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Latest News
ISTA Forum USA Sponsor Exhibition
Showcase your brand with an ISTA Forum turn-key kiosk—limited spaces available.
Big Things Are Coming – Registration is Open
We’re finalizing the TransPack and TempPack programs—details coming soon.
Call for Workgroup Participants
ISTA has received several requests for protocol maintenance and new test development.
NEW: CONNECT is Here!
CONNECT is ISTA's powerful mobile-friendly collaboration tool, available to everyone at no charge!
Open RFP | Distribution Environment Data Collection Program
Seeking bids: Distribution Environment Data Collection Project– Brazil & Mexico.
ISTA Awards European University Research Grant
Hasselt University has been awarded the inaugural European University Research Grant.
Package Design and Testing Solutions
Getting Started with Design & Testing
The packaging world continues to face new challenges as both society and retail evolve and designing for transit is essential. Gaining insight into supply chain hazards and ensuring the most appropriate design tool is leveraged are critical to success.
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ISTA Test Procedures
Design tools, such as pre-shipment distribution testing, help confirm insights and offer a valuable understanding of packaged-product performance. Ensuring you select the correct ISTA test procedure for your desired outcome is important.
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Making Package Testing Easier with PackSight
PackSight, a new online test planning and reporting platform for ISTA test procedures makes testing even easier for you and your team!
New: Web-based test reporting now available for 3A!
Coming soon: Custom test planning
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Certification Programs
ISTA offers certification of testing laboratories, transit-testing and professionals.
Looking for an ISTA certified testing laboratory or packaging services?
Locate a testing laboratory capable of performing the testing you require or companies to help you with package design, test equipment, packaging supplies and much more!
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ISTA values providing education, training, and support to the global transport packaging community. From ISTA's Forum, international symposiums, focused webinars and certification and training programs, we offer many opportunities for packaging professionals to learn, excel, network, and stay close to industry trends and solutions.
2026 ISTA Forum USA | TransPack, TempPack & Trainings
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Packaging Dynamics Professional (ISTA PDP) Certification Pre-Forum Training
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
CC 201 | Introduction to BioPharma Cold Chain Pre-Forum Training
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
CC 301 | User Requirement Specification (URS) to Operational Qualification (OQ)Pre-Forum Training
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Online Library
The ISTA library contains hundreds of papers, presentations, case studies, white papers and recorded webinars from the best minds in the industry. It is your resource and is a wealth of knowledge and information for anyone involved in transport packaging. Members receive free access to most items. Not an ISTA member? Join ISTA today!