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TECHNICAL SEMINAR 2016 BARCELONA - 16-18 MARCH 2016
‘LABELLING - THE FUTURE AND BEYOND’
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
Following the last 4 highly successful Seminars, which each attracted close to 200 attendees, FINAT are staying in Barcelona for 2016 for the next Technical Seminar. Entitled “LABELLING – THE FUTURE AND BEYOND”, FINAT is now calling for papers for the 2016 event.
The one and a half day seminar (in English) is designed to give an update on issues relating to the materials involved in label manufacture and processing, the science of labelling, the converting technology and application requirements for labels. It is targeted at all levels of the Technical Community from R&D and production to technical directors & executives. These topics will all be presented by expert speakers, who aim to offer delegates input and ideas which can be used in their own companies to develop the future of the labelling business.
For 2016 and the theme of “LABEL- LING - THE FUTURE AND BEYOND” we are looking for papers covering the entire supply chain:
• pre-press operations
• raw materials/substrates
• coating
• label manufacturing
• printing
• converting
• label design and use
Papers should highlight future developments in their area of expertise and how this will impact upon the future of labelling. Ever wary of the future challenges the papers should show from a technical standpoint new features that keep the labelling industry moving forward and help to add value in the supply chain. The organising committee will consider papers from all points of the value chain but priority will be given to most interesting propositions regarding label end-use and converting innovations.
Papers will be required to have an absolute minimum of commercial aspect and need to have a real scientific content that will appeal to the audience who are typically from a technical environment.
If you want to take up the challenge to show how our industry is evolving for the future or can evolve to meet tomorrow’s challenges then please send your proposal to info@FINAT.com marking your email ‘FINAT Technical Seminar 2016’ and containing the title of the paper and a short abstract (400-500 words) detailing the content and technical nature of the presenta- tion. The organising committee will review all proposals before deciding on a final programme in order to give a comprehensive and balanced content. Furthermore, we will invite certain speakers to give us a more detailed abstract which could be published on our education website or in future issues of FINAT news.
THE TECHNICAL SEMINAR PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Sean Duffy (Chairman, Bluestar Silicones), Martin Stierle (Kocher & Beck), Alex Knott (Dow Corning Silicones), Graham Waters (Martin Automatic), Mikko Rissanen (UPM Kymmene)