Topeka, Kan. – The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) Binding and Loose Leaf Division will host the inaugural Binding Summit on April 30, 2019, at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. The one-day event will take place prior to the opening of Odyssey Expo 2019, providing the opportunity for bindery owners and managers to gather for education and networking specific to the binding industry, while also giving attendees the chance to visit the Odyssey event floor for exposure to additional print finishing technologies.

A preliminary schedule has been released, to include a keynote presentation on “Creating a Meaningful (and Profitable) Relationship with Your Print Partners,” and panel discussions led by binding and loose leaf industry members will discuss “Recruiting, Training & Retaining Employees: How to Get Off the Merry-Go-Round” and “Sales Tactics and Smart Expansion: Bringing New Customers to the Bindery.” Other sessions will discuss marketing and lean production methods.

Cost to attend Binding Summit 2019 is $295 per person. The registration fee includes a one-day pass to Odyssey Expo 2019 and lunch during the Gold Leaf Awards (Binding Division) presentation on April 30th. For more information and a full event schedule, visit www.odysseyexpo.org/binding or call Jeff Peterson, FSEA executive director, at 785.271.5801.