INDUSTRY CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 21 AICC Canada/CCCA 13th Annual Member Golf Tourna- ment, Nobleton Lakes Golf Club, Nobleton, Ontario OCTOBER 5-7 FTA Fall Conference 2020: Cincinnati Marriott at River Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. OCTOBER 14-16 PPC 2020 Fall Meeting & Leadership Conference: Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Savannah, Georgia. NOVEMBER 10 AICC Region 6 Dinner & TAPPI Trade Fair: Marriott Oak Brook, Oak Brook, Illinois. NOVEMBER 17-18 PPC Folding Carton Boot Camp: PPC Headquarters, Springfield, Massachusetts. DECEMBER 2-4 AICC Mexico 2020 Annual Meeting & Trade Show: Hotel Camino Real Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico. APRIL 26-28, 2021 AICC Spring Meeting: Amelia Island, Florida. AUGUST 9-12, 2021 TAPPI/AICC SuperCorrExpo: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.
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