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Volume XXXV, Number 5

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016

PRINTscape: World-Wide Markets & MegatrendsNPES 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND PRIMIR FALL MEETING

Following NPESand PRIMIR leader-ship meetings earlier inthe day, the conferencewill kick off in earneston Monday eveningwith a Welcome Re-ception and Dinnerwhere NPES Chair-man, Malkon “Mal”Baboyian, ExecutiveVP, LFS/PPS forCanon Solutions Amer-ica, will greet partici-pants, spouses andguests. Later in theprogram, Mal’s Chair-man’s address will update mem-bers and guests on theambitious new Associationbusiness plan slated for rolloutin the first quarter of 2017.

First up on Tuesday morn-ing, Frances Cicogna,PRIMIR Chair, and Manager,Business Development & Seg-ment Marketing, Canon USA,will open the day’s programwith a welcome to all, and bringback to the podium returning(and ever-popular) keynoter,Alan Beaulieu, President, ITREconomics, to present hisEconomic Forecast 2017—TheRoad Ahead. Mr. Beaulieu’seconomic and market updatesalways provide invaluable per-spective that business leaderstranslate into strategic decisions

Imaging industry leadersseeking the latest market

intel and business growth op-portunities will gain the an-swers they need at the NPES2016 Annual Conference andPRIMIR Fall Meeting.Coming November 14-18, toMarco Island, Florida, thisyear’s combo education andnetworking event themed,“PRINTscape: World-WideMarkets & Megatrends,”will deliver the latest data andmarket updates based onnewly completed industry re-search, and explore new andexpanding international busi-ness growth opportunities.

Highlights of the informa-tion-packed program will in-clude numerous networkingopportunities for NPES andPRIMIR members to gathertogether with peers to ex-change new insights and per-spectives and make invaluablenew business connections.

Next, following the inter-active Member Exchange tofurther explore the study re-sults, attendees will convene inroundtable PRIMIR andNPES Task Forces to shapethe “PRIMIR 2.0” researchtopics for 2017, including thescope and objectives for each,and respective research format:study, white paper, webinar, etc.The lineup of research topics,selected by an earlier survey ofPRIMIR and NPES members,will include:

• Global Trends in Packag-ing Affecting N.A. Converter &Supplier Markets

• Printing Industry Con-sumables Usage & Trends

• Service to Printers Trendsand Outlook

• The North AmericanMarket for Plastics in thePrinting Industry

• The Retail Print Market-ing Product Evolution in aMore Digital World; and,

to enhance their profits andmarket position.

Next up, the first of two newPRIMIR studies will be pre-sented, “Megatrends in DigitalPrinting Applications,” an up-date of the 2010 study of thesame title. Study author, MarcoBoer, Vice President, I.T.Strategies, will discuss thecurrent study data that presentsa comprehensive view of NorthAmerican (U.S. and Canada)digital printing and its impactsusing 2015 as a benchmark toprovide forecasts through2020. From the study results,he will share general worldwideinsights, plus the challengesand opportunities facing NPESand PRIMIR members in theyears to come.

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Alan Beaulieu Marco Boer

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTSNPES Makes Key International Markets Profitable and Easy to Navigate...................... 3

One on One with Steve Mattingly .................. 4

NPES Pushes for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) .................... 5

Max Derhak to Receive Macbeth Award for iccMAX ..............................................6

ICC DevCon 2016 Developers Conference ..........................................................6

GAERF 2016 Student Design Competition Winners ........................................ 7

Want Strategic Business and Market Intelligence? ........................................ 8

Calendar .............................................................. 8

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Wherever the industry goesso, too, must the value

chain—in alignment and movingforward together in lockstep.Today our industry, which in-cludes OEMs, distributors, im-aging services providers, mediabuyers, and end users, is movingcloser together through greatercollaboration and partnerships.

Synchronization makes goodbusiness sense, and in today’smarket it is a necessity. The cur-rent transitioning is a signal thatour business challenges, and alsopathways to new opportunities,are coming into alignment.

What is important to one is im-portant to all. This fact was made

crystal clear during the recentNPES business planning meet-ing, and was also evident fromthe survey data gathered for thissession from nearly 13,000 busi-ness leaders and companieswithin the supply chain.

For those looking for transfor-mation, leadership, and innova-tion—keep a close eye on NPESover the coming months. The As-sociation is developing a new,market-leading position. The out-come of this effort will be an in-clusive and collaborative forumin which industry leaders willlearn from each other, developlong-term solutions to the alignedmarket challenges, and create ex-citing opportunities to grow theindustry throughout the world.

From this new vantage point,the industry will achieve businessgrowth in an era of technologyinnovation, increasing regulatorychallenges, market access con-cerns, record M&A deals, andtransitioning workforce dynam-ics. In this dynamic scenario, in-dustry businesses will accessactionable information and data“real time,” so that what theylearn in the morning can be imple-mented that same afternoon.

We look forward to sharingthe new NPES with you in thecoming weeks and monthsahead. The metamorphosis hasalready begun, and it is going tobe awesome.

Thayer Long, NPES President

‘‘For those looking for transformation,leadership, and

innovation—keep a close eye onNPES over the coming months.

PRESIDENT’SPERSPECTIVE

packaging industry in the newstudy titled, “World-Wide Market for Print – Packaging,”which will feature six countriesselected for “deep-dive analysis”that are either the largest markets or fastest-growingcountries.

For complete informationabout the NPES 2016 AnnualConference and PRIMIRFall Meeting, and to register,visit: www.npes.org/AC16_PRIMIR; or contact Carol Lee Hawkins at phone: 703-264-7200 or email:clhawkins@npes.org.

• Adoption of LED UVCuring in Package andLabel Printing.

Rounding out the day,Tuesday evening will con-clude with a NetworkingReception and AwardsDinner, where the recipientsof this year’s PRIMIRService Awards and theHarold W. GegenheimerAwards for Industry Servicewill be recognized andcelebrated.

On Wednesday, the program will resume with apresentation on the secondnew PRIMIR study, led by David Humphreys, Director of Custom Re-search for the Americas atThe Economist IntelligenceUnit. This follow-up to the 2013 landmark “World-Wide Market for Print”(WWMP) study will be anexclusive look at the global

David Humphreys

LAST CALL: Nominations for NPES 2016 Gegenheimer Awards

Nominations for the 2016 Harold W. Gegenheimer Awards for IndustryService are due by September 30, 2016. Don’t lose out on this opportu-nity to recognize personal and corporate leadership and commitment tobuilding a strong future for the printing industry and its suppliers.

The awards, to be presented during the NPES 2016 Annual Confer-ence and PRIMIR Fall Meeting, November 14-16, 2016, in Marco Island,Florida, are named in honor of the former Chairman of Baldwin Technol-ogy Company and former President of NPES, and presented annually toone NPES member company, and one individual employed by amember company.

Delegates of any NPES member companymay submit nomina-tions for the Individual and Corporate Service Awards. For completeawards criteria, and to download a nomination form, visit:www.npes.org/members/gegenheimerawards.aspx.

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The global economy has become more competitive as companies of all sizes seek to expand beyond domestic borders, and information technology is enabling smaller companies to also venture profitably outside of the U.S. into foreign markets.

Did you know that 95% of the world’spopulation lives outside of the United

States and that one in four manufacturingjobs depends on exports?

In the U.S., manufacturing is the mostproductive exporting sector, totaling in ex-cess of $1.3 trillion in 2015, accounting for87% of the nation’s total merchandise export activity. In short—internationaltrade is essential in order to make the U.S.printing industry more competitive, as wellas fueling and developing our own econ-omy. NPES has already successfully estab-lished a new office and in-country director in 2016, in Jakarta, Indonesia creating a new entry point for the EastAsian Pacific region. This adds to our ros-ter of international offices and staff, main-tained in Shanghai, China and New Delhi,India; as well as, representatives in Brazil,Europe and Japan—all providing key research on growing markets worldwide.

The global economy has become more

NPES Makes Key International Markets Profitable and Easy to Navigate

competitive as companies of all sizes seek to expand beyond domestic borders, andinformation technology is enabling smallercompanies to also venture profitably out-side of the U.S. into foreign markets.

In recent years, as demographicschange where the middle class popula-tions have grown significantly, printingand packaging companies in these coun-tries are seeking to implement the latestand most advanced technologies. Byexploring entry into foreign markets,or creating partnership opportunities,progressive U.S.-based companies areincreasing their ability to tap into theseexpanding overseas opportunities.

NPES International Trade Programs at GRAPH EXPO 16

NPES, known globally for operating adynamic and aggressive international tradeprogram, will be at GRAPH EXPO 16 to assist member companies in identifyinginternational markets with the best poten-tial for sales.

We will provide several networking opportunities, including the InternationalNetworking Reception on Tuesday, September 27, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., inthe International Business Center, Room N220FG. This event presents an excellentnetworking opportunity for companies desiring or working to expand internationalrelationships, to explore international mar-kets, or to make direct introductions to U.S.manufacturers. Come and network withyour industry partners, peers and clients.Registration is free, but you must adviseNPES of your plans to attend by e-mail toPernilla Jonsson at: pjonsson@npes.org.

In addition to the International Networking Reception, the InternationalBusiness Center located in Room

N220FG is the epicenter for internationalbusiness networking at GRAPH EXPO.Here, delegations of printers from aroundthe world will congregate to plan their dailyactivities. The International Business Centeroffers a comfortable environment to meetwith potential international customers, aswell as to talk to our international and do-mestic NPES staff members. NPES is hereto assist companies succeed in the exciting,expanding international marketplace. Forquestions or further assistance please contactPernilla Jonsson, NPES Assistant Director,International Trade Programs, at phone:703/264-7200 or e-mail: pjonsson@npes.org.

‘‘2017 INTERNATIONALEVENTS• NPES Print Business Outlook ConferenceFebruary 3, New Delhi, India

• PrintPack IndiaFebruary 4-8, New Delhi, India

• Printing South ChinaMarch 1-3, Guangzhou, China

• Label & Packaging ShowMay, Jakarta, Indonesia

• CHINA PRINT 2017May 9-13, Beijing, China

• EXPOGRÁFICA 2017May 17-20, Guadalajara, Mexico

• Forum Grafika DigitalAugust, Jakarta, Indonesia

• IPEX 2017October 31-November 3, Birmingham, UK

• Pamex 2017December 18-21, Mumbai, India

DID YOU KNOW...U.S. exports of printing equipment tothese countries totaled this much in2015?

Brazil: $27,428,479China: $80,293,006 India: $24,147,340Indonesia: $11,137,971Japan: $17,836,268

Is YOUR COMPANY represented in these sales? Or are your competitors? If you’re not, it might be time to reassess your international business development strategy!

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One on One with Steve Mattingly

Steven “Steve” Mattingly is Senior Vice President at NorthCarolina-based Southern Lithoplate (SLP), where he is approaching almost 30 years ofindustry service. Prior to SLP, hiscareer path included M&M/Mars;Banking; and Consulting. Mr.Mattingly graduated from theUniversity of Louisville with aBusiness in Commerce degree.

Mr. Mattingly serves on the NPES Board of Directors and isalso a board member at theSouthern Newspaper PublishersAssociation (SNPA) and is an active member of PRIMIR. In hisspare time, Steve is a certifiedprofessional coach and a certified master diver.

With a distinguished heritage datingback to 1934, how have your customers’needs changed over the years, and what business values have sustainedSouthern Lithoplate (SLP) as an industryleader in your niche market ?

SLP enjoys an 82-year legacy. I had theprivilege to transition from consultant forSLP to a full team member in 1991. Today,we continue as a third generation, Americanowned, operated, entrepreneurial, and privately held, print-centric company. Overtime, both customer needs and technologyhave changed dramatically. SLP has listened and responded: from making WWIIwar maps on zinc for the U.S. Dept. of Defense on D Street in Washington, D.C., tobeing the first to manufacture litho sheetwith rolled aluminum, to helping lead wellover a thousand printers through the digital

As timely industry market intel is critical for anycompany’s strategic planning process, how hasyour involvement in PRIMIR contributed to Southern Lithoplate’s success?

It has been an honor to support our industry throughNPES and PRIMIR dating back to 1992. Circa 2000, asthe market was in the early adoption stages of digitalimaging, SLP elected to advance with thermal technol-ogy as a direct result of NPES research data. Secondly,actively participating in those studies as a task forcemember provided deep insights into how we shouldcarve out our niche. Definitely the right choice, giventhat 82% of the U.S. market is indeed thermal.

Most recently, co-chairing the 2011 “Economic Indicators for Print” and the 2016 “Future of Print in the U.S.—Landscape, Implications and Opportunities”studies, SLP is deploying the knowledge base and direct access to experts to aid us in navigating the unpredictable trade winds of the economy through the next recession, predicted to arrive in Q2 2019 andcontinue well into the future.

Looking ahead to the next three to five years, whattrends do you see for our industry? Why are youoptimistic about the future?

Acknowledging the findings contained in “Future of Print in the U.S.—Landscape, Implications and Opportunities,” it is apparent the USA print market isapproaching yet another major structural shift. Whileprint remains the core profit arm for both printers andadvertisers, we all compete, knowingly, with the rapidprogression of mobile. No one can alter the course ofthe economy, nor the end user’s move from static printto a digital, interactive world. Just as a caterpillar metamorphoses into a butterfly, print will not disappear,but rather will evolve into a wonderfully vital element oftomorrow’s communications marketplace. As a newmember on the NPES Board, we are most excited aboutthe energy and enthusiasm for positively impactingprint in the USA. The NPES and PRIMIR Boards’ passion for strategy and collaboration, fueled by entrepreneurial spirit, provides great promise for all our collective futures.

CtP revolution in the last decade. Today’sprinters require more than quality products;they thirst for prepress and pressroom solu-tions supported by know-how. SLP’s passionfor delivering affordable technology and technical service, coupled with our in-depthknow-how, has earned us the reputation asthe brand leader in our niche.

In response to evolving domestic and international market conditions, what aresome of the technological changes andchallenges that Southern Lithoplate hasfaced and overcome?

In 1988, we met as a small team andforged our sustaining mission: “Deliver con-stant improvement in quality, focus on familyand customers first, work and play hard, andfear no one nor any situation—so that allstakeholders enjoy the benefits.” Continuousand balanced investment in our fantastic teamof people, in our products, patents, manufac-turing, IT, ERP, and CRM technology has beenparamount. Parallel to the challenge of tech-nology has been the challenge of print consoli-dation. This presented the opportunity forSLP’s acquisition of manufacturing assets andpatented technologies from DuPont Imperial,Citiplate, 3M/Imation and Konica Minolta.

Our superb team of empowered employ-ees is led by Trip Casson, Chairman & CEO,and Clark Casson, President & COO. Together,they have diligently dovetailed 82 years ofknow-how into state-of-the-art, PLC con-trolled, manufacturing facilities, which in-cluded significant, recent investments for noprocess technology in both our MI and NCmanufacturing campuses. Combining ourmanufacturing capacity, rich knowledge of themarketplace, depth of our strategic alliancesand our SLP Solutions consulting group, deliv-ered via our ‘direct-to-market’ approach, SLPhas a solid, sustainable foundation to supportour current and future customers .

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If the U.S. doesn’t participate through TPP in setting the rules of trade in this huge and vibrant region of the world, NPES members, other U.S. manufacturers, and consumersin general will be disadvantaged.” —NPES President Thayer Long

“With 95% of the world’sconsumers living outside of theUnited States, exporting canbring substantial benefits toAmerican manufacturers andtheir workers,” says NPESPresident Thayer Long. One ofthe ways the Association isworking hard to make more international markets availableto its members is by supportingthe Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP) and urging Congress toapprove it this year. “If the U.S.doesn’t participate throughTPP in setting the rules of tradein this huge and vibrant regionof the world, NPES members,other U.S. manufacturers andconsumers in general will bedisadvantaged,” Long adds.“Many good-paying Americanjobs depend on exports.”

TPP is a multilateral freetrade agreement (FTA) amongeleven Pacific-rim nations andthe United States. Six of the 11already have FTAs with theU.S. (Australia, Canada, Chile,Mexico, Peru and Singapore),five do not (Brunei, Japan,Malaysia, New Zealand andVietnam). With a combinedpopulation of more than 490million and an overall economyof more than $10 trillion (al-most 14% of the global econ-omy) the 11 TPP countriesrepresent a combined marketfor U.S. goods and servicesclose to the size of the Euro-pean Union (EU), which (pre-Brexit) is home to nearly510 million people and has a

NPES Pushes for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP):FREE TRAdE AGREEMENTS ESSENTIAl TO EXPANdING U.S. EXPORTS

$16.2 trillion economy. Whenthe U.S. is added to the 11 TPPnations the total FTA wouldconstitute about 36% of theworld economy.

NPES and its allies in TheU.S. Coalition for TPP, com-prised of more than 400 busi-ness organizations of all sizesfrom diverse industries, are urg-ing President Obama and Con-gress to redouble their efforts toapprove TPP this year. Accord-ing to NPES Government Affairs Director Mark Nuz-zaco, “TPP is critical to promot-ing U.S. economic leadership inthe Asia-Pacific region, as wellas globally. The agreementshouldn’t be jeopardized by the current Congress failing toapprove it.” Ratification thisyear is especially importantgiven that TPP is opposed byboth major party presidentialcandidates, one of whom pre-sumably will be in the WhiteHouse beginning in 2017. “Thisopposition to TPP is especiallyunfortunate,” says Nuzzaco,“given that exports spurred byFTAs like it have, according tothe U.S. International TradeAdministration, proven to sup-port higher-paying U.S. jobs.”

Notwithstanding campaignrhetoric to the contrary, U.S.Government data also showthat FTAs have supported ex-port increases that sustain andexpand U.S. manufacturing employment. TPP will add tothis by opening more marketsand expanding opportunities for

U.S. manufacturers. It setsstrong, enforceable rules forU.S. trade with the TPP coun-tries and will help create a fairerinternational trading system.

Additionally, TPP containsfirst-ever provisions to improveAmerican competitiveness, in-cluding prohibitions on digitalprotectionism, new rules on faircompetition with state-ownedenterprises, tools to promotesmall business exports, strongerintellectual property rights, andgood governance rules to fightcorruption. “Exports are a veryimportant part of our business,”says NPES Government AffairsChairman Greg Salzman,President, Aleyant Systems, aprovider of software services tothe graphic communications industry, “and TPP will helpfacilitate significant new com-mercial opportunities for ourproducts in a region of theworld with growing economies.U.S. companies simply can’tafford not to be competitive

‘‘players in these markets.”

Finally, not only will TPPhelp U.S. manufacturers gaingreater access to export mar-kets, but it will also have a salu-tary impact on U.S. manufactur-ers’ costs in obtaining from TPP countries raw materials not readily available in theUnited States, which can thenbe used in manufacturing U.S.-made products for both domes-tic consumption and export.

NPES invites its members toshare their stories of commer-cial successes and challenges inexporting. And, it urges them tocontact their elected membersof Congress in support of FTAsin general and TPP in particu-lar. A grassroots tool to help facilitate such messages is foundat: http://npes.freeenterpriseaction.com/BzDrtEa.

For more information, con-tact NPES Government AffairsDirector Mark J. Nuzzaco atphone: 703/264-7235 or e-mail:mnuzzaco@npes.org.

When the U.S. is added to the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) nations, thetotal Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would constitute approximately 36% of theworld economy.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

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Themed, “iccMAX—Real WorldSolutions and Applications,” the In-

ternational Color Consortium DevelopersConference, ICC DevCon 2016, will takeplace on November 7, 2016 at The West-gate Hotel in San Diego, California. TheConference will be held in conjunctionwith the Society for Imaging and Scienceand Technology’s (IS&T) 24th Color andImaging Conference (CIC 24).

ICC DevCon 2016 will focus on real-world scenarios directly addressed byiccMAX-based approaches, which couldnot be easily accomplished with previouscolor management solutions. Topics to bepresented will include:

• General overview of iccMAX• Correction of display viewing angle

with iccMAX• Color tuning of a painting by a multi-

spectral lighting system with iccMAX• Modeling colour vision deficiency

with ICC profiles• A spectral workflow for encoding

and analyzing artwork with iccMAX, and• Observer metamerism correction on

wide color gamut display using iccMAX.In addition, a hands-on workshop will

actively engage participants in utilizingRefIccMAX, which

is among theiccMAX

referenceimplemen-tationlibrary

and tools,and a start-

ing point to

ICC devCon 2016 developers ConferenceFOCUS ON ICCMAX® REAl WORld SOlUTIONS ANd APPlICATIONS

create and use iccMAX profiles. Topics tobe covered will include:

• Overview of projects, code, libraries,and tools available in RefIccMAX

• Using iccXML to create workflowspecific iccMAX profiles

• Incorporating data from other sourceslike MATLAB/Octave

• Applying iccMAX profiles, and• Integration of the RefIccMAX CMM

into personal projects.ICC DevCon 2016 allows attendees an

opportunity to learn from the experts—ex-perienced developers and users in the im-aging, printing and publishing colorcommunity.

New member companies that join theICC during DevCon 2016 will receive a re-duction in their membership investmentequal to their paid conference fee.

For complete information about ICCDevCon 2016, and to register, visit:www.npes.org/ICCdevcon2016.

ICC DevCon 2016 will focus on real-world scenarios directly addressed by iccMAX-based approaches, which could not be easily accomplished with previous color management solutions.‘‘Max Derhak to Receive Macbeth

Award for iccMAXDr. Max Derhak, Principal Scientist at

Onyx Graphics and Co-Chair of the Interna-tional ColorConsortium(ICC) has beenrecognizedwith the Mac-beth Awardfrom the Inter-Society ColorCouncil (ISCC),the principal professional society in the field of color in the United States encom-passing the arts, sciences and industry. The award is given for one or more recent outstanding contributions in the field of color.

“Maxim Derhak has been selected by the award committee for his work onspectral color reproduction in the graphicarts—what has become known as iccMax,”said Dr. Danny C. Rich, Chair of the Macbeth Award Selection Committee. “We felt that this development was both recent and significant in its achievementsand thus deserving of the recognition of the ISCC.”

William Li, ICC Co-Chair, affirmed that“iccMAX is a truly ground-breaking advancein the way we communicate colour betweendifferent devices and colour spaces.Through his leadership of the ArchitectureWorking Group in ICC, Max Derhak has beenthe prime mover in this development.”

iccMAX will be the focus of the ICC DevCon Developers Conference set to takeplace in San Diego, California, November 7,2016, in conjunction with ICC meetings and the Society for Imaging Science andTechnology’s IS&T CIC 24, at which theaward will be presented to Dr. Derhak.

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This year’s competition received a record 403 entries, surpassing the previous mark of 287 set in 2015. We are already planning for next year’s Student Design Competition. ‘‘

The Graphic Arts Education andResearch Foundation (GAERF)

has announced the winners of theGAERF 2016 Student Design Competi-tion from among this year’s record 400-plus entries. The annual contest, now inits eighth year, and themed for 2016“Infograph It!”, challenged studentsfrom secondary and post-secondary in-stitutions to design and create an engag-

GAERF 2016 Student Design Competition WinnersRECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES SUBMITTED

Congratulations! SECONDARY SCHOOL WINNERS● 1st Place: Kara Lester, Mingo Central High School, Delbarton, WV (Instructor: Doug Martin)

● 2nd Place: Lathan Gordon, Atlee High School, Mechanicsville, VA(Instructor: Erik Leise)

● 3rd Place: Asa Jean Soriano, Quincy High School, Quincy, MA(Instructor: Aileen McGinnity)

POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL WINNERS● 1st Place: Cameron Bones, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA(Instructor: Daria Matza)

● 2nd Place: Kelli Chollar, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA(Instructor: Colleen Twomey)

● 3rd Place: Katelyn Vincent, SOWELA Technical Community College, Lake Charles, LA(Instructor: Darrell Buck)

ing printed item that incorporatesan infographic—a graphic designthat presents complex informationquickly and clearly—on a topic oftheir choice.

An independent panel of industryexpert judges chose six winners fromamong the entries received—three atthe secondary school level and threeat the post-secondary school level.

First place winners and their in-structors will each receive a two-dayall-inclusive paid trip to attendGRAPH EXPO 16 in Orlando, FL.In addition, first place winners willbe presented with $2,000 checksduring GRAPH EXPO’s CareerAwareness Day on Wednesday,September 28, 2016. The secondplace winners will each be awarded$1,500, and the third place winnerswill each receive $1,000.

Speaking out about the merits ofGAERF’s annual student designcompetition, “In our age of informa-tion overload, journalism studentsneed the skills and tools to createpieces that cut through the clutterand clearly communicate complexinformation and ideas. Thanks to theincentives offered by the GAERFinfographic contest, my students hadan extra push to refine their com-pelling work. It was motivationbeyond a grade which helped themcreate the best work I’ve seen since Istarted teaching my Visual Commu-nication for the Mass Media course,”stated Daria Matza, Instructor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Equally pleased with the learning opportunity thatthe competition provided, and also recognizing herstudent’s achievement in garnering second place inthe post-secondary school category, “It made myday!”, said Colleen Larkin Twomey, Assistant Profes-sor, Cal Poly State University, Graphic Communica-tion Department, San Luis Obispo, CA. “Moreimportantly,” she continued, “I so enjoy adding thestudent competitions to my class curriculum, thestudents have more ‘skin in the game’. The class Iassigned to this competition was my prepress class,which is not necessarily a design class, but I wantedthem to experience the competition with their cre-ative freedom. I’m so delighted Kelli placed, she’s anabsolutely wonderful young lady. Thank you againfor taking keen interest in the brilliant young mindsthat are soon to be entering our industry.”

“GAERF is proud to continue its commitment tosupporting education initiatives by encouragingcreativity and self-expression in students throughthe art of design and production,” said GAERFPresident Thayer Long. “This year’s competitionreceived a record 403 entries, surpassing the previousmark of 287 set in 2015. We are already planningfor next year’s Student Design Competition whenGAERF will again recognize our best and brighteststudents, as well as the significant commitment oftheir instructors.”

All student entries will be featured in a specialdisplay within GRAPH EXPO 16’s Education MainStreet, and showcased on the graphicCOMMcentralwebsite: www.graphiccommcentral.org.

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DID YOU KNOW?9% of respondents

want the option to continue receiving printed information

as it provides a more permanent record

(75% of 18-to-24-year-olds).—Two Sides Survey, 2016

September 2016EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK ConferenceSeptember 25 • Orlando, Florida

GRAPH EXPO 16September 25-28 • Orlando, Florida

October 2016NPES Trade Mission to Indonesia in conjunction with ALLPRINT/ALLPACK Indonesia 2016 and PrintPack Outlook ConferenceOctober 5-8 • Jakarta, Indonesia

6th All in Print China and NPES BoothOctober 18-22 • Shanghai, China

November 2016ICC MeetingNovember 4-5 • San Diego, California

ICC DevCon 2016November 7 • San Diego, California

NPES 2016 Annual Conference and PRIMIR Fall MeetingNovember 14-16 • Marco Island, Florida

December 2016TC130/WG5 MeetingDecember 6-9 • Reston, Virginia

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Now’s the time to come forward and help shape the research that will deliver the findings, analysis, implications and opportunities that you need to be successful.

“PRIMIR 2.0” provides progressive companies the opportunity todirectly customize market research to meet their company’s intelligenceneeds—in any or all of the new lineup of 2017 PRIMIR research.

This member-driven process ensures that the resulting researchproducts—full or mini-studies, white papers or webinars, will be conducted through the proven PRIMIR methodology for producingcomprehensive, in-depth research.

Your NPES and PRIMIR colleagues throughout the industryidentified and prioritized the 2017 lineup. Now’s the time to come forward and help shape the research that will deliver the findings,analysis, implications and opportunities that you need to be successful.

New task forces established for 2017 will manage research on thefollowing topics:

• Global Trends in Packaging Affecting N.A. Converter & Supplier Markets (2009 study update),

• Printing Industry Consumables Usage & Trends (2011 study update),

• Service to Printers Trends and Outlook,• The North American Market for Plastics in the Printing Industry,• The Retail Print Marketing Product Evolution in a More Digital

World, and• Adoption of LED UV Curing in Package and Label Printing.To join any of these new task forces, contact Rekha Ratnam,

PRIMIR Managing Director, at e-mail: rratnam@primir.org or phone: 703/264-7200.

‘‘Want Strategic Business and Market Intelligence?2017 PRIMIR RESEARCH LINEUP ANNOUNCED—CALL FOR TASK FORCE MEMBERS

Task Force roundtables at the PRIMIR 2016 Summer Meeting discuss and determinetopics for 2017 PRIMIR research studies.