The Compass Sessions are two-hour intensive workshops
staged daily on topical issues regarding technology and new lines of business
in the printing industry.
Each Compass Session is devoted to a different theme. Held
from 9am to 11am and
combined with a light breakfast, they form the ideal start to the drupa day. As
well as providing information, the Compass Sessions also offer an ideal frame
of reference and meeting point to get together with colleagues and exchange
news and views.
The Compass Sessions are organised by Print & Media
Forum AG and will take place in the Congress Center Düsseldorf.East at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Center.
The
programme is as diverse as it is topical with themes ranging from
digital/inkjet printing through offset printing, premedia and web-to-print
solutions to digital workflows and packaging printing. One of the highlights
among the Compass Sessions promises to be the printed electronics talks on
Wednesday, 4 June. Under the auspices of the Organic Electronics Association, visitors will be able to gain comprehensive
insight into this theme of the moment, which also encompasses RFID. Discussions
are currently being held with other potential partner organisations.
The
plans foresee each session comprising four half-hour talks by industry experts.
Participation in the Compass Sessions will cost Euro75. A detailed programme as
well as registration facilities will be available from January 2008.
In their
role as navigational aids, the first ever Compass Sessions at drupa 2004 were
an instant hit with visitors. "We are highly satisfied with the total of over
500 participants over the eleven day programme," commented Bernd Adam of Print
& Media Forum AG looking back to the 2004 event. "It was also especially
gratifying to see the highly international profile of participants – more than
half of them had arrived from abroad." Altogether, 39 speakers from more than
five countries addressed nine themes, covering a wide range of material. As was
expected, demand was especially strong on the days dedicated to JDF and networked
production, offset printing as well as prepress.
Further
information, a detailed schedule of events and the opportunity to register for
the Compass Sessions can be found online at www.compass-sessions.de.
Compass Sessions 2008 dates
and topics
Friday,
30 May Digital/inkjet
printing
Saturday,
31 May Digital
workflows
Monday,
2 June Offset printing
Tuesday,
3 June Web-to-print
solutions
Wednesday, 4 June Printed
electronics
Thursday,
5 June Premedia
Friday,
6 June Packaging printing
Saturday,
7 June Digital/inkjet
printing
Monday,
9 June Digital workflows
Tuesday,
10 June Premedia
Wednesday,
11 June Offset printing
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