dupont has selected judges to choose which packaging solutions demonstrate excellence in technological advancement, responsible packaging and enhanced user experience from the pool of global nominations.&ldquothis panel is instrumental in keeping the industry&rsquos longest running, independently judged awards program competitive and relevant,&rdquo said yasmin siddiqi, global packaging relationship manager, dupont. &ldquothe judges represent different parts of the value chain and different geographies so they can bring a broad and diverse perspective that enables them to thoroughly assess which ones are gamechanging packaging innovations.&rdquofor innovators looking to nominate their packaging solutions, the competition remains open until feb. 2. entry forms and guidelines are available at packagingawards.dupont.com.members of the 2015 judging panel includeroza altin packaging development director, yildiz holding, turkeyhung le vice president, global innovation engagement, meadwestvaco mwv, usadavid luttenberger, cpp, global packaging director, mintel group, ltd., usa and lead judgepaul pezzoli, vice president, global packaging innovation & technology, kellogg company, usapat reynolds, vice president and editor, packaging world, usajane skelton, head of print and packaging, sainsbury, uknandlal tiwari, head of packaging development, glaxosmithkline gsk, singaporegeorge wofford, vice president, core r&d, sealed air, usaromulo zamberlan, head of packaging development, natura, brazil&ldquoone of the unique things about the dupont awards for packaging innovation is that judges represent such a variety of industry knowledge and expertise and perspective,&rdquo said david luttenberger, this year&rsquos lead judge. &ldquoa great judging panel helps build credibility for the award, and year over year, dupont manages to build a fresh panel who deliberate on what is truly innovative. as a result, you earn a dupont award, you don&rsquot just win it.&rdquojudges will spend three days together in march reviewing and debating entries from around the world. in advance of this session, each judge prepares and presents an indepth review of a group of entries based on excellence in one or all of these areas technological advancement, responsible packaging and enhanced user experience.&ldquothe judging process is robust and the facetoface opportunity gives us a chance to not only interact, but to touch, feel and experience the packaging as the consumer would,&rdquo luttenberger said. &ldquothat&rsquos imperative to the process.&rdquodupont will videotape portions of the proceedings and capture juror&rsquos insights on industry trends and post on packagingawards.dupont.com.brand owners, retailers, packaging designers, converters and technology providers from around the world are encouraged to enter new packaging that has been commercialized since jan. 1, 2013. there is no fee for entry and dupont materials do not need to be in the packaging structure. winners will be honored at a ceremony on may 14, 2015. information on the program and past winners is posted on packagingawards.dupont.com.
