Why You Should Attend
The 2012 TAPPI PLACE Conference is designed to Help You do Your Job Better. The program is filled with everything new, exciting and different in the flexible packaging industry. Featuring technical sessions, company tabletops, a New Technology Showcase, and much more, this conference has something for everyone.
The program planning committee has formulated topics and sessions for the 2012 program. You won't want to miss:
- Most Excellent Session: The Future of Flexible Packaging... An Interactive Session (including active polling from the audience)
- Sustainability
- Package Enhancement
- Blown Film Technologies
- New Technology Showcase
- Two sessions on Resin Materials
- Winding/Web Handling
- Machinery Utilization
- Sustainability Materials Improvements
- Multilayer Technology
- Resin Materials-Seals
- Adhesion/Surface Enhancement
- Sheet Extrusion
- Adhesive/Primer Sustainability
- Market Analysis
New for 2012! A Bowling Fundraiser at Garage
Create a good, friendly competition among colleagues with an afternoon of
bowling fun in the Spare Room at Garage, a local favorite of area hipsters,
college students and corporate parties. Proceeds from this event will be
directed to the TAPPI PLACE Scholarship Fund to assist and encourage young
professionals in pursuing careers in the flexible packaging industry to
help strengthen the future of the PLACE industry. Learn
more.
Discover what new products, manufacturing techniques and services are available to you that can help you expand your business and increase productivity and profitability through the Tabletop Displays and the New Technology Showcase.
Who Will Attend
The TAPPI PLACE Conference attracts a diverse group of Flexible Packaging experts, including engineers, managers, specialists, suppliers, end users and consultants. This event will be geared specifically for the Packaging and Converting Industries.
Networking Opportunities include a Welcome Reception at the Space Needle (Sponsored by DOW) on Sunday, a Newcomers lunch and the Student Poster Session and Table Top Reception Monday evening, a bowling fundraiser Tuesday afternoon and the Gala Dinner Cruise (Sponsored by NOVA Chemicals) that evening.
