The upcoming Inkjet Conference (TheIJC) 2017, Oct. 24-25 at the Swissotel Düsseldorf/Neuss, Germany, is focusing on inkjet engineering and inkjet chemistry. Organized by ESMA, the European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association, this is the fourth edition of TheIJC.   More than 450 attendees are expected this year, and organizers are excited about this year’s program.   “TheIJC had to build its reputation but it proved very quickly that the ‘platform’ concept worked very well – it combined the networking arena populated by exhibitor tabletops with two presentation tracks,” said ESMA CEO Peter Buttiens. “The number of exhibitors and delegates has grown over the years and the current edition will feature three presentation tracks and 80 exhibitor stands. When approaching the total of 500 participants, we are already preparing future expansion of the concept. They key strength of the conference remains the education about