ACUP Electrifies Boston

More than 130 college and university in-plant managers from all over the country and as far away as New Zealand and Australia gathered in the Boston area this week for the 43rd annual ACUP Conference. Rainy weather couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of this lively group, and attendees spent every available second networking with one another.

The opening session featured Charlie Corr, of InfoTrends, who detailed the transformation taking place in the printing industry. He presented the results of research on the in-plant market and encouraged managers to become their organization’s “print czar.”

Bob Neubauer, editor of In-Plant Graphics, also gave a presentation on in-plant industry trends, detailing outsourcing, equipment installations, insourcing and new business opportunities. Yale University’s Bob Davis gave some ideas on how to assess your print shop, while Ray Chambers, CIO of Juniata College, talked about defending your in-plant against challenges.

Other sessions covered copier management programs, creating mission statements and the question “Is offset dead?”