Topics will include:

• What Skills Do Print Buyers Need Now

• How to Measure the Caliber of Your Printers

• Innovative Ways to Save $

• Buying Print in China

• Going Green with Printing

Introducing the 3rd Annual Print Buyers Conference speakers and session topics. You will be as delighted as we are:

Keynote Breakfast #1
Defining the Present: Dr. Joe and Dr. No Are At It Again
Frank Romano and Dr. Joe Webb

Keynote Breakfast #2
Creativity for the Rest of Us
Alan Rosenspan (Alan Rosenspan & Associates)

The Digital Dilemma
Frank Romano

It's 2018....Did Printing Survive?
Dr. Joe Webb

Shades of Green
Mike Graff

Life with Print
Daniel Dejan, Sappi Fine Paper/North America

Optimizing Your Color Management Workflow
Daniel Dejan, Sappi Fine Paper/North America

Print Buyer Panel
Margie Dana, Print Buyers International

The Anatomy of a Cross-Media Campaign - Scott Dubois, Reynolds DeWalt

Who Owns What? Legal Guidelines on Trademark and Copyright Issues
Roberta Fitzsimmons, Esq.

All About the Address Quality of Your Mailings: Deal or No Deal?
Christine Erna, Vermillion, Inc.

Ready, Set, Go Green!
Aaris Serin, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, St. John's University

The Hard Stuff: Negotiating Effectively with Printers
Robert McClements, Grange Consulting (UK)

19 Surefire Ways to Cut Costs on Paper
Sabine Lenz, PaperSpecs

A Hot-Topic Panel Discussion about Paper - Sabine Lenz, Moderator

Power Tips and Tricks: Adobe Acrobat
Speaker to be announced

Extend your Creativity: Adobe Creative Suite
Speaker to be announced

Sessions to come:
Peter Muir, Bizucate, Inc.
Steve Suffoletto, RIT
Another digital printing session

PLUS
Roundtable Discussions on Several Red-Hot Topics- Individual facilitators

For more details, here are more detailed descriptions. You won't find a more content-rich conference for print-buying professionals anywhere. Please join us.

Questions? Contact info@printbuyersinternational.com.

New Exhibitor Benefit:
Tours of the Exhibits

Small group tours of the exhibit hall will bring attendees to your booth -
register today!

Reserve Your Booth Today:
Major New Benefits for Exhibitors

30-Minute Learning Labs, expo space for 55+ firms, flexible ticketing options, and expo hall only passes

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Print Buyer Glossary!

Our latest addition to our Resources section is our Print Buyer Glossary, which gives you hundreds of printing terms. Even better: we want your input! If you'd like to "have words" with us, please submit a new term you think should be included in this glossary. Let's call it a "sticky wiki."

"The Digital Dozen"

Written by Johnette Mongelli, Senior Document Advisor for Xerox Corporation, this article offers 12 practical suggestions to help you successfully produce a customized print project. Xerox is a Patron Sponsor of Print Buyers International.

Read "The Digital Dozen." on our website. This is a PDF file.

Scholarships Available for New England Graphic Arts Students

The Printing & Publishing Council of New England (PPCNE) awards nearly $100,000 every year to New England residents who are enrolled in or who are about to be enrolled in a college or university that offers a degree related to the graphic arts.

There are still scholarship funds available – do you know someone who might qualify?

The application deadline is May 15th. Don’t delay!

Please contact Jay Smith at for more information.
Download the scholarship application here.