Printing 2005: A Digital Reality

New York City will be the site for the 2005 Digital Printing Symposium jointly sponsored by AATCC and [TC]2. This two-day program will be held May 24-25 at the New School University, 65 Fifth Ave. at 13th St. Optional tours of printing facilities will be offered on May 26.

The program, chaired by Brooks G. Tippett with Pantone Inc., has been developed for brand owners, designers, digital printers, manufacturers, product developers, and retailers.

Presentation topics will include color and market trends, an overview of traditional printing, file and pattern management, digital print head technologies, fabric preparation and aftertreatment, digital color and design workflow, optimizing color output at printer, and finishing equipment designed for inkjet printing. Additional presentations will focus on inkjet sampling as a sales tool, inkjet printing for short run production, and user success stories.

Confirmed topics and speakers include:

• Color & Market Trends, Ellen Sideri, ESP Trendlabs
  
• Overview of Traditional Printing, Rich Malachowski, Cranston Print Works Co.
  
• Managing the Print File for Production, Andy Graven, Zenith Engraving
  
• Printing Textiles—A Blending of Old and New, John Fisher, Bennettsville Printing LLC
  
• Overview of Ink Jet Printhead Technologies, Steve Liker, Trident-ITW
  
• Pretreatment of Fabrics for Ink Jet Printing, David Clark, Ciba Specialty Chemicals
  
• Color Management—Taking Charge, Andy Hatkoff, Pantone Inc.
  
• Optimizing Printed Color, Steve Smith, DP Innovations
  
• Finishing the Job: Overview of Ink Jet Fixation Equipment, Jud Early, [TC]2
  
• Digital Fabric Printing in Today's Commercial Marketplace, Danielle Locastro, First2Print
  
• A Fashion Story, Lola Phillips, Longina Phillips Design
  
• A Collaboration is Born: Pulse~Patterns and Fashion History Unite, Luanne Stovall and Catherine Tutter, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
  
• A DReAM Come True, Stephan Geitel, BEST
  
• A Focus on Digital Swimwear—Technical Considerations, Hanspeter Schoepflin, Hanspeter Schoepflin & Associates; and Work Flow & Applications, Chris Moore, S. Edward

A portion of the program will be devoted to brief infomercials from printing equipment manufacturers as well as ink and software suppliers. Thursday will feature optional tours of printing facilities where participants will see digital printing equipment in operation. Confirmed tour stops include Digital Printing Systems in Orangeburg and First2Print in New York City.

A registration fee of $785 ($525 for individual and corporate AATCC members) will include luncheons, breaks, and a copy of all available papers. Refunds will be made if cancellations are received on or before May 16, 2005.

Further details will be available as additional topics and speakers are confirmed. Updates will be posted on the AATCC website, www.aatcc.org.

Source: AATCC