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6 ista views • October 2016 • www.ista.org Inside ISTA Headquarters SPC Advance 2016 September 19-21, Portland, Oregon It was clearly evident by partaking in this year's Sustainable Packaging Coalition conference, that the Packaging Industry, as a whole, has not lost focus designing environmentally responsible packaging. The conference offered an excellent blend of topics and perspectives from material development, to current & forthcoming regulations, to a case study on the implementation of a software tool that enables sustainable packaging design practices to be considered earlier in the packaging development process. 14th Cold Chain GDP & Temperature Management Logistics Global Forum September 26-30, Boston, Massachusetts This great event is host to the who's who in Cold Chain and ISTA took part in the conversation by presenting on the importance of utilizing standardized testing methods as well as incorporating shock & vibration into your packaging design & validation processes. On the road... Eric Hiser, ISTA's Vice President, Technical recently attended the Sustainable Packaging Coalition Advance 2016 conference in Portland, Oregon and the 14th Cold Chain GDP & Temperature Management Logistics Global Forum in Boston, Massachusetts. The following is a snapshot of Eric's visits. Follow Us On LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook! We use social media channels to connect and share the latest news with our members and the industry. It's the fastest way to make sure you're in the know. Visit the ISTA website to begin following us today! ISTA Members Receive COMPASS Discount Trayak is excited to announce that ISTA members are entitled to special access to COMPASS, the leading life cycle assessment application at a 10% discount. Developed through a stakeholder process using the Sustainable Packaging Coalition's definition of sustainable packaging, COMPASS is now owned and managed by Trayak, the application's original developers. Trayak continuously updates COMPASS with the latest material and regional data sets in order to support functional packaging materials and systems that promote economic and environmental health. With COMPASS Comparative Packaging Assessment you can: -Analyze primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging components and compare alternate scenarios -View detailed packaging life cycle environmental impacts using consumption and emission metrics -Track recycled/ certified content and view solid waste profile For a free trial or to learn more about COMPASS, visit https://design-compass.org/ or contact Prashant Jagtap at Prashant.jagtap@trayak.com ISTA Delegates Reminder Update Your User Profile to be Included in Search Tool Be sure to visit the ISTA Member Center to provide your Latitude and Longitude information as well as choose General Services pertaining to your company to be included in the ISTA Search Tool. Simply choose VIEW AND EDIT USER PROFILE in the Member Center to begin.