Events to Take Place April 27-30 in Baltimore, MD
Dec. 9, 2013—Registrations are now open for Flexographic Technical Association’s (FTA’s) 2014 Annual Forum & INFO*FLEX Exhibition. More than 1,700 package printing and converting professionals from around the world are expected to attend the events, which will take place at the Hilton Baltimore (Forum) and Baltimore Convention Center (INFO*FLEX) on April 27-30 in Baltimore, MD.
Full Forum early-bird rates, which are good through Feb. 21 and offer a $200 savings, include admission into all Forum & INFO*FLEX activities, including the technical sessions, the Annual Awards Banquet, INFO*FLEX and the Social Networking Reception.
- Consumer Product Companies (CPCs) that hold an active FTA membership receive complimentary admission; non-member CPCs pay a discounted rate of $190, which includes a free one-year membership with FTA
- Printer/converter FTA Members are $645; non-members, $1,290. In addition, a special “Buy 2, Get the 3rd Free” promotion is available for those groups
- General attendees are $845 (FTA members) and $1,690 (non-members)
- Students and educators can take advantage of complimentary registrations provided they meet certain requirements
Forum 2014, themed “Breaking New Ground,” will provide the stage for 11 sessions, many of which are making their first appearances on a Forum agenda. All told, more than 30 presentations, case studies, research projects, panel discussions, myths debunked and key lectures will be presented over the course of four informative and groundbreaking days.
Forum co-chair Pepper Stokes, robbie fantastic flexibles commented, “Forum 2014 will truly be a groundbreaking experience. In developing the program content, we made it our number-one priority to provide the industry with entirely new sessions and entirely new content, and do so in a way that will engage, excite and drive each audience member to take back what he or she learns and apply it to his or her business model right away.”
The INFO*FLEX Exhibition, themed “A Gold Mine of Solutions,” recently reported an expansion of the show floor due to increased exhibitor demand and a 14 percent increase in attendance over 2013. From April 28-29, the show floor will host more than 215 exhibiting companies, including more than 30 packaging press manufacturers. In addition, 10 key packaging/converting presentations in the Solutions Theater will be offered along with a complimentary Social Networking Reception that will take place immediately at the close of INFO*FLEX on Monday, April 28. In total, this amounts to 10 hours of networking and the opportunity to see hundreds of solutions from the leading companies in the package printing and converting industry.
“INFO*FLEX has grown tremendously over the past four years alone” said Jay Kaible, FTA director of membership & business development. “Just in the last three weeks we have expanded the show floor and added 20 new companies to the list of exhibitors. INFO*FLEX will be the largest and most successful event in its 32-year history. More than 1,700 attendees will come through the exhibit hall and be amazed at the variety of new products, technologies and information available to them over the course of two days. Once again, INFO*FLEX will be a “Gold Mine of Solutions.”