The mission of the SPECTRUM Conference is to provide a forum to explore and validate current and emerging technologies. Stay involved in understanding the rapidly emerging technologies that are redefining creative content distribution. Share best practices with a view towards the type of investments to make and add value to your client solutions. SPECTRUM 2005 provides the expertise and interaction across the supply chain and publishing partners that are critical to keeping our knowledge fresh and not bleeding edge. Join us at SPECTRUM 2005 , the key collaborative platform for potential growth and success.

IDEAlliance Exhibits at PRINT 05

Visit IDEAlliance at PRINT 05 in Booth 6054 where we will showcase the new GRACoL 7 work, the SWOP 10th Edition Booklet and other specifications and tools from the Printtools.org industry portal. We have a limited number of FREE expo passes available (cost $45 at the show). If you are interested in an expo pass, please send your request to us at info@idealliance.org. Please limit five (5) passes per request and please provide mailing address and contact name for each pass requested.

IDEAlliance Standards Highlighted During Print 05

On Monday September 12, Dianne Kennedy, VP of Publishing Technologies for IDEAlliance, will highlight new initiatives of IDEAlliance Committees, Working Groups and Networks including AdsML, DISC, DDAP, GRACoL, PRISM and SWOP. The presentation will be made available on the IDEAlliance website or contact dkennedy@idealliance.org.

XML 2005 - November 14-18, 2005 - Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia

Join us at XML 2005 - the industry event that brings all parties together to learn, debate, and share in a congenial atmosphere designed to promote the open exchange of knowledge and techniques. The XML 2005 conference program provides the most comprehensive and customized education to maximize your time and further develop your XML techniques. Learn how to make the most of the industry's popular tools and applications, hear about innovative solutions, and broaden your general knowledge. You can be assured that you will leave with skills that can be immediately applied to enhance your current XML systems. Register by Friday, September 30, with the discount code XMLAL and receive an additional $100 discount, for a total of $350 off the Gold Pass registration fees.

Printing Across Borders Schedules September Meetings

Printing Across Borders (pab), an initiative founded last spring by Olaf Drümmer (European Color Initiative) aims to promote the implementation of unified printing standards across regions. All printing industry experts interested in international standards for printing are welcome to attend two meetings to be held: September 11, 2005, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM in Chicago during "Print 05" (room S102D at McCormick Place); and September 20, 2005, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM in Stuttgart during the "Digitalproof-Forum" (room "Auditorium" at the "Hochschule der Medien", see www.digitalproof-forum.de for more information). Admission is free. Go to www.backandforth.org for more information.

GRACoL Committee Prepares Data Sets

After completing research press runs earlier this month, the GRACoL Committee begins to prepare datasets upon which GRACoL 7 will be based. Datasets reviewed by GRACoL leadership will be available to key players within the European Color Initiative as part of the Printing Across Borders (PAB) Initiative. The first public presentation of the new GRACoL characterization data sets will be available at the PAB meeting in Chicago on September 11th and also on the GRACoL Website at www.gracol.org.

DISC Activities Move Forward

The DISC (Digital Image Submission Criteria) working group has posted the Draft DISC Metadata Specification 2.0 and will resolve comments by mid-September. The working group will lay the groundwork to certify DISC tools which will assist photographers with image submissions according to magazine specifications. A major work item will be the development of a “Best Practices” for digital photographers. Look for new work to be posted by DISC in late September.

Digital Asset Management Metadata Summit - October 10, 2005

Digital Asset Management Vendors are invited to meet with New York publishers and agencies to learn more about their strategies for digital asset management. This summit is designed to provide a forum so that publishers who have invested years in the development of the IDEAlliance metadata vocabularies can discuss how employing standard metadata can shorten implementation cycles, speed adoption and lower the cost of entry for digital asset management solutions. Note the date change from October 5 to October 10th. Signup at DAM Summit.

Upcoming Events

SPECTRUM 2005
September 25-28, 2005
Tuscon, AZ

DAM Summit
October 10, 2005
New York, NY

Publishers' Symposium
Face to Face
October 24, 2005
New York, NY
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XML 2005
November 14-18, 2005 Atlanta, GA

PRIMEX 2006
February 6-8, 2006
Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club
St. Petersburg, FL
Details coming soon

Print Distribution 2006
April 23-26, 2006
Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club
St. Petersburg, FL
Details coming soon.

Upcoming Meetings

PRISM/DIM2 Meeting
Face to Face
October 10, 2005
New York, NY
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B2B Paper Committee
Face to Face
October 10, 2005
Alexandria, VA
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DISC Working Group
Face to Face
October 11, 2005
New York, NY
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papiNet NA Mgmt Council
Face to Face
October 11, 2005
Alexandria, VA
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PROSE XML Working Group
Face to Face
October 20, 2005
Downers Grove, IL
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Addressing/Distribution Committee
Face to Face
November 9-10, 2005
New York, NY
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