Announcing Call for Speakers for 2009 PODi AppForum

ROCHESTER, NY—April 30, 2008— PODi, the Digital Printing Initiative, announces it is accepting speaker submissions for the 2009 PODi AppForum. The annual event is January 19-21 in Las Vegas at The Rio Casino and Resort. Each year, hundreds of print service providers, marketing practitioners and other professionals attend the AppForum to take advantage of its unique educational and networking opportunities. All selected presenters receive one free registration to the 2009 PODi AppForum, so they can also take advantage of the educational sessions.

“A major attraction of the AppForum is the user-focused nature of the sessions. Our attendees count on learning new ideas and innovative techniques that will help them with their own digital printing projects and businesses. For our speakers, this is an opportunity for high visibility and to connect with motivated print and marketing service providers,” said PODi President and CEO Rab Govil.

Qualified speakers who are interested in sharing their unique digital print stories, business insights, or technical experience may submit an application before June 30th, 2008. Regular sessions are an hour in length and can be in one of several formats: panel, case study, research results or tutorials. The pre-conference intensives cover subjects in more detail and will be presented in half-day sessions on Monday Jan 19th, 2009. New ideas as well as proposals geared to these topics are welcome:

• Sales and Strategies

• Direct Marketing

• Web to Print

• Pre-conference intensives

In addition, PODi is soliciting suggestions for inspiring keynotes focused on innovative digital printing. Industry professionals worthy of special recognition can be nominated for the Industry Pioneer session.

Speaker information and online application forms are available now at www.podi.org . Speaker applications must be received by June 30th, 2008. Questions can be directed to Christine DeLooze at chrisd@caslon.net.

About the PODi AppForum
The annual three-day PODi AppForum is the only conference dedicated exclusively to digital printing applications, and the focused agenda lets attendees concentrate on issues that matter most to their business success. Thought-provoking sessions tackle productivity, operations, applications, technology, one-to-one campaigns, business strategies, selling and more. Print service providers and marketing experts learn the latest trends in selling and using digital print solutions. The diverse audience of printing and marketing professionals, end users, technology experts and others make the AppForum a productive and stimulating networking opportunity. The intimate, low-key vendor hall encourages meaningful one-to-one communications, while showcasing the latest digital technology and professional services. From beginners in search of a starting point, to pros in search of fresh ideas, print business owners and executives, IT directors, operations managers, marketers and vendors -- the AppForum offers something for everyone.

About PODi
PODi (www.podi.org) is an industry initiative with hundreds of member companies, including Executive Board members EFI, Hewlett Packard, Pitney Bowes, Quark and Xerox. PODi leads the evolution of the digital printing infrastructure by promoting interoperability through standards, and advances digital printing business opportunities through market development activities, including white papers, articles, independent reports and industry speaking engagements. Membership in PODi is open to companies and organizations involved in digital printing.