Board Converting News, July 1, 2024

Deadline Extended For TAPPI/AICC Box Manufacturing Olympics TAPPI and AICC, The Independent Packaging Associa- tion, co-producers of SuperCorrExpo, have announced that entry for the quadrennial Box Manufacturing Olympics has been extended to July 12. All selected entries will be showcased at SuperCorrExpo September 8-12 at the Or- ange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The Box Manufacturing Olympics (BMO) combines TAP- PI’s CorrPak Competition and AICC’s Design Competition into one unified event with competitors from across the globe. The BMO is open to all TAPPI and AICC members who produce corrugated, rigid box and folding cartons, as well as their suppliers. Packaging schools and universities are also invited to participate in the competition and have

their own categories and requirements. Judges will evalu- ate entries on a number of levels, including design, quality, graphic excellence, technical difficulty and innovative application, among others. Sumter Packaging won the SuperCorrExpo Attendees’ Choice award in 2021 for its Employee Appreciation Connect entry.

All entries will be prominently displayed on the exhibit floor and winners will be an- nounced each day preceding the opening session, with the Best of the Industry win- ners and Attendees’ Choice winners being announced on the last day. Winners will be featured on the SuperCorrExpo, TAPPI and AICC websites, and will also be announced in various industry publications. To participate in the Box Manufacturing Olympics, visit https://shorturl.at/BkUNt . To learn more about the competition and download the brochure, visit the Super- CorrExpo Box Manufacturing Olympics webpage at https://shorturl.at/tMh6y . FBA Seeks Member Photos For Next Handbook Edition The Fibre Box Association (FBA) an- nounced that it is seeking photos to in- clude in the upcoming edition of the Fibre Box Handbook. This is a great opportunity for you to showcase your company, the FBA said. For a list of requested images, visit https://shorturl.at/eNXTH . Photos your company currently uses for marketing and sales promotional materials will also be considered. Send all images to jhefferan@fibrebox. org. High-resolution images (300 dpi) in .jpg, .gif or .png format are requested. Files should be named according to the following example: CompanyName_Shor- tImageDescription. If you have problems with large file sizes, you can also upload images to https://shorturl.at/l3Eew .

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