October 07 - 10, 2012

2012 Printing Standards Forum & G7 Summit Labs

Graph EXPO / , Chicago, IL

Held on October 8, 2012
Printing Standards Forum

 

 

Co-hosted by

IDEAlliance, NPES and GASC held the Printing Standards Forum on October 8, 2012.

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Printing Standards Forum
One Day! October 8, 10:15am - 4:30pm  

(Reception follows 5:00pm-6:30pm)
Graph Expo Showfloor, IDEAlliance Booth #4456

PROGRAM
SCHEDULE

For media production leaders in premedia and print, this first-ever North American event brings together industry leaders who develop and publish the specifications and standards used domestically and internationally for the betterment of our industry. 

The Printing Standards Forum will examine and update attendees on the latest graphic communcations standards being directed by global standards-making organizations, ISO and CGATS Graphic Arts Committees. Led by developers, experts, and practitioners of global standards and specifications, attendees will participate in discussions and debate on such issues as:

  • Metrics vs data set conformance
  • Process control
  • Printing tolerances & conformance standards
  • Lighting, viewing and instrument standards
  • PDF/X and other file and image formats

Attendees of the 2012 Printing Standards Forum will discover how standards can significantly improve their company’s return on their technology investments!

SUMMIT SESSIONS
& LABS

FREE
Technology Demonstrations and Educational Sessions

October 7, 9 and 10

No Registration Needed

Learning Lab Schedule

About Learning Labs

Exhibitor Registration

In addition to the one-day Printing Standards Forum, Learning Labs and Educational Sessions will take place in the IDEAlliance Booth on the Graph Expo showfloor, October 7, 9, and 10.

LEARNING LABS

Printing Standards Forum Learning Labs are informative, thirty-minute educational demonstrations by technology innovators, who will demonstrate how their product, software, process or procedure supports the implementation of standards, and benefits their customer’s workflow efficiency and/or reduction in the cost of their operations.

G7 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

G7® is IDEAlliance’s industry-leading set of specifications for achieving gray balance and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. In periodic, free educational sessions, learn what's new with G7 and get your questions answered by leading G7 Experts!

LEARNING LABS AND G7 SESSIONS ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO ALL GRAPH EXPO ATTENDEES.

 

> Learning Labs Schedule

> About Learning Labs

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Event Date

October 07 - 10, 2012

Graph EXPO

Address: 
McCormick Place South, Chicago, IL

The G7 Summit is held on the show floor of the Graph EXPO trade show in Chicago, IL.

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Forum, Summit and Lab Schedule

START END EVENT TYPE DESCRIPTION /
LEARNING LAB PRESENTER
Sunday, October 7
12:30 PM 1:30 PM Free Seminar Free Educational Session:
Introduction to G7 Process Control
2:00 PM 2:30 PM Learning Lab
2:45 PM 3:15 PM Learning Lab
3:30 PM 4:00 PM Learning Lab

Monday, October 8
10:15 AM 4:30 PM Special Event

PROGRAM

5:00 PM 6:30 PM Reception
Tuesday, October 9
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Learning Lab
11:15 AM 11:45 AM Learning Lab
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Learning Lab
1:00 PM 1:30 PM Learning Lab
1:45 PM 2:15 PM Learning Lab
2:30 PM 3:00 PM Learning Lab
3:30 PM 5:00 PM Free Seminar Standards in Package Printing, Process Control and Printing Standards Audit for packaging 
Wednesday, October 10
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Learning Lab TBA
11:15 AM 11:45 AM Learning Lab TBA
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Learning Lab TBA
1:00 PM 2:30 PM Free Seminar Free Educational Session:
G7 Master & Expert Q&A

Standards Forum Program

START END SESSION PRESENTER(S)
10:15 AM 10:30 AM Standards Forum Welcome:
The 10,000ft View
(The English Version)
Kip Smythe, NPES
10:30 AM 10:45 AM Printing Industry Standards:
A Brief Overview
Steve Smiley, SmileyColor
10:50 AM 11:20 AM The ROI of Standards Adoption Leanne Lowry, ANSI
11:25 AM 12:00 PM Drivers to Adopting International Printing Standards

Moderator: Larry Warter, Warter Color 

PANEL
Brenda Pang, APTEC
Bob Chung, RIT
Roy Tang, Leo Paper Group

Dr. Danny Rich, SunChemical

12:00 PM 1:00 PM Break for Lunch  
1:05 PM 2:10 PM Standard Lighting & Instruments: Subjective vs Objective Color Analysis

Moderator: John Seymour, QuadTech

PANEL
Eric Dalton, JUST Normlicht
Bob McCurdy, GTI
Ray Cheydleur, Xrite
Russell Doucette, Konica Minolta
David Niles, sappi

Roy Bohnen, Epson America

2:15 PM 3:15 PM Printing to Process Control Aims vs Characterization Data: How the Industry is Using These Metrics

Moderator: Bob Hallam, Corporate Color Manager, Quad Graphics 

PANEL
Elie Khoury, Alwan Color
Lewis Lam, Advanced Printing Technology Centre Ltd.
Juergen Seitz, GMG GmbH & Co. KG 
Steve Smiley, SmileyColor

Craig Revie, FFEI Limited

3:15 PM 3:30 PM Bio Break  
3:35 PM 4:25 PM PDF is an ISO Standard:
What are the "X"pectations for its Future?

Moderator: Mike Rodriquez

PANEL
Martin Bailey, Global Graphics
Craig Revie, FFEI Limited

4:30 PM 4:50 PM

An ISO Standard for Calculating the CO2 Footprint of Print

Laurel Brunner, Digital Dots Limited
5:00 PM 6:30 PM Reception & Awards Ceremony Heath Luetkens, CGS-ORIS

Additional Panelists to be named

Learning Labs

 

Free G7 &
Technology Demonstrations

October 7, 9 and 10

Learning Lab Schedule >

In addition to the one-day Printing Standards Forum,  Learning Labs are informative, thirty-minute educational demonstrations conducted by our industry's leading technology providers. Learning Labs will take place in the IDEAlliance Booth on the Graph Expo showfloor, October 7, 9, and 10.

Technology providers will demonstrate how their product, software, process or procedure supports the implementation of standards and share how it benefits your workflow efficiency and/or reduction in the cost of production.

LEARNING LABS ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO ALL GRAPH EXPO ATTENDEES.

Win a Kindle Fire!

Bingo Cards will be distributed to each registered attendee. Bingo Cards will include the booth # of each Learning Lab participant. Have your Bingo Card initialed at each booth or during their Learning Lab. Those who return completed Bingo Cards to the IDEAlliance registration desk will be entered to win a Kindle Fire!

 

G7 EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS

G7® is IDEAlliance’s industry-leading set of specifications for achieving gray balance and is the driving force for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. In periodic, free educational sessions, learn what's new with G7 and get your questions answered by leading G7 Experts!

LEARNING LAB PARTICIPANTS

 

 

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