Graphics of the Americas 2001 Will Offer a Hot Time
- Published: January 01, 2001
Florida may have faded from the election spotlight, but it will be center stage for the graphics arts/converting industries February 2-4, 2001, when Graphics of the Americas returns.
Held at the Convention Center in Miami Beach, FL, the twenty-sixth annual event is sponsored by the Printing Association of Florida (PAF). Approximately 1,600 exhibitors are expected, and PAF reported in December that attendee registration was on track to exceed 25,000 from four continents.
Two industry leaders will be inducted into PAF's Graphic Arts Leaders of the Americas Hall of Fame. They are Lourival Dantas, the third Brazilian to receive this honor, and Joe Arriola, the second Floridian and the first Cuban-American. The induction will take place at the event's Gala, a reception/dinner to be held at the Biscayne Bay Marriott Hotel on February 2.
Other special events include an anti-counterfeiting exhibit presented by the US Secret Service February 2-4; and a Sheet-Fed Pressroom Conference jointly sponsored by PAF and GATF (Graphic Arts Technical Foundation). The conference will be held from 8:30 A.M.-6:00 P.M. on January 31 and from 8:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M. on February 1.
Seminars Beckon Converters
In addition, the show will feature a seminar program covering an array of topics, including pressroom tips, digital news, and marketing advice. The program will offer headphones for attendees that wish to have simultaneous translation into Spanish.
Some highlights of the seminar program that promise to be of special interest to converters:
- Thursday, February 1
1:30 to 4:30 pm - Key Variables in Flexo Printing
Friday, February 2
9 am to 4:30 pm- How to Implement a Quality Program That Works
- 9 am to 12 pm
- Providing Extraordinary Customer Service—The Key to Satisfaction
- How to Sell the Entire Print Package
- Trends in Printing and Graphic Arts
- When Buying an Eight- or Ten-Color Offset Press, What Is the Right Decision and Why?
- Developments in Screen for Flexography
- 1:30 to 4:30 pm
- Marketing... What Works and What Doesn't
- Today's Customer Service Rep: How to Be an Internal Representative
- 100-Plus Technical Ideas on Producing Consistent Color Quality
- Color Trends in Flexo
- Quality Control from Original to Print
Saturday, February 3
9 am to 12 pm- Consultative Selling—A Strategic Selling Approach
- Increasing Sheet-Fed Pressroom Productivity
- How to Make the Best Decision When Choosing from Existing CTP Technologies
- Learn How to Estimate Offset Printing
- New Trends for Digital Flexo
- Solving Offset Printing Problems
- 1:30 to 4:30 pm
- Top 20 Pressroom Headaches: Quick Fixes and Long-Term Solutions
For more information on the show visit graphicsoftheamericas.com or contact PAF at 407/240-8009. Visit PAF at pafgraf.org.
