On November 3rd PrintCity Alliance members UPM, manroland and Océ together with partner UpCode delivered an all day interactive seminar during Publishing Expo in Moscow under the seminar title Innovation & Technology – New possibilities for Printed Media. Involving an innovative approach including short presentations, audience question & answer periods and final panel sessions, an audience of over 50 people participated in an open discussion focused on the topics:

 

·         Web Printing – Increased Process Efficiencies & Importance To Publishers

·         PRINTplusX – Secrets of Added Value – Business Opportunities

The PrintCity Alliance has signed the Copenhagen Communiqué on Climate Change, calling for an ambitious, robust and equitable global deal on climate change that responds credibly to the scale and urgency of the crises facing the world today.

Members of the PrintCity Alliance have announced their first ‘ambassadors’, reflecting significant individual and project achievements during 2009 & 2008. With award presentations made at the PrintCity Annual Congress near Munich, the membership has honoured:

 

·         Erik Ohls of UPM – PrintCity Ambassador of the Year 2009

·         Pre-drupa Media Event – PrintCity Project Ambassadors Achievement 2009

The PrintCity Alliance and GIPP, the Guild of Press Publishers in Russia, are jointly organising and promoting an interactive Innovation & Technology day on November 3rd, during the Publishing Expo exhibition in Moscow. Involving PrintCity members UPM, manroland, Océ plus partner UpCode, the day will take an innovative open presentation style for visitors to browse hot industry topics presented by PrintCity and independent speakers, in the Moscow World Trade Centre during Publishing Expo.

The PrintCity Alliance announces a full day PRINTplusX Workshop in London on September 9th, in partnership with PrintWeek. Focused on Value Added Printing (VAP), this event will be of interest to brand owners, designers and publishers, plus to all UK sheetfed & web printers. Under the headline PRINTplusX – The Secrets of Value Added Printing, the workshop will show how Value Added Printing increases the competitiveness of a brand, e.g. at point-of-sale.

The production of packaging that complies with food legislation places special challenges on printing companies. At PraxisDialog 23 held in Offenbach on 12 March, manroland and partners from the printing industry explained how harmless production can be assured.