Feb 10, 2009 -- Feb 12, 2009
WESTPACK 2009
Conference and Exposition
(Cannon Communications LLC)

Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA, USA

Contact:
TBA

Description: The West Coast’s largest packaging event delivers the latest ideas, innovations and technologies for all your packaging challenges.
Feb 26, 2009 -- Feb 28, 2009
GRAPHICS OF THE AMERICAS
Exhibition and Conference
(Printing Association of Florida)

Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL

Contact:
1-407-240-8009, www.graphicsoftheamericas.com
Mar 03, 2009 -- Mar 05, 2009
LEAN FOR THE SUPPLY CHAIN (SME)
Training Course
(Society of Manufacturing Engineers)

Location: Crown Plaza Hotel, San Jose, CA, USA

Contact:
1-800-733-4763, www.sme.org/leansupplychain
Mar 12, 2009 -- Mar 14, 2009
IADD MIDYEAR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
IADD Midyear Leadership Conference

Location:
Arizona Grand Resort, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Contact: 1-815-455-7519, www.iadd.org

Meeting Description:

This Conference focuses on providing industry executives with the practical tools they need to succeed in the new millennium. Members join other top managers facing similar issues and find practical ways to meet the challenges of today’s tough competitive environment. Internationally recognized experts present the newest management theories and motivational programs to maximize the performance of owners, managers and staff and to help industry leaders manage their businesses more effectively and more profitably.
Mar 18, 2009 -- Mar 20, 2009
PPC ANNUAL SPRING MEETING
Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) Annual Spring Meeting & Strategies Conference

Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

Contact: 1-413-686-919

Description: TBA
Mar 24, 2009 -- Mar 28, 2009
GRAFITALIA & CONVERFLEX ’09
Conference and Exposition

Location: Fiera Milano, New Exhibition Complex, Milan, ITALY

Contact:
www.grafitalia, www.converflex.biz
Apr 01, 2009 -- Apr 03, 2009
AICC 2009 SPRING MEETING
Spring Meeting

Location: J.W. Marriott Washington, DC - Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, USA

Hotel Room Rate: $285.00 (single/double)

Hotel Cut-Off Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Marriott Hotel: 1-800-228-9290 (Marriott International) or 1-800-576-5750 (Hotel Direct Number)

Contact:
1-877-836-AICC (2422), www.aiccbox.com
Apr 15, 2009 -- Apr 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL SIGN EXPO
Conference and Exposition
(International Sign Association)

Location: TBA, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Contact:
1-703-385-4012, www.signs.org
May 06, 2009 -- May 08, 2009
IADD/FSEA ODYSSEY
IADD/FSEA Odyssey

Location: Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA, USA

Contact: 1-815-455-7519, www.iadd-fseaodyssey.com

“Explore...Experience...Excel”:

The Odyssey is the only trade show in 2009 targeted specifically to the diecutting, diemaking, foil stamping. embossing and bindery industries.

As an attendee Odyssey. you will experience a world-class consortium of education and technology like no other.

The Odyssey is the only event in 2009 targeted specifically to diecutting, diemaking, foil stamping, embossing and bindery. As an attendee of this year's Odyssey, you will experience a world-class consortium in education and technology like no other.

Presented by the International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking and the Foil Stamping and Embossing Association, Odyssey focuses on innovative processes, next generation materials, and unique industry services. Odyssey provides the perfect opportunity to connect with your fellow converters, industry and association leaders, and suppliers.

The Odyssey Technology Hall is where you will find the widest range of products and services specific to diecutting, diemaking, foil stamping and embossing processes. Looking for something specific? With over 150 exhibitors, you are sure to find it in the Technology Hall:

  • Automated rule processing & bending equipment
  • Blanking systems & accessories
  • CAD/CAM software systems
  • Consultants
  • Counter cutter equipment & materials
  • Counterplates
  • Creasing matrix
  • Cutting surfaces
  • Cutting blankets/jackets
  • Die ejection materials
  • Die storage racks
  • Dieboards
  • Diecutting automation systems
  • Diecutting and diemaking
  • Diemakers
  • Digital diecutting systems
  • Embossing equipment & supplies
  • Engravers - magnesium, copper, and brass
  • Estimating software Financing
  • Foil stamping equipment & supplies
  • Gripper bars
  • Hologram registration systems
  • Hologram suppliers
  • Hot stamping foils
  • Inspection systems
  • Jig saws
  • Laser cutting systems
  • Makeready systems
  • Plotters
  • Presses
  • Proofers
  • Rule processing equipment
  • Samplemakers
  • Steel rule
  • Unwind/rewind systems
  • Used equipment
  • Waterjet cutting & equipment

We expect a total sell-out of the show floor, giving participants the opportunity to see a wider variety of running machines and to experience the fully operational Techshop,™ where show-and-tell clinics are enhanced by real-time demonstrations using high-tech equipment. In addition, you may choose to attend valuable classroom training programs

For more information, visit www.iadd-fseaodyssey.com. The website will be continually updated as more detailed information becomes available.


  
May 07, 2009 -- May 09, 2009
PRINTSYNERGY '09
Conference and Expo
(The Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia - PIAG)

Conference: May 7 - 9, 2009

Expo: May 8 - 9, 2009

Location:
Cobb Galleria, Atlanta, GA, USA

Contact:
1-714.505.0605 ext. 103, www.piag.org

Conference Overview: If you are a commercial or in-plant printer, marketing executive, creative or print-buyer, PrintSynergy 09 expo and conference is the place for you to be May 7-9, 2009 at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.

There is no other event east of the Mississippi that provides integrated educational content, networking and exhibits for printers, marketing executives, creatives, and print buyers all under one roof. PrintSynergy brings together the worlds of print and marketing in the southeast region, with an underlying theme of ‘profitability’ and the key to obtaining synergy.

Produced by The Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia (PIAG) and managed by PrintFest Show Manager Chris Jacobson, PrintSynergy explores print for advertising and marketing purposes in multiple niche areas, including the integration of print with other non-print media.

“We look forward to creating an event that will serve both our members and the industry in general and we are committed to bringing the southeast to a new level of education, networking and technology within the printing and imaging industry by showing them real world examples of how to increase their profits,” states PIAG Conference & Expo Council Chairman Norvin Hagan, CEO of Geographics in Atlanta

A key success element of this major event is its synergy – through a combination of “show and tell” features, networking, education and an overall emphasis on profitability, this conference and expo will exceed the expectations of the many different audiences within the printing and imaging industry. PIAG Officers, Directors and PrintSynergy Council Chairman Norvin Hagan have committed time, resources and personal involvement to make PrintSynergy 09 relevant for all business and marketing partners, exhibitors, attendees and general audiences.

Act Now For Discounted Exhibitor Rates!

Sign up by August 15th and save $200 off each 10x10’ booth! Don’t miss your chance to be seen at the only event east of the Mississippi that brings together the worlds of print and marketing for printers, marketing executives, creatives, and print buyers - all under one roof.


May 27, 2009
IADD LAKE MICHIGAN CHAPTER CHICAGO CUBS ROOFTOP DECK EVENT
Chicago Cubs Rooftop Deck Event
Save the Date!

The IADD Lake Michigan Chapter is pleased to announce a unique way to enjoy Cubs baseball...on a rooftop deck!
Come one, come all and enjoy the Chicago Cubs, food, drink and fun!

The Chapter event includes the following:

  • Scenic view of the Cubs game from Murphy’s Rooftop.
  • Catered menu of cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, brats, hot dogs, Polish sausage, chips & brownies
  • Beer (Bud, Bud Light, Bud Select, Labatt Blue, O’Doul’s & Old Style), Wine (Cabernet & Chardonnay), Soda (Pepsi, Diet Pepsi & Sierra Mist) & bottled water.
  • Lots of fun!
Location: Murphy’s Rooftop Deck, 3655 North Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60613. Tel: 773-281-5356

Time: TBA

Registration Fee: TBA

Registration Deadline: TBA

Contact: Jill May, IADD Chapter Relations Coordinator, at 1-815-455-7519 or via email at jmay@iadd.org.
May 31, 2009 -- Jun 03, 2009
PAPERCON '09
Conference and Expo
(TAPPI & PIMA)

Conference: May 31 - June 3, 2009

Location: St. Louis Convention Center, St. Louis, MO, USA

Contact: 1-800.332.8686 (US); 1-800.446.9431 (Canada); +1.770.446.1400 (worldwide), www.tappi.org

Conference Overview — Gateway to Success: People, Planet and Innovation

Just like PaperCon’08, the 2009 conference will merge excellent Peer-reviewed papers and invited speakers from PIMA, TAPPI Coating and TAPPI Papermakers. Mark your calendar, and see you in St. Louis!

  • Keynote Address:Hear first-hand how Subaru has successfully lived up to the “reduce, reuse, and recycle” challenge as Keynote Speaker Thomas V. Easterday, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel and Member of the Board of Directors of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA) shares his company’s remarkable success story in the use of recycled materials, reduction of waste, energy consumption and emissions. Learn more about Easterday's presentation.
  • Technical Program: The 2009 sessions will include:
    • CEO Panel
    • State of the Industry
    • Superintendants' Roundtable
    • Reducing Papermaking Variability
    • Papermaking Innovations
    • Paper Machine Measurement & Performance
    • Coating Fundamentals
    • Coating Process Technology
    • Printing Impacts of Coating
  • New Technology Showcase:Take advantage of this unique opportunity to reach an extended number of paper industry leaders, strategists, idea makers and decision makers as you present what your company has to offer to improve their sustainability, profitability and performance. Complete the Application Form today!
Hotel Information:Renaissance St. Louis, 800 Washington Ave.,St. Louis, MO 63101,www.renaissancehotels.com. Please make hotel reservations at the PaperCon '09 group discount rate. Hotel Room rate is $165 + 14.99% tax (reservation system open June 2008).

 

 

Jun 02, 2009 -- Jun 04, 2009
CMM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE EXHIBITION
Conference and Exposition
(CMM)

Location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL, USA

Contact:
www.cmmshow.com

Description:

For close to three decades, CMM International has been recognized worldwide as the leading source of information for new products, technologies, trends and innovations for the converting and package printing industry.

In September 2005, PennWell Corporation acquired CMM International. Our goal has been simple…to enhance and grow the CMM International franchise into the industry’s most dynamic resource for information exchange, networking opportunities, new business development and technology advancement. CMM International 2007 attracted thousands of converters from around the world, with more than 56% of attendees stating that they purchased equipment from a CMM exhibitor either at the show or soon after as a result of visiting them at the show.

Working closely with our industry associations and trade magazine partners around the world, we are proud to offer you in 2009 a comprehensive multi-track conference program, the industry’s most distinguished lineup of speakers and presenters, and an exhibit floor featuring top companies displaying their products and services. Major product segments that will be represented at CMM 2009 include:
  • Flexible Materials
  • Folding Carton
  • Corrugated Boxes/POP
  • Tag & Label
  • Digital Workflow
  • Inks & Coatings
  • Nonwovens & Wovens
Join us in 2009 and see how CMM International can take your tradeshow results to the next level.
Jun 18, 2009 -- Jun 21, 2009
NORTH AMERICAN PACKAGING ASSOCIATION (NAPA) SPRING MEETING
Spring Meeting
(NAPA)

Location: Fairmont Mont Trembant, Quebec, Canada

Contact:
www.paperbox.org

Description: TBA

Jun 22, 2009 -- Jun 26, 2009
NPE 2009 - THE INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS SHOWCASE
Conference and Exposition
(The Society of the Plastics Industry [SPI])

Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, USA

Contact:
1-202-974-5200, www.plasticsindustry.org
Jul 22, 2009 -- Jul 25, 2009
2009 DIECUTTING SYMPOSIUM THAILAND (DST)
Education Seminars and Exhibition

Location: Paragon Exhbition and Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand

Contact:
In Japan: Akiyoshi Shiraiwa, Nippo I.B. Co., Ltd. Phone 81-3-3262-3464; Email sri@nippo-ib.jp Outside Japan: Robert Larson, Larson WorldWide, Inc. Phone 1-781-659-2115; Email larson@dieco.com
Sep 11, 2009 -- Sep 12, 2009
ESU/EDA ANNUAL MEETING & TECHNOLOGY FORUM
Annual Meeting and Technology Forum
(ESU/EDA - European Diemakers Association)

Location: Luxembourg

Contact:
0049-(0)-6281-55-78-53, www.esuinfo.org
Sep 11, 2009 -- Sep 16, 2009
PRINT ’09
Conference and Exhibition
(Graphics Arts Show Co.)

Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, USA

Contact:
1-703-264-7200, www.gasc.org
Oct 01, 2009 -- Oct 03, 2009
IADD ANNUAL MEETING
IADD Annual Meeting

Location:
Westin Savannah Harbor, Savannah, GA, USA

Contact: 1-815-455-7519, www.iadd.org

Meeting Description:

The IADD Annual Meeting provides members with the knowledge they need to get ahead. A variety of programs are targeted to senior managers and owners, as well as middle managers and other personnel. Ranging from emerging technologies to training and skill improvement, these programs are designed to increase members’ professional and personal growth.
Oct 05, 2009 -- Oct 07, 2009
AICC ‘09 ANNUAL MEETING
AICC ‘09 Annual Meeting & 14th Annual Intenational Corrugated Packaging Design Competition
(AICC)

Location: Signature at MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Contact:
1-877-836-AICC (2422); www.aiccbox.org

Description: TBA

Oct 06, 2009 -- Oct 09, 2009
SGIA ’09
Conference and Exposition
(Specialty Graphic Imaging Association)

Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

Contact:
1-703-385-1335, www.sgia.org
Oct 03, 2010 -- Oct 06, 2010
GRAPH EXPO ’10
Conference and Exhibition
(Graphics Arts Show Co.)

Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, USA

Contact:
1-703-264-7200, www.gasc.org