2007 On Demand
show set for April 16–19 at Boston Convention & Expo Center
As in the last few years, the show is paired with a similar conference and expo for the Association for Information and Image Management Conference and Expo. That event is considered the largest enterprise content and information management event showcasing the technologies and solutions that align content and business processes in order to drive performance. Both events will occur simultaneously at the new Boston convention center in South Boston. The AIIM and On Demand Conferences & Expos is the world’s leading digital printing conference and exposition, encompassing all the technologies used to create, manage, personalize, print and deliver content. “The success of the Expos demonstrates the critical importance of this industry. Our impressive lineup of keynote speakers, sponsors, compelling conference programs and showcase of innovative technology solutions demonstrate that this is a ‘must-attend’ event for professionals involved in the dynamic worlds of enterprise content management and digital printing technology,” said Kerry Gumas, president and chief executive officer of Questex. “On Demand is about more than print on demand technology, management and strategy” said Keri Dostie, event director for Questex Media Group, the show organizer. “The show offers insight into the future of the printing industry by experts who have been at the forefront of the printing business for many years.” New location According to an annual statistical analysis by economics department of Printing Industries of America/ Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, more than $12 billion in printed good is manufactured and shipped from print service providers throughout the region. The same statistical analysis, compiled in PIA/GATF’s annual Print Market Atlas, ranks Boston as the nation’s fourth largest consolidated metropolitan marketplace in terms of the value of printed shipments. In 2005, Boston print service providers produced and shipped $5.3 billon in printed material trailing only New York City, $13.8 billion; Chicago, $9.4 billion; and Los Angeles at $8.1 billion. While PIA/GATF’s Print Market Atlas does not identify how many printers utilize digital printing technology as their primary manufacturing method, there is no doubt the region’s printers have adopted the burgeoning technology. Several area printers in fact are participating as panelists and other speaking venues in the multitude of seminars and program offerings at On Demand. Conference program Last year’s conference addressed key topics that are now generating considerable attention both within the industry and beyond. This year’s conference program will build upon previous research, deliberations, debates, and discussions, focusing again on how the industry can leverage transformation for continued success. With more than 40 sessions, the On Demand conference program offers data and insights to address the most critical business challenges. Speakers will discuss and examine the key growth applications, technologies and opportunities and how to incorporate them into business strategies. Session topics will include new market opportunities, mergers and acquisitions, value-added services, color inkjet technologies, Web-to-print, light production technologies, packaging & labeling, color management, pricing trends and strategies, paper and substrates, marketing automation and transpromotional documents. Pre-Conference Tutorials Special Interest Days On Tuesday, April 17, the Xplor Northeast Region will deliver a Transactional Documents education track. In conjunction with InfoTrends they will overview the transactional print market along with why and where the market is growing.
Three keynotes addresses Tuesday Pesko will be followed by a 9 a.m. keynote presentation by Arkadi Kuhlmann, chairman, president and chief executive officer of ING Direct USA. Kuhlmann is focusing his energies on building one of the most remarkably successful companies in America today. The company has taken the staid and conservative world of retail banking by storm. In just five years, ING Direct has become the country’s largest Internet-based bank, its fourth-largest thrift bank, and one of the 30 largest banks of any sort. The ING Direct story is not about banking. It’s about a new approach to business strategy and the power of disruptive ideas. It is a story that has valuable lessons for virtually any business audience, and it is one told with incredible verve, energy, humor and intelligence. Jeff Teper, corporate vice president, Office Business Platform Microsoft will deliver a keynote address at 10 a.m. As corporate vice president of the Office SharePoint Server Group at Microsoft, Teper is responsible for Office SharePoint Server and its portal, content management, search and line-of-business integration technologies. Two keynote addresses Wednesday On Wednesday, April 18 a keynote panel will present “Is Inkjet the Technology Story for 2007?” This session will review the current and potential impact on page printing with inkjet technology and provide the audience with insight on what could be the year inkjet begins to take substantial market share. Freakonomics author is Thursday keynote
presenter Expo Hall On Demand Best of Show Awards Xerox Corporation’s Let’s
Say Thanks Program To show the country’s appreciation to the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed overseas, Xerox Corporation has developed a nationwide program aimed at saying “thank you” to our troops. Through the Let’s Say Thanks program, postcards designed by children from across the country are available at www.LetsSayThanks.com for people to select their favorite and write a personalized message to troops. Xerox prints the cards on its paper and equipment, and mails them in care packages to deployed soldiers through military support organization Give2TheTroops. |
