FAGPA conference in China

In this sense, R Suresh, the secretary general of FAGPA and leading print firm in Kerala,  S T Reddiar & Sons (Kochi), said, "As you know, 14th FAPGA conference is being hosted by China Academy of Printing Technology at Shanghai, China on 12 and 13 November along with Fifth All in Print China conference scheduled from 14 to 17 November, 2014." He added, "As per the understanding, the FAPGA meeting is being organised once in a year by one of the member countries. CAPT has already sent the conference details and the theme of the global print summit is: Innovation – Opportunity and Future."

The 13th Forum of Asia Pacific Graphic Arts, the 14th Forum of Asia Pacific Graphic Arts will be held in Shanghai during the 5th All in Print. The schedule includes: a meeting of all the member countries in FAPGA (12 November); Global Printing Summit Forum 2014 (13 November); Visit to the 5th All in Print (14 November) and finally a tour of fashion capital zone in Shanghai (15 November).

Peter Lane, the chairman of FAGPA said, "At this juncture, the object of FAPGA which facilitates the exchange of printing technologies and promoting progress in this sector among the Asian and Pacific countries with a view to build co-operative relationship towards internationalization is quite relevant. A regular sharing of information is to be considered as vital. This could cover the topics of the current state of the industry in each country, the future outlook and green printing initiatives. We want to pursuit common interest and technology of computerized imaging, and to develop each culture of Asian and Pacific countries by using the technical information of Graphic Arts."

David Lane added, "Let us exchange mutually our information through Forum of Asia Pacific Graphic Arts. We have to make efforts to form a complete net work among FAPGA countries to have mutual respect and co-operation so as to find ways and means to attain sustainable growth in our industry. In order to promote a uniform development of printing industries throughout the

totality of the Asia Pacific region we should provide an open printing technology and information and international exchange of technology and that should be accomplished by all means."