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Schedule-at-a-Glance

Details for each session will be announced as they come available. Events listed will take place at the Kimpton Overland Hotel unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, September 30

FIRST Live Level 1

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

Networking Lunch

Applying Science to Surface Screening: Part 2​

Beyond Frequency and Density: Quantifying the Effect of Microcell Surface Engineering on Ink Laydown Performance

Networking Break

Design of Experiments: Better Decisions Through Structured Testing

FQC Project Updates

Help Shape the Future of FQC Research​

Happy Hour

Thursday, October 1

FTA Member Breakfast Meeting

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

From Months to Weeks: Reimagining the Future of Packaging Workflows

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

AI in Action: More Than a Chatbot

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

Networking Break

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

The Mounting Room: The Most Under-Measured Cost Center in Flexible Packaging

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

Networking Lunch

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

Driving printer efficiency & profitability through data driven process optimization

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

SHOWDOWN: Human Experts vs AI

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

Closing

FTA’s FIRST Level One Training is the ultimate launchpad for entry-level printers, offering a unique opportunity to earn your professional credentials on-site at the FTA Technical Conference. By completing this comprehensive certification during the event, you’ll instantly elevate your professional profile, gaining essential technical knowledge and fundamental skills that will transform you into a confident, industry-ready print expert with a valuable credential to showcase your commitment to excellence.

4th OF JULY SALE

Only $250 per person

FIRST LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION

June 28th - July 4th, 2026
Register by July 4 to lock in this special rate.

Connect with industry peers, hear progress updates from active Flexo Quality Consortium initiatives, and take part in technical conversations designed to move flexographic printing forward.