Frank Romano

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Offset. Digital. Electrostatic. Letterpress. Thermography. Flexography. Screen print. Inkjet. Dye-sublimation. 3-D. Gravure. Xerography. Hectograph. Woodblock. And you thought it was as simple as pressing command+P.

The exchange took place at a Silicon Valley dinner party, a 2011 gathering of top U.S. technology executives. Official White House photos of the event depict a cozy atmosphere: warm lighting, attendees mid-toast, glasses of white wine in hand, jackets draped over the backs of chairs.

Print World, a printing trade show in North America with an exclusive focus on shorter-run printing, has more than tripled its conference lineup during the next edition of the show on Nov. 20 to Nov. 22 in Toronto.

Inkjet!: History, Technology, Markets & Applications is a new publication by industry pundit Frank Romano. It was commissioned by Pittsburgh-based PIA/GATF, and is the perfect tool for anyone seeking to better understand inkjet technology, manufacturers and applications. Eight comprehensive chapters address the following topics: • The history of inkjet printing • The component era • The wide-format era • Inkjet printing technology • Industrial printing • Packaging printing • Transaction and transpromo printing • Drivers and trends The publication is available to PIA/GATF members for $55 and to nonmembers for $75. For more information, visit www.gain.net.

Print Buyers International (PBI), Chestnut Hill, Mass., is offering its newly developed Print Buyer Boot Camp the day before the 2nd Annual Print Buyers Conference, taking place Nov. 7 and 8 at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center, Westford, Mass. Since the Nov. 6 Boot Camp was just added to the agenda, the early bird deadline for registration has been extended to Oct. 19. The value-packed program takes place from 1:00 to 5:00 pm, and is designed to aid newer print and media buyers in the basics. Boot Camp instructors will be Frank Romano, industry expert and Emeritus Professor at RIT, and Margie Dana,

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