For those active in the Canadian printing industry, few people,
if any, have had as much influence on the next generation of
printers as Mary Black.
Over the past 10 years Black has made great strides as Chair
of Ryerson University's Graphic Communications Management
program, raising both the profile and professionalism of the
program, but her term is finally ending. Her most significant
accomplishment—aside from boosting enrollment due to her
relentless touring of high schools—has been spearheading
development of the School's new home, the Heidelberg Centre.
Leading a committed volunteer advisory council comprised of industry
representatives (both printers and suppliers), Black and the
group secured almost every dollar of the $10.5 million building
fund it established, remaining just under $1 million shy of its
goal.
Black's commitment to the industry has not gone unnoticed.
Just two weeks ago, a flurry of accolades came her way, while
she too doled out some of her own.
Tuesday, April 26th was Black's final meeting as Chair
of the GCM School's advisory board, (at that meeting the
building fund received a significant boost from Weyerhaeuser).
Following the meeting students from the program organized an
emotional farewell celebration.
(l-r) Tony Gagliano, ceo St. Joseph Communications
and chair of advisory
committee, Mary Black out-going Chair
GCM School, Don Gain, president
Harmony Printing and advisory
committee
member, Bonny Skene, public
affairs manager (Ontario) and Dan
Blahitka, sales manager, both of
Weyerhaeuser Co. Ltd.
Wednesday, April 27th, at a Toronto Craftsmen Club meeting,
Mary was presented with a cheque for the School (proceeds from
a combined event with the Ontario Assoc. of Quick Printers held
in the fall), and she was proudly able to point out many past
graduates in the crowd.
Thursday, April 28th, Mary was on hand to provide encouragement
to the graduating class of the Eva's Pheonix print shop
program, a social endeavor to provide life skills to displaced
youth, where she sits on the advisory board.
Eva's Print Shop graduates and advisory board members.
Friday, April 29th, the week culminated with the OPIA Gala where
Black was recognized with an Outstanding Service Award.
I was fortunate to have attended all of these events, and can
personally attest to her dedication towards the best interests
of this industry (she sits on Canadian Printer's editorial
advisory board).
Mary has been described by many as a driven lady, one who has
a way of getting what she wants. And fortunately she wants to
see a brilliant future for the graphic arts.
As strong as her character is, her most emotional moments have
been the tearful goodbyes for the students, a significant group
that she's extremely proud of and who she acknowledges
she'll miss the most.
Although her term as Chair of the GCM School ends, her affiliation
with the program and the industry will not end. The Heidelberg
Centre itself will be a long-standing tribute to Mary Black.
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Upon
announcing its disappointing first quarter financial
results, Qubecor World publicized it is selling off its
commercial
group, a division that includes primarily sheetfed offset
operations
comprised of a dozen plants with locations in Canada and
the U.S. and sales of US$250 million in 2004. In a Q1
conference call, Pierre Karl Peladeau, president and CEO
of Quebecor
World
said the commercial group "was never really a core business
to [the company]. The company announced it has entered
into negotiations to sell the commercial plants and anticipates
finalizing the deal before the end of Q2.
In consolidated results, revenue for Q1 was US$1.6 billion
compared to US$1.5 billion last year, essentially flat when
currency fluctuation
and paper costs are considered. Net income was down 55% to
$16 million, after restructuring and other charges, from
$35.8 million
in Q1 2004
In North America revenues increased slightly, but operating margins
were down, and in Canada results were ahead of last year, due
to growth in retail and directory sectors.
The company announced its Latin America book printing operation
is being positioned as a low-cost alternative for publishers
currently sending jobs offshore to Asia.
Mail Boxes
Etc. Aquires Ben's
Printing
The
Canadian operation of Mail Boxes Etc., a franchise
network of retail business centres, is continuing its reach
into the commercial print space with the launch of a new
offset print operation in downtown Toronto.
Mail Boxes Etc. has acquired Ben’s Printing, a 35-year-old quick print
shop located close to the heart of Toronto's downtown business centre.
Coinciding
with purchase, a new MBE centre, has been co-located in Ben’s Printing.
This centre will operate as a large order printing hub for all 50 Greater
Toronto Area locations, and the plan
is for MBE to add similar commercial printing centres across Canada over
the next few years in order to service all of its 275 locations in the
country.
"Digital and commercial printing are a significant part of our business," comments
Ralph Askar, president and CEO of Mail Boxes Etc. Canada. "With more and more
customers looking for increased printing options, over and above our existing
digital printing capability, the expansion of offset printing makes strong business
sense," he says. "Our goal is to roll out a ‘hub and spoke’ operation for the
benefit of all our centres and customers. Our network is very excited about this
new capability and direction,” he states.
The Toronto move is MBE’s second acquisition of an independent commercial
printing operation. Last year the organization purchased four Henry Armstrong
Printing
stores in Winnipeg, establishing large-run hubs for its 10 Winnipeg-area
shops.
OPIA
on Queen's Park
The
Ontario Printing and Imaging Association made its annual
visit
to Ontario's top legislators at Queen's Park in Toronto
to raise awareness of the industry and discuss topics of
concern
for printers across the province. OPIA's delegation of
22 targeted the Ministries of Labour, Environment,
Economic Development and Trade, Finance and Energy. Industry
representatives had successful meetings with a number of
senior bureaucrats and Members of the House with constructive
dialogues
and positive feedback. A particularly upbeat meeting was
held with the Ministry of Environment (MOE) where a strong
connection
was made and positive steps were taken to ensure the industry's
practices and conditions are better understood with concern
to MOE's regulatory plans going forward.
Pictured here on Queen's Park Day (left to right): Kim
Maguire
(U-Pak Recycling), Dave Potje (Twin City Dwyer Printing,
Kitchener),
Tracey Preston, president OPIA, Wendy Nadan, Envision
Compliance;
and Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of the Environment.
Excellence
in Ontario
The
Ontario Printing and Imaging Assoc. held its annual Spring
Gala and Awards night April 29 at the Fairmont Royal York
Hotel in Toronto. Well over 200 people attended the evening
event,
which featured a special presentation to Mary Black, outgoing
Chair of Ryerson University's Graphic Communications Management
School, and a lottery draw, by the School, to name its main
boardroom.
The evening's top draw, the OPIA Excellence in Print Awards,
saw the top Awards of Excellence going to General Printers of
Oshawa for the Sheetfed Printing category, St. Joseph Print Group
of Toronto for the Web Printing category, and PLM Group of Markham
for the Specialty printing category. Other category winners included:
Bowne of Toronto, C.J. Graphics (Toronto), Cenveo MM&T Packaging
(Mississauga), Harmony Printing (Toronto), Metroland Printing,
Publishing and Distribution (Toronto), Parker Pad and Printing
(Markham), Quebecor World Aurora, Quebecor World MIL (Toronto),
Quebecor World Richmond Hill, Transcontinental Printing RBW (Owen
Sound), Twin City Dwyer Printing (Kitchener) and University of
Toronto Press (Toronto).
OPIA Award of Excellence winners and judges (l-r): Myrna
Penny,
PrintLink (judge), David Fors, General Printers;
Steve Ostiguy, prepress
manager St. Joseph Print; Jan Nybida,
business development manager
PLM Group; and Frank McGuire,
judge. (missing is Lyman Henderson,
judge).
Announcing the
winner of a draw to name Ryerson’s
Heidelberg
Centre’s main boardroom (l-r) Richard Armstrong,
president
Heidelberg Canada; Brian Collict, president Sun
Chemical Canada;
Mary Black, outgoing Chair, Ryerson’s
GCM School; and
Sheldon Levy, incoming president of Ryerson
University.
The winner was B D I Canada, a supplier of industrial
equipment
to the industry.
International Print Management Course
The Print Media Academy in Heidelberg, Germany is holding its
fourth Summer University for printing industry managers from
July 17th to 22nd. This year's program features workshops
and focused discussions concentrating on strategic management
issues. The week-long event will narrow in on the requirements
of small and mid-size businesses. Experts in financial management,
controlling, corporate development and HR will share their
knowledge. Courses are in English. Seminar fees are Euro
2,500 ($4,000) plus tax, and do not include travel and accommodation
costs. More information is available at: http://www.print-media-academy.com
Supplier News
Creo reported a 3.8 percent revenue increase
in Q2 2005 over Q2 2004 ($164 million compared with $158.1
million), but recorded a net loss of $4.1 million for Q2
2005 compared with net earning of $2 million in Q2 2004.
Revenue growth came from consumables business and currency
exchange, while lower gross margins contributed to the loss.
Eastman Kodak received the approval of
the European Union to complete its proposed acquisition
of Creo (first announced
January 31st). Creo shareholders approved the transaction
on March 29th, and regulatory authorities in Canada and
Israel have also approved the transaction. Kodak continues
to work
with authorities in the United States and South Africa
to secure approval.
Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) reports
Q1 2005 press orders grew 23.5% over the year prior, with
the sheetfed division
showing a 40.3% jump, while web and special presses
rose 2%. However the company reported a first quarter pre-tax
loss of 4.2 million euro attributed to higher material
costs and low margins based on contracts booked in
previous years.
Preliminary results for Heidelberg's
worldwide sales for continuing operations 2004/05
(year ended March 31) reveal
sales to be up 3 percent over the year prior
to 3.2 billion Euro with a net profit of 61 million Euro.
Sales were up
in all regions except North America. "Even
if the markets and the global economy did not
exhibit
the robust growth
that we had hoped for, particularly in recent
months, the figures nevertheless show that we
are on the
right track
and that our measures are beginning to take hold," stated
Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
AG.
Domtar announced net earnings
of $10 million in Q1 2005 compared to a net loss of $44
million in Q1 2004 and a
net loss of $26 million in Q4 2004.
EFI has signed an agreement to acquire
VUTEk, Inc., provider of superwide format
digital inkjet printers,
for approximately US$281 million in cash. In 2004, VUTEk reported revenues
of around US$130 million.
Precisia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Flint
Ink Corp., is partnering with Impinj, Inc. (developer of
silicon
chips)
to launch a line of RFID products.
www.precisia.netwww.impinj.com
Flex Essentials Inc., has been named an exclusive agent for
Polywest Americas, supplier of sleeves for flexo printing
presses including print cylinder and anilox sleeves, laser
engravable sleeves, and carbon fibre adaptor mandrels. www.flexessentials.ca
Dalim Software received
SWOP Certification for its DiALOGUE v3.0 softproofing solution
in
use with the GTI SOFV-1ex viewing booth and GretagMacbeth EyeOne Pro spectrophotometer,
viewed
on a 23-inch Apple Cinema
display.
ETI Converting Equipment,
a Montreal-based manufacturer, has received a patent for
its process of manufacturing pressure sensitive label stocks integrated with
printing.
The company
showcased its cost-effective
label-making process at Drupa 2004. The process eliminates purchasing
pre-fabricated label stocks, producing labels
from raw materials. http://www.eticonverting.com/
Global Graphics is providing consultancy
and development services to Microsoft to deliver new solutions for print and electronic documents
built on Microsoft's new XML-based
document technology,
a document format code-named "Metro".
This new format is
planned for availability in Microsoft's
next
version of the Windows
operating system code-named 'Longhorn'.
INX International
Ink Co., is offering inks compatible with
the MetalFX process.
Day International, manufacturer
of numerous graphic arts products/supplies celebrates
its 100th anniversary this year, to mark the occasion the
company has launched a new logo
and theme
line.
Read
about it
Research Supports Packaging Printing Growth We've heard for years that packaging is the strongest
growth market for printing, and now a study published by the
Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization
(PRIMIR) provides some research to back up these claims. Package Printing and Converting, An Industry
Assessment: 2004-2009 looks at the overall packaging printing and converting industry,
including corrugated packaging, folding carton, flexible packaging
and tag/label production. According to the study, packaging
printing and converting was a US$68 billion industry in 2004
and projections have it reaching US$83 billion by 2009. Annual
growth rates over this period are expected to range from 3
percent for folding and corrugated cartons to 5.7 percent
for labels, with flexible packaging growing somewhere in between.
For information about this study or PRIMIR:
http://www.primir.org
Unwrapping Packaging Printing Diversifying With Packaging Services: Unlocking Hidden
Profit Potential, just released by the National Association for
Printing Leadership (NAPL) is a primer studying key drivers
of the packaging market and exploring barriers to markets
served by specific printing processes, including flexography,
gravure, dry offset, metal decorating, and screen and specialty
printing. A chapter on succeeding in the packaging market
provides guidelines to getting started, implementing best
procurement practices, and finding and responding to market
opportunities. Cost is US$29.95 for NAPL members; US$39.95,
non-members.
www.napl.org/store/.
Cooking Up Sales Ideas
The time has come for print sales people to expand their horizons
and understand cross-selling strategies to offer their clients
value and bring more money to the company. A new book published
by the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL),
Cross-Media Cookbook: A Sales Primer, gets the process in
motion. The 208-page Cross-Media Cookbook discusses making
the transition to consultative selling, developing a compelling
proposal and delivering high-impact presentations.
Cross-Media Cookbook: A Sales Primer (NP 356) is US$29.95 for
NAPL members; US$39.95, non-members.
www.napl.org/store/.
Workflow Trends
In late 2004, InfoTrends/CAP Ventures conducted a study on
the print production software market: The Global Print
Production Workflow Market: Enabling Fundamental Business
Change in
Graphic Arts. The report suggests workflow software will
play a role as print service providers reexamine their basic
business models and accept that revenue growth and increased
profit will be dependent upon cost reduction through workflow
efficiencies, and higher-margin value-added services.
InfoTrends/CAP Ventures expects the worldwide production software
market to show an annual growth rate of 8.3 percent though
2008 as companies increase efficiencies. The study suggests
hybrid offset-digital production workflow management will show
the greatest increase as more digital colour printing technology
migrates into offset environments.
Other growth areas include print e-business software, variable
data design and production solutions, and digital production
workflow management.
For more information visit https://store.infotrendsresearch.com/
Industry Lukewarm Towards CIM
TrendWatch Graphic Arts' (TWGA) has released a special
report on the industry's assessment of and comfort level
with investments in computer integrated manufacturing concepts.
The study, called "Computer Integrated Manufacturing:
Time to Call 911?" reveals that perception of CIM as a
sales opportunity and planned investment are lower now than
six months ago. The report includes data on respondents' attitudes
toward, and current levels of adoption of, CIM.
www.trendwatchgraphicarts.com
AWARDS
PROGRAMS
Bindery Bennies
Hurry now to get your best binding/finishing pieces in for
the Binding Industries Association of America's (BIA)
annual Product of Excellence Awards. This year, for the first
time, the BIA awards have partnered with the internationally-recognized
Premier Print Awards, so binderies can now be recognized
as Benny-winners.
Entries are being accepted for pieces produced from January
1, 2004 up to April 30, 2005. The deadline for entries is Friday,
May 27th. Check for applicable entry fees and more information
at http://www.gain.net/PIA_GATF/awards/PPA/bia.html
Alternative Paper Prizes
Synthetic paper manufacturer Yupo Corp. is calling for entries
to its third annual Wally Awards, open to candidates who
created a project on YUPO paper over the last six years.
Winners receive a cash prize of US$1,000, a Wally Award statue
and more. Deadline for entries is September 15, and registration
details can be found at http://www.wallyaward.com Registration
is free.
Golden Image Awards for Screen/Specialty printing
Members of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA)
are invited to enter the association's 2005 Golden
Image Awards Competition.
All printer members of the association may enter one submission
at no charge. Entry deadline is August 3. Award winners will
be announced at SGIA '05, September 28-October 1, in
New Orleans. For more information contact Jana McWilliams,
tel: (888) 385-3588 or convention@sgia.org
AIIM Scores Mini
Mario Giorgio, CEO of Aurora, Ont.-based AIIM Group, won a
two-year lease on a brand-new MINI Cooper in Xerox Canada's
recent 1:1 direct marketing promotion for the graphic arts
industry.
Call for Entries
Applied Arts magazine is
calling for entries to its annual Design and Advertising awards.
The printing category includes awards for annual reports, direct
mail packages, magazine or newsletters, stationery and more.
The entry deadline is June 23. Visit http://www.appliedarts.ca/contests/awards_annual.html
Industry Golf Events: Shine up your clubs for a few days at the links. Fore!!!
Toronto
Club of Printing House Craftsmen: The Toronto
Club of Printing House Craftsmen's Golf Tournament will be held Wednesday,
May 25 at the Cardinal Golf Club, registration 8:30 am, tee-off
10 am. Cost is $150/person and includes golf, cart, a bucket
of balls at the driving range, lunch and dinner. For info contact
Bert DiVincenzo at toronto.craftsmen@rogers.com or call 905-851-3499
Southwestern
Ontario Branch (SWOB) of the Ontario Printing and
Imaging Association is holding its golf tournament Wednesday,
June 1, at the Doon Valley Golf Club, in Kitchener, Ontario.
Lunch is served from 11:50 am to 12:45 pm followed by a shotgun
start at 1 pm. Members and Guests: $120 (non-members $138). Dinner
only $40; lunch and golf only $85. Contact: OPIA, (905) 602-4441.
DIA:
The Digital Imaging Association, will be holding its 7th
Annual Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 7th at the Royal Woodbine
Golf Club, Toronto. It's a 1:30 pm shotgun start and $150/player.
For more information contact Frank Cairns at 416-201-8444 or
visit http://www.digital-imaging-assoc.org/golf2000.html
Komori press dealers for Ontario and Western Canada, K-North,
is hosting The Komori Golf Classic 2005, being held Thursday,
June 16 at the Royal Ontario Golf Club in Milton, Ontario. The
day includes a round of golf beginning at 1 pm followed by BBQ
Dinner and an opportunity to win prizes. For more details contact:
Jodi Bowers, (905) 286-5155 ext 252 or info@k-north.ca
Ryerson
GCM: The 2nd annual Ryerson Graphic Communications Management
(GCM) Golf Tournament to support the GCM Building Fund, is being
held Tuesday, July 5th at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Stouffville,
Ontario. The event includes BBQ lunch, 1 pm shotgun start, followed
by dinner and prizes. The cost is $300/player or $1000/foursome.
For tickets contact: Taras Karpiuk, (416) 979-5000 ext 6582
BCPIA:
Thursday, July 7th is the day for the British
Columbia Printing & Imaging
Association golf tournament being held this year at Morgan
Creek in Surrey. Foursomes for members/guests
is $760 or $190/each (non-members foursome$920 or $230/each).
Includes golf, cart, halfway lunch and dinner.
OPIA:
Wednesday, August 24th is the date for the Golf Classic.
Call OPIA for all the details: (905) 602-4441
EVENTS (the rest):
The
British Columbia Printing and Imaging Association (BCPIA) is
presenting "The Growth of Print in the BC Economy" a
session by Peter Ladner, vice president of Business in Vancouver
Media Group, on Thursday, May 19th at the Vancouver Lawn & Tennis
Club. Reception begins at 5:30 pm, registration is $45 for
members, $65 for non-members (plus GST). http://www.bcpia.org
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$699. http://www.printbuyersonline.com/printoasisconf.asp
Canada's National Packaging, Food Process, Material Handling
and Logistics Exhibition, PACex International, is being held
May 24, 25 & 26 at the National Trade Centre in Toronto.
This year the expo will feature NHL legends Wendel Clark, Jean
Beliveau and Gary Roberts on May 24, 25, & 26, respectively.
For more info visit www.pacexinternational.com
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.
The Digital
Imaging Association in Toronto is holding a breakfast
meeting on Wednesday,
May 25th on the topic of digital colour
presses - featuring a panel of users sharing first-hand
experiences. The panel will be moderated by industry expert Rick
Litrell, well-known for saying what's on his mind. The
meeting will be held in the main room at The Royal
Woodbine Golf Club (www.royalwoodbine.com) by the airport. Full breakfast from
7:00-8:00 am, presentation 8:00-9:30 am. Member companies free,
to RSVP contact Frank Cairns at cairns@on.aibn.com or call 905
201-8444
Web presses, bindery equipment, plate setters and much more
are up for auction Thursday, May 26th beginning at 10 am. Danbury
Auctioneers are hosting this liquidation of the assets of Fidelity
National Print Solutions Canadian operations. A preview is being
held Wednesday, May 25th 9 am to 5 pm, at 175 Courtland Ave.,
Concord, Ontario. For more information call (800) 263-1469 or
visit www.danburysales.com
Xplor
Canada's Central Chapter is hosting a meeting Tuesday,
May 31 at the Woodbine Race Track. The half-day conference is
on the topic of Making 1-to-1 Work and will feature the results
of real-world work done at Xerox Canada's 1:1 Lab, with
a panel consisting of users. For more information: http://www.xplorcanada.org/centraleventsfutur.html
For the third year running, major proofing vendors from around
the world will put their products to the test at the IPA
Color Proofing RoundUP, held in conjunction with the IPA
Technical Conference, June 7 - 9, in Rosemont,
Illinois. Details can be
found at http://www.ipa.org/proofing.
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). 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 Specialty
Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is hosting its SGIA Imaging Symposium — Toronto on Tuesday,
June 14 and Wednesday June
15 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North in
Richmond Hill, Ontario. The event will feature a keynote luncheon
with Brad Cumming of Environment Canada's Ontario Region.
Registration is $225 per person for SGIA members ($450 for non-members).
For more information visit http://www.sgia.org/toronto_2005/
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/odyssey.
An annual gathering
of Adobe InDesign experts, developers, designers and users
will converge at the InDesign Conference San Francisco being held June
21- 24 at the Hotel Nikko, San Francisco.
Three days of learning, networking and sharing. http://www.theindesignconference.com
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
Thursday,
July 7th is the day for the British Columbia
Printing & Imaging
Association (BCPIA) golf tournament being held this year at Morgan
Creek in Surrey. Foursomes for members/guests is $760 or $190/each
(non-members foursome$920 or $230/each). Includes golf, cart,
halfway lunch and dinner. www.bcpia.org
The first conference for Adobe Creative Suite users is being
held at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas from July
19-23. The Creative
Suite Conference - Las Vegas will give users an opportunity
for hands-on product training of the new Creative Suite 2 (CS2). http://www.creativesuiteconference.com
Xerox and 25 industry partners are traveling across North America
with its Innovate '05 tour, and the free seminar series hits
Calgary, July 28th.
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 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.
The next meeting
of the PIA/GATF Presidents Conference will be March
12-16 in Oahu, Hawaii at the J.W. Marriott. www.gain.net
IPEX
2006 is taking place from April 4-11th,
2006 at the NEC
in Birmingham, UK http://www.ipex.org
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date on the big picture of the printing industry in Canada with
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For more information get in touch with editor Doug Picklyk (phone:
(416) 764-1530, email: doug.picklyk@printer.rogers.com).
For advertising and marketing opportunities, contact Susan Ritcey,
associate publisher (phone: (416) 764-1509, email: susan.ritcey@printer.rogers.com).
Industry Golf Events:
Canada's National Packaging, Food Process, Material Handling
and Logistics Exhibition, PACex International, is being held
May 24, 25 & 26 at the National Trade Centre in Toronto.
This year the expo will feature NHL legends Wendel Clark, Jean
Beliveau and Gary Roberts on May 24, 25, & 26, respectively.
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