Board Converting News, July 15, 2024

P+PB Seeks Additional Nominations For 2025 Board

For more information or to receive a nomination form, contact the P+PB at (703) 935-5386 or email nominations@ paperandpackaging.org with questions. Also, contact Sa- mantha Mareno, USDA Marketing Specialist, at (720) 827- 4907 or email Samantha.mareno@usada.gov for addition- al information. Registration Open For AICC Membership Benefits Webinar AICC, The Independent Packaging Association, invites members to take part in a webinar on July 31 at 3:00 p.m. EST that focuses on the key benefits of AICC membership. Hosted by AICC Membership Manager Patrick Moore, participants in the 30-minute webinar will learn how to access online resources and have the opportunity to ask questions. The webinar is useful if your company has recently joined AICC or if you have an employee you would like to be more involved with AICC. It’s also a great reminder of what the AICC benefits are and how to access them. To register, visit https://shorturl.at/lQMDY . The meet- ing will be online in Microsoft Teams. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a link for the meeting. For more information or if you would like to schedule a personal meeting, contact Patrick at pmoore@aiccbox.org of at (703) 535-1394.

The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) announced it is seeking nominees for two open board seats in the south (one-year terms) and one importer (two-year term). The term begins January 1, 2025. The south includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. P+PB is opening up the nomination process again be- cause these additional board seats became available after its nomination period for three other open seats ended on May 24. The Board seeks experienced industry members who can bring deep industry knowledge to the board’s delib- eratons and represent a range of product sectors includ- ing containerboard, paperboard, kraft and printing, writing paper and office paper. The board encourages the nomi- nation of diverse candidates including women, minorities, ethnicities and cultures who can bring different perspec- tives and ideas to the board’s deliberations and discus- sions. Nominations start immediately and run through July 18. All nominations are submitted to USDA and the Secretary of Agriculture appoints new board members by the end of 2024.

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