IADD NEWS

• IADD Members Get Discounted Exhibit Rates at Gasketing/Converting Expo '12
• A Valuable New Member Benefit
IADD Members Get Discounted Exhibit Rates on Gasketing/Converting Expo '12
The IADD is again teaming up with the Gasket Fabricators Association and other sponsors to present Gasketing/Converting Expo '12 to be held March 20-22, 2012 in Orlando, FL, USA.

IADD members will get discounted rates on exhibiting (only $200 per table!!!) and attending this trade show devoted exclusively to the gasketing and converting industries.

Manufacturers and suppliers of materials (routine gasket products, materials for electronic and medical products, etc.), converting equipment (laminators, static control, presses, material handling devices and lasers), tooling (male/female, steel rule, combo, etched, rotary, flat, etc.), software, and more should plan to exhibit.

In attendance will be gasket fabricators, converters, distributors, owners, officers, first-line managers, purchasing managers and estimators.

For more information on exhibiting or attending, contact Brian Schaaf at 1-610-971-4850 or email the GFA.

We will send information on registering and hotel reservations with the December monthly username/password email. In addition, more information will become available at www.gasketfab.com/expo.html over the next several weeks.

We hope you will take advantage of this great member opportunity.
NEW! Another Valuable New Member Benefit

For our U.S. members, we're proud to announce that the IADD has teamed up with Sentry Insurance as the preferred provider of quality property, casualty and life insurance plans and retirement products for IADD member companies.

We know that your business and employees are very important to you and providing them with the proper insurance protection is one of your key business decisions. Sentry Insurance understands our industry and offers competitive rates for all your insurance needs. A number of IADD members have already discovered that Sentry's experienced team of professionals are specially trained in the type of exposures faced by businesses in the converting industry.

You will soon be receiving a letter with your local representative's name and contact information. You may also wish to visit Sentry in Booth #117 at Odyssey.
The International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking is a not-for-profit international trade association serving diecutters, diemakers, and industry suppliers worldwide. The IADD provides conferences, educational and training programs, networking opportunities, a monthly magazine, technical articles, regional chapter meetings, publications and training manuals, recommended specifications, videos and surveys.

The IADD also presents the Odyssey, an innovative trade show and unique concept in technical training featuring a hands-on Techshop™where training programs come alive in an actual working diemaking and diecutting facility. Call 1-815-455-7519 for more information about the IADD or the Odyssey.