Fespa’s Nordic Congress to offer education, networking
As part of its commitment to funding education and knowledge sharing events for its member community, Fespa has launched its first Nordic Congress, in partnership with its Nordic national associations, namely, Fespa Norway Association, Fespa Finland Association, Fespa Sweden Association and Graphic Association Denmark.
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The congress, titled ‘Successful Printing - Driving Opportunities’, will take place on 24-25 March 2015, at Axelborg in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The event is funded through Fespa’s Profit for Purpose programme, which reinvests surplus revenues from its global exhibition portfolio back into the print community.
Founded in 1962, Fespa is a global federation of 37 member associations for the screen printing, digital printing and textile printing community. Its dual aim is to promote screen printing and digital imaging and to share knowledge about screen and digital printing with its members across the world.
The aim of the two-day congress is to promote innovation in the print industry and to create an event where printers can network and learn from their regional peers. The congress will be run by the four Nordic associations, with guidance from the Fespa events team in the UK.
The Nordic Congress will provide a unique opportunity for print service providers (PSPs) to take inspiration and practical guidance from leading industry experts across various printing sectors.
“As a not-for-profit organisation, we exist specifically to support printers to grow their business by sharing knowledge and best practice. We realise that in this rapidly moving industry, printers are faced with the challenge of keeping up to date with the changes around them, said Sean Holt, general secretary, Fespa.
“Working with our member associations in a collaborative way enables us to organise events to suit the needs of individual regions and target audiences. The speakers engaged for this event do business in this region and often face similar challenges to the attendees, so printers will find it easy to identify with them.”
The Nordic Congress is part of a wider programme of regional events Fespa is hosting in 2015. These include the Southern European Congress in Barcelona, Spain, 10-11 March; Mexico Congress, Mexico City, 16 April and African Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, 22-23 July.