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Australia to host two packaging events

April 23, 2003, Melbourne, Australia

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Melbourne will host two major packaging events from 30 September to 3 October 2003, for the Australian Packaging Machinery Association (APMA) and the Packaging Council of Australia (PCA).

Present your products and solutions live and in person at AUSPACK 2003.

Auspack 2003, the only event in Australia dedicated to showcasing the machinery, materials and technology for packaging, and presented by the APMA, will be held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre.

The event aims to offer exhibitors the opportunity to meet agents, distributors and thousands of potential customers from throughout Australia and the surrounding region to attend over the four days.

Held every two years and alternating between Melbourne and Sydney, AUSPACK is the only major exhibition in Australia dedicated to packaging, machinery and ancillaries. It attracts packaging professionals and users from around the world and serves as a mutually beneficial meeting place for buyers and sellers.

AUSPACK is regarded as an essential event in the packaging industry calendar and Australian and international companies use it as a showcase for their latest product innovations. AUSPACK offers companies an effective 'face to face' opportunity to sell, generate new leads, raise brand awareness and expand networks.

Over 200 exhibitors will take part in Auspack 2003, displaying around 700 national and international products, technologies and services relevant to packaging.

AUSPACK 2005 - July 19 to July 22 - Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Darling Harbour Sydney, Australia - The Centre is in close proximity to the Sydney central business district and situated on the world famous Sydney Harbour.

For visitors, such as production and engineering managers, Auspack aims to offer integrated equipment and technology solutions along the production line to improve productivity and the bottom line, while marketers will have the opportunity to discover new materials, technology and applications that can deliver a marketing edge.

Further information about Auspack 2003 is available from the dedicated website, http://www.auspack.com.au/ or email them at auspack@etf.com.au

The other packaging event will be held in Melbourne at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on 1 October 2003 when the Packaging Council of Australia will announce the Australian Packaging Awards for 2003. "The Magic of Packaging" is the theme for the 2003 Australian Packaging Awards. If you wish to receive an entry brochure by mail, please email your contact details, including full postal address, to: Lynn Whelan - email: nswdiv@packcoun.com.au

The Awards Presentation Dinner is always booked out well in advance, with a long waiting list. Sixteen individual awards will be announced at the Dinner, covering: Plastics Packaging; Environment; Family of Packages; Consumer Acceptability; Glass; Industrial Packaging; Labelling; Tinplate; Promotional Packaging; Folding Carton; Aesthetics; Packaging the Brand; Export Success; Innovation and the National Packaging Covenant Action Plan Category.

And for the first time there will be a "Best of Show Award", sponsored by the Packaging Council of Australia. The winner will be selected from the gold winners in each category.

Entries close on Friday, 6 June 2003 and further information is available from Lynn Whelan, awards manager, Packaging Council of Australia, nswdiv@packcoun.com.au

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