Messe Düsseldorf North America will participate in GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO 2006 in order to promote two international trade fairs for the printing industry: drupa 2008, print media trade fair, (to be staged from May 29 – June 11, 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany) and PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2007 (to be held from April 26 – 29, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand). At GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO 2006 booth 3773, drupa 2008 and PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2007 visitor as well as exhibitor information will be available. Brochures with information about hotel and travel arrangements to the show will also be on display. drupa 2008 will again be the global marketplace for printing and paper technology. As the No. 1 international trade fair for the industry, drupa 2008 will feature the entire spectrum of printing machinery, equipment and accessories as well as pre-press, pre-media, book binding and print processing technology. A total of 1,862 exhibitors from 52 nations and 393,654 visitors from around the world took part in the show’s last staging in 2004. The premiere staging of PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL in 2008 is a joint collaboration between the Thai Printing Association, the Thai Packaging Association and Messe Düsseldorf Asia. The goal of the partnership is to develop an international exhibition for the packaging and printing industries in Thailand and to provide a unique platform for manufacturers of packaging and printing machinery, processors, designers and suppliers to display their products to visitors from all over Southeast Asia, including India and Oceania. For information on visiting or exhibiting at drupa 2008 or PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2007, please visit booth 3773 at GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO 2006 or contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188; E-mail: [email protected] visit the web site at http://www.mdna.com.