Innovations In Barrier Packaging SymposiumJune 7-8, 2006Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlanta, Georgia, USAwww.tappi.org/06barrier

Need Help Balancing the Demands for Better Barrier at Less Cost?Find out how to apply innovative techniques and materials that can help you:

Meet and exceed customers’ barrier packaging expectationsManage costsBring new and unique products to marketDifferentiate your products from competitors’

Dynamic MarketKline and Company reports that the U.S. market is over $1 billion for barrier packaging films and $3 billion for flexible packaging. The study further reports that barrier and flexible packaging are gaining significant ground onmore traditional rigid containers and foil laminates.

Find out more during the Keynote Presentation presentation on June 7th at 8:30 a.m.

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Innovations in Barrier Packaging SymposiumContemporary barrier packaging is more than just a container for a product; it is often expected toeducate, market, promote, and sell while also preserving, protecting, and dispensing its contents.Increasingly sophisticated demands for packaging are pushing the barrier packaging industry toconstantly strive to provide high-performance materials—at lower per-unit costs.

Driven in large part by today’s busy and mobile lifestyles, barrier packaging is evolving to providethe convenience and portability that caters to the on-the-go consumer. And marketers recognizethat packaging can be a powerful vehicle for enhancing product image and increasing marketability,especially with clear barrier and stand-up pouch applications. As manufacturers and retailersrespond to consumers’ rapidly-changing performance expectations, converters are reacting to meet the needs of the manufacturers and retailers.

Attend the Innovations in Barrier Packaging Symposium to explore the some of the most significant issues for barrier packaging. And benefit from practical ideas that can help you:

Gain insight into the market conditions that are driving constant change and innovation in barrier packaging.Understand emerging criteria for protection, appearance, and performance in packaging.Find out how converting technologies are being used to enhance package performance.Explore how to create a sustainable advantage with new and innovative materials.Learn about real-world challenges in converting barrier web materials to a finished package.Network with experts and peers in the industry.

Who Should AttendThe 2006 Innovations in Barrier Packaging Symposium is ideal for product developers, project man-agers, engineers, project managers, marketing managers and directors, researchers, technicaldirectors and managers from consumer products or food companies, chemical equipment andsupply companies, raw materials suppliers, and converters.

Keynote Presenter Howard R. Blum, Kline and CompanyFor converters, the ability to meet and exceed customers’ expectations, man-age costs, bring new and unique products to market, and differentiate them-selves from competitors can yield significant payoffs. According to a 2005 studyby Kline and Company, a research and consulting firm, the U.S. market is over$1 billion for barrier packaging films and $3 billion for flexible packaging. Kline’sreport, “High-Performance Barrier Packaging Films USA 2005: BusinessAnalysis and Opportunities,” further indicates that barrier and flexible packaging

are gaining significant ground on more traditional rigid containers and foil laminates. Keynote pre-senter, Kline and Company’s Howard R. Blum, will discuss highlights from the company’s 2005report on June 7th at 8:30 a.m.

June 7-8, 2006 Atlanta Marriott Marquis Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Images provided by PrintPakand Alcan Packaging.

Be sure to attend the dynamicEnd-User Panel sessions! Wednesday, June 7th at 4:40 PMProduction Issues with Flexible Barrier Packaging End users will share their real-world experiences and chal-lenges in converting barrier web material to a finished package.

Thursday, June 8th at 4:00 PMFuture Needs in Barrier Flexible PackagingExperts discuss future developments and implications for the industry.

Register Early and Save!Registration fees for the Innovations in Barrier PackagingSymposium are $1295 for TAPPI members and $1945 fornon-members who register by May 12, 2006. After that date,fees are $1595 for TAPPI members and $2345 for non-members. See the registration form for complete details. Toregister, complete the attached form or call TAPPI’s MemberConnection at 1-800-332-8686 (US), 1-800-446-9431(Canada) or +1-770-446-1400. Or, register online atwww.tappi.org/06barrier.

Hotel and Travel InformationThe Innovations in Barrier Packaging Symposium will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, 265 PeachtreeCenter Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 USA. To take advan-tage of special TAPPI room rates of $129 single or $139double, call 1-888-228-9290 or (404) 521-0000 to makeyour reservations. Or you can go online and follow the link at www.tappi.org/06barrier. Special Group rates areonly available up to the cut-off date of May 12, 2006.

Delta Air Lines: TAPPI’s Official Airline for Conferences, Meetings, and EventsTAPPI has partnered with Delta Air Lines as the official airline for meeting and business travel for 2006. Simply go to www.delta.com to make reservations and enterTAPPI’s SkyBonus account number: US445684101 on the passenger information screen.

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This symposium is presented by the TAPPI PLACE (Polymers, Laminations, Adhesives, Coatings, Extrusions) Division,the Flexible Packaging & Converting Industry’s Leading Resource.

Advisory Committee: Andy Christie, Principal Engineer - Optex Solutions • Brad Rodgers, Senior Project Engineer - FritoLay Tom Dunn, Product Development Director - Printpack • Lee Murray, Senior Research Fellow - Alcan PackagingBill Koros, Professor - Georgia Institute of Technology • Craig Sheppard, Executive Director - AIMCAL

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Innovations in Barrier Packaging Symposium Preliminary Program

8:20 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.Welcome/Introduction/Logistics

8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.Keynote Presentation:Market Trends & Developments in Barrier PackagingHoward R. Blum, Kline & Company

9:20 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Virtual Product DevelopmentJohn Perdikoulias, Compuplast Canada

10:30 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.Metallized PET - Major PackageEnhancements and Foil “Like” BarrierLarry Webb, American Packaging

11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.New Developments in Adhesive “ADMER” Resins in Aluminum PackagingShigeyuki Yasui, Mitsui Chemicals Inc.

11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Thinking Outside the Extrusion Coating Bag: Using Extrusion Coating Barrier Primers for Non-Traditional ApplicationsJessica Bodine, Mica Corporation

1:30 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.Multiplex High Barrier Paper/PolyPackaging Material InnovationsGopal Iyenger, Stora Enso

2:10 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.Sustainable-based Resin for Extrusion Coating of PaperBill Kelly, Danimer

2:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Innovative, Ecological PackagingStewart Richards, Innovia

4:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.Internal Mandrel Cooling ProcessNeil Campbell, NCI

4:40 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.End User Panel - Production Issues with Flexible Barrier Packaging

8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.Technology Developments in FlexibleBarrier Packaging MaterialsBernard Henry, Oxford University

8:40 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Permeation of Gases and Vapoursthrough Polymer Substrates andBarrier Layers: MeasurementChallengesHolger Norenberg, Technolox

9:20 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.TBA

10:30 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.Clear Barrier and High Volume ProductivityLiz Josephson, Applied Films

11:10 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.The Effects of Retort Conditions on Clear High Barrier PouchesJim Lush, Ceplast Metallized Films

11:50 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.Nanocomposite CoatingsHarris Goldberg, InMat Inc.

1:30 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.Step Change Improvements in Barrier Using MDOEric Hatfield, MDO Engineering

2:10 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.Innovations in Barrier Film Die TechnologiesTim Callahan, Extrusion Dies

2:50 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Added Value APET FilmsVolker Siebott, Brueckner

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.End User Panel - Future Needs in Barrier Flexible Packaging

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