Thursday, April 17, 2025
IPIA Announces the 2025 Grand Event
The International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA) is thrilled to announce the 2025 IPIA Grand Event, taking place November 10–14, 2025, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. This marks the first Grand Event in more than a decade, the last being held in 2014 in Orlando, Florida. This special occasion aims to unite the industry on an international level, bringing together the regional ice associations as well as packaged ice manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers from the global ice community for an energizing and impactful week of connection, collaboration, and celebration. Read more...

Monday, October 21, 2024
IPIA Responds to Alarming CDC Report on Bacterial Infections Linked to Hospital Ice Machines
The International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA) has issued a statement in response to an alarming report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that demonstrates the dangers of unsanitary ice machines in health care settings such as hospitals. The report details 46 cases of infections tied to unsafe ice across four hospitals in California and Colorado between 2020 and 2024. Read more...

Friday, April 19, 2024
IPIA Wins Gold Award at 2024 Hermes Creative Awards for Convention App
The International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA) is proud to announce that it has been honored with a Gold Award at the 2024 Hermes Creative Awards, which is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The association received this esteemed recognition in the Mobile and Web-Based Technology category for its innovative convention app, developed for the 2023 IPIA Convention and Trade Show. Read more...

Monday, November 28, 2022
IPIA Issues Statement on Houston Boil Water Notice
The International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA) has issued a statement in response to the November 27, 2022 boil water notice in Houston, TX, warning the public about the dangers of consuming ice that has been contaminated by unsafe water.  Read more...

Monday, January 25, 2021
IPIA Office Relocating to Lutz
With the expiration of the association’s lease of the IPIA office on Davis Island, Tampa, Florida, the International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA) has relocated our office to the Northfork Professional Center in Lutz, Florida​. Read more...

Monday, January 11, 2021
IPIA Hires Assistant Director
The International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA) is pleased to announce that Melissa Convery has been hired as the new Assistant Director. Read more...

Friday, January 1, 2021
IPIA Hires Executive Director
The International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA) is pleased to announce that Maria Maggio has been hired as the new Executive Director. Read more...