On Demand Show Catering to In-plants

In just 10 days the On Demand Conference & Expo will kick off in Philadelphia. This year's event focuses on in-plants like never before, with nearly a dozen sessions covering topics of special interest to in-plant managers. Here's a quick list, in the order they take place:

• Proven Ways to Developing a World-Class In-plant Operation (Presenter: Wes Friesen, Portland General Electric) — Tuesday March 31, 11:00

• Digital Printing: Did You Catch the Electronic Wave? (Presenter: Johnny Jones, Mississippi State University) Tuesday March 31, 12:00

• Using External Resources to Enhance Performance (Presenters: Catherine Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ray Chambers, Chambers Management Group) — Tuesday March 31, 3:30

• Variable Data and the Exploiting of the Internet to Increase ROI (Presenter: Debbie Pavletich, Briggs & Stratton) — Wednesday April 1, 10:10

• How Citi’s In-House Facility became "Best in Class" (Presenter: Jac Bloomberg, Senior Vice President, Citi) Wednesday April 1, 10:10

• Keeping Your In-Plant Alive and Growing without Offset (Presenter: John Fabian, BlueCross BlueShield of SC) — Wednesday April 1, 11:10

• How to Reduce Costs and Boost Productivity at the Same Time (Presenter: Shawn Parkison, American Academy of Family Physicians) — Wednesday April 1, 11:10

• Build-versus-Buy for Web-to-Print. (Presenter: Michael George, Villanova University) — Wednesday April 1, 11:10

• From Request to Delivery: It's About the Total Environment, Not Each Component (Presenter: John Eddy, International Monetary Fund) — Wednesday April 1, 2:30

• Developing and Keeping High Performance Teams in a High-Change Industry (Presenter: Philip Larson, American Fidelity) — Wednesday April 1, 2:30

• Developing and Managing Your In-plant Operation (Presenter: Mike Chiricuzio, Arizona State University) — Wednesday April 1, 4:30

The show floor, too, will be packed with technologies geared toward in-house printers. It opens on Tuesday, March 31. There will be a networking reception on the show floor that evening, from 4:30 - 6:00. IPG invites interested in-plant managers to gather then near the IPG booth (#50, immediately to the left of the entrance).

To get the full story on On Demand, visit www.ondemandexpo.com.