FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 2004
R&E Council of NAPL To Host Critical Trends Breakfast At DRUPA 2004
White Stone, VA, February 2004—The Research and Engineering Council of the National Association for Printing Leadership will hold the next of its critical trends breakfasts at DRUPA 2004, the upcoming graphic arts show to be held in Dusseldorf, Germany. The breakfast—on Monday, May 10, 2004, at the Hilton Dusseldorf Hotel—will feature industry executives and observers commenting on significant technologies and products at the show, and will provide a North American perspective on the printing industry. The R&E Council DRUPA 2004 breakfast is being chaired by Barbara Pellow, chair of the Rochester Institute of Technology School of Print Media.
Speakers at the DRUPA 2004 Critical Trends Breakfast include:
- Gerd Finkbeiner, Chairman of the Board, MAN Roland Druckmaschinen
- Guy Gecht, CEO, EFI
- Gilbert J. Hatch, President, Xerox Corporation Production Systems Group
- James Langley, President, Eastman Kodak Commercial Printing Group
- Bernhard Schreier, CEO, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
Commenting on the breakfast, R&E Council managing director Ronald L. Mihills said: “Graphic arts industry personnel around the world look forward to the R&E Council breakfasts at major trade shows. The DRUPA 2004 breakfast promises to be among the best, featuring some of the most prestigious printing industry executives as speakers. Attendees at the breakfast are sure to learn of significant and critical trends which will affect the worldwide printing business in the future.”
Details regarding the R&E Council DRUPA 2004 Critical Trends Breakfast may be obtained by contacting the R&E Council at 804-436-9922 or via Email at recouncil@rivnet.net. A reservation form is available at www.napl.org/services/events/upcoming_events.cfm.
Since 1950, the Research & Engineering Council of the National Association for Printing Leadership has been dedicated to the education of printing industry personnel in the latest technologies and productivity improvement methods. The Council conducts seminars at which publishers, printers, educators, consultants and suppliers meet to share information and learn about leading edge technologies affecting the graphic arts industry. At three annual seminars—Pressroom, Bindery, and Digital Smart Factory—the latest technologies are reviewed in the context of actual print production. The Council also holds technology breakfasts at key industry trade shows, and an annual meeting highlighting critical trends in the graphic arts industry. Information regarding membership and seminars is available from the Council at 804-436-9922, at recouncil@rivnet.net, or at www.recouncil.org. Hear It Here First at the R&E Council.
Chartered in 1933, NAPL is a not-for-profit trade association representing some 2000 printing companies in the $88 billion commercial printing industry. The NAPL mission is to enable the printing community to profit from change through a full range of management, educational, and economic information and analysis services to members. For detailed information, call NAPL at 800-642-6275, or online at www.napl.org.
R&E Council
Phone: 804-436-9922
E-Mail: recouncil@rivnet.net
Website URL: www.napl.org/services/events/upcoming_events.cfm
