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The ISTA Forum, Our Signature Event!

The ISTA Forum, including TransPack & TempPack events is where the packaging community comes together to tackle today's challenges, explore industry best practices, discover the latest trends, and together shape the future of transport packaging.

  • TransPack TransPack presentor addresses audience

    TransPack provides a mix of presentations, research and solutions surrounding the optimization of packaging for transport.

  • TempPack

    TempPack focuses on technical topics, insights and presentations related to global temperature-controlled performance packaging.

Event Rates

The ISTA Forum registration rate includes attending sessions from both TransPack or TempPack events at no additional cost. The event programs are uniquely designed to offer attendees the opportunity to network together during the shared meals, breaks and receptions.

Access to Session Recordings: All ISTA Forum attendees enjoy access to the 2025 TransPack & TempPack session video recordings, straight from the stage, shortly after the event.

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Questions about registering?
Contact Lisa Bonsignore, ISTA VP of Events at lisa@ista.org or (517) 325-0434

  • ISTA Member

    Early-bird Registration
    Rate BEFORE January 24th
    $1,625

    Regular Registration
    Rate AFTER January 24th
    $1,750

  • Non-Member

    Early-bird Registration
    Rate BEFORE January 24th
    $1,750

    Regular Registration
    Rate AFTER January 24th
    $1,875

  • Educator

    Registration
    $1,275

  • Student

    Registration
    $975

  • Trainings

    Training fees are extra and not included in the forum registration rate. Enroll in a training course through the forum registration process.
    Learn more about available courses.

Policies

  • Attendee: After registering for TransPack or TempPack, if you have no replacement and need to cancel the registration, you must do so in writing by email to lisa@ista.org, to be received no later than 5:00pm EST, February 24th, 2025, to obtain a full refund of registration fees. After this cancellation deadline, only 50% of the registration fee will be refunded. We reserve the right to cancel or change a topic or speaker.
  • Policy on Industry-Sponsored Social or Educational Events: No commercial, institutional, social or educational event may be held at the Forum venue between Monday, March 24, 2025 and Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

AnchorISTAEF Fundraising Event

What: ISTA Educational Foundation Fundraising Dinner
When: Monday, March 24th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: NBC Sports Grill and Brew at the Universal CityWalk
Address: 6000 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819
Registration: $150

The ISTA Educational Foundation (ISTAEF) is hosting a special fundraising event at the NBC Sports Grill and Brew at the Universal CityWalk in Orlando, Florida on Monday, March 24th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Join us for a great opportunity to network, reconnect with friends, and contribute to raising funds for undergraduate research grants and scholarships. Your support will encourage research in undergraduate transport packaging and inspire the next wave of packaging industry leaders!

Registration Options:

  • Attending the Forum is not required to attend the ISTAEF Fundraiser.
  • The NBC Sports Grill and Brew at the Universal CityWalk is within walking distant of the Loews Royal Pacific Resort, the hosting venue for the ISTA Forum.
Register for the ISTAEF Fundraiser only Register for the ISTA Forum & ISTAEF Fundraiser



Sponsor the ISTAEF Fundraiser!

Helping ISTAEF cover the costs of the dinner will allow the Foundation to focus more funds on our commitment to undergraduate research grants, offering innovative opportunities for budding researchers to explore and pioneer in our field. 

Sponsorship fee: $2,800

Become a Sponsor
Beyond supporting the ISTAEF’s overall mission, sponsoring the fundraising dinner offers several benefits:
  • Elevated Brand Exposure: Gain visibility with your logo featured across all event marketing materials, including social media promotions, press releases, and on-site signage.
  • Exclusive Networking Opportunities: Every sponsor receives 5 complimentary registrations for the dinner. Bring colleagues, guests, customers, or anyone of your choosing to engage with a diverse audience comprising students, educators, industry professionals, thought leaders, and community stakeholders—expanding your network and forging invaluable connections.
  • Support for Undergraduate Research Grants: Your sponsorship directly impacts our ability to provide more funding for our commitment to undergraduate research grants, offering innovative opportunities for budding researchers to explore and pioneer in our field.

AnchorPhoto Gallery

Visit the ISTA Forum photo galleries to discover more about TransPack, TempPack and the networking opportunities unique to the ISTA Forum.

Photo Gallery!

About ISTA

The International Safe Transit Association (ISTA) is a member-based nonprofit that empowers organizations, and their people, to minimize product damage throughout distribution and optimize resource usage through effective package design. Worldwide, ISTA is the most trusted, knowledgeable and respected authority in predictive package-performance testing and design standards, helping its members develop more effective packaging to withstand the ever-changing risks of the global distribution environment.

ISTA’s more than 1,100 corporate members are located in 45 countries and includes over 650 certified testing labs, 400 leading brand owners, 300 packaging suppliers, and 300 research and academic institutions and students.


Who Attends

The ISTA Forum brings together hundreds of packaging professionals, providing you with a unique opportunity to connect with a highly target audience.

Companies who have attendeed the ISTA Forum include:
  • 3D Systems
  • 3M Company
  • Abbott Laboratories Diagnostics
  • Division Abbott Nutrition
  • ABF Freight
  • ACH Foam Technologies
  • ADE, Inc.
  • Adept Packaging
  • Advanced Packaging Technology Laboratories
  • AeroSafe Global
  • Agency of Korea National Food Cluster
  • Agilent Technologies
  • All AQ Products
  • Allergan
  • ALMO CORPORATION
  • Alouette Cheese USA LLC
  • Altair Engineering Ltd.
  • Amazon
  • American Aerogel Corporation
  • American Testing Laboratory, LLC
  • AMERIPEN
  • Amwin Trading LLC
  • Andersen Corporation
  • Apple
  • ASM International
  • Aspen Surgical PR Corp.
  • Atlas Box & Crating Co., Inc.
  • Axiom Consulting
  • B&G Foods, Inc.
  • BASF Corporation
  • Bay Cities Container Corporation
  • Bayer Health Care
  • BD Diagnostics
  • Beckman Coulter, Inc.
  • BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
  • Boise Inc.
  • Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
  • Bose Corporation
  • Boston Scientific
  • Brown-Forman
  • BSH Home Appliance Corporation
  • Bureau of Dangerous Goods
  • Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc.
  • Bush Brothers & Co.
  • California Polytechnic State University
  • Carlex Glass America, LLC
  • Cartier
  • Casper
  • Caterpillar Inc
  • Cathay America Consulting
  • CCF Brands
  • CCR
  • Celulosas Mairo SA de CV
  • Center for Packaging & Unit Load Design - Virginia Tech
  • Chainalytics
  • Chamberlain Group
  • Chemical Company
  • CHEP USA
  • Christian Brothers University
  • Chubb
  • Church & Dwight Co., Ltd.
  • Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, LLC a Gentherm Co.
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Clemson University
  • Cold Chain Technologies
  • Coldkeepers
  • Compadre LLC
  • Concept Packaging Group
  • ConMed Corporation
  • Consult Schmidt LLC
  • Control Power-Reliance, LLC
  • CooperVision
  • Corning Incorporated
  • Corruven Canada Inc
  • Covidien
  • CSXT Intermodal
  • Danish Technological Institute
  • Data Physics Corporation
  • DDL, Inc.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs- National CMOP
  • Diebold Inc.
  • Diversified Technical Systems, Inc
  • Dometic
  • Domtar
  • Dongling Technologies USA
  • Dow Chemical
  • Drinkworks
  • Ebro North America
  • Edwards Lifesciences
  • EFP, LLC
  • Electrolux Major Appliances
  • Eli Lilly & Company
  • Elite Electronic Engineering Inc
  • Emballages Jean Cartier Inc.
  • EMC Corporation
  • Envirotainer
  • EPS Industry Alliance
  • Ericsson AB
  • Essity North America Inc
  • ExxonMobil
  • F5 Networks
  • FCA LLC
  • Fibre Box Association
  • Fresenius Kabi USA
  • FTR | Transportation Intelligence
  • GE - Appliances & Lighting
  • GE Healthcare
  • Ge Healthcare Cell Culture
  • Genentech
  • Generac Power Systems Inc.
  • General Electric
  • General Mills
  • General Motors
  • Georgia Pacific
  • Georgia Tech Research Institute
  • Georgia-Pacific Corrugated LLC
  • gh Package and Product Testing & Consulting
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Good Foods LLC
  • Goodman Manufacturing
  • Great Northern Corporation
  • Green Bay Packaging Inc.
  • GreenBlue/Sustainable Packaging Coalition
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Harris Corporation
  • Harris RF Communications
  • Hewlett Packard Company
  • Highlight Industries
  • HNI
  • Home Depot Canada
  • Honda Power Equipment
  • HP Inc.
  • HQTS QA International Services Co., Ltd.
  • IAPRI
  • IBM Corporation
  • INCPEN
  • Industria Colombiana de Café S.A.S - COLCAFE
  • Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial Instituto Politecnico Nacional on Mexico
  • International Paper
  • Intertape Polymer Group
  • Intertek (Schweiz) AG
  • ITENE
  • Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies
  • Japan Business Logistics Co.,Ltd
  • JCPenney Co.
  • Kasetsart University
  • Kellogg Company
  • Keurig Dr Pepper
  • Kimball International Incorporated
  • Kite Pharma
  • Klein Tools
  • Kohler Company
  • Kokusai, Inc.
  • Korea Conformity Laboratories
  • Korean Standards Association
  • Kraft Foods
  • Kyongbuk Science College
  • L&E International. Ltd
  • L.A.B. Equipment, Inc.
  • L’Oreal USA
  • Lab126
  • Land O’Lakes
  • Lansmont Corporation
  • Larson Packaging Company
  • Legrand
  • Lennox International
  • Lexmark International
  • Lifoam
  • LogisALL R&D Institute
  • Mabe
  • Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
  • Malpack Corp
  • Master Brand / WoodCrafters
  • McNeil Nutritionals, Johnson & Johnson
  • Mead Johnson Nutrition
  • Mediline Isothermal Solutions LLC
  • Medtronic
  • Menasha Corporation
  • Merck
  • Meyer Corp.
  • Michael Foods, Inc.
  • Michigan State University
  • Micom Laboratories, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Mid-Atlantic Packaging, Inc.
  • MilliporeSigma
  • Millwood, Inc.
  • Mission Foods Corporation
  • Modality Solutions LLC
  • MOM Brands
  • MSA
  • MTD Consumer Products
  • MTF Biologics
  • Muller/ Lachenmeier
  • Multi-Wall Packaging Corporation
  • MYS (HK) International Holdings Ltd.
  • National Instruments
  • NatureMade
  • NCEE Labs
  • Nefab Inc.
  • Nelson Laboratories, Inc.
  • Nestle Purina PetCare Company
  • Nestle R&D
  • Network Partners
  • Newell Brands - Lifoam Industries
  • Newell Rubbermaid
  • Niagara Bottling, LLC.
  • Ningbo JOY Packaging Technology Company Limited
  • Nlogis.
  • NNE Pharmaplan
  • Noise & Viliation Technologies, LLC (NVT Group)
  • Nordic Cold Chain Solutions
  • NOVA Chemicals
  • Novo Nordisk A/S
  • Ongweoweh Corp
  • Orcon Industries Corporation
  • PAC Worldwide Corporation
  • Packaging Corporation of America
  • Packaging Design & Development
  • Packaging Forensics Associates, Inc.
  • Packaging Knowledge Group LLC
  • Packaging Technology Group
  • Packaging Technology Integrated Solutions (PTIS)
  • Packaging World
  • Packnomics, LLC
  • Packsize International LLC
  • Pangea
  • Paragon Films, Inc.
  • Parameter Generation & Control Inc.
  • Parenteral Supply Chain, LLC
  • Pelican Biothermal
  • PepsiCo
  • Peutz Industrieel Ontwerp bvba
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • Plantronics
  • Plastilite Corp
  • PMMI Media Group
  • Polyfoam Corporation
  • Polytechnic University of Valencia
  • Pregis Corporation
  • Professional Disposables International, Inc.
  • Pro-Pack Testing Laboratory, Inc
  • Protek Pharma Worldwide
  • Purdue University
  • Purple Diamond Testing Services
  • Q Products & Services
  • Rand Whitney Packaging
  • Ranpak Corporation
  • RB Manufacturing LLC
  • Reckitt Benckiser
  • Reusable Transport Packaging
  • Rheem Manufacturing
  • Ring Container Technologies
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Rockline
  • RockTenn Company
  • Roper Corporation
  • Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories
  • S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
  • Safe Load Testing Technologies S.L.
  • Sam’s Club
  • Samsung Electronics
  • Sargento Foods Inc.
  • Sauder Woodworking
  • SC Johnson
  • Schreiber Foods Inc.
  • Seagate Technology
  • Sealed Air
  • Sears Holdings
  • SGS North America, Inc.
  • Shippers Products
  • Shrink Packaging Systems
  • Sigma Stretch Film
  • Signode Industrial Group
  • Silgan Containers
  • Sirim QAS International Sdn Bhd
  • SmartCAE
  • Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic
  • Smithers Pira Limited
  • Smur fit Kappa Development Centre
  • SMURFIT KAPPA NORTH AMERICA
  • Sonoco Products Company
  • Sonoco Protective Solutions
  • Sonoco ThermoSafe
  • Sonos, Inc.
  • Southeast Testing and Engineering
  • Southern Marketing Associates, Inc.
  • Specright
  • Sterling Mfg. & Dist.
  • Stratasys
  • Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
  • Stryker Puerto Rico, Ltd.
  • Syngenta Crop Protection
  • TAPS International Co., Ltd.
  • Techlab Systems
  • TemperPack
  • TEN-E Packaging Services
  • Tetra Pak Inc
  • Tharco
  • The Dow Chemical Company
  • The Hershey Company
  • The Home Depot
  • The J.M. Smucker Co.
  • The Nelson Company
  • The Schwan Food Company
  • The Swiss Colony
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Timber Products Inspection
  • Topa Institute
  • Tractor Supply Company
  • Trane Company
  • Trane Ingersoll Rand
  • Transpak
  • Transportation Technology Center
  • True Manufacturing Company
  • TUV Rheinland
  • UL International Italia srl
  • UN1F1ED2 Global Packaging Group
  • Unilever
  • Unilever Brazil
  • Unisource Global Solutions
  • Unisource Worldwide, Inc.
  • United States Marine Corps
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Wisconsin - Stout
  • UPS Customer Solutions
  • VA CMOP
  • va-Q-tec AG
  • Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates
  • Vera Bradley
  • VERITIV
  • Vibration & Shock Technologies, LLC
  • Vibration Research Corporation
  • Victoria University
  • Victory Packaging
  • Virginia Tech
  • Wayfair
  • West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation
  • Westpak Inc.
  • WestRock
  • White & Company
  • Whitehouse Analytical Labs
  • Woodcrafters Home Products, LLC
  • Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd.
  • WuXi AppTec
  • xpedx
  • Zimmer Biomet Spine
  • Zimmer, Inc.
  • Zoetis