Congratulations to Natalia Gilewicz, Ryerson University Assistant Professor and Graphic Arts Magazine Associate Editor. Her presentation (Interaction of Print and Digital Content in Magazine Advertising) won the Best Paper Award at the recent IARIGAI (Int’l. Assoc. of Research Organizations for the Information, Media and Graphic Arts Industries) Conference in Budapest, Hungary. The paper focused on advances in printing and media technology.
Speaking of Ryerson, March is a very busy month. Ryerson’s School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM) held another successful Job Fair March 1. The Ryerson Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (RyeTAGA) will be at the 64th Annual TAGA Conference in Jacksonville, Florida March 18-21 with hopes of again returning with the top prize – the Helmut Kipphan Cup. The journal competition is the highlight of the Conference. GCM’s Colloquium is coming up at the end of March and in May some lucky students will be heading to drupa along with their teachers.
In other education news, Hamilton’s Mohawk College recently opened its new $600,000 Digital Print and Learning Centre, serving over 160 students in its two-year Graphic Design Production program. And, Edmonton’s NorQuest College begins its Western Canada Lean Manufacturing Workshop Tour in mid-March. Please check “People and Events” on page 12.
Following up on our successful premiere Printing Survivor town-hall-style event last Fall, be sure to mark Thursday, September 20 on your Calendar. Survivor II promises to be bigger and better with popular keynote speakers Peter Muir and John Foley Jr. returning – along with other industry leaders who will reveal how to grow your business in this tough economy. You can save some money by booking early. See page 11. We’ll have more details for you as they become available.
Excitement is building for drupa 2012, the worldwide printing industry’s biggest event May 3 – 16 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The drupa 2012 Print Product Innovation Park looks like a must-see in Hall 7 and will include a Marketing Solutions Park, Dynamic Publishing Park and Print Automation Park.
March signals our regular “Green” issue. Like digital, wide-format and other emerging technologies, “Green” printing is quickly becoming mainstream with more and more customers demanding environmentally friendlier products – and more printers finding innovative ways to add this to their product offerings. Please check out the helpful and informative “Green” features in this issue.
Finally, I’d like to wish all our readers and advertisers a very happy and enjoyable St. Patrick’s Day coming up on Saturday, March 17.
As always, stay positive and stay focused.