In-plant Events

The ACUP 2020 conference would have been in full swing this week had COVID-19 not ruined everything. To help relieve some of the gloom, IPI Editor Bob Neubauer arranged an impromptu video conference for more than a dozen regular ACUP attendees.

Life is a little sad for all of us right now, but for those in-plant managers who were planning to attend the Association of College and University Printers conference this week, it’s even more disappointing. To help cheer you, here’s a look back at a previous ACUP conference.

The In-plant Printing and Mailing Association has announced that Konica Minolta is renewing its partnership with IPMA at its highest level as a Diamond Sponsor.

Everyone is scrambling right now as the reality of COVID-19 sets in. Scheduled conferences are trying to lock in new dates at a time when the pandemic will have abated.

Due to the spread of COVID-19, the Association of College and University Printers' Board of Directors has decided to postpone the 2020 ACUP+ conference. 

With less than three months until the IPMA 2020 Perfect Vision Conference kicks off in Bonita Springs, Fla., Canon U.S.A. has renewed its partnership with the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association at its highest level: as a Diamond Sponsor.

The Dscoop Global Board has decided to reschedule Dscoop Edge Orlando 2020 to a later, yet-to-be-determined, date. In the interim, Dscoop is researching alternate ways to bring its members and partners the content and connection they most want and need.

On the heels of a successful November meeting in Manhattan, several New York City in-plant managers held another networking meeting last week, this time in the headquarters of the New York Police Department, home to a thriving 38-employee in-plant.

The board of directors of the Association of College and University Printers met in Houston for two days recently to discuss updates to the ACUP strategic plan and finalize the agenda for the upcoming conference, now just 44 days away.

XPLOR20, taking place April 14-16, 2020 at the TradeWinds Island Grand in St. Pete Beach, Fla., will feature a general session panel titled "The Evolution: Reshaping the Customer Experience," featuring five industry experts on customer experience.