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A little change never hurt anyone. With that in mind, this year’s big show promises a change of pace, a change of scenery and a change in demand. The newly revamped PSDA (formerly DMIA) will host its annual Print Solutions Conference and Exposition on Oct. 23-25 at the Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore. This year’s featured general session keynote speaker will be Charlie Pesko, founder and president of InfoTrends, a leading market research and consulting firm in the digital imaging and document solutions industries. Technological advances and refined marketing strategies are just some of the issues gaining momentum in a slowing economy. To encourage print

Enough with the declining markets already. There’s actually a vibrant, emerging market for printed paper business documents, and it’s being driven by technology. While the migration from paper-based forms to electronic formats has been the undoing of many in the industry, Chris Ruback, marketing manager for Phoenix-based Greenleaf Paper (www.greenleafpaper.com) said the proliferation of hand-held printing devices within the past five years is significantly growing sales of roll paper products, particularly for direct thermal applications. Greenleaf Paper produces blank and custom pre-printed roll paper used for point-of-sale receipts, automatic teller machine records, credit card processing, travel itineraries at airport kiosks and a

DMIA’s annual Print Solutions conference and exposition will be held Oct. 3-5 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. The conference will provide three days of educational sessions, including a presentation by this year’s keynote speaker, Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and co-author of “Contract with America.” Join Gingrich as he analyzes the current political climate in Washington, DC, and educates attendees on effective leadership. This year’s conference will feature equipment demonstrations, offering distributors better insight into how various applications are produced. In addition, exchange centers will be located on the show floor with more than 34 hours of