Board Converting News, March 31, 2025

Flexo Platemakers Gather For Annual Conference In Arizona

INDUSTRY CALENDAR APRIL 23-25 PPC 2025 Spring Outlook & Strategies Conference JW Marriott Indianapolis, Indiana APRIL 30-MAY 2 AICC 2025 Spring Meeting Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort Bonita Springs, Florida MAY 4-6 FBA Annual Meeting Ritz Carlton Vanderbilt Beach Naples, Florida MAY 4-7 FTA Forum & InfoFlex David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association (FPPA) hosted its 26th Annual Conference from Febru- ary 23–25, 2025, at the Omni Tucson National Resort in Tucson, Arizona. For more than a quarter century,

MAY 7-9 IADD Odyssey Expo 2025 Cobb Calleria Centre Atlanta, Georgia MAY 20-21 Folding Carton Boot Camp PPC World Headquarters Springfield, Massachusetts JUNE 2-3 AICC Southeast Summit The Westin Atlanta Gwinnett Duluth, Georgia JUNE 10-12 Amplify

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Print Finishing & Embellishment Event Donald E. Stevens Convention Center Chicago, Illinois OCTOBER 6-8, 2025

AICC 2025 Annual Meeting The Sheraton Grand Hotel Chicago, Illinois OCTOBER 20-22 TAPPI CorrExpo Savannah Convention Center Savannah, Georgia NOVEMBER 5-7 PPC 2025 Fall Meeting & Leadership Conference JW Marriott Vancouver, British Columbia APRIL 13-15, 2026

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AICC 2026 Spring Meeting The Omni La Costa Resort Carlsbad, California

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