The second Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum will be held March 12, 2008 at Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Hotel, the same site that hosted the sold-out initial PPF in March, 2007. Sponsored by Healthcare Packaging and Packaging World magazines, this year’s PPF will include conference presentations, networking opportunities, and exhibits.

August 15 is the deadline for those who would like to be considered as a speaker. Fill out the speaker proposal form and e-mail it to Jim Butschli, Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Packaging at butschli@packworld.com.

Among the key topics of interest to our readers are the following:

- FDA regulations
- Validation of packaging processes, equipment, and materials
- Packaging line efficiency and automation, including OEE and controls integration
- Cold chain challenges
- Counterfeiting and security-related issues
- Combination products including drugs, biologics, and medical devices
- International packaging challenges
- Generic drugs

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