In-plants Meet in Michigan for ‘Public Sector Symposium’

By Bob Neubauer

About 20 in-plants attended the Public Sector Symposium at the State of Michigan’s Department of Technology, Management & Budget facility.

About 20 in-plants gathered in Lansing, Michigan, yesterday for the second In-plant Printing and Mailing Association Road Show event. Focusing on public sector in-plants, the symposium took place at the State of Michigan’s Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) facility. In-plant managers enjoyed a full day of educational sessions, roundtable discussions, and networking, and got to visit the displays from eight sponsoring companies: Canon, Ricoh, HP, Rochester Software Associates, Central Michigan Paper, Troy Group, Swagforce, and BlueCrest.

Kristen Hampton, director of Print and Mail Management, welcomed the group to her facility. A representative from the Michigan State Police led a session on cybersecurity, and Jenee Clear of DTMB talked about “DEI in the Workplace.” Other presentations were given by sponsors Ricoh, Canon, and Swagforce.

Kristen Hampton (right), director of Print and Mail Management, talks with some of the vendors that sponsored the event.

The two-day event concludes today with a tour of the State of Michigan Print and Mail Facility, home to a Ricoh Pro VC40000 inkjet press. See a list of upcoming IPMA Road Shows here.

Attendees took a tour of the State of Michigan's print and mail facility.

Ricoh's Ken Tucker gives a presentation.

Attendees visit the Canon booth at the Public Sector Symposium.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.