The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be taking their 2010 National Conference to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria 16 and 17 June.

The biennial event will be themed Back to the Future: The Art & Science of Packaging and is the largest educational conference of its kind in the industry.

The two-day event that will cover packaging, incorporating current trends and future developments, case studies and real-life applications, along with a revisiting of some packaging fundamentals.

Issues like sustainability, openability, ease of use and recyclability are just some of the new developments that will be canvassed.

The conference will also allow delegates to understand how the basic principles of packaging should not be forgotten when developing new packaging concepts.

The 2010 AIP National Conference will bring together leading international and national experts in a variety of fields to cater for everyone in the food, beverage, manufacturing and packaging industries.

Keynote speakers will be world-renowned experts in their fields and the program provides an extensive array of educational and technical opportunities for everyone in the industry.

The AIP National Conference is open to both Members and non-members.

Exhibitors to date include Chep, Australian Packaging Machinery Association, AUSPACK 2011, Viscount, Visy, AES, Tronics, Kraton, LeMac, Matthews, Fibre King and SSI Schaefer.