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SGIA Opens Registration for FP3: Functional Printing, Process and Products Conference

Press release from the issuing company

Highlights include keynote from Google UX Design Lead and tour of M&R plant.

Fairfax, Va. – Registration is open for FP3: Functional Printing, Process and Products Conference, launching in the Chicago suburbs June 4–6. The new conference from the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) will feature education and networking for the industrial applications and printed electronics community.

The conference, designed by SGIA’s Industrial Applications and Printed Electronics Committee, will consist of three tracks — printed electronics, business topics and industrial topics — presented by industry leaders and vetted by experts from the committee.

Highlights include a tour of Diamond Sponsor M&R’s plant in nearby Roselle, Illinois, and a keynote address from David M. Hogue, Ph.D., UX Design Lead, Google.

Hogue has consulted for agencies, start-ups and corporations, helping them build stronger design teams through organizational structures, processes and training. He’ll discuss how to create better products, services and experiences based on psychological principles and theories that enable attendees to identify, define and frame problems more effectively.

“FP3 is all about innovation, which David Hogue and M&R are experts in,” said Joyia Marshall, Community Development Manager, SGIA. “Hogue’s keynote and the M&R plant tour will educate, spur conversation and foster thought leadership.”

FP3 takes place at the Westin Chicago Northwest, Itasca, Illinois, June 4–6, 2018. Super early bird registration discounts are in effect through February 28 — a savings of up to $200. Register today at FP3Conference.com.