News Highlights

• Top print buying pros Margie Dana & Frank Romano team up to present first-ever Print Buyers Workshop at GOA2009;

• In-depth, half-day workshop offers practical tools for buying, spec'ing and proofing for print;

• Dana moderates 90-minute Print Buyers Panel; speakers will examine print buyers' changing needs.

CHESTNUT HILL, MA -- February 11, 2009 - Fire up your print buying skills for the 21st century at the first-ever Print Buyers Workshop at the 34th Graphics of the Americas Exposition and Conference (GOA2009) in Miami Beach.

This information-packed presentation on the latest technologies and new media will be led by two of the industry's sharpest minds: Print Buyers International (PBI) founder Margie Dana and Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus Frank Romano (aka "the King of Print"). Combining their entertaining and engaging speaking styles with the essential skills for print buying success, the pair will prepare new and experienced print buyers - and sellers - for the changes in print buying today.

The Print Buyers Workshop will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Thursday, February 26th from 1:00-5:00 pm. Designed for new and experienced print buyers, creative people, sales and marketing professionals, and customer service reps, the workshop will provide ready-to-use insights and ideas on a range of topics, including: printing processes; paper issues; proofing options; industry terminology; and current print buying trends. Attendees will come away with practical skills for career advancement plus a 50+-page handout containing all of the presentation materials.

On Friday, February 27th, from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Dana will return to the podium to moderate a Print Buyers Panel examining how to best work as professional print buyers today. Aimed at print company owners, management, and sales and marketing professionals, the 90-minute session will reveal what print buyers really need and want, how they use new Internet technologies, and provide their crystal-ball outlooks on the future of print. Guest panelists include senior print buyers Jim Fellows, Pearson Education; Alan M. Hamil, Fortegra Financial Corporation; Lynn Hamilton, Oceania Cruises, and Zarie Lorow, Starmark International.

Register online at www.bostonprintbuyers.com/printrepbootcamp/. For more information, please contact Barbara Graham at 978-490-0100 or email her at .

ABOUT MARGIE DANA
Presenter and panel moderator Margie Dana is a much sought-after public speaker whose dedication to building bridges between print buyers and the printing industry has brought her worldwide renown. Founder of Print Buyers International and its member-based organization, Boston Print Buyers, she is publisher of the popular weekly email newsletter, Margie's Print Tips, read by thousands of people around the globe. Dana has produced three highly successful print buyer conferences since 2006.

ABOUT FRANK ROMANO
RIT Professor Emeritus Frank Romano is widely recognized as the "King of Print" for his vast store of knowledge about printing technologies and trends. Editor of the International Paper Pocket Pal and author of over 45 books on printing and the graphic arts, he provides practical, usable, in-depth advice culled from five decades of research and study.

BUILDING BRIDGES
The Print Buyers Workshop and Print Buyers Panel at GOA2009 offer an unprecedented opportunity for print buyers and printers to connect around issues of common concern. "As one of the leading print industry conferences, Graphics of the Americas has traditionally exposed print buyers and sellers to new industry trends and ideas," Dana explains. "The addition of the first-ever Print Buyers Workshop and Print Buyers Panel at GOA2009 represents a printing industry acknowledgement of the importance of understanding print buyers needs and how to fulfill them. I am delighted to be part of this effort."

GOA2009 will be held on February 26-28. Known as the premier Exposition and Conference for the printing and publishing industry in the Americas and the Caribbean, it will be a one-of-a-kind international event that showcases the convergence of industry knowledge, products and technology. For more information, call 1-800-331-0461. To register online, go to www.graphicsoftheamericas.com.

About Print Buyers International
Print Buyers International (PBI), LLC is the umbrella organization that includes its member-based group, Boston Print Buyers. PBI is an independent association that caters to professionals who purchase or influence the purchase of printing. Each year it hosts an annual conference, providing education and networking for professionals who work with printing and the graphic arts. This year’s conference takes place in September in Boston, MA. For additional information, please visit www.printbuyersinternational.com.

For More Information
Please send your inquiries to or go to www.bostonprintbuyers.com.

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