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DIRECTIONS'03:
IT'S
NOT A SHOW. IT'S A MEETING OF THE MINDS.
AGENDA
Important Note: Directions'03 is designed
to be a dynamic, user-directed, networking and information exchange. Our
program and speakers list are always subject to change. Please bookmark
and check this page regularly for the latest agenda. Updates may be posted
frequently between Oct. 15th and the opening of the event!
Last updated: November
7, 4:10PM Eastern Time
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CONFERENCE LOCATION:
ATLANTA MARRIOTT CENTURY CENTER
Click here for more information on hotel
accommodations |
| Sunday, November 9 |
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7:00AM – 1:00PM |
HDIA's Robert Stone Memorial Golf Outing |
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3:00PM - 5:30PM |
HDIA Board Meeting |
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6:00PM - 10:00PM |
Registration Open |
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7:00PM - 9:30PM |
Welcome Reception, Hosted by Heidelberg North
America |
| Monday, November 10 |
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7:30AM - 8:30AM |
Continental Breakfast, Morning Discussion
Groups
7:55AM - 8:25AM
Simple Methods to Develop ROI on Variable-Data Printing Jobs
Dr. John Leininger HDIA Secretary
Professor, Graphic Communications,
Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Announcement of a packaged, downloadable Excel file that makes it possible
for print managers to apply a carefully developed statistical analysis
of VDP jobs for their clients. The intelligence is built into the spreadsheet;
you just fill in the details. Attendees can choose to be part of a benchmarking
study or simply use the file for their own customers' justification of
VDP.
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GENERAL SESSION |
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8:30AM - 10:15AM |
Opening Remarks
Craig Beedy HDIA
President
Vice President/Marketing, Sells
Printing, New Berlin, WI
John
deLoach Conference
Chair & HDIA Vice
President
President, Crowson Stone
Printing, Columbia, SC
User Session Moderator:
Dr.
John Leininger HDIA Secretary
Professor, Graphic Communications,
Clemson University,
Clemson, SC
User Keynote
Turning Technology
into Money-Making Print Solutions
Jean-François
Cuillerier HDIA Board Member
Vice President,
Technology/Customer Solutions, Quebecor
World, Inc., Montréal, QC
User Panel
Increasing Profits through Workflow Efficiency
Craig
Beedy Sells
Printing, New Berlin, WI
Jean-François
Cuillerier Quebecor
World, Montréal,
QC
John
deLoach Crowson
Stone Printing, Columbia, SC
Alain
Trahan Transcontinental
O'Keefe
Montréal,
Lachine,
QC
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10:30AM - 12:00PM |
General Session
Heidelberg Session Moderator
Bill
Van Buskirk Mgr.,
National Accounts, Heidelberg USA,
and Chief
Heidelberg Liaison to HDIA
Heidelberg Opening Remarks
Niels M. Winther President
& CEO, Heidelberg USA; CEO, Heidelberg
North America
Heidelberg Business & Product Updates
A team of Heidelberg representatives will provide users with the latest information
on product developments and customer programs.
Dr. Peter Leu VP,
Prinect Workflow Systems, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, Germany
Bill Blair Sr. VP/Digital, Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw,
GA
Clarence Penge Prod.
Mgr./Sheetfed,
Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA
Steve
Calov Prod.
Mgr./Postpress,
Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA
New
Benefit for Members: Exclusive HDIA
Consumables Program from Heidelberg
Axel Thien Mgr., Consumables,
Heidelberg USA |
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12:00PM - 2:00PM |
Workflow
Roundtable/Working Lunch
Delta, MetaDimension, Prinergy, Printready and other Heidelberg
workflow users
discuss product capabilities and migration issues with Heidelberg's worldwide
VP of Workflow Solutions, Peter Leu, and the prepress experts from Heidelberg
USA. |
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12:00PM - 2:00PM |
Digital Printing Networking Lunch
NexPress and Digimaster users will be seated together for lunch for in-depth
discussions about each other's business and technical challenges. Find out
how others overcame specific problems to achieve success in digital printing! |
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DIGITAL PRINT
PRODUCTION TRACK |
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2:00PM - 3:30PM |
Implementing & Selling
Variable Data Solutions
Moderator: John Zarwan
Advisory Panel:
• Helmut Albrecht Mgr.,
National Accounts/Digital, Heidelberg Digital, LLC, Rochester, NY
• Bob Barbera Mgr.,
Solutions Mktg., NexPress Solutions, LLC, Rochester, NY
• Sean Cummins Owner,
Creative Digital Color, Elk Grove Village, IL
• Vahaaj Khan Dir.,
Prod. Mgmt./Digital, Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA
• Danny Kita Mgr., Variable Data, Network & Database Solutions, Heidelberg
USA, Kennesaw, GA
• Brian Lawler Graphic
Arts Instructor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
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3:45PM - 5:30PM |
Machines, Materials & Profits:
Topics in Digital Print Production
I. Saving Money: Efficient Use of Consumables & ORCs
II. Laminating, Binding & Other Postpress Techniques for NexPress & Digimaster
• Craig Andrews Mgr.,
Digital Systems Support, Heidelberg USA
• Steve Calov Product
Mgr., Postpress, Heidelberg USA
• Vahaaj Khan Dir.,
Prod. Mgmt./Digital, Heidelberg USA
• Don Zimmerman
Channel Manager, NexPress Solutions, LLC
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6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Working
Dinner: Brainstorming on NexPress & Digimaster User Requirements
In preparation for Tuesday's lunch session with NexPress and Heidelberg,
users will participate in a brainstorming activity to organize requests and
requirements for product and process improvements.
Introductory Announcement:
Special New Program for Digital Users,
presented by Christian
Schwarze, Heidelberg
Digital, Rochester, NY |
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OFFSET PRINT
PRODUCTION TRACK |
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2:00PM - 3:30PM |
Real-Life JDF, Part 1: Users
and Heidelberg Examine Prinect Implementation
• John deLoach Crowson Stone Printing
• Peter Leu Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
• Dennis Ryan Heidelberg USA
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3:45PM - 5:30PM |
Real-Life JDF, Part 2: Prinect
Printready, Up Close & Personal
• Gus Barbuto Heidelberg USA
• Carol Flores Heidelberg USA
• Dennis Ryan Heidelberg USA |
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6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Working
Dinner: Color Management & Proofing Discussion
Maître d': Brian Lawler
Advisory Panel:
• Ray Cassino Mktg.
Dir, Prepress, Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA
• Charles Koehler Curriculum
Developer, Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA
• David Lewis Lucid
Dream Software, Hoffman Estates, IL
• Mark Tonkovich Prod.
Mgr., Prepress, Heidelberg USA, Kennesaw, GA
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| Tuesday, November 11 |
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7:30AM - 8:30AM |
Continental Breakfast, Early-Bird Sessions
7:55AM - 8:25AM
Breakfast Update on Workflow Solutions from Helios
Tom Hallinan
Strategic Partner Mgr., Helios Software GmbH
Perennial HDIA supporter Tom Hallinan updates Heidelberg users on the most
recent developments from Helios. |
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GENERAL SESSION |
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8:30AM - 10:15AM |
Morning
Announcements
John deLoach
Conference Chair & HDIA Vice President
President, Crowson Stone Printing,
Columbia, SC
User Session Moderator:
Dr. John Leininger
HDIA Secretary
Professor, Clemson University, Clemson,
SC
Sponsor Keynote: Adobe Systems, Inc.
Don Walker Sr.
Director & General
Manager, Adobe Print Workflow Group
User Panel: Tips from the Pros on Researching
& Adopting New Technologies for Your
Business
• Craig
Beedy HDIA
President & Vice President/Marketing,
Sells Printing, New Berlin, WI
• Richard
Johnson Director,
Prepress and Printing Technologies, Bowne & Co.,
Piscataway, NJ
• Brian
Oughton Director,
R&D,
The Taylor Corporation, N. Mankato, MN
• Jean-François
Cuillerier Vice
President, Technology/Customer Service,
Quebecor World, Inc., Montréal,
QC |
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10:30AM – 12:00PM |
Heidelberg
Session Moderator
Bill Van Buskirk Mgr.,
National Accounts, Heidelberg USA,
and Chief Heidelberg Liaison to HDIA
NexPress Keynote
Address
Venkat
Purushotham President & CEO,
NexPress Solutions, LLC
CIP4/JDF in Depth
Dr. Rainer
Prosi Sr. Software
Architect, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
AG; Chief Technology Officer, CIP4 Consortium
Market Development Programs for Heidelberg Users
Richard Sand Director,
Business Development/Digital, Heidelberg
USA |
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12:00PM - 2:00PM |
NexPress
Roundtable/Working Lunch
NexPress users discuss product-related issues with NexPress CEO
Venkat Purushotham, Heidelberg USA Sr. VP/Digital Bill Blair and their supporting
staff. |
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12:00PM - 2:00PM |
Prepress & Offset Workflows Networking Lunch
Heidelberg prepress, DI, and other offset workflow users will be seated together
for lunch for in-depth discussions about each other's business and technical
challenges. Find out how others overcame specific problems to achieve success
in offset printing! |
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DIGITAL PRINT
PRODUCTION TRACK |
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2:00PM - 3:30PM |
Learning Your ABCs: Demystifying
the Database |
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3:45PM - 5:30PM |
Database Cleansing |
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6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Working Dinner: Digital
Tips & Tricks: Techniques for Getting the Tough Jobs Done
• Ed Wehbe Heidelberg USA
• Doug Blake Heidelberg USA
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OFFSET PRINT
PRODUCTION TRACK |
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2:00PM -3:30PM |
Smoothing Out the Workflow:
Instructing Clients on PDF File Prep
Instructor: Brian Lawler Cal
Poly Dept. of Graphic Communications, San Luis Obispo, CA |
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3:45PM - 5:30PM |
Prepress Progress: Delta,
MetaDimension, Signa, PDF, OS X, Preflight, CtP & More
• David Gabriel Capital
Spectrum & CSI, Austin, TX
• Tom Hallinan Helios
Software GmbH
• Brian Lawler Cal Poly
Dept. of Graphic Communications, San Luis Obispo, CA
• David Lewis Lucid
Dream Software, Hoffman Estates, IL
• Dennis Ryan Product
Mgr., Prepress, Heidelberg
USA, Kennesaw, GA
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6:30PM - 8:00PM |
Working Dinner: Plates and Processes: Who's Using What, and Why?
Maître d': John Zarwan
• Ray Cassino Dir.,
Prepress Product Mgmt., Heidelberg USA
• Mark Tonkovich Product
Mgr., Prepress/CtP, Heidelberg USA |
| Wednesday, November 12 |
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8:00AM - 9:30AM |
Membership Breakfast: Association Business &
Elections (Members Only) |
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9:30AM |
Bus Departs to Heidelberg USA |
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10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Heidelberg Open House: “Brats & Dots” |
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4:00PM |
Courtesy Transport Departs to Airport |
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