- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Save the Date for Focal Point 2013 https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/37419?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/37419?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/37419?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Save the Date for Focal Point 2013&body=ESG News from Wisconsin Institute For Sustainable Technology https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/37419?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Events, Media & Communications](/CSR-News/events-media-communications) # Save the Date for Focal Point 2013 ##### Innovations in sustainable packaging Jul 9, 2013 11:20 AM ET Campaign: [Focal Point 2013: Frontiers in Packaging](/node/37415) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/focalpoint2013titleimage.png) July 9, 2013 /3BL Media/ - The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology has announced the date and session outlines for its third annual Focal Point conference at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Focal Point 2013: Frontiers in Packaging will target opportunities and challenges for the packaging and converting industries in the Midwest. The event will address manufacturing, converting, end-use, and regulatory concerns in flexible and rigid plastics, paper board and specialty paper. Highlights will include expert speaker presentations on: • an overview of recent regulations on packaging for food contact • current trends in sustainable flexible packaging • latest developments in compostable packaging • how to provide evidence for green claims made in packaging • extended producer responsibility • alternative end-of-life management options such as anaerobic digestion • the recyclability & repulpability of paperboard Delegates are also invited to attend tours of UW-Stevens Point’s pilot paper machine and the university’s new Waste Education Center. Providing great value in one jam-packed day, this event will apprise participants of key drivers and issues in their industries. **[Click here for further details about the conference](http://www.uwsp.edu/wist/Pages/FocalPoint/Index.aspx)** [![WIST Logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/Wisconsin_Institute_for_Sustainable_Technology_Brand_Extension_-_Horizon.jpg "WIST Logo")](/profiles/wisconsin-institute-sustainable-technology) ### More from Wisconsin Institute For Sustainable Technology ###### [Savvier Consumers Driving Packaging Innovation: Michael Richmond, HAVI Global Solutions](/news/savvier-consumers-driving-packaging-innovation-michael-richmond-havi-global-solutions) Oct 6, 2015 8:10 AM ET ###### [WestRock Talks Consumer Perspectives on Paper-Based Packaging](/news/westrock-talks-consumer-perspectives-paper-based-packaging) Sep 10, 2015 3:00 PM ET ###### [New Short Course Offered in Biomass Bioeconomy](/news/new-short-course-offered-biomass-bioeconomy) Jul 7, 2015 11:45 AM ET ###### [Workshop Introduces Coating and Lamination to Improve Packaging Performance](/news/workshop-introduces-coating-and-lamination-improve-packaging-performance) Jun 17, 2015 10:50 AM ET ###### [One-Day Course Introduces Nanotechnology Tools and Techniques](/news/one-day-course-introduces-nanotechnology-tools-and-techniques) May 14, 2015 10:15 AM ET ###### [Composting Workshop Focuses on Opportunities for Municipalities](/news/composting-workshop-focuses-opportunities-municipalities) Jan 20, 2015 9:40 AM ET ###### [Sealed Air, Food Safety and Sustainability](/news/sealed-air-food-safety-and-sustainability) Sep 25, 2014 12:10 PM ET ###### [A Focal Point Interview with Attorney Shawn Stevens](/news/focal-point-interview-attorney-shawn-stevens) Sep 17, 2014 11:20 AM ET