March 23, 2005

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Things I Hear
Energize Your Business
Poll:
What comes first?
Winnipeg Printer On Growth Path
Printcrafters acquires local competitor, Westcan.
Mega Printers and the Buyer's Market
Transcontinental and Quebecor World positioning
Quick Print Franchise Acquire Signs Business
Allegra buys Signs Now
Fidelity National Pulls Printing out of Canada
Moves printing from Scarborough to Kansas plant
Supplier News
Heidelberg, Creo, Eastman Kodak...
Good Reads
AWARDS PROGRAMS:
YUPO'S WALLY TRAVELS TO CANADA…and more
Events
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Things I Hear


Energize Your Business

Where are your new employees coming from? Are you injecting any new ideas or youthful energy into your organization?
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the annual Job Fair hosted by the Graphic Communications Management (GCM) program at Ryerson University in Toronto. The evening event is an opportunity for printing companies and suppliers to sit down with students genuinely interested in launching careers in the graphic arts industry.
The four-year GCM program requires third-year students to secure industry-related summer employment (May to August), and in many cases the interns return to those companies the following year as permanent hires.
There were 62 tables occupied by companies from across Ontario and outside of the province too.
According to Mary Black, outgoing chair of the GCM program, there were around 80 third-year students looking to intern for the summer, and 60 fourth-year graduating students looking to be hired. Most will receive more than one offer upon graduation. Competition for this talent can be stiff.
The enthusiasm of the students was evident. "There's a lot of pent up energy here," noted Brian Collict, vice president and general manager, Sun Chemical Canada, who was making his first prospecting visit to the job fair.
Kevin Prosser, sales manager with the Yearbook division of Friesens, the Altona, Manitoba book printer, was attending the job fair for the third time.
According to Prosser, Friesens is interested in taking on an intern who'll be spending the summer in Altona. "We want them to get a understanding of what our culture is all about." The company has created a strong connection with the Ryerson program and has hired graduates in the past.
The Job Fair allows students to make that all-important first impression, and that's about it. To accommodate the number of students and potential employers, the mini-interviews last 10 minutes, the brief intervals ending with the sound of a gong.
This opportunity to assess the talent doesn't cost the employers anything but time, and the payoff can be very rewarding. It's all about introducing new blood into the industry, and as Collict suggested, new energy.
Take a look at your current staff and question if it's necessary to inject some youthful outlooks into your current culture. A mix of experience and youth will set any company up for the future, creating an ongoing learning environment within the organization.

Also present at the Ryerson event were participants in the Eva's Phoenix Print Shop program in Toronto, a training ground for homeless or at-risk youth, providing life skills training including 20 weeks of on-the-job instruction in a print shop equipped with prepress, platemaking, small-format offset presses and finishing equipment. These students were on-hand to enlighten printing companies of another avenue to find entry-level help for technical positions.
The event was encouraging, featuring knowledgeable and motivated students ready to step up and be welcomed into the industry.

For more information on these programs:
http://www.ryerson.ca/ualca/programs/gcm.html
http://www.evasinitiatives.com/phoenix/phoenix-printshop-home.htm


Bang A Gong. Mary Black, chair of the Ryerson Graphic Communications Management program prepares to signal the end of an interview period at the school's annual Job Fair.

Regards,
Doug Picklyk
Editor, Canadian Printer

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Poll

What comes first?

Last time we asked, "Is your company's environmental policy of any concern to your important customers?" The results were almost split down the middle, 46% saying yes, 43% saying no and the final 11% indicating they're not sure. Printing and the environment are inextricably linked, yet it appears less than half of our respondents' customers pay attention.

Canadian Printer Webpoll
Most would say "all three!" but if you had to choose, What is the number one priority for the majority of your print customers?:


Quality
Price
Service (speed)


Current Results

Winnipeg Printer On Growth Path


by Myron Love
Printcrafters Inc. has taken its first step toward building a megaprinting business. The Winnipeg-based printer's acquisition of competitor, The Westcan Printing Group, in mid-February adds 35 staff to Printcrafters' 85 and boosts the company's annual revenue to about $18 million this year.
"We began discussions with Westcan a year ago," says Printcrafters' president and CEO Bob Payne. Both companies produce books and magazines, making for a natural fit.
"We foresee acquiring two or three more Winnipeg companies and consolidating what we have here, then expand our acquisitions to other cities," Payne says of the company's long-term planning. "Our goal is to build up a billion dollar business within 20 years."
Printcrafters was established in 1996 as an employee-owned start-up with a staff of 11. A diversified sheetfed company, Printcrafters has made recent investments in stochastic screening and closed-loop colour control technology.
Both Printcrafters and Westcan will continue to operate out of their existing locations.


Mega Printers and the Buyer's Market

Transcontinental has already made an acquisition and Quebecor World announced it is in acquisition mode. Now the printing industry will wait to see what happens next in what Quebecor World's CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau calls a "buyer's market."
Transcontinental Inc. made its move in mid-February acquiring JDM, Inc., a Pennsylvania-area direct mail company. Now part of Transcontinental Direct U.S.A. Inc., JDM operates five facilities in eastern Pennsylvania, a printing plant and four direct mail facilities. JDM adds more than 1,100 employees and annual revenues of $112 million. Transcontinental's annual revenues from direct marketing activities, including Transcontinental Direct U.S.A. and Canadian facilities in Toronto and Montreal, is now $389 million.
Cost cutting is paying off for Quebecor World, as the company reported increased operating income and improved operating margins for 2004. Full-year revenue increase to a record US$6.6 billion, compared to US$6.4 billion in 2003.
For the fourth quarter of 2004, Quebecor World's operating margin was 8.6%, compared to 5% in 2003.
The company's cash flow has improved and capital acquisition plans are in place to improve efficiencies over the next couple years, and CEO Peladeau has said the company is now ready to entertain acquisitions in this buyer's market.


The addition of JDM, Inc.'s print shop (above) adds significant
capacity to Transcontinental's direct mail production operations.

Quick Print Franchise Acquire Signs Business

Allegra Network is acquiring Signs Now Corporporation. "The emergence of digital technology in the graphic arts industry creates unique cross-over synergies among our printing brands and the sign industry," says Allegra COO Carl Gerhardt.
This is Allegra's fourth acquisition in the last 10 years: in 1995, the company acquired Canadian franchise Zippy Print with 37 sites; in 1998, they acquired 24 Quik Print and Instant Copy centers from XYAN, Inc.; and in 2002 they added 210 Insty-Prints locations. In total, Allegra has over 400 shops combined in the United States, Canada and Japan with sales of US$265 million. Signs Now will add over 240 locations in the U.S., Canada, the UK and Brazil and sales of more than US$70 million.

(l-r) Signs Now CEO Mike Etchieson, Allegra Network
chairman and CEO William McIntyre, and Allegra
Network president Carl Gerhardt.



Fidelity National Pulls Printing out of Canada
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a US$6.2 billion supplier of products, services and technology solutions to the financial and real estate industries, has closed up its Canadian printing operations in Scarborough, Ontario, moving the work to a Fidelity facility in Olathe, Kansas. The Canadian plant, equipped with cold web presses, ceased operations Jan 11. It's primary product was Multiple Listing Service books for real estate boards.
"Fidelity MLS Solutions prints MLS books for approximately 230 of its more than 360 MLS customers on a monthly basis," said Beverly Faull, senior vice president and general manager of Fidelity National MLS Systems and Solutions, in a company statement.
"Since less than 20 of these monthly books were printed in Canada, we believe it is beneficial to combine these operations and manage all printing and on-line operations from Kansas."

Supplier News

  • Fuji Graphic Systems Canada has restructured its organization, eliminating 24 positions, primarily among upper management and administration. The new leaner, customer-focused, organization is designed to be more responsive to the market.
  • MAN Roland Canada has become the sole distributor of the Japan-based RYOBI presses throughout the country. The agreement includes installation, parts supply and technical support.
  • Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) has agreed to purchase Czech press manufacturer Grafitec, maker of the Polly Prestige and Polly Performer presses, 29- and 26-inch sheetfed machines.
  • MAN Roland is consolidating its German sheetfed press manufacturing operations, integrating tasks from its smaller Geisenheim facility into its primary Offenbach location. A yet-to-be-determined portion of Geisenheim's labor force of 314 will be transferred. Its Mainhausen factory is also undergoing labor negotiations aimed at reducing production costs and improving productivity.
  • Heidelberg's first nine months of fiscal 2004/2005 (April-December) reported net sales of Euro 2.23 billion up from the previous year of Euro 2.07 billion, press sales are up around 10%. "The growth in the global economy also increased capacity utilization in printshops", said Bernhard Schreier, Heidelberg CEO.
    "To strengthen the competitiveness … we plan to further reduce manufacturing costs, with particular emphasis on personnel costs," said Heidelberg's CFO, Dr. Herbert Meyer. As of December 31, 2004, the Heidelberg Group had a workforce of some 18,800 worldwide (previous year was 23,400-taking into account the digital and web systems divisions).
  • Agfa's Graphic Systems reported a year-end revenue increase of 3.1 percent compared to 2003, positively affected by the 2004 acquisitions of Lastra, Dotrix, and ProImage.
  • Creo has taken further steps towards being acquired by Eastman Kodak Company. The company has obtained an Interim Order allowing it to hold its annual and special meeting of shareholders Tuesday, March 29 where it will have the authority to pass the transaction.
  • Cascades Resources has been appointed the exclusive Canadian distributor for Scitex Vision America's line of digital printing equipment and consumables for industrial applications including wide format graphic arts and packaging.
  • Effective March 1, Heidelberg Canada became the exclusive distributor of Sun Chemical sheetfed ink and coating products for British Colombia, expanding upon an existing distributorship agreement announced in July 2003.
  • Xerox Corp. officially opened the Gil Hatch Center for Customer Innovation, a multimillion-dollar, 100,000-square-foot facility in Webster, N.Y (next to Rochester) a showcase for current and prospective customers to view the company's entire portfolio of production printing equipment and solutions.
    At the opening Xerox announced a faster iGen3 capable of 110 colour ppm and new Nuvera black-and-white printers with MICR capabilities.
  • Fuji is celebrating the opening of a $100 million digital computer-to-plate (CTP) plate manufacturing facility at its North American manufacturing and research complex in Greenwood, South Carolina.
  • Heidelberg is launching commercial production in April of the Speedmaster XL 105 sheetfed press (18,000 shp, 29.53 x 41.34-inch), first unveiled at drupa 2004.
  • Esko-Graphics reportly exceeded its business targets for 2004, as packaging sales increased by more than 6 percent year-over-year, with growth worldwide.
  • ABDick's 15-city open house tour across North America, with stops in Canada scheduled for mid-July through late August, will feature the Presstek-enabled and KPG branded DirectPress 5334 DI. A complete list of tour stops is at http://www.abdick.com/events
  • MAN Roland has partnered with the Maxson Automatic Machinery Co. to become the exclusive worldwide distributor of Maxson's in-line sheeters for wide format sheetfed presses.
  • Xerox Canada has announced the Xerox 4110 Digital Copier/Printer, a 110 page-per-minute black-and-white system, designed for small-to-medium-sized print shops, It prints at 2400 dpi using Xerox EA (emulsion aggregation) toner, and it handles paper formats up to 13 x 19.2 inches and 140 pound index. Pricing starts at $75,500 for the copier.
  • Canon Canada has merged its direct sales divisions nationwide under the name Business Solutions Division, providing customers with a choice of working directly with Canon sales and service or through its dealer network.
  • MeadWestvaco Corp. has purchased the All Purpose Litho (APL) product line from SMART Papers, adding to its coated one side (C1S) offering
  • International Paper has agreed to sell its Industrial Papers Business, including lightweight packaging and pressure sensitive papers, to Kohlberg and Company, LLC for approximately US$180 million
  • Prisco has become a distributor of SpeedyDry Ink Dryer Additive, a product proven to dry offset and duplicator inks up to 75 percent faster, increasing turnaround time of print jobs.
  • Exanet is integrating its ExaStore data storage and access system with the Xinet family of workflow solutions.
  • EFI has released MicroPress ProSeries 7.0 software for multi-printer (cluster) digital environments providing higher speed, added document composition, colour management, and printer and job management capabilities of up to 12 black and white and/or color engines
  • Polkadots Software Inc. is releasing the latest version of Rasterize-it 6.4, its version of Harlequin RIP, now offering "Try Before You Buy", the ability to try any RIP option free for a limited period.
  • Esko-Graphics released BackStage 2.0, an upgrade for Scope, its workflow automation server integrating design and production components
  • Harris & Bruno International has acquired ESS, Electro Spray Systems, Inc., developer of powder sprayer systems, infrared dryers, and ink agitators. Harris & Bruno is a supplier of printing and coating solutions for the offset and flexographic communities http://www.harris-bruno.com
  • Prepress Training Solution, a division of StaffingTools, Inc., in now offering an interactive online training course for users of Markzware's FlightCheck 5.5
  • PicoJet, Inc. has successfully demonstrated its new stainless steel PJ-N256 drop-on-demand inkjet printhead. The all-metal ink channel allows for a range of ink chemistries including UV-curable, oil, water, solvent, hot melt (wax), conductive inks and other difficult to jet fluids. Apparently the printhead is not susceptible to nozzle clogging. PicoJet's proprietary manufacturing process is designed for automated assembly providing cost-effective manufacturing and low unit pricing.
    "We are confident that after years of research and development we can overcome the barriers that have kept inkjet printing from migrating into broad industrial printing applications," says Hue Le, President of PicoJet, Inc.


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Good Reads:

Become a Business Card Design Expert
Boost your customers' business by improving their calling card. Graphic designer David E. Carter takes a look at what goes into effective business card design in The Little Book Of Business Cards: Successful Designs and How to Create Them. Part of Carter's Little Book series, this new edition shows more than 250 recipes for creating business cards (and matching letterheads and envelopes).
Each page shows a different look with hints on how to get the right style for each client. There's even a section on creating cards when the business has no logo.
Published by HarperCollins, the book goes on sale April 26th. The paperback book has 272 pages, and was selling on amazon.com for $35.95/chapters.indigo.ca $34.95. Look it up by ISBN: 0060748087.


New Source for Valuable Information
The Graphic Arts Marketing Information Service (GAMIS) has merged with the Market Research Committee of NPES to form a new organization that will unify market research efforts for the entire graphic arts industry. The new organization, The Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization, or PRIMIR (pronounced premier) will continue to offer for sale the studies previously completed by both the NPES Market Research Committee and GAMIS. New studies include: The Future of Direct Mail; Flexible Packaging Market Outlook, 2004-2008; and Newspaper Industry Trends and Implications for Suppliers. For more information e-mail jbland@npes.org

Putting The Customer First
The newly revised edition of Customer-Centered Production, published by the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), gives production workers a guide to aligning their department goals with their companies' overall mission and marketing aims. Drawing on the insights of many management strategy experts, the book covers every aspect of developing a customer-focused production department. Custmer-Centered Production (NP 389) is US$29.95 for NAPL members; US$34.95, non-members. To order, call (800) 642-6275, Option 3; or go online to NAPL's bookstore at www.napl.org/store/.



AWARDS PROGRAMS

GALA Presentation
Warren Wilkins, chairman of Toronto book printer Webcom Limited, was feted at the 22nd annual Graphic Arts Leaders of the Americas (GALA) award banquet and reception, Friday, February 4th in Miami Beach, Florida, during Graphics of the Americas 2005 trade show and conference. Wilkins received a GALA award representing North America. The award for South America was presented to Mário César de Camargo, president of the Brazilian Association of the Graphical Industry (Abigraf).

Wally on a Platter
One of the three top honours in Yupo Corporation America's second annual "Wally Awards" was presented to a Canadian-based entry. Montreal-area architect and designer Liming Rao won for construction of a reusable paper sushi tray made from Yupo 100-lb. cover
Concrete Design Communications of Chicago won for a six-page brochure printed on YUPO 62-lb. translucent, and Bridget DeSocio, of SocioX New York won for a photography catalogue.
Winners each receive US$1,000, a copy of Adobe InDesign software and a customized Wally Award statue. Winners can be viewed at http://www.wallyawards.com.


Xeikon brings back Diamond Awards
Xeikon has launched the 8th edition of the Xeikon Diamond Awards (XDA) for digital colour printing. The XDA is open to applications printed on a Xeikon-based digital colour presses. Entry deadline is April 18th; winners will be announced in May. For further details or participation forms, go to www.xeikon.com/xda

Newspaper Color Quality Club
Pre-registration for the next International Newspaper Color Quality Club has begun. Organized jointly by Ifra (European-based newspaper publishing association), Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and the Pacific Areas Newspaper Publishers' Association (PANPA), the competition is scheduled for September/October 2005.
Held every two years, a total of 180 newspapers from 34 countries have participated, and only the top 50 make the Quality Club (the Toronto Star, printed in Woodbridge, Ontario, and the Globe and Mail - Ontario edition printed by Transcontinental Interweb-are current members).
A registration form can be downloaded from www.colorqualityclub.org.

Recognizing Process Automation Pioneers
The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press, and Postpress (CIP4) Organization has announced the first worldwide annual awards recognizing innovation in print production: most innovative use of process automation technology; best cost/benefit realization as a result of process automation; and biggest improvement in efficiency and customer responsiveness as a result of process automation.
Complete details and application forms can be downloaded at http://www.cip4.org/cippi/. Entry deadline is April 30.

OPIA Member Competition
The Ontario Printing and Imaging Association's Excellence in Print Awards Competition, open only to OPIA members, is calling for entries. The pieces must have been printed between April 2, 2004 and March 30 of this year. There are 51 categories in total, broken down into sections for sheetfed, web and specialty applications. The cost is $40.00 per entry plus GST, and the deadline for entries is Wednesday, March 30th. The Best of Category awards will be presented at the OPIA Spring Gala on Friday, April 29.
Any questions can be directed to Sue Bryant at the OPIA, 905-602-4441 or sbryant.opia@on.aibn.com

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Events

The NAPL and PIA/GATF Management & Leadership Institute, the industry's premier program for leadership and management development, is being held March 29 - April 2 at the Waukesha Community Technical College, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The program features courses for emerging managers in graphic communications management and for experienced supervisors and managers in financial management, production management, and sales management. Tuition is US$1,995 for NAPL and PIA/GATF members, (non-members: US$2,995). To register, call (800) 642-6275, Option. 5.

Ontario Printing and Imaging Association's annual Technology Dinner will feature George Ryan, executive vice president and COO of the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation. The dinner meeting will be held Thursday March 31st at the Toronto Congress Centre. Reception begins at 5:30. For more information email sbryant.opia@on.aibn.com.

Nutrifacts Graphics (a division of Barcode Graphics Inc.) is hosting its second Nutrition Labelling seminar for 2005. The full-day event will be April 5th in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Cost for the seminar is $360 per person (discounts available for groups). For more information e-mail: info@NutrifactsNOW.com

The Research & Engineering Council of the National Association for Printing Leadership is holding its 47th Annual Binding, Finishing and Distribution Seminar April 5 and 6 at the Marriott O'Hare Hotel in Chicago. This year's theme is Finishing for Profitability NOW! Seminar fees are US$550 for NAPL members (US$650 for non-members) with discounts for multiple attendees. For complete details visit http://www.napl.org/events/

Dealers of supplies to the graphic arts industry will want to attend the NAGASA FORUM 05 Conference. This year's theme is The Road to Opportunity For The Channel, and is being held April 7-10, at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida. Registration is US$525 for members and US$625 for non-members. For more information visit http://www.nagasa.org

Vue-Point 2005, a "report from the trenches" event featuring panels of printers speaking about their experiences with various technologies, is being held April 11 - 13 at Wyndham Palace in the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida. For more info visit www.gasc.org.

Learn about running a profitable fulfillment department as the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL) and the Mailing & Fulfillment Service Association (MFSA) partner to host The Fulfillment Conference: Agenda for Success, April 18-21 at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Members of NAPL or MFSA registering by March 18th qualify for an early-bird fee of US$495 (after March 18, US$575); non-members, US$700. Register online at www.MFSANET.org.

LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Canada 2005 is being held April 18 - 20 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in Toronto. The event is a trade show and conference for management and IT professionals, to learn about Linux and Open Source applications, solutions, ROI and Total Cost of Ownership. For more information visit http://www.linuxworldcanada.com

Canada's 2nd annual RFID Conference will be held in Markham, Ontario April 19-20. The event, which sold out in 2004, is a comprehensive RFID event covering technical topics such as standards, integration, readers, printers, tags and smart labels. More information can be found at http://www.rfidcanada.com

The Digital Imaging Association in Toronto is hosting a breakfast meeting on, Wednesday, April 20th at the Toronto Congress Centre. The meeting's topic will be "the next phase of digital colour proofing". For more information contact Frank Cairns at cairns@on.aibn.com

Members of the Ontario Printing and Imaging Association are invited to bring their message to government on Thursday April 21 for their annual Queen's Park Day. All members of the OPIA are encouraged to support this initiative and present a strong voice to the Members of Provincial Parliament. The event takes place from 8 am to 1:30 pm. For more information contact tpreston.opia@on.aibn.com

Interpack, the huge international show for the latest in packaging machinery, is being held April 21-27 in Düsseldorf, Germany (the home of DRUPA). All you need to know about this international packaging extravaganza is available at http://www.interpack.com.

The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press, and Postpress (CIP4), Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) and NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES) announced a one-day, one-time "JDF Developers Tutorial" that will be held on Sunday, April 24th at PIA/GATF's headquarters in Sewickley, Pennsyvania in conjunction with the CIP4 members' Technical Meeting and Interoperability Meeting April 20th-30th, 2005. Visit http://www.gain.net/conference/brochure/index.cfm?ConferenceID=608

The Toronto Club of Printing House Craftsmen is hosting its annual Past President's Dinner on April 27. For more information call the hotline at (905) 804-0924.

The Gutenberg & Digital Outlook conference is taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 28-30, Los Angeles, CA. Complete information on the event can be found at http://www.gutenberganddigitaloutlook.com

Packaging Services 2005 is being held May 10-12 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Chicago. This event is a showcase for service providers in package design, package testing, assembly logistics and specialty packaging applications. For complete information visit http://www.packservicesexpo.com

The Canadian Marketing Association is holding its 2005 National Convention and Trade Show May 16-18 at the Metro Convention Centre, Toronto. For registration information and more detail on the exhibitors and conference speakers visit http://www.the-cma.org/convention

The Supply Side is a show dedicated to the social stationery and graphic arts industries, and it's sponsored by the Greeting Card Association. The event will be held May 17-18 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. It's being held in conjunction with the National Stationery Show. http://www.thesupplyside.com

ON DEMAND 2005, the digital printing technology show and conference, will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, May 17-19. For more information visit http://www.ondemandexpo.com

Print Oasis Print Buyers Conference & Exhibit is being held May 22- 25 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. Print Oasis is a conference focused on the needs and challenges of print buyers, specifiers and production professionals. Registration is US$499 before March 15, and US$699 after March 15. For more information http://www.printbuyersonline.com/printoasisconf.asp

The Toronto Club of Printing House Craftsmen's Golf Tournament will be held May 25 at the Cardinal Golf Club. Cost is $150/person. For more information call the hotline at (905) 804-0924.

Maximizing pressroom performance is on the agenda at the 13th annual NAPL & PIA/GATF Sheetfed Pressroom Conference, slated for June 12-14 at the Marriott O'Hare, Chicago. The conference includes workshops, sessions, panels, and special events focused on management and operational issues facing sheetfed printers. Conference fee is US$595 for NAPL and PIA/GATF members (US$695, non-members). For more information go to www.napl.org/events/.

The sixth annual EFI Connect users' conference is taking place June 12 to 15th at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. The four-day conference will offer participants an interactive opportunity to discuss industry trends, test drive the latest software, exchange ideas, and attend a range of educational and keynote sessions.
Online registration is available at www.efi.com/connect05/

The Digital Imaging Association, based in Toronto, will be holding its 7th Annual Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 7th at the popular Royal Woodbine Golf Club, Toronto. For more information contact Frank Cairns at 416-201-8444.
For info on the golf course visit http://www.royalwoodbine.com

The International Association of Diecutting and Diemaking (IADD) and the Foil Stamping & Embossing Association (FSEA) are partnering on the three-day conference/exhibition with the theme Dare to Explore. Taking place June 15-17 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Ga. For more information on the IADD/FSEA 2005 Odyssey, visit www.iadd.org.

If you're interested in printing RFID tags then visit Smart Labels USA taking place June 27-30 at the Wyndham Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. http://www.smartlabelsusa.com

The International Association of Printing House Craftsmen is holding its 86th IAPHC International Convention August 9-14 in Jacksonville, Florida. For information https://www.iaphc.org

Print + Pack Expo 2005, SignEx 2005 and Imaging Convergence Expo 2005 are all scheduled for August 25-27 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China. For details, visit www.printpackexpo.com.

The EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference, "Creating FuturePrint Through Innovation and Technology" will be held September 8 in McCormick Place, Chicago, the day before the opening of PRINT 05. www.gasc.org

PRINT 05 & CONVERTING 05, the largest commercial, package printing and converting event in the world this year, featuring nearly 800,000 square feet of exhibits, and hosting almost 900 exhibiting companies from around the world. Print 05 will be partnering with Seybold Seminars' newly created, Seybold Chicago 2005, to offer additional educational sessions during the international event at McCormick Place, Chicago, September 9-15. For more information on PRINT 05 visit http://www.gasc.org. For more about Seybold visit http://www.Seybold365.com

Labelexpo Europe 2005 is being held September 21-24 at the Brussels Expo, in Belgium. For details visit http://www.labelexpo-europe.com

The Canadian Printing Industries Association CPIA Annual Convention is being held September 28 to October 1 in Montreal. The theme for this year's event is Print: Trends and Realities! Earlybird registration (before May 15th) is $625, along with a lower rate for companions and an additional charge for a day of golf. For more information contact the CPIA through http://www.cpia-aci.ca

SGIA 05, the Specialty Printing & Imaging Technology Show, dedicated to screen printing and large format digital printing, is being held September 28 - October 1 in New Orleans. Large format output is the name of the game at this show. Up to 15 percent of last year's attendees were commercial printers. For more information visit http://www.sgia.org/sgia05

The International Card Manufacturers Association's ICMA Annual EXPO will be held October 16-19 at the Eden Roc Resort in Miami. This is the big event for the plastic card manufacturing industry. For further information visit http//www.icma.com.

IfraExpo 2005, the annual European event of the newspaper industry, will be held in Leipzig, Germany October 17-20. for more information visit www.ifra.com

Graphics Canada, the national printing trade show, will be held November 10-12, at the International Centre in Toronto. Visit www.graphicscanada.com

2006

The 31st annual Graphics of the Americas trade show is co-locating with Xplor International's Global Conference to be held February 3-5 at Miami Beach. www.graphicsoftheamericas.com.

IPEX 2006 is taking place from April 4-11th, 2006 at the NEC in Birmingham, UK
http://www.ipex.org

For more events in your area, here are links to regional associations:
B.C. http://www.bcpia.org; http://www.vcphc.org/
Southern Alberta http://www.pgia.ca
Saskatchewan http://www.sgaia.org
Ontario http://www.opia.on.ca, www.digital-imaging-assoc.org
Quebec http://www.aagq.qc.ca
New Brunswick http://www.nbpia.org

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