Coronavirus Industry Event Tracker

By Denise M. Gustavson

Updated July 30

Since the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, first developed, we’ve been closely monitoring breaking developments, specifically regarding industry travel, conference, and trade show trends.

To ensure you have access to the latest information and guidance, we have established a list of printing industry related conferences and events that are moving ahead as scheduled, canceled, or postponed. We will be updating this list as any changes are announced.

Event	Status	Date	Location	Estimated Attendance
FPA Annual Meeting	Concluded	March 4-6	Bonita Springs, FL	N/A
TLMI Converter Meeting	Concluded	March 8-10	Austin, TX	N/A
TAGA Annual Technical Conference	Canceled	March 15-18	Oklahoma City, OK	150
FESPA Brasil 2020	Postponed	Previously: March 18-21 Currently: No new date selected	Sao Paolo, Brazil	N/A
FESPA Global Expo	Canceled	Previously: October 6-8	Madrid, Spain	20,000
Print UV 2020	Postponed	Previously: March 25-27 Currently: No new date selected	Las Vegas	N/A
54th PICA Awards Banquet	Postponed	Previously: March 28 Currently: No new date selected	Charlotte, NC	N/A
Dscoop	Postponed	Previously: March 29-April 1 Currently: No new date selected	Orlando, FL	1,250
ACUP	Canceled	Previously: March 29-April 2 Currently: No new date selected	Lincoln, NE	100+
AICC 2020 Spring Meeting	Canceled	April 1-3	Carlsbad, CA	N/A
ISA 2020	Canceled	Previously: August 23-25	Orlando, FL	20,000
2020 Continuous Improvement Conference	Canceled	April 5-8	Columbus, OH	N/A
Xplor20	Postponed	Previously: April 14-16 Currently: September 17-19	St. Pete Beach, Fla.	N/A
FTA Forum/ InfoFlex	Canceled	April 19-22	Columbus, OH	1,850
Xeikon Café TV Virtual Event - Labels and Packaging	Scheduled	April 22	Virtual	N/A
PPC Spring Meeting	Postponed	Previously: April 22-24 Currently: No new date selected	Orlando, FL	N/A
Xeikon Café TV Virtual Event - Graphic Arts/Commercial Printing	Scheduled	April 23	Virtual	N/A
Xeikon Cafe on Tour	Postponed	Previously: April 23 Currently: No new date selected	Los Angeles, CA	20-25
BindRite Annual Meeting	Canceled	April 25-27	Phoenix	85-90
National Postal Forum	Canceled	April 26-29	Orlando, FL	4,000+
FSEA and IADD Joint Conference	Canceled	April 27-29	Indianapolis, IN	N/A
ESKO World 2020	Canceled	April 28-30	Dallas, TX	550
Sign & Digital UK 2020	Postponed	Previously: April 28-30 Currently: March 2-4, 2021	Birmingham, UK	7,500
Converters Expo	Postponed	Previously: April 29-30 Currently: August 24-25, 2021	Green Bay, WI	N/A
2020 BMI Spring Management Conference	Canceled	Previously: May 3-5	Atlanta, GA	N/A
Neographics Awards Ceremony	Postponed	Previously: May 7 Currently: No new date selected	Pennsauken, NJ	N/A
Interpack	Postponed	Previously: May 7-13 Currently: February 25-March 3, 2021	Dusseldorf, Germany	170,000
Ricoh Interact	Postponed	Previously: May 12-14 Currently: No new dates selected	Boulder, CO	150
Solimar User Conference	Postponed	Previously: May 12-14 Currently: September 29-October 1	San Diego, CA	N/A
Xeikon Cafe on Tour	Postponed	Previously: May 13-14 Currently: No new date selected	Chicago, IL	20-25
Racami Peer-to-Peer Livestream "Braving Uncertainty"	Scheduled	May 19	Virtual	N/A
Xeikon Cafe on Tour	Postponed	Previously: May 21 Currently: No new date selected	Toronto, ON	20-25
NASMA	Canceled	May 28-29	St. Louis, MO	20
AIPIA Smart Packaging Summit USA	Postponed	Previously: June 1-2 Currently: No new date selected	Jersey City, NJ	N/A
Print Drives America 68th Annual Franklin Event	Postponed	Previously: June 4 Currently: December 4	New York, NY	N/A
IPMA	Canceled	June 7-11	Ft.Myers, FL	300
Continuous Improvement Virtual Conference Event	Scheduled	June 15-19	Virtual	N/A
Global Pouch Forum	Postponed	Previously: June 16-18 Currently: September 9-11	Rosemont, IL	N/A
drupa 2020	Postponed	Previously: June 16-26 Currently: April 20-28, 2021	Dusseldorf, Germany	260,000
Partners in Printing 2020	Postponed	Previously: July 21-23 Currently: July 20-22, 2021	La Crosse, WI	100+
Inkjet Summit 2020 Virtual	Scheduled	August, 17-18, 20, 25	Virtual	280
Wide-format Summit 2020 Virtual	Scheduled	September 14-15, 17, 22	Virtual	100
thINK ahead and Inkjet 101	Scheduled	September 1-2	Virtual	600+
SuperCorrExpo	Postponed	Previously: September 13-17 Currently: August 9-12, 2021	Orlando, FL	N/A
Labelexpo Americas	Postponed	Previously: September 15-17 Currently: March 23-25, 2021	Rosemont, IL	16,000
TLMI Annual Meeting	Scheduled	October 11-13	Colorado Springs, CO	450
PPC Fall Meeting	Scheduled	October 14-16	Savannah, GA	N/A
SFI Annual Conference	Postponed	Previously: October 20-23 Currently: May 12-14, 2021	Vancouver, British Columbia	N/A
PRINTING United Virtual	Scheduled	October 5-27	Virtual	35,000
Pack Expo International	Scheduled	November 8-11	Chicago, IL	45,000
Digital Packaging Summit	Scheduled	November 16-18	Ponte Vedra, FL	200
Printed Electronics USA	Scheduled	November 18-19	Santa Clara, CA	3,500+
Hunkeler Innovationdays	Postponed	Previously: February 22-25, 2021 Currently: February 21-24, 2022	Lucerne, Switzerland	N/A
FESPA Global	Scheduled	March 9-12, 2021	Amsterdam, Netherlands	N/A

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Denise Gustavson is the Editorial Director and Special Projects Editor for the Printing & Packaging Group, which includes Printing Impressions, packagePRINTING, In-plant Graphics and Wide-Format Impressions magazines, among other brands. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Wide-Format Impressions.