Atlanta, GA: Paperworld USA will take place from November 8-10, 2006 in Miami Beach, FL at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Paperworld USA is produced by Messe Frankfurt, Inc. in cooperation with the School, Home, & Office Products Association (SHOPA) and Propaper, the Spanish Stationery Association.

The exhibit hall area is filling up for this year’s event in Miami Beach, FL, with many new exhibit companies from around the world. This year’s show will feature a new pavilion on the exhibit floor, called the ²Innovations Marketplace“ which promises to intrigue buyers with never-seen before patentpending products.  In addition, there will be several featured international pavilions as well as many individual manufacturers from beyond the U.S. borders, to include Europe, South America and Asia. 

Another benefit to visitors of Paperworld USA will be the opportunity to browse through the hundreds of new products on display in the New Product Showcase area. This special feature area will host the year’s newest products in an easy to see area.

The 2006 SHOPA Kids In Need Foundation Award Gala, “An Event of Thanks and Celebration,“ will be held on Wednesday, November 8, from 6:00-10:00 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. A Silent Auction will be held during the trade show to benefit Kids In Need programs. For more information on this event, please contact Penny Hawk at  the Foundation at +1.937.297.2250 x3023.

Educational Seminars Enhance Professional Development
Although Paperworld USA has a strong focus on creating opportunities for buyers to see the latest for the 2007 selling season as well as providing countless networking opportunities, it also supports the Industry’s keen interest in ongoing professional development through educational seminars. The trade show will feature 18 educational seminars this year with several general session and special topics seminars available, as well as focused seminar tracks on School & Office, Imaging, Creative and Scriptum.

*Seminar topics and times are subject to change.

*Wednesday, November 8, 2006
10:00 a.m. -- 11:15 a.m.
SO1 – America’s Schools: Almost at the Tipping Point
CR1 – CHA’s State of the Industry – Attitude & Usage Study
IM1 – Supplies: The Driving Force in the Imaging Industry
SC1 – Making Pens Work

*Thursday, November 9, 2006
8:30 a.m. -- 9:45 a.m.
SO2 – State of the School and Office Products Industry
CR2 – Color Trends
IM2 – Developing a Standardized Pipeline of Innovation to Meet Industry Needs
SC2 – Discover the Power of Effective Business – Boosting Co-Op Promotions

10:00 a.m. -- 11:15 a.m.
SO3 – Branding and The Corporate Culture
CR3 – Private Label Office Products: Ongoing Opportunity AND Threat
IM3 – Retail Trends in Visual Merchandising
SC3 – Building Sales and Profitably through the Understanding and Application of Syndicated Data  

*Friday, November 10, 2006
8:30 a.m. -- 9:45 a.m.
SO4 – State of the Association
CR4 – What's Next in Scrapbooking?
IM4 –Opportunities in Media
SC4 – Building Collaborative Supply Chains with Complementary Global Standards

You will find further information about Paperworld USA and Messe Frankfurt on the Internet at www.paperworldUSA.com and www.usa.messefrankfurt.com.

Information about SHOPA is to be found at www.shopa.org and about PROPAPER at www.propaper.es.


For more details, contact:
Messe Frankfurt, Inc.
Attn: Scott Easton
1600 Parkwood Circle, Ste. 515
Atlanta, GA 30339