INDUSTRY CALENDAR NOVEMBER 1 Chicago TAPPI What’s New: Oak Brook Marriott, Illinois. NOVEMBER 8-10 Foundation for Packaging Education Inaugural Fundrais- ing Event: The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, SC. NOVEMBER 15-16 AICC Mexico Annual Meeting & Trade Fair: Riu Plaza Guadalajara Hotel, Guadalajara, Mexico. NOVEMBER 19 AICC Canada 2022 Holiday Party: Universal Event Space, Vaughan, Ontario. DECEMBER 9-11 ICPF Holiday Weekend in New York: The Muse, New York, New York. MARCH 1-4, 2023 AICC West Coast Ski Meeting: Snowbird, Utah. APRIL 19-21, 2023 PPC Spring Outlook Conference: Nashville, Tennessee. APRIL 24-26, 2023 AICC Spring Meeting: Trump National Doral Resort, Miami, Florida.
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