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Events during the last six months have made research for this article a real challenge. It’s almost like writing an article on the state of the commercial airline industry for the November 2001 issue of “Your Aviation Monthly Magazine.”

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands—The  Global Release Liner Industry Conference, hosted by AWA Conferences & Events, will be held March 4-6 in Miami, Fla.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands—The  Global Release Liner Industry Conference, hosted by AWA Conferences & Events, will be held March 4-6 in Miami, Fla.

MIAMI, Fla.—AWA and Chemsultants International USA will hold the Introduction to Pressure-sensitive/Self-adhesive Technology Workshop 2008 Oct. 2 and 3. The workshop venue, The Crown Plaza Miami International Airport Hotel, has extended the special room rate of $159 for a single room until Sept. 10, 2008 (based on availability). During the two-day intensive training the workshop leaders will combine PowerPoint presentations, hands-on demonstrations and interactive discussions to provide you with a comprehensive review of the pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) industry and technologies. Among the presented topics are: • Pressure Sensitive product types • Types of Adhesives • PSA Compounding • Release systems/liners and testing • Physical

CHICAGO, Ill.—Brand owners and other IP owners, security solutions providers, and suppliers to the industry can benefit from a unique forum for information interchange and networking: PABS08 North America—the fifth annual international Product Authentication and Brand Security Conference—to be held in Chicago, Ill. at the Hyatt Rosemont, Sept. 11-12 2008. This event brings together experts from many disciplines to discuss the main issues, the legal aspects, strategies, and technology solutions that contribute to the fight against counterfeiting and piracy. Organized by AWA Conferences & Events in association with the Brand Protection Alliance (BPA) and the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM Global), PABS08

CHICAGO, Ill.—Join the experts and learn about the main issues, legal aspects, strategies, and packaging and technology solutions that contribute to the fight against counterfeiting and piracy at the PABS08—Product Authentication and Brand Security Conference—Sept. 11-12 at the Hyatt Rosemont Hotel. To download the program for the 5th annual PABS08 North America, visit http://www.awa-bv.com/?c=event&t=brochure&id=40 This year’s event will focus on discussing potential remedies that can be employed to combat global intellectual property theft. PABS08 is designed for all concerned with protecting businesses and consumers against product counterfeiting and piracy, from brand owners and legislative authorities, to packaging converters, solution providers, and related associations. Here

The tag and label industry takes center stage in this issue of packagePRINTING, with the annual State of the Industry Report - Tags and Labels and the Top Tag and Label Converters listing. The State of the Industry Report focuses on economic, market, and technology trends that impact the industry. Although the amount of technological change is not always apparent from year to year, it is amazing how much the industry has evolved in the last few years. At the start of this decade, many technologies seemed to be in their early stages of development and use, and there were questions as to when

The Global Release Liner ­Industry Conference, hosted annually by AWA Conferences & Events, took place this year Feb. 6-8 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The event, which alternates annually between North America and Europe, drew 150 delegates from all corners of the globe to focus on the opportunities and concerns in a business that has seen considerable consolidation in recent years, and is facing rising costs, reduced profitability, and environmental issues. Market data Opening the formal conference proceedings, Conference Chairperson Corey M. Reardon, president and CEO of market research consultants AWA Alexander Watson Associates BV, provided the first keynote address—his company’s global update on the

The flexible packaging industry is, and will continue to be, a relatively healthy segment in the realm of package printing. This doesn’t mean that everything is rosy—not by a long shot. The U.S. economy is being stressed to a significant degree by a credit crunch driven by the sub-prime fiasco, and inflationary pressures fueled by the cost of crude oil, which recently surpassed $110 per barrel. Flexible packaging advantages A slowdown in the economic environment not withstanding, flexible packaging has many factors in its favor. It continues to move into established packaging segments with distinctive product offerings, many times in the form of pouches.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands—The Global Release Liner Industry Conference, hosted annually by AWA Conferences & Events, took place this year in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, February 6-8. Delegates from from around the world convened to focus on the opportunities and concerns in a business which has seen considerable consolidation in recent years, and is facing up to of rising costs, reducing profitability, and environmental issues. Opening the formal conference proceedings, conference chairperson Corey M. Reardon, President and CEO of market research consultants AWA Alexander Watson Associates, provided the first keynote address. He noted that regarding the release liner market as a whole, North America is still the