Training and Education

HYPE RARELY lives up to reality. But, in the case of Graph Expo in Chicago last month, the trade show met—and, in many cases, surpassed—the expectations of exhibitors and visitors alike. More than 650 exhibitors filling more than 460,000 square feet of exhibit space made Graph Expo 2007 the largest one since 2000, and the second largest ever. It wasn’t just the sheer size of the event that delivered on its advance billing, though. Most impressive was the upbeat mood that permeated the four-day event. Despite the sub-prime mortgage crisis and an erratic stock market capturing national headlines, Graph Expo hit on all cylinders

PITTSBURGH—The PIA/GATF has joined forces with the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) to form a central location for information on sustainable green printing activities.The associations have created the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP Partnership) in an effort to assist the printing community in the trend toward sustainability. According to…

CHICAGO—Although official attendance figures won’t be available for about two weeks, this year’s Graph Expo—which concluded on Wednesday—appears to have been a big success based on vendor feedback. While cautioning that the figures are still being calculated, Graphic Arts Show Co. (GASC) Vice President Chris Price said he believes attendance was up slightly over last…

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 5—Kodak and the International Graphic Arts Education Association (IGAEA) are joining together to produce a color poster promoting careers in the graphic arts and printing industry. The poster will be printed on a KODAK NEXPRESS S3000 Digital Production Color Press at Graph Expo 2007 in Chicago and distributed to visitors to Kodak’s Booth 1246. The 12” x 18” poster (trim size 11” X 17”) features an inspiring quote from Benjamin Franklin as it might have been written by the hand of America’s “Father of Printing.” The quote, “Genius without education is like silver in a mine,” is shown on parchment next

As the countdown to the world’s largest printing exposition begins, Messe Düsseldorf Chairman Werner Dornscheidt provides his thoughts on what visitors should expect for Drupa 2008. There are already indications that Drupa 2008 will surpass the record-breaking Drupa event back in 2000. In what respects? WERNER DORNSCHEIDT: Drupa’s history goes back over 50 years, but it has become clear that Drupa 2008 will be the largest yet. The exhibition grounds are totally booked up, with some 170,000 square meters of show space and 1,800 exhibitors. There isn’t even one square meter of space left in the newly built Hall 8b, next to Hall 8a

RESTON, VA - Wide format printers, sign and banner shops and display companies attending this year’s GRAPH EXPO will be treated to the latest production wide format technology, substrates and applications, along with an information-packed educational program specifically designed to help them become more productive and profitable. GRAPH EXPO, to be held September 9-12 at McCormick Place Chicago, will showcase the largest and broadest demonstration of graphic communications technology in the Western Hemisphere, with live demonstrations of offset, digital, flexo and wide format technologies. Among the 460,000 net sq. ft. of exhibit space and 640 exhibits on the show floor, some 147,500 net sq.

Graphic communications professionals will find a plethora of new equipment, products and services—and first-time exhibitors—at this year’s sold out GRAPH EXPO, to be held in Chicago’s McCormick Place South, September 9-12, 2007. This year’s total count of 640 exhibitors includes more than 120 new vendors, and the event promises visitors an opportunity to see and explore “everything print” with live running applications throughout the show floor demonstrating every step of the print process and the latest new profit opportunities utilizing digital technologies. For 2007, GRAPH EXPO has been designed to offer more value to the broader graphic arts community beyond commercial printers, including Quick

GRAPH EXPO 2007 visitors will gain a first-hand glimpse into what the new Microsoft XML Paper Specification (XPS) might mean to the graphic communications industry in the first-ever “XPS Land Showcase” (booth #5451). The goals for the XPS Land Showcase are to educate the graphic communications industry about what XPS is, inform visitors where they can purchase the technology to implement XPS, and demonstrate how these tools fit into their workflow. In the new pavilion, show goers will explore XPS from document creation through CTP to print, and see live XPS-driven applications printing on both offset and digital equipment. The XPS Land Theater will

ROCHESTER, NY—The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and The Print Council have joined forces to launch “Print in the Mix: a Clearinghouse of Research on Print Media Effectiveness.”The new site, published by RIT and funded by The Print Council, is a clearinghouse of information and research on the effectiveness of print in advertising and marketing.…

BLOOMINGTON, IN—August 27, 2007—Prepress Training Solution, the premier online training provider to the prepress and graphic arts industry, announces $249 special pricing for the entire course library and introduces the new Knowledge Assessment Package at $49 for GRAPH EXPO. The Prepress Training Solution will be featured at booth #5126. Prepress Training Solution is offering their entire Prepress and Graphics Library of software tutorials for only $249 from September 9-12, 2007 during GRAPH EXPO. The library features 47 interactive, online courses broken into short, 5-10 minute tutorials—covering more than 400 essential prepress tasks—that can be accessed 24/7 from any computer with an Internet connection. Software titles