With the sustainability focus clearly upon us and the resulting incentives to use lighter-weight liners and mediums to achieve your customers’ sustainability goals, the need to measure and report on sheet properties before and after converting has never been stronger. To help establish some baseline data we are conducting an ECT degradation study. This study, the protocol for which is documented in the following pages, will be a confidential comparison of your product conducted by independent test labs under TAPPI test procedures. Read More....
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"LET’s GET DIGITAL" Pre-Press Trends and the Impact on Design
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Offered in partnership with the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation (ICPF) and the Fox Valley Technical College, this is a two day intensive workshop on digital pre-press and processes that impact design is being held on October 8-9, 2008 at Fox Valley Technical College.
This event will cover digital workflows, coordination of the various production components, equipment utilized, and include live on-site demonstrations. The workshop is intended for structural and graphic designers, customer service, pre-production, production, supervision, and line management people from corrugated box and display makers/
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Renewing Your Sales Force: Beginner Level
Available throughout the year as computer based training.
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Understanding Change of Custody Certifications for the Packaging Industry
Wednesday, August 13, 2008: Webinar
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Fundamentals of Improved Flexo Printing on Rotary Die Cutters
Monday through Wednesday, August 18-20, 2008: Appleton, WI
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Advance Flexography for Corrugated
Monday & Tuesday, September 8-9: Clemson, SC
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Basic Supervisory and Leadership Training
Tuesday & Wednesday, September 9-10, 2008: Toronto, ON
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Renewing Your Sales Force: Intermediate Level
Thursday & Friday, September 11-12, 2008: Toronto, ON
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Production Managers Forum
Wednesday & Thursday, September 24-25, 2008: Atlanta, GA
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Advanced Production Supervisor Training
Tuesday & Wednesday, October 7-8, 2008, Cleveland, Ohio
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"LET’s GET DIGITAL" Pre-Press Trends and the Impact on Design
Wednesday & Thursday, October 8-9, 2008, Appleton, Wisconsin
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"LET’s MAKE A DEAL" Renewing Your Sales Force (Advanced)
Wednesday & Thursday, October 23-24, 2008, San Francisco, California
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Upcoming Region Meetings:
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Calendar of Events
AICC 2008 Annual Meeting & Super Corr Expo 2008
Omni Hotel @ CNN Center & The Georgia World Congress Center
September 22-26, 2008

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