In-plant Events

More than 130 in-plant representatives from 33 states and several countries attended ACUP 2007 in San Francisco last week. The Association of College and University Printers conference, which had the theme “We’re Not Just Printers Anymore,” was organized and hosted by six in-plants in the University of California system. In her keynote address, Ursula Burns, president of Xerox, urged in-plants to collaborate with their schools’ admissions departments and to come up with new ways to add value to their universities. Two sessions covered digital color technologies and featured in-plant users of digital presses discussing why they picked the presses they did and the benefits that

Two upcoming SGIA Imaging Symposiums, one in Denver and one in Atlanta, will help you tackle the issues associated with growing a successful digital imaging operation. The Denver symposium will take place this coming Wednesday, April 25. A few weeks later it will move to Atlanta on Wednesday, May 16. Sessions will cover such topics as: • Opportunities in Established & Emerging Digital Imaging Markets • Adjusting Workflow & Job Management for Maximum Production Flexibility • How Companies Successfully Grasp New Opportunities • The Elegant Art of Digital Imaging Equipment Purchases • Maximizing Your Investment in Ink-jet Imaging

With ACUP 2007 set to kick off in just over a week, college and university in-plant managers around the country and from as far away as New Zealand and the U.K. are preparing for the trip to San Francisco. The conference’s theme will be “We’re Not Just Printers,” and topics will focus on the need for college and university in-plants to become business and creative solution providers. Keynote speakers will include: • Stan Morrison, director of Athletics at the University of California Riverside. • Ursula Burns, president of the Xerox Document Systems & Solutions Group. Being held concurrently with ACUP, INTERQUEST is conducting a forum called “Personalized Communications

The Northeast Region of Xplor will partner with InfoTrends, a research and consulting firm, to present a transitional documents education track at the On Demand Conference & Expo, which kicks off in a little more than a week in Boston. Presentations will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Speakers and topics will include the following: • “Overall Transactional Print Market and Why & Where It’s Growing,” presented by Charlie Corr, Group Director, InfoTrends. • “The Movement to Dynamic Composition & Multi-Channel Delivery,” presented by Randy Hardy, Principal, Randy Hardy Associates. • “Workflow Aspects of Transaction Print and Mail,” presented by Mark Fallon, President & CEO, The

Muller Martini and Nipson America hosted an open house at Muller’s headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y. With the theme “A New Day Dawns for Book Production,” the event included live demonstrations of digital book manufacturing equipment and presentations from OnDemand experts. A complete digital book printing and binding workflow was shown in action, consisting of a Nipson VaryPress 400 duplex digital printing system along with components of the Muller Martini SigmaLine OnDemand solution. The workflow included two Nipson VaryPress 400 digital printers with EMT unwinder, StarCut sheeter/stacker from FME, a Shuttleworth Star Roller conveyor, and a SigmaBinder perfect binder, SigmaTower cooling tower and Esprit three-knife

Komori America demonstrated the capabilities of its S40 Super Perfector offset press in web-to-print applications during a recent event at its Rolling Meadows, Ill., headquarters. About 100 printers attended and listened as speakers from Komori, Graphics Arts Technical Foundation and key vendors shared the business opportunity inherent in web-to-print solutions. Hands-on demonstrations were a key part of the event. Julie Schaffer, director of GATF’s Center for Imaging Excellence, provided an in-depth overview of the variety of avenues available in this relatively new market, and the opportunities it offers printers seeking to expand their expertise and print product offerings. Don Newberry, manager of Komori America’s

College and university in-plant managers around the country are getting ready to head to San Francisco for the 43rd annual Association of College and University Printers conference. Taking place April 15-19, the conference will focus on the need for college and university in-plants to become business and creative solution providers. Session topics include: • Selecting a Digital Press • Reaching Customers, Integrating with your Campus • Knowledge Management • Copyright in the Digital Age • Web to Print Solutions Keynote speakers will include: • Stan Morrison, director of Athletics at the University of California Riverside and vice president of the Dudeck Group. An NCAA all star who has been coaching for

Adobe Systems and the Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly will return for the second year to PrintFest to sponsor and present new technical education tracks. PrintFest 2007 will take place April 19-21 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. It includes a 200+ booth Expo on April 20-21. The Adobe tracks will focus on demonstrating the practical uses for enhancements to many of Adobes popular creative solutions. The Cal Poly tracks will cover topics including variable data printing, virtual proofing, image manipulation, knowledge management, RGB workflows and more. The Adobe track will highlight key elements and capabilities of

High-level Buying and Capital Investment Results in Record Onsite Sales for Next Year MIAMI BEACH, FL—March 15, 2007—Graphics of the Americas-Xplor, the second largest U.S.-based annual international graphic communications exhibit and conference, today announced the positive results of their 32nd annual exhibition held in Miami Beach, Florida, March 2-4, 2007. The event organizers are eager to report that this year’s attendance exceeded the previous year by 4%, with close to 500 exhibitors filling the Miami Beach Convention Center, both representing an increase over 2006. More importantly, exhibitors reported larger than ever high-level buying activities and capital investments. In a survey conducted during the event with

In-plants in the Boston area are invited to attend a one-day conference and exhibit on March 29 to learn more about the evolution in graphic communications. Graph_Comm 07 is being held at Boston Marriott Copley Place to educate professionals who specify, direct and execute media purchases. Michael McPherson, creative director and partner at design firm Corey McPherson Nash, will open Graph_Comm 07 with a keynote presentation titled, “Delivering the Message: How the Pros Are Adapting.” This will be followed by an afternoon of informational seminars and exhibitor displays. The event is for managers who direct purchases of printing, print production managers, graphic designers