Nbsphba Global Expo Announces That It Is Now Accepting Nominations For Its Annual Ipda International Package Design Awards At Wwwhbaexpocomipda Nbspnbspnbspthese Prestigious Awards Honor The Yearrsquos Most Innovative Packaging In Several Categories Including Cosmetics Fragrance Personal Care Skin Care And Sustainabilitynbsp Two New Categories For Packaging Of Samplingtravel Size Products And Athome Devices And Tools Have Also Been Added To This Yearrsquos Programnbspnbspas The Longest Running And Biggest Package Design Awards In The Beauty Industrymdashmajor Brands Niche Players And Indie Companies Have All Won Hbarsquos Ipda Awards For Their Standout Package Design And Engineering Achievementsnbsp Last Yearrsquos Ipda Winners And Finalists Included Lrsquooreal Bath Amp Body Works Jane Iredale Stila Arbonne Urban Decay Pampg Yves Rocher Sephora Johnson Amp Johnson Garnier Aveda Lamik Beauty Tria Beauty Kinara Skin Care Tigi Energizer And Unilevernbsp Nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Any Size Company Can Submit Designs That Are Introduced For Retail From June 1 2010 Through June 30 2011 Including Suppliers Design Firms And Brand Manufacturersnbspnbsp Designs That Have Been Refreshed Improved Or Offer New Features Or Technologies Are Also Eligible To Participatenbsp Nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Finalists For The Ipda Awards Are Announced In Early May And The Category Winners And The Grand Award Are Revealed During The Hba Global Expo Amp Conference June 2830 2011 At The Jacob K Javits Convention Center In New Yorknbspnbsp The Award Finalists And Winners Are Displayed In The Ipda Showcase At Hba Which Is The Largest Source For Product Development In The Industrynbsp More Than 16000 Beauty And Personal Care Professionals From All Over The World Will Be Able To View The Ipda Finalists Up Close And Get Inspiration For Their Future Packaging Design Plansnbspnbsp Nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Ldquopackaging Design Is A Key Influencer In Purchasing Decisionsnbsp At Hba Global We Are Proud To Continually Support And Encourage Creativity And Engineering Achievement And Showcase The Yearrsquos Most Standout Beauty And Personal Care Productsrdquonbsp Said Jill Birkett Brand Director Beauty Amp Wellness Nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Judging For The Ipda Is Done By A Ldquocommittee Of 100rdquo Made Up Of Industry Professionals Designers Suppliers And Members Of The Medianbsp Ipda Submissions Are Evaluated On The Following Originality Design Concept Creative Use Of New Materials Components And Decorating Processes Technical Competency And Effective Brand Messagingnbspnbsp The Hba Ipda Awards Are Widely Promoted Through Press Releases And Pr Newswire And Finalists And Winners Receive Coverage In Leading International Trade Publications And On The Hba Global Websitenbsp Nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp The Hba Ipda Awards Are Sponsored By Beauty Packaging And Happi Magazines For More Information About The Hba Ipda Awards Including The Deadline Fr Submissions Nbspgo To Wwwhbaexpocomipdanbsp Or Contact Nicole Bullock At 6097597603 Or Nbullockhbaexpocom