The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has announced its 2008/2009 AmeriStar Package Competition call for entries. The AmeriStar honors the best packages of the year with winners selected from 15 categories. Any package or family of packages produced after January 1, 2007, and not previously entered into an AmeriStar competition is eligible for submission into the 2008/2009 program. There are two entry deadlines for entering packages: early deadline is December 15, 2008; final deadline is January 8, 2009. Judging will take place on January 22, 2009. More info: www.iopp.org/ameristar