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NWPCA Staff
President/CEO
Brent J. McClendon, CAE, brent@palletcentral.com
Senior Director, Business Partnerships
Mark A. Barford, CAE, mbarford@palletcentral.com
Directora Senior, México y LATAM
Hilary R. Carr, PhD, hcarr@palletcentral.com
PDS and Membership Services Manager
Susan Cheney, scheney@palletcentral.com
PDS Structural Engineer
Kristen DeLack PE, kdelack@palletcentral.com
Vice President, Communications
Annette Ferri, aferri@palletcentral.com
Manager, Public Affairs
Hallie Fuchs, hfuchs@palletcentral.com
Vice President, Science & Technology
Brad Gething, PhD, bgething@palletcentral.com
Vice President, Public Affairs
Jason Ortega, jortega@palletcentral.com
PDS Software Engineer
Kevin Richey, krichey@palletcentral.com
PDS Associate Software Engineer
George Scharps, gscharps@palletcentral.com
Vice President, Operations and Events
Isabel ("Mimi") Sullivan, msullivan@palletcentral.com
PalletCentral Editorial, Design & Production
Caryn Smith, Driven By Design LLC
palletdesign@comcast.net
PALLETCENTRAL, Volume 23, Number 2.
PUBLISHED BY THE
NATIONAL WOODEN PALLET
& CONTAINER ASSOCIATION
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NWPCA Showcases PDS at Ligna, May 15-19 in Hannover,
Germany
T
he NWPCA team is set to embark on a journey to Hannover, Germany, to
attend the Ligna tradeshow. We are thrilled to be among several of our member
companies and other suppliers to the wooden pallet industry in space G07 in Building
27. e event takes place from May 15-19, 2023.
One of our main objectives at Ligna is to promote and demonstrate the Pallet
Design System™ (PDS), focusing on the following:
• e unit load analysis capabilities for drums and pails
• e sustainability and carbon sequestration potential of wooden pallets
• e integration of PDS with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
• e addition of new species, with a focus on U.S. softwoods
2023 Interpal & Fall Plant Tours in Montreal –
Limited Availability, Members-Only
C
WPCA and NWPCA are co-hosting Interpal from October 3-5, 2023 in
Montreal, PQ, Canada. Interpal is an international event held every four years.
e program includes plant tours of Herwood, Interco, and LCN on Wednesday,
October 4. Educational sessions, followed by a fun closing celebration, will be
ursday, October 5. An exhibition and
loads of networking opportunities will
be available throughout. Please note this
is a members-only event (NWPCA,
CWCPA, FEFPEB). Register early
for this conference. e event is
limited to 450 people. Learn more
at www.palletcentral.com/interpal.
NWPCA Washington Fly-In,
June 6-7
P
lan to join your colleagues on
June 6-7, 2023 for the NWCPA
Washington Fly-In. is event is
essential for members to advocate
for their interests and help shape the
policy environment in Washington,
D.C. We have legislative priorities for
2023 (see page 10), and by meeting
with members of Congress, you can
make a case for policies that benefi t
the industry. In addition to meetings
on Capitol Hill, a reception will be
held on Capitol Hill, attended by
members of Congress. Register at
PalletCentral.com/Flyin.
Registration Open for
Mexican Wood Packaging
Conference
Limited Availability! Registration
Is Now Open for Mexican Wood
Packaging Conference
R
egistration is now open and
limited to 200 people for the
2nd Mexican Wooden Packaging
Conference (CIMEMA), September
5-6, 2023, in Guadalajara, Jalisco,
Mexico. is event brings together
international stakeholders –
manufacturers, end-users, and
suppliers – and provides educational
and networking opportunities. New
this year is the addition of tabletop
vendors. Last year's event sold out,
so register early. Learn more at www.
palletcentral.com/conference-mexico.
