Waxhaw, NC. August 5, 2008. The Phoenix Challenge Foundation is setting the stage for the 2009 PC College Competition to be held in conjunction with the 2009 FFTA Annual Forum at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida May 3-6, 2009.
The PC College Competition is a school year long event in which an industry challenge, or problem, is presented to the students and requires both market and manufacturing research. Students then present to a panel of industry judges which grade them in four different categories; research, concept, graphics and execution.
The problem for the 2008-2009 school year is as follows:
A distributor of supplies and consumable food items for use and /or sale in college campus coffee shops wishes to enhance their competitive advantage. They want to explore the feasibility of offering short run, custom branded products which offer enhanced competitive advantage over competitors' products, while still allowing the products / packaging to be branded for the particular college campus.
The distributor is issuing a request for proposals to narrow web flexo convertors, asking them to propose the re design and/or repackaging of one or two different flexographic, narrow web printed and converted products typically found in a campus coffee shop. Proposals are expected to deliver enhanced sustainability, increased functionality, and/or improved marketing appeal.
The distributor is issuing the RFP for non-pressure sensitive, flexo narrow web printed products only. No proposals for pressure sensitive labels will be accepted.
The PC College Problem committee was lead by Mark Rankin from University of Central Missouri and included Michelle Surerus, Appalachian State University; Zachery Blackburn, Central Piedmont Community College; Gary Potter, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Dean Gilbert, North Carolina A&T State University; Jim Lentz, Pennsylvania College of Technology; Doug Younger, Pittsburg State University and Ian Baitz, Ryerson University.
About the Phoenix Challenge Foundation
Founded in 1998, the Phoenix Challenge Foundation is an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization of industry professionals dedicated to the recruitment and development of the future workforce for flexography. Each year flexo students and teachers from throughout the U.S. and Canada are invited to the Phoenix Challenge Competitions. The High School event is a two and half-day skill-based competition with hands-on and comprehension testing in operating a flexo press, prepress, plate-making, and overall flexo knowledge. Winners are eligible for scholarships funded by the Phoenix Challenge Foundation. To date, $27,000 in scholarships has been awarded to encourage students to pursue further education and a career in flexography. The Phoenix Challenge College Competition is a school year long event in which an industry problem is presented to the students and requires both market and manufacturing research. Students then present to a panel of industry judges which grade them in four different categories research, concept, graphics and execution. For additional information or to make donations please visit www.phoenixchallenge.org
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