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Sunday, September 14
10:00 am	Registration Opens
10:00 am	SPECTRUM Gateway to the Graphic Arts Opens: Come join the SPECTRUM Gateway to the Graphic Arts Sponsors to share information and ideas in a relaxed atmosphere. Participants include: Agfa, Creo, DuPont, Fuji, KPG, Tembec, WAM!Net, Xerox.
11:30 am	Welcome - Neil O'Callaghan, 2003 Conference Chair, AGT Seven
11:45 am	Keynote Speaker - Gray Knowlton, Adobe Systems, Inc.
12:15 pm	Release of Print Media Supply Chain Information Infrastructure - David Steinhardt, IDEAlliance / Luncheon
1:00 pm	The Digital Photography Dilemma Moderator: Kin Wah Lam, Time Inc. Panelists: Dennis Dunbar, APA [ - 29kb]; Michael Grecco, Ed Photographer; Nadar Anvari, Eastman Kodak; Michael Brandson, PEOPLE [ - 53kb] Now that "match-art" is no longer a meaningful instruction, how do you determine the photographer's intent? Do you know where we are in the development of a standard methodology to convey this intent? In this session, you will learn how others have coped with this new challenge, and whether you are ready to integrate this into your business. Are we setting ourselves up for another digital nightmare, or are we on target for an electronic delight?
2:15 pm	Electronic Soup to Nuts-Digital A to Z Moderator: Dianne Kennedy, IDEAlliance Panelists: Nan Gelhard, Summit Racing; Craig Shrader, SPACE XML; David Motheral, Motheral Printing Now that we've solved digital advertising and computer-to-plate the next frontier in the graphic arts is a seamless electronic workflow, specifically as it pertains to the exchange of business information. If you can withdraw cash from an ATM globally why can't you send electronic insertion orders, or electronic manufacturing instructions? There is no question that our industry is behind the times, archaic and simply immobile. Learn how to exploit supply chain automation tools as JDF, Space XML, PROSE, Ad-ID and more. Skip this session if faster, better, cheaper is of no interest to you!
3:15 pm	Break
3:30 - 4:30 pm	Town Hall Session: A SPECTRUM favorite. Your chance to discuss your issues in a lively discussion.Refreshments will be served.
4:30 - 5:00 pm	SPECTRUM Gateway Opens
5:00 pm	Conference Adjourns for the Day
6:00 - 7:00 pm	Premier Sponsors' Cocktail Reception

Monday, September 15 / BACK TO TOP
8:00 am	Registration Opens / SPECTRUM Gateway Opens / Continental Breakfast in the Bistro
8:45 am	Morning Welcome - Valerie Morris, 2003 Conference Vice-Chair, Fairchild Publications
9:15 am	PDF/X: Separating Fact from Fiction Moderator: Elizabeth Wimmer, CMP Media Panelists: Martin Bailey, Global Graphics [ - 649kb]; Joe Duncan, Leo Burnett [ - 127kb]; Kin Wah Lam, Time, Inc. PDF/X . . . . does one size fit all? Hear war stories from the trenches both good and bad. Even though it is a pervasive file format the technol-ogy continues to evolve. For example, there has been a proliferation of new trapping tools, preflight options and applications designed for con-tent creators. Walk away with a deeper understanding of the current toolsets and what the pros and cons are for each of them. Learn what tips and tricks does our panel of experts have for making your life easier.
10:15 am	Break
10:30 am	Concurrent Sessions / Moderator: George Leyda, Color Info-Tech XML Road Map Presenters: Dianne Kennedy, IDEAlliance Session description to be announced. DDAP, CIP4, ICC Presenters: Johnny Sutton, Quebecor World (CIP4); Linda Manes Goodwin, Manes Goodwin Associates (DDAP); Dan Caldwell, ICS (ICC) [ - 1.3 mb] Session description to be announced.
12:00 Noon	Luncheon - Sponsored by Fuji
1:35 pm	Pressroom Technology as it pertains to Agencies & Publishing Technology Update: Is the future here? Moderator: Mark Geeves, Best Color Panelists: Marshall Perkins, Print Network; Lacey Tuttle, PotteryBarn; Warren Thompson, Time Inc.; Scott Repa, Brown Printing What's going on in the pressroom that everyone in the supply chain needs to know? We're here to tell you. The latest innovations in pressroom automation and color controls are improving the impact of color reproduction as a communication medium. Production data is now being made available upstream to the publisher and cataloger with huge benefit. The expert panel will relate from different perspectives-publisher, cataloger, printer and trade shop-to the ROI of new technology, the changing realities in the authority in the work flow. The panel will share prognostications about where the pressroom needs to go, and their pressroom wish list.
2:45 pm	Workflow/Process Automation Moderator: Eve Asbury, Saatchi & Saatchi Panelists: Deborah Hutchinson, AGFA; Gary Dulgins, Dalim; Dan Evergard, CREO Today's global business environment demands a more collaborative, agile production process. Just speaking SWOP is not enough to navigate the interna-tional terrain, you've got to be familiar with the local standards and customs. This is one subject you don't want to learn on the job. Come to this session to see how others have achieved a flexible international workflow. Learn from their experiences and mishaps.
3:45 pm	Break
4:00 pm	State-of-the-Art Production Systems: Assembling All the Digital Pieces Moderator: Linda Manes Goodwin, Manes Goodwin Associates Panelists: Johnny Sutton, Quebecor World; Eric Wood, Brown Printing; Gary Lundberg, Quad Graphics Digital Photography, Metadata, File Formats, Digital Ads, Virtual Proofing are only pieces of a totally integrated digital process that have the poten-tial to remove the walls that separate us. The goal in developing one seamless workflow where automation and communication flow effort-lessly between distinct participants in the production chain is slowly becoming a reality. Although no system can yet claim to deliver a total solution., there are impressive implementations pushing the boundaries. Come learn about the new technologies uniting this industry as a seam-less process and gain a glimpse of the future.
5:00 - 5:30 pm	SPECTRUM Gateway Opens
5:30 pm	Conference Adjourns for the Day
6:00 - 7:00 pm	Cocktail Reception at Sunset Point
7:15 - 11:00 pm	SPECTRUM '03 Sponsor Night - An evening of fun, food, and mingling brought about by the SPECTRUM Sponsors.

Tuesday, September 16 / BACK TO TOP
7:30 am	Registration Opens
7:45 am	SPECTRUM Gateway Opens / Continental Breakfast in the Bistro
8:15 am	Morning Welcome
8:30 am	Alternative Screening Technologies Moderator: Ken Petersen, PPC Panelists: Gordon Pritchard, Creo; Steve Musselman, Agfa [ - 1.2mb]; Linda Enright, Vision Graphics The traditional halftone process employed in printing dates back to the 1881 when Frederick Ives patented the half tone screen. Surely there's a better way? CTP has enabled the second coming of stochastic, and now there are newer interesting alternatives that show great promise. Are there any drawbacks to these processes that can produce a near perfect printed piece? Why isn't everyone doing it? Decide if it will work in your business today, or are you right to wait prudently before rushing into this dramatic change.In this session you will hear about several alternative screening tech-nologies including hybrid screening (not merely stochastic, not just conventional). First there was AM, then there was FM and now there is XM! These screening technologies purport to not only eliminate moiré but also enhance the printed product in several ways. What are these benefits? How are they achieved? What are the drawbacks? A hard look at what experience is telling us about the next generation of printing methodologies.
9:30 am	Digital Distribution of Publications Moderator: Mark Dillon,Que-Net Media Panelists: Jeff Bruce, Zinio; Elizabeth Wimmer, CMP Media Zinio, Newsstand.com, Qmags and others are making significant in-roads with the electronic newsstand. Is this a threat to publishers? Found out the whys and hows.
10:30 am	Break
11:00 am	Soft Proofing and Remote Proofing Moderator: Brad Mintz, McCann-Erickson Panelists: Jim Smiddy, Blanks Imaging; Cheryl Peters, C-t-Plus; Steve Romeo, Hachette Quality, costs and ease-of-use are all improving. You'll learn of the latest advances and benefits so you can decide if is ready for you.
11:45 am	Share Your Notes - Several attendees review their top takeaways from this year's conference and which ones they plan on implementing when they get back.
12:45 pm	Conference Closing Comments / Gateway Passport Drawing (3 Days)
1:00 pm	SPECTRUM '03 adjourns

If you have any questions pertaining to this years program, please contact:

David Hultin
Program Director
IDEAlliance
703/ 837-1083
dhultin@idealliance.org