OAK BROOK, Ill., March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Canon's Packaging Group, which includes Packaging Digest, and Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News, announces the 2014 Visionary Awards competition is now open and accepting entries. This awards program is designed to pay tribute to the people in packaging who show vision and leadership in advancing their company's goals of innovation, differentiation, savings and growth.
"Ask the winners from last year's Visionary Awards competition, and you'll hear that being recognized as a packaging visionary is personally and professionally gratifying," says Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor of Packaging Digest. "I'm excited to announce that we're starting off our second year of our Visionary Awards, grateful for the opportunity to celebrate the people of packaging who guide others to greatness."
The Visionary Awards is not for new packages, technologies or processes. It is all about people. The competition accepts entries from individuals or teams involved with packaging anywhere in the world at a product manufacturer/marketer.
Categories for entry include visionaries in Packaging Production & Operations and Packaging Development & Design. Visionary Award finalists and winners will be selected based on: the significance of their accomplishments, the measurable results of their accomplishments, and their success in motivating their team, based on personal accounts/testimonials.
Parties interested in entering the 2014 Visionary Awards competition are encouraged to visit the entry site for complete details, including entry form, eligibility, entry checklist, judging and entry fees. Deadline to submit entries and required materials is Friday, April 4, 2014. Send entry inquiries to [email protected]. Keep up to date on news regarding the Visionary Awards program on Twitter at #PackVision.
2014 Visionary Award finalists will be recognized and winners will be honored at a special ceremony held in conjunction with the AmeriStar Package Awards, sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals. The co-joined event will take place on June 10, 2014, during UBM Canon's EastPack Conference and Exposition, June 10-12 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
Visionary Award and AmeriStar Package Awards sponsorship opportunities are also available. Contact [email protected] for sponsorship options.
About Packaging Digest
Packaging Digest is the premier packaging media brand. Respected worldwide for its timely and extensive coverage of trends, best practices and new technologies, the magazine reaches more than 80,000 subscribers who comprise decision makers in corporate management, operations and engineering as well as design and brand leaders. Through its online presence, Packaging Digest also offers expanded reach via eNewsletters, videos, webcasts and other targeted services, making this brand the vehicle of choice for those seeking to reach the $470 billion global packaging market. Packaging Digest is a media brand of UBM Canon.
About Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News
Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News (PMP News) is a comprehensive resource for medical and pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals who need focused, reliable, and timely information to make intelligent packaging decisions. PMP News reaches more than 63,000 packaging professionals in the healthcare product packaging market via magazine, online, digital editions, e-newsletters, webcasts, whitepapers, and UBM Canon packaging trade shows.
About UBM Canon
UBM Canon LLC, the leading B2B media company dedicated exclusively to the global $3.0 trillion advanced manufacturing sector, helps support the flow of information, commerce and innovation in such sophisticated segments as medical devices and pharmaceutical development. UBM Canon also addresses cutting-edge developments in broader areas of advanced engineering design and manufacturing, and manufacturing processes and packaging. UBM Canon is part of UBM plc (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.
About UBM plc
UBM plc is a global events-led marketing services and communications company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers together at events and online, as well as producing and distributing news and specialist content. Our 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries is organized into expert teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
For more information, go to www.ubm.com; follow us on Twitter at @UBM plc to get the latest UBM corporate news.
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