Chicago – September 21
Washington, D.C. – October 13
New York City – November 9
September 17-19, 2010
Portland, Oregon
Pacific Printing and Imaging Association’s conference will take you on a journey into your business and mindset – reviewing the yesterdays, what still works, what doesn’t, and challenge you to chart new courses into territories old and new. Information, conversation, affirmation and recreation are all on the schedule to propel you and your team into the future.
September 21-23, 2010
Vancouver, BC, Canada
This year’s conference will be examining the power of partnerships. More than 2,500 individuals and groups involved in the SFI program are improving forest practices, raising awareness about the benefits of forest certification and responsible fiber sourcing, and working with conservation groups, community leaders, government agencies, family forest landowners and many others.
October 2-5, 2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota
At this conference creative, marketing and communications professionals will discover ideas, tools and techniques to make you more effective while inspiring creativity. Sessions cover five tracks (technology, inspiration, practice, education and sustainability) from more than 20 speakers. See the latest award-winning work at the design show, and interact with design, publishing and creative experts at networking events.
October 3-6, 2010
Chicago, Illinois
GRAPH EXPO 2010 will offer graphic communications professionals a fully customized show-going experience under the theme, “The Next Generation of Print.” The comprehensive exhibition has been designed to cater to a diverse spectrum of attendees, including: commercial printers, creative professionals, mailing and fulfillment pros, book printers/publishers and print buyers.
October 6 and 7, 2010
New York, New York
Good And Green 2010 is a two-day conference featuring a series of general sessions, keynotes, case studies and roundtable discussions. Breakfast, lunch and breaks on both days, as well as a reception on Wednesday evening, add to the collegial ambiance and will help you maximize your networking and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.
October 6-8, 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
Mark your calendar for the twenty-fifth annual RISI North American Forest Products Conference. This year’s conference program is entitled “Redefining the Power of the North American Forest Products Industry.” Sessions include: The Great Recession’s Impact and Paving a Future Path, Special Spotlight on the Industry’s Customers, The Potential from Biomass and Sustainability and RISI Two-Year Outlooks for the Forest Products Industry.
October 9-14, 2010
San Francisco, California
DMA:2010 has it all — the latest technology, current research, renegade thinkers, industry giants, hundreds of educational sessions, thousands of your peers and the world’s largest exhibition for direct and interactive marketers. DMA:2010 will feature hundreds of educational sessions, roundtables, forums and case studies led by the direct marketing community’s best and brightest thought leaders.
October 12-14, 2010
New York City, NY
The 2010 Mind Your Own Business Conference presents three days packed with expert speakers who know first-hand the challenges design firms face; thought-provoking sessions to help you improve your bottom line; and the rare opportunity to network with other creative firm principals.
October 14-16, 2010
New York, New York
Attendees of the Design (Re) Invents conference will hear insights from Droga5 founder David Droga (the firm behind the award-winning Puma Index campaign), Imaginary Forces partner Karin Fong (director of the Terminator Salvation title sequence, The 99 creator Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa (who was commended by Obama this spring) and many more. They’ll be joined onstage by moderator Paola Antonelli, MoMA’s senior curator of architecture and design.
October 14–16, 2010
New York, New York
Provocative thinkers from a wide range of disciplines will inspire and reinvigorate at Gain this fall. Hear business, design and thought leaders share their innovative approaches to generating greater return on investment, fostering emotional connections and providing positive brand experiences for customers. Learn how industry leaders addressed business challenges through design – and how they reinvented their businesses, their strategies and even themselves.
November 3-4, 2010
Westford, Massachusetts
Save the date for this must-attend event from Print Buyers International. The annual conference brings print-buying professionals together to network, learn and develop their careers as marketing specialists. Exhibits and conference programs lead by industry experts round out this top-notch experience.
November 2, 2010
Chicago, Illinois
The InDesign Conference is the premiere event dedicated to design professionals who rely on Adobe’s powerhouse page-layout application. In-depth sessions given by world-renowned authors and experts as well as Adobe insiders, offer an unmatched level of instruction and understanding. If you use InDesign, you can’t afford to miss this comprehensive conference.
November 5, 2010
New York, New York
Under Construction is a growing network and enterprise dedicated to the progress of the graphic design profession and its practitioners, students and enthusiasts. Their Brand New Conference is a one-day event on the development of corporate and brand identity projects by some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world.
November 20-22, 2010
Toronto, Ontario
Be a part of Design City 2010, Canada’s Expo for Graphic Designers. Now in its fifth year, the annual tradeshow welcomes over 1,000 professional graphic designers and dozens of big brand exhibitors who specialize in the graphic design industry. This year, it will be featured as a “show within a show” at Print World, Canada’s largest print show, running for the last twenty years. Online registration will open in the spring.
January 22, 2011
San Francisco, California
Presented by AIGA San Francisco and the Center for Sustainable Design, Compostmodern 2011 is an interdisciplinary conference that examines the range of design thinking necessary to create a socially and ecologically responsible society. Designers, manufacturers and business leaders come together to find inspiration, share knowledge and explore real world opportunities for transforming products, industries and lives.
February 24-26, 2011
Orlando, Florida
GOA is a unique event that attracts an average audience of 9,000 printers, designers and creative professionals from over 67 countries. The combined expo and conference provide a world-class educational program with select bi-lingual sessions, hands-on training labs and vendor tutorials right on the show floor.
April 15-17, 2011
Toronto, Ontario
The Green Living Show is Toronto’s largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle. Visitors can shop the wide variety of exhibitor booths while gathering information and inspiration from a diverse selection of demonstrations, presentations and activities.
