Training and Education

RESTON, VA—08/16/07—GRAPH EXPO 07 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) , at the show to be held September 9-12 at McCormick Place in Chicago.  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 to CtP to print, and see live

PARAMUS, NJ— The NAPL will honor 12 printing industry leaders with induction into the Soderstrom Society during a pre-Graph Expo gala held September 8 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The event also celebrates NAPL’s 75th anniversary. The inductees are: Dale Aigner, owner, Bentley Printing & Graphics, Garden Grove CA; Robert Carew, retiring president, Action Printing, Fond du Lac, WI; Craig Dellinger, general manager/partner, New Haven Print & Copy, Fort Wayne, IN; Bill Gavigan, executive vice president/CFO, PDQ Print Center, Scranton, PA; Steve Hayes, president/CEO, Omaha Printing, Omaha, NE; Kevin Joyce, managing director, Kodak, Norwalk, CT; Keith Kemp, president, Xerographic Digital Printing, Orlando, FL; Francis

RESTON, VA—08/13/07—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.  Showcasing an all-inclusive blend of offset and digital printing equipment, products, software and supplies, this year’s total count of 640 exhibitors welcomes over 120 new vendors to the 460,984 net sq. ft. of exhibit space and reconfirms GRAPH EXPO’s status as the largest graphic communications exhibition and conference in the Western Hemisphere. With the number of exhibitors and amount of square footage sold exceeding 2006 numbers, this year’s

August, 2007—Following the successful debut of the drupa innovation parc presented by HP (dip) at drupa 2004, Messe Düsseldorf has significantly expanded the showcase and concept. In 2004, some 8,600 square feet were set aside for “dip” but at drupa 2008, 160 exhibitors in eight different sections on over 35,500 square feet of exhibition space in Hall 7 will make “dip” the world’s largest micro-platform for innovative young companies supplying the print and media industry with digital solutions. “Innovations call for a special presentation platform at drupa – and that’s true no matter how big or small an exhibitor is,” explained Manuel Mataré, drupa

RESTON, VA—08/09/07—Marketing communications is all about connections, and there’s no better place for marketing and graphic communications professionals to see and learn how to connect with clients and prospects than GRAPH EXPO, the largest, most comprehensive trade show for prepress, printing, finishing, mailing and fulfillment, package printing, converting, wide format and digital technologies in the Americas. GRAPH EXPO, set to take place in Chicago’s McCormick Place South, September 9-12, 2007, will offer a close look at the latest marketing techniques to utilize digital printing, variable data printing, workflow software and more, through a full schedule of seminars and presentations and in technology demonstrations throughout

NEW YORK CITY—August 7, 2007—Printing Industries Alliance, formerly known as the Printing and Imaging Association of New York State, has announced that internationally known lifestyle communicator Martha Stewart has been named the recipient of the 2007 Franklin Award, which recognizes the achievements of outstanding leaders and communicators. The award will be presented during the Association’s Franklin Event on Tuesday evening, September 18, at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City. A New Host This is the first time the Franklin Event will be hosted by the Printing Industries Alliance. “We are happy to have this opportunity to host the Franklin Event which has been

RESTON, VA— August 6, 2007—In today’s digitally driven world, high-volume printing of books like Harry Potter is no longer the rule, it’s the exception - a reality underscored by the fact that over half of all commercial book titles produced between 2005 and 2006 were printed in quantities under 5,000 units. “The trend toward short-run printing of books and bound documents is large and growing, and clearly points to a major opportunity for printers equipped to handle it,” said Ralph Nappi, President of the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC®). GRAPH EXPO, to be held September 9-12 at McCormick Place in Chicago, will showcase the largest and

WHEN COMPANIES analyze how to save money, promotional and print costs are often an easy target. In many organizations it’s common that print buyers are given a mandate from management to cut last year’s budget by 5 percent or more. Just as most buyers are not given proper training on printing technology, they also are not given training on financial tools and tracking. Most organizations don’t know how much money they are spending on print, don’t know how much they are spending with each of their printers, what their AA costs are, or which costs are controllable. Without sound financial information, some buyers

TO PARAPHRASE a gag from the late, great comedian Rodney Dangerfield, “I went to Graph Expo the other day and an On Demand show broke out.” If imitation is really the sincerest form of flattery, then the On Demand folks should be downright blushing at the degree of digital technologies that will be offered when Graph Expo storms into Chicago’s McCormick Place South complex from September 9-12. Not that the Graphic Arts Show Co. (GASC), Graph Expo’s producer, is out to steal another show’s thunder; rather, it is only a telltale sign of the trend that is enabling printers across North America to

August, 2007—For drupa 2008, print media trade fair, Messe Düsseldorf offers a special service to all exhibitors and attendees: Visitor, exhibitor and press entrance passes allow free use of all public transportation within Düsseldorf and neighboring cities on all days of the show. drupa 2008 will take place from May 29 – June 11, 2008 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany. The entrance passes can be used as a free public transportation ticket on all buses, streetcars, underground trams (U-Bahn), urban railways (S-Bahn) and German rail service within the Rhine-Ruhr regional network (VRR) of Düsseldorf and the Rhein-Sieg transportation network (VRS) which includes the