drupa 2021 Rescheduled For April In Germany
Board Converting NEWS INTERNET DIRECTORY
An announcement has been made regarding the resched- uling of drupa. The new date of April 20-30, 2021, is now firmly established in the international calendar. The deci- sion to postpone was difficult, but the only right choice for everyone involved. Following are some statements from the industry confirming loyalty to the trade fair and em- phasizing the importance of direct interaction with existing and new customers made possible by global trade fairs. The industry hopes for a quick end of the pandemic and is counting on a strong drupa 2021. “We are glad Messe Düsseldorf decided to postpone drupa to 2021,” says Giacomo Farnè, Sales Representative for Italian exhibitor Pentabox. “drupa is the industry’s key event everyone is waiting for. That’s why it is so import- ant that the trade fair can function without restrictions, that many visitors come and that we can exchange ideas inten- sively for 11 days.” Hiroaki Shimosaka, General Manager of Graphic Sys- tems Business Div. of Fujifilm Corporation, agrees: “We were already in the final stages of preparing for drupa 2020. However, given the current exceptional situation, we believe the decision to postpone was both right and unavoidable. The announcement in March has minimized the economic damage to exhibitors and we are grateful that the decision was made before the impact could be- come even more drastic. However, while the Coronavirus is causing social distancing and general caution, the com- munication infrastructure provided by the printing industry, and the role of print remains unchanged. We are therefore preparing for drupa 2021 to be successful, when the ex- tent of the Coronavirus has subsided.” Of course, the postponement goes hand in hand with adjustments, but it also offers opportunities: Some ex- hibitors plan to make the most of the additional time and complete and redevelop further innovations - and thus have a greater presence at the trade fair in 2021. In the meantime, drupa invites its community to take advantage of the website’s various features to present themselves, publish company and product information free of charge and keep up to date via the newsroom and social media channels. These services can bridge the current need for presentation and visibility as well as provide the industry with targeted information and interaction There are also positive comments from countries with strong representation at drupa which are heavily affected by the Coronavirus such as China and Italy – for example from the Italian Paper Flow Group: “Due to the pandemic, we need to give people and companies the time to regain their strength and wait for confidence to return as the driv- ing force for private and business life. We believe that the postponement of drupa gives everyone the opportunity to regain balance on which to build the future,” says Stefano Monfredini, Sales Director at Technomac Italia.
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