Page 14 - Print21 Magazine March April 2021

Events
Historic PacPrint points
businesses to the future
Robyn Frampton sets the scene for PacPrint, the major industry event set to run in just six months’ time with the theme
In just over eight months, the doors of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre will open to what is arguably one of the most
significant PacPrint expos ever staged, with the post-Covid show not only looking to be the first industry event of its kind in Australia, but quite possibly anywhere in the world.
28 September will mark a return to in-person events for the first time in nearly two years, with the region’s leading show providing what the industry has been missing
– the chance to see new innovations first-hand, evaluate competitive options under one roof, connect with suppliers and product experts, gather information and ideas, and network with industry peers.
Expos and events have been a
part of our industry for, well, living memory. In fact, they define our annual landscape – is it a drupa year? Or time for PacPrint? Are you going to Fespa? LabelExpo? Will VI be in Brisbane this year or next?
The events of 2020, however, have put paid to that routine, and
of Review, Rebuild, Reconnect.
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