In-plants Flock to Florida for Fall Conference

摘要

In october, more than 30 higher-ed in-plant managers met in St. Augustine, Florida, for three days of networking and educational sessions. The 40th annual Southeastern University Printing and Digital Managers Conference (SUPDMC) featured sessions on quality management, workflow, envelope printing, leadership and more. Attendees came from all over the southern U.S. as well as from Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio and California. More than a dozen suppliers showed their wares and talked with attendees during a two-day vendor fair. Managers also got to tour Mac Papers' local envelope converting facility on the last day of the event. The conference kicked off with an interesting 90-minute presentation by Gary Jones, assistant vice president of Printing Industries of America, in which he sought to dispel some of the often-cited myths about printing (e.g., it kills trees, it's less effective than digital communication, etc.). He presented compelling data showing how print is much more sustainable and renewable than the digital technologies seeking to displace it.