tion’workforce for the label industry across Europe. A special feature on FINAT’s stand will, once again, be the Recycling Desk, at which visitors can obtain information about the various recycling solutions for spent release liner, and where a special video will be launched to promote awareness among both users and manufacturers of labels concerning the necessi- ty, and benefits of, secondary uses for spent liners. Award Winners On display on the FINAT stand will be the winning entries in this year’s FINAT Label Competition. Not only are these labels the best in their class, but what is equally interesting are the stories behind their suc- cess. FINAT will present a series of video-recorded in- terviews with the winning companies in the main category groupings, to provide a source of inspira- tion for continuous improvement and innovation, which will be rewarded in future editions of the competition. FINAT will also be encouraging participation in Tar- sus’ growing Label Academy initiative, providing label and packaging industry technical training online in topic-specific modules, with the opportunity for stu- dents to acquire technical certification for each suc- cessfully completed module.
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of advanced online features, which the members-only website offers today, along with its year-round events program. This includes a series of webinars; FINAT’s biennial Technical Seminar next March, updating members on the self-adhesive technology along the supply chain; its major annual opinion-leading event for senior managers, the European Label Forum in June; and, for young managers in the label industry’s many and varied disciplines, the Young Managers Club Congress, taking place later in 2018. Digital Studies Labelexpo Europe will also be the launch platform for FINAT’s Digital Label Study, which will offer a crit- ical analysis of the current digital label printing tech- nology landscape in Europe, as well as identifying trends and future projections relevant to digital label print across different regions and sectors. FINAT will also present an update on the important topic of attracting ‘young talent’ to the labels and pack- age printing industry. At the beginning of this year, FINAT launched an initiative, together with the German label association VskE and other national associations, with the objective of developing an industry campaign that can be instrumental in attracting the ‘next genera-
Industry Events
Flexographic Technical Association October 9-11, 2017 Fall Conference St. Louis, MO
PrintTHINK Summit September 5-7, 2017 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL PRINT 17 September 10-14, 2017 McCormick Place Chicago, IL Pack Expo September 25-27, 2017 Las Vegas, NV Labelexpo Europe September 25-28, 2017 Brussles Expo Brussels, Belgium
CorrExpo October 16-18, 2017 Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, RI
Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute March 11-14, 2018 Converter Meeting Fairmont Grand Del Mar San Diego, CA Labelexpo Americas September 25-27, 2018 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center Rosemont, IL Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute March 10 – March 13, 2019 Converter Meeting The Omni Grove Park Inn Ashville, NC
Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute October 8 – October 11, 2017 2017 Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Gainey Ranch Resort & Spa Scottsdale,AZ
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