Other Spectrum Conferences
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Spectrum 2001
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Spectrum 1999
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Spectrum Mission - The annual three-day
Spectrum Conference provides a forum for the spectrum of segments in the graphic
arts community-Advertising, Creative, Prepress, Printing, Publishing and Manufacturing-to
improve workflow, production and management. The purpose of this conference is
to take a viewpoint to improve the through-line-of-action across all the participants.
Over its 24-year history, Spectrum has become an agenda-setting meeting for the
industry in color management, digital printing, electronic data interchange and
e-commerce. Participants in this hard-hitting program receive the latest and evolving
information and trends on:
- Changing business practices,
- Methods
to apply new technologies to day-to-day operations, and
- Processes to improve
production and communications.
Most importantly, participants take a
stake in the future through involvement in developing tools and techniques to
make print production a more competitive industry. -
Spectrum Conference Dates
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What are the Issues, Audiences and Topics for Spectrum?
- The Spectrum Conference is dedicated to workflow, production and management
issues from creative to print, and is designed for:
- Advertising
Agencies, Advertisers and Creative Companies;
- Publishers, Catalogers and
Corporate Publishers;
- Prepress, Pre-Media and Electronic Media Companies;
- Printers;
and
- Equipment, Systems and Software Vendors, Paper and Ink Manufacturers,
and E-Business Companies.
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Who Attends Spectrum?
- Each year
up to 400 print industry leaders attend Spectrum. Attendees include:
- Executives-Presidents, Vice Presidents, Principals, Publishers, CEOs and COOs
- Managers-Directors
and Managers, including Marketing Staffs
- Account Executives
One-third
of the participants have key management and executive roles with titles of president,
CEO, COO, publisher or vice president and another third have titles of director
or manager. Spectrum is the official annual conference of the National Advertising
Production Club Network. -
What is the Design of the Spectrum Program?
- The Spectrum program is a combination of general sessions, discussion breakouts
and tutorials. A key component in the design of the meeting is to provide an environment
for the lively exchange of ideas. The program constantly evolves to meet the needs
of an ever-changing industry. In 2000 the Spectrum Education Center was begun-featuring
demonstrations and technology briefings. Spectrum showcases key industry leaders
through keynote addresses. Recent keynoters include:
- Kevin
Dunwoody, VP/Publishing, Entertainment & New Media, Apple Computer
- James
F. Kaus, Imaging Network Services/Advanced Image Processing, AT&T
- Mark
Rice, Senior Partner/Media Director, Ogilvy & Mather
- David Haan, Managing
Partner & COO, Earle Palmer Brown Companies Inc.
- Brian Nairn, Executive
VP, Cahners Business Information
- John D. Vitellaro, National Buyer/Retail
Printing, Sears, Roebuck & Co.
- Tim Sanders, Evangelist/Broadcast Services,
Yahoo!
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Who Sponsors Spectrum?
- Spectrum
is sponsored, organized and conducted by the Graphic Communications Association
(GCA), which is the leading global membership organization that advances the processes
of information interoperability and dissemination of knowledge in the Information
Technology, Print Media, Addressing and Distribution, and E-Commerce Industries.
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Program Contact
- Dave Hultin
Conference Program Manager
Graphic Communications Association
100 Daingerfield
Road
Alexandria, VA 22314-2888
Phone: +1.703.837.1083
Fax: +1.703.837.1072
E-Mail: dhultin@gca.org
Web: www.gca.org
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