Co-Located Events Add Value at Odyssey Expo 2019

Odyssey Expo 2019 will be held May 1-3 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA. Attendees can find on-press classroom demonstrations, live equipment running on the event floor and experts from all sectors of the diemaking, diecutting and print finishing industries, and more.

Adding value, several co-located events have been announced.

PIAG Educational Track: In partnership with Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia (PIAG), a special session track will be presented on Wednesday, May 1. These three programs will include two classroom sessions (Designing for Foil & Specialty Effects; Finishing/Foil In-House or Finishing/Decorating Partner) and an on-press Techshop on the MGI JETvarnish 3DS that will showcase digital spot varnish and digital foil capabilities. Sessions within the PIAG track are available to all Odyssey Expo attendees, with registration on the Odyssey website. PIAG also will host a reception after the programming concludes.

Binding Summit 2019: This one-day event, to be held on Tuesday, April 30, is hosted by the FSEA Binding & Loose Leaf Division. Attendees can network with fellow bindery owners and managers throughout a day of programming related to recruiting, marketing and industry challenges. A free three-day pass to the Odyssey Expo Technology Hall is included with registration at www.OdysseyExpo.org/Binding/.

NextGen/Young Alliance Reception: IADD NextGen and the FSEA Young Alliance bring together industry members under the age of 45 or with less than five years of experience to network at a complimentary reception on Wednesday, May 1, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP.

WomenConnect Networking Breakfast: Women in diecutting, diemaking and print finishing will gather to discuss issues in manufacturing, making important connections with others throughout the world. Featuring a special SHEnote presentation on “Finding Your Voice” by Deborah Corn, Print Media Centr, the complimentary breakfast will be held Thursday, May 2, from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP.

Odyssey Expo 2019 is small enough to remain tightly focused on the diemaking, diecutting and print finishing industries, and large enough to ensure industry professionals can evaluate new technologies and bring back concrete solutions that will have immediate impact on productivity and efficiency. A full lineup of educational sessions, TechShop demonstrations and equipment scheduled to be on display at Odyssey Expo 2019 is available online at www.OdysseyExpo.org.

For more information, visit www.OdysseyExpo.org.

2024 Events

April 9-11 | Pulp & Beyond Conference, Helsinki Expo and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland (www.pulpandbeyond.com)

April 14-17 | TAPPI FlexPack PLACE Conference, San Diego, CA, (https://events.tappiflexible.org/)

April 17-18 | Converters Expo, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI (https://www.packagingstrategies.com/converters-expo)

April 17-19 Paperboard Packaging Council 2024 Spring Outlook and Strategies Conference, Omni Frisco Hotel, Frisco, Texas (https://paperbox.org/event/2024-spring-meeting/)

April 23-25 | Power Packs Live, Green Bay, Wisconsin, (https://www.bwconvertingsolutions.com/power-packs-live)

April 30-May 2 | American Coatings Show 2024, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (https://american-coatings-show.com/)

May 5-8 | FORUM/Infoflex 2024, Kansas City, MO (https://forum.flexography.org/ and https://infoflex.flexography.org/)

May 6-10 | NPE, Orlando, FL (https://npe.org/)

May 26-June 7 | Print & Digital Convention/drupa, Dusseldorf, Germany (https://www.printdigitalconvention.de/de)

May 29- 31 | Global Pouch Forum, Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater, Fl (https://www.packagingstrategies.com/global-pouch-forum)

June 17-21 | IAPRI World Packaging Conference, Novi, Michigan (https://iapri2024.itene.com/registration)

June 25-27 | Adhesives & Bonding Expo, Novi, Michigan (https://www.adhesivesandbondingexpo.com/)

July 17-20| World of Wipes® (WOW) International Conference, Minneapolis, MN (worldofwipes.org)

September 8-12 | SuperCorrExpo, Orlando, FL, (https://supercorrexpo.org/?_SuperCorrExpo_)

September 10-12 |  Printing United Expo, Las Vegas, NV (https://www.printingunited.com/)

September 10-12 | Labelexpo Americas, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Chicago (https://www.labelexpo-americas.com/)

September 11-13 | IMFA Annual Conference, Carlsbad, California (https://www.imfa.org/26th-annual-conference/)

September 12-13 | LiftEx Gold Coast, Australia (https://events.leeaint.com/liftex-gold-coast)

September 17-19 | FlexForward Conference, Charlotte, NC (https://www.flexpack.org/events/fall-conference-2024)

September 24-26 | R2R USA Conference, Charlotte, NC (https://www.rolltoroll.org/2024-r2r-usa)

October 7-10 | The Battery Show North America, Huntington Place, Detroit, MI, (https://www.thebatteryshow.com/en/home.html)

October 28-31 | All In Print China, Shanghai New International Expo Center, (https://www.allinprint.com/en/)

November 3-6 | Pack Expo, Chicago, IL (https://www.packexpointernational.com/)

November 18-20 | Shanghai World of Packaging, Shanghai New International Expo Centre (www.swop-online.com)

2025 Events

April 1-3 |  Label Expo Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico (https://www.labelexpo-mexico.com/)

April 29-May 1 |  Fit Expo, Miami Beach, FLA (https://www.filtxpo.com/)

September 29-October 1 | Pack Expo Las Vegas, NV (https://www.packexpolasvegas.com/)

October 1-2, 2024 | RISE® (Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics), Raleigh, NC (riseconf.net)

Oct 8-15 | K 2025, Messe Düsseldorf (www.k-online.com)

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