IAPRI holds an annual event hosted by one of its members. The event alternates between a Symposium and a Conference.
The IAPRI Symposium is open only to IAPRI members. Members are invited to submit papers which are refereed by the Scientific Committee. The Symposium normally lasts three days.
Admission to the Symposium is available to those members submitting papers. The aim of the Symposium is to explore innovations and developments in packaging science and Technology, advancing the state of the art in packaging materials and systems.
New and unpublished material is presented at the Symposium making it a unique event for those working in the packaging research area.
Topics covered in a Symposium come under the following headings:
- Packaging materials Product/Packaging interactions
- Active Packaging Intelligent and smart packaging
- Packaging and the Environment Packaging machinery
- Packaging Design Distribution and transport
- Testing packaging and testing
- Packaging and E-commerce Packaging laws and regulations
- Medical Packaging Packaging of dangerous goods
