The Seybold Report

SGIA Opens Registration for 2013 Printed Electronics and Membrane Switch Symposium

SGIA is now accepting registrations for the 2013 Printed Electronics and Membrane Switch Symposium, to be held in conjunction with the 2013 SGIA Expo  scheduled for October 23-25 in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center. The events will be held in conjunction with the IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo. more

SGIA Opens Registration for its 2013 Expo

SGIA is now accepting registrations for this 2013 Expo, to be held October 23-25 in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center. The event will be held in conjunction with the IFAI Specialty Fabrics Expo. more

Interquest Announces 2013 London Digital Book Printing Forum

Interquest has announced the 2013 London Digital Book Printing Forum will be held on June 20 and will focus on trends and opportunities in digital book manufacturing. The event will be held at the Royal Society, Carlton Terrace, in London. more

Print '13 to Include Photo Imaging Pavilion

Print '13 organizer, the Graphic Arts Show Company, has announced a new show floor section for the event: the Photo Imaging Pavilion, which will include exhibits related to photo, photo book, wide format, specialty photo, all-sized imaging, creation, as well as finishing related equipment, software, and substrates. more

Messe Düsseldorf and the Printing Equipment Industries Association of China Announce Functional Printing China Conference

Messe Düsseldorf, the organzier of drupa, and the Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China have announced a one-day conference “Functional Printing China” with accompanying table-top presentations will be held for the first time on May 16, 2013 during the China Print trade fair, to take place from May 14-16, 2013 in Beijing. The new conference will be held annually and will include an exhibition area starting in 2014. Speakers for this year's event will include Wolfgang Mildner (CEO of PolyIC and Board Member at the Organic Electronic Association/VDM), Stan Farnsworth (Vice President NovaCentrix/USA), and Dr. Martin Schmitt-Lewen (Senior Manager, New Print Applications Research and Development Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG). more

IMI Announces Details of 2013 Inkjet Technology Showcase

IMI has announced the dates and location for its 2013 Inkjet Technology Showcase: June 5-6 in Barcelona, Spain. The event organizer says suppliers presenting and displaying at the Ink Jet Technology Showcase 2013 include Adphos, Agfa Graphics, Amica Systems, Atomjet, D&K Engineering, Genix, Global Inkjet Systems, ImageXpert, Inkjet Partnership, Phoseon Technology, Pivotal Resources, Ricoh Printing Systems America, Stork Veco, SunJet, TTP Meteor, Wifag-Polytype and Xennia Technology. Each supplier will give a 15-minute presentation. more

Seybold Publications and Seybold Seminars Walk Down Memory Lane Video

We are working on a video for the Seybold Report Reunion and Conference April 18 and 19. Click here to see a rough cut of the video. Let us know what you think of it and if you have any images you would like to contribute, please let us know.

PRIMIR to Release Latest Study Findings April 8

PRIMIR has announced Tom Ashley, Director and Founder of Pivotal Resources USA, will present the newest PRIMIR study findings on emerging printing technologies and applications at its Spring meeting scheduled for April 8-10, 2013 at The Shores Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida. more

Dr. Joe Webb to Deliver Keynote at PRIMIR 2013

PRIMIR has announced Dr. Joseph Webb (“Dr. Joe”), Director of WhatTheyThink.com’s Economics and Research Center, will keynote the PRIMIR 2013 Spring Meeting with his presentation titled, “The Rise of Business Development: Creating—Rather than Getting Business.” The PRIMIR Spring Meeting will be held April 8-10, 2013 at The Shores Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida. more

Housing Reservations Now Being Taken for Print 13 and CPP Expo

The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) has announced it is now accepting housing reservations for Print 13 and the co-located CPP Expo to be held September 8-12, 2013 in Chicago’s McCormick Place South exhibit hall. more

The Joss Group Announces Seybold Report Reunion Conference Speaker Roster

The Joss Group has released the speaker roster for its upcoming Seybold Report Reunion Conference to be held April 18-19 at the Skytop Conference Center in Skytop, PA. In addition to Keynote Speakers Frank Romano and John Conley, industry analysts and experts will present detailed information and recommendations concerning three key areas of interest to graphic arts executives and professionals: sustainability, innovation, and automation. more

The speaker roster includes these three themes and the following speakers:

Automation and Workflow Optimization: Reaching the Peak and Staying There

• James Harvey, Executive Director of CIP4
• Dave Zwang, Principal, Zwang & Company

Innovation: Going Beyond Plain Ink on Plain Paper

• Chuck Gehman, Technology, Strategy, and Communications
• Rudy Herrera, Business Development Manager, Graphics Solutions Business, Hewlett-Packard
• Rick Littrell, Integrated Marketing Specialist and Chief Growth Officer, Winbrook
• Rob Rosborough, Director of Channels, ScanBuy
• Julia Shaffer, Printing Industries of America

Sustainability: Going Green and Growing Profits

• Marci Kinter, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association, Vice President of Government and Business
• Janis Galitzeck, Director of Sustainability, Alcom Printing

PRIMIR Announces Dates and Location for Spring Meeting

PRIMIR has announced the dates and location for its Spring meeting: April 8-10 at The Shores Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida. The organization says the meeting will focus on opportunities in emerging printing technologies, business development techniques, and strategic thinking. Attendees will also be able to tour the facilities of DME—a successful direct marketing services company. more

IO Integration to Conduct Digital Media Workshop March 6

On Wednesday, March 6, IO Integration will present a free afternoon workshop entitled The Future of Digital Media. The event will take place at 1 PM at the Soho House, located in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. more

The Joss Group Announces Keynote Speakers for the Seybold Report Reunion Conference: Frank Romano and John Conley to Present

The Joss Group will welcome Keynote Speakers Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus, School of Media Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology and John Conley, Vice President of Marketing Commercial Print and Publishing, Xerox Corporation, at the Seybold Report Reunion Conference to be held April 18 and 19, 2013 at the Skytop Lodge Executive Conference Center in Skytop, Pennsylvania.
 
About Frank Romano
 
Frank Romano's career has spanned more than 50 years in the printing and publishing industries. Many know him as the editor of the International Paper Pocket Pal, or have read one of the thousands of articles he has written. He is the author of 53 books, including the Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications (with Richard Romano), the extensive and standard reference in the field. Romano lectures extensively and was the principal researcher on the landmark EDSF study, Printing in the Age of the Web and Beyond. He has been quoted in many newspapers and publications, as well as on television and radio.
 
About John Conley
 
John Conley is the Vice President of Publishing at Xerox Corporation where he is responsible for developing and implementing the programs and strategies for growing the digital print business with publishers, retailers and printers worldwide. John went to work for Xerox in October of 2004 after spending 27 years with R.R. Donnelley. Mr. Conley is also the PRIMIR task force co-chair for the Electronic Technologies study, which was recently released for sale to the general public. Previously, this landmark study was available to PRIMIR members only. Conley will deliver a state-of-the market address and present key information from the study at the Conference.

SGIA Issue Call for Printed Electronics and Membrane Switch Symposium Presentations

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has issued a call for presentations for the Printed Electronics and Membrane Switch Symposium to be held in Orlando, Florida October 22–23. The organization welcomes proposals from SGIA members as well as from industry leaders and experts. Speakers are selected for inclusion in the Symposium based on several factors including relevance and timeliness of the topic, educational value to the industry, and educational balance within the printed electronics industry. more