Meeting Information
PSCI holds an Annual Meeting at the PACK EXPO tradeshow in the Fall of each year, which consists of a mix of industry leading speakers and extensive committee meetings. Normally, the Annual Meeting alternates between Chicago and Las Vegas, the sites of the PACK EXPO tradeshow.
Upcoming Meetings:
McCormick Center, Chicago, IL - November 5-6, 2024
Past Meetings:
PSCI 2023 Annual Meeting – September 12 - 13, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV
Meeting Materials:
Schedule of Events
UN Performance Packaging Program Operations Update (Anthony Lima)
Molding Efficiencies (Jon Ratzlaff)
Tri-Sure Closures (Sean Smith and Kyle Nastasowski)
Sustainable Packaging Performance (James Overbeeke, Engel Global )
PSCI 2022 Annual Meeting – October 25-26, 2022 – Chicago, IL
Meeting Materials:
Schedule of Events
Plastic Market Trends for 2023 and Beyond, Jeremy Pafford
Key Trends and Observations in the Plastic Packaging Industry, Richard Weil
Update on PHMSA Packaging Testing, Anthony Lima
Introduction to VT Packaging Center and Overview of Pail and Pallet Instructions, Dr. Lazlo Horvath and Mary Paz Alvarez Valverde
State Recycled Content Laws 2022, Terry Iker
PSCI 2021 Annual Meeting - Webinar - September 30, 2021
Meeting Materials:
Schedule of Events
UN Packaging Program Field Operations Update (Anthony Lima)
Advanced Recycling Overview (Jon Ratzlaff)
PHH Org Chart
Lee Container Approval
Mauser USA Approval
M&M Industries Approval (CA Approval 20201146678)
PSCI 2020 Annual Meeting - Webinar – November 11, 2020 – 12 Noon Eastern Time (Schedule)
Presentations:
Anthony LIma, PHMSA: Performance Packaging Program Update
Lori Dixon, PhD: Child-Resistant Testing: DISCUSSION OF CHILD RESISTANT BUCKET AND PAIL REQUIREMENTS AND TRENDS
PSCI 2019 Annual Meeting – September 25-26, 2019 – Las Vegas, NV
Schedule, Registration List, and Bios
Presentations:
Anthony Lima, PHMSA: UN Packaging Program Safety Oversight Update
Presentations:
Anthony Lima, PHMSA: UN Packaging Program Safety Oversight Update (PPT download)
Ron Cooke, ExxonMobil: Material blends and additive effects on injection molding and container performance
Plastic Injection Molds and the Global Market
PSCI 2018 Annual Meeting –October 16-17–Chicago, Il
Schedule, Registration List, and Bios
Presentations:
Anthony Lima, PHMSA: UN Packaging Program Safety Oversight Update
Alan Suan, ExxonMobil: Energy Savings in the Plant
PSCI 2017 Annual Meeting –September 25-26 –Las Vegas, NV
Schedule, Registration List, and Bios
Presentation:
Nick Vafiadis, IHS Markit, Resin Supply 2017
PSCI 2016 Annual Meeting – April 5-6, 2016 – Marina del Rey, CA
Schedule, Registration List, and Bios
Presentation:
Ron Cooke of Exxon Mobile: Environmental and Material Effects on
Container Performance
PSCI 2015 Semi-Annual Meeting – October 1, 2015 – Las Vegas, NV
Schedule, Registration List and Bios for PSCI Semi-Annual Meeting at The Venetian Hotel on October 1, 2015
Presentations:
Tim Shestek, American Chemistry Council Presentation on Legislation Impacting Plastics in the West
PSCI Annual Meeting April 14-15, 2015, Naples, Florida
Schedule of Events and Registration List
Presentations:
Food Contact Materials: Is Safety a Concern?
Food Product Safety
U.S. DOT PHMSA Performance Packaging Program Update
PSCI 2014 Semi-Annual Meeting October 27-28, 2014
Presentations:
Ann Grimaldi’s Presentation on the New Safety Data Sheet System
PSCI 2014 Annual Meeting April 6-7, 2014 La Jolla, California
Presentations:
Anthony Lima, PHMSA
Jim Murphy and Marty Dennis, Multi-Color Corporation
Maryann Jashinske, Packaging Engineering Solutions
PSCI 2013 Semi-Annual Meeting October 8-9, 2013 Fairfax at Embassy Row Hotel, Washington, D.C.
2011 PSCI Annual Meeting, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa Monterey, California March 20-21, 2011
Registration List and Schedule
RPPC Presentation
Nick Vafiadis, CMAI Global, Presentation on Resin Supply and Demand
Sean Golarzian, Husky Machine, Presentation on Controlling Energy Costs in Pail Manufacturing Facilities
2010 PSCI Semi-Annual Meeting, Hyatt Lodge, Oakbrook, Illinois October 20, 2010
Registration List
Program Update Presentation —Anthony Lima, Office of Hazardous Materials Enforcement
2010 PSCI Annual Meeting, Marriott at Laguna Cliffs, Dana Point, California, March 21-22, 2010
Schedule of Events
Speaker Bios
Registration List
Presentations:
Keynote Presentation: The Truth About PCR – Stephanie Baker, KW Plastics
Plastic Pails Recycling Presentation
Closed-loop recycling
Injection Molding Fractional Melt Index, High Density Polyethylene Materials