Sung Won Sohn

AN OLD line goes that if you put three economists in a room, show them the same data and ask them for their predictions, you’ll get three different answers. But that was not the case at the recent NPES 2008 Industry Summit in New York, which comprised the association’s annual Print Outlook conference followed by a quarterly PRIMIR market research group meeting. Former President’s Council of Economic Advisors senior economist Dr. Sung Won Sohn forecast the outlook for the U.S. economy in general, followed by industry-specific prognostications from the chief economists representing the NAPL and PIA/GATF, Andrew Paparozzi and Ronnie Davis, respectively. Sohn pulled

RESTON, VA—February 15, 2008—NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies will launch its 2008 Industry Summit, a three and a half-day event that brings together the popular PRINT OUTLOOK® economic and marketing conference and the PRIMIRSM Spring Meeting, March 31-April 3, at the Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel in New York, NY. The combination of these events will provide print industry leaders with breaking trend updates and the latest industry research findings in a single venue. “The NPES 2008 Industry Summit is designed to be a timely and convenient ‘one-stop’ experience that will provide the most relevant business, trend and forecast