Activities and workshops
COME AND GET INFORMATION AND SOLUTIONS TO YOUR NEW ISSUES!
Over and above the number of exhibitors which increases year on year, the CTCO exhibition offers you real added value through its genuine content and well themed topics.
Conferences and round tables
Round tables:
The market barometer
Sustainable development: changes in supply and demand
Conferences:
CTCO & NOVA: why this association?
The impact of large sporting events on the advertising market
Workshops
L’Atelier CTCO – Live Creative Workshop
The Atelier CTCO-Live Creative Workshop is a new feature in 2012, a 300m2 production workshop recreated at the centre of the exhibition. In this area, by participating in the production process, you can discover and learn about personalisation solutions that are the simplest and the quickest to implement allowing the most advanced customisation. Whether you are a professional working in the personalisation field or a retailer, looking to acquire customisation equipment or learn a new technique, whether you want to keep up to date with the latest developments or are just curious, come and create your own advertising media in a live setting and make the most of the opportunity to see, touch, discover, understand, and – most of all – learn!
The NOVA workshop
From pre-press to finishing, this is a comprehensive workshop that will demonstrate, in a live setting, the latest technological innovations with all its possible applications: pure visual communication (signage, signs, etc.), as well as other domains such as interior decoration and visual merchandising.
Just waiting to be discovered during the 3 days of the event: the Nova workshop will let you discover new outlets for your business activity!
Screen printing workshops
Charlie Taublieb, the American expert on special effects for textile screen printing and SGIA & FESPA consultant, will host several workshop sessions covering the following main topics:
- Multicolour printing on black textiles;
- Discharge and water-based inks
- Inks for special effects.
In addition to his workshops, Charlie Taublieb will be present and available throughout the 3 exhibition days to answer all your questions and cover very specific topics. Don’t hesitate: come and benefit from his experience and technical advice in order to optimise your own knowledge on special effects.
2FPCO “trade” workshops
One of CTCO’s partners, 2FPCO (The French Federation of Promotional Products Professionals), will offer its expertise to visitors during “trade” workshops based on topics of current interest to retailers.
Embroidery workshops
Since 2008, workshops dedicated to embroidery and stitching have been extended to become the true “Master Classes” of today. Together with our consultants Thierry Reynaud and Olivier Cetra, contributors are offering a programme unique in nature: maintenance of machines, the creation of an application, questions/answers, etc. From the novice embroiderer to the seasoned professional, everyone will find valuable information here.
E-business workshops
Numerous development opportunities exist for promotional garments and gifts retailers on the web in general and via e-business in particular. Several times a day, web specialists will offer free workshops focused on essential topics such as the latest internet tools for retailers, prospecting emailing campaigns, social networks, etc.
NEW! – Green Goodies
This year, the “Goodies d’Or” have become “Green Goodies”! More eco-friendly materials and manufacturing conditions, lower energy consumption, certification, etc.: manufacturers of promotional garments and gifts are constantly intensifying their efforts to protect the environment and human health.
By means of a demonstration at the centre of the exhibition, come and discover all the “green” gift and garment trends of today, and vote to nominate the “products of tomorrow” which, in your opinion, deserve to be awarded “Green Goodies” status.