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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Lunch & Learn Series | October 14
DESCRIPTION:2026 Fall Lunch & Learn Series\nDate: Wednesday\, October 14\, 2026\nTime: 12:00-2:00 p.m. ET\nSubmit Your Speaker Proposal(opens in new tab) \nJoin FPPA for the First Session of Our 2026 Fall Lunch & Learn Series\nKick off FPPA’s Fall Lunch & Learn Series with Kern Cox of Clemson University and Colleen Larkin Twomey of Cal Poly for an educational session designed for professionals throughout the flexographic prepress\, platemaking\, and production community. \nDrawing on their industry and academic experience\, Kern and Colleen will share practical insights and perspectives that connect what is happening in flexographic education with the challenges and opportunities professionals are seeing in the field today. \n\nSession Details\nThis session brings together two of the industry’s top educators-Kern Cox from Clemson University and Colleen Larkin Twomey from Cal Poly-for a deep dive into the technical side of flexo. Expect more than just theory: we’re talking practical tools and problem-solving approaches you can take straight to the pressroom. Topics include how to troubleshoot issues on press\, how to interpret and apply data from measurement tools\, and how to optimize graphics for better performance and quality. Designed to be interactive and grounded in real-world challenges\, this session is a must for anyone looking to sharpen their technical edge. \nMeet Your Speakers\n  \nKern CoxSenior LecturerClemson University \nKern Cox is a distinguished senior lecturer in Clemson University’s Department of Graphic Communications\, where he delivers engaging undergraduate and graduate courses on major printing processes\, electronic prepress\, package printing technologies\, and color management. With a passion for advancing the field\, his professional and research interests focus on flexography\, corrugated packaging\, and color management. Since joining the department in 2012\, Kern leverages his 20 years of expertise in professional education development\, providing innovative training and R&D services through Clemson University’s Printing and Converting Research Center and the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics. His impactful work has served diverse market segments\, including post-print corrugated\, narrow and wide web flexography\, and offset lithography. \n \nColleen Larkin TwomeySenior Lecturer\, Graphic CommunicationCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo \nWith thirty years in the printing and graphic communications space\, Colleen Larkin Twomey has developed a wide range of experience and expertise-working both in the industry and in the classroom. Currently a professor of Graphic Communication\, she teaches courses such as Flexographic Printing\, Consumer Packaging\, and Digital File Preparation and Workflow. Prior to joining academia\, she was a fixture in the industry\, serving more than twenty years at MacDermid Printing Solutions. \nRegistration
URL:https://flexoplatemakers.com/event/2026-fall-lunch-learn-series-october-14/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association":MAILTO:Kyra@markens.com
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