FINAT to Showcase Label Community Programmes at Labelexpo Europe

Linking the global label community

The association’s stand, P40 in Hall11, will serve as meeting point for members and prospective members and will feature a series of new and existing programmes aimed at the international self-adhesive label community. This year’s edition will see the release of the completely revised Educational Handbook, that will be made available in electronic pdf version edition to FINAT Members as part of the associations on-going education programme. The Handbook will be added to FINAT’s virtual library of educational, technical and marketing documentation that is available to (prospective) members from the associations new FINAT Website and Community that was launched recently. At the show, members and prospective members will be invited to (join and) complete their personal profile and become part of the on-line FINAT Community. Over the coming 12 months, new functionalities will be added to this community to allow members to network, obtain and share knowledge and information, and participate in different on-line groups and events.

 

This year’s FINAT stand will also feature the Sustainability and Recycling Desk, that will allow visitors to obtain practical information and guidance about the growing number of liner recycling solutions available across Europe.

 

During the show, FINAT staff and members of the different committees and groups, including FINAT’s successful Young Managers Club will be available to inform visitors about the association’s activities and programmes coming up next year such as the Technical Seminar in Barcelona in March 2012, the FINAT Congress in Athens in June 2012 and the first global Young Managers Summit in November 2012.  Visitors will be offered FINAT’s Yearbook 2011 as well as an informative pocket guide about its on-going activities and services. As a service to members, a small meeting room will be available upon reservation for brief private meetings.

 

The day before the show, on 27 September, FINAT will be welcoming its global counterpart associations from different continents to the European capital for 5^th edition of the so-called ‘L9’ summit. Apart from FINAT, the associations from USA, Mexico, Japan, Cina and India have already confirmed their attendance.

 

 

FINAT Managing Director Jules Lejeune comments: « Labelexpo Europe is the world’s show case event for the label sector. With 600 members in over 50 countries, FINAT has proudly been supporting this event for the past two decades. Together we provide a unique global meeting platform for companies with a single common interest: to promote the development of the label sector world-wide. We look forward to welcoming visitors to this year’s edition!”