As population, wealth and markets expand across the globe so do the demands on packaging and packaging manufacturers. Sustainability, recyclability, source reduction and other concerns drive markets now as much as product protection and utility of use. As packaging researchers we need to be on the leading edge of these developments. By working together with material manufacturers, machine builders, packagers and engineers we can create packaging that not only circles the earth but can help save it. We can create Packaging Design for the 21st Century.

The Clemson University Department of Packaging Science together with CEFPACK and the Sonoco Institute for Packaging Design and Graphics are proud to host the 24th IAPRI Symposium in beautiful Greenville, South Carolina, only 32 miles from the Clemson campus. Clemson is one of only approximately eleven universities in the world offering degrees in Packaging Science. With its state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories Clemson leads the way in hands-on packaging education and research.

CEFPACK - The Clemson University Center for Flexible Packaging is a membership-based research organization housed within the C.U. Department of Packaging Science laboratories. CEFPACK provides highly precise materials and packaging systems testing for its members and other industry clients.	The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics - The Institute will provide a collaborative environment where ideas and innovations in packaging design and graphic enhancements can be explored. Housed in the new Harris A. Smith building the Institute is set to lead the way in visionary packaging technology for years to come.