The 85th iteration of the Glass Problems Conference takes place September 16-19 at the Glass City Center. The event will welcome over 500 glass professionals from around the world to The Glass City to take part in educational programming and networking. This conference announcement comes at an exciting time for the local glass industry, with the Northwest Ohio Innovation Consortium (NOIC) recently receiving a $31.3M state grant to develop an Innovation Hub and Center for Glass Excellence in the Toledo area.

“We’re thrilled to have the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council choose Toledo for this year’s conference,” says Mark Brazeau, Destination Toledo’s Director of Group Sales and Relationship Management. “With all of the current excitement surrounding local glass manufacturing, it’s a perfect time for glass professionals from around the world to witness firsthand the innovation and area talent that make Toledo such a major player in the worldwide glass industry.”

The 2024 Glass Problems Conference and Symposium brings together decision makers, managers, and engineers from glass manufacturing companies for education and networking revolving around real world glass manufacturing issues and solutions. Areas of focus include melting, refractory, decarbonization, and machine learning.

“It’s easy to see why Toledo is nicknamed the Glass City,” says Kerry Ward Executive Director of the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council. “The city has always been renowned for its innovation in commercial glass manufacturing, and the Ohio Department of Development’s Innovation Hub grant will only help to continue that innovation and production. We’re thrilled to be bringing our 85th conference to Toledo where glassmaking is not only a way of life, but also a source of community pride.”

Find more information about the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council and the Glass Problems conference at gmic.org.