Graphic Arts Show Co.

McCormick Place to Have Lower Exhibitor Costs
August 6, 2010

RESTON, Va.—The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) has announced that new legislation passed in May by the Illinois General Assembly will result in greater work rule flexibility and lower costs at McCormick Place for vendors exhibiting at GRAPH EXPO 2010.

PackPrint to Make Global Debut at PRINT 09
August 21, 2009

RESTON, Va.—PackPrint, a trade show within-a-trade-show covering all aspects of package printing, will make its global debut this fall at PRINT 09, the year’s largest and most comprehensive global graphic communications exhibition and conference.

PRINT 09 Adds 80 Exhibitors
August 21, 2009

RESTON, Va.—These exhibitors add 14,000 additional sq. ft. of exhibit space to the year's largest and most comprehensive global graphic communications exhibition and conference.

PRINT 09 Announces Print Buyers’ Conferences
August 7, 2009

RESTON, Va.—In keeping with its “myPRINT” theme that promises attendees a fully customized trade-show experience, PRINT 09 has announced two mini-conferences tailored specifically for print buyers.

GASC Provides PRINT 09 Exhibitors with 'Economic Stimulus' Plan
May 1, 2009

RESTON, Va.—The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) has unveiled the PRINT 09 Subsidy Plan, a stimulus package that will reduce the cost of participation in this year's show for every exhibitor. Supporting this financial relief package are GASC partners: the National Association for Printing Leadership (NAPL), the Printing Industries of America, and NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (NPES).

Graph Expo® Announces MUST SEE ‘EMS
October 24, 2008

RESTON, Va.—For the third year in a row, the GRAPH EXPO MUST SEE ‘EMS Committee has named management information systems (MIS) as the most critical technology for printers to employ for success in this changing print market. MIS topped a list of the six technologies deemed most important for printer survival in 2009 and beyond. The announcement offers a preview of the MUST SEE ‘EMS—a list of the most compelling emerging and evolving technologies to be found at GRAPH EXPO—and the many cutting-edge graphic communications technologies attendees will find at the show. The MUST SEE ‘EMS are a highlight of the 13th Edition EXECUTIVE

Teaching Packaging in China
September 1, 2008

For the past several years I have been teaching professional English for the printing industry at the University of Wuhan, China. I had delivered lectures there while I was president of the NPES, The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies. After retirement, I was asked if I would teach the subject for a 3-month period to which I readily agreed. I was well prepared because, for 30 years, I had served as the CEO of the association which had offices in -Tokyo, Shanghai, New Delhi, Sao Paulo, and Moscow, and I frequently made presentations about the state of the U.S. printing

Wide-Format Equipment to be Displayed at Graph Expo
August 1, 2008

RESTON, Va.—Graphic communications professionals seeking the latest wide-format imaging technologies and equipment will find them at GRAPH EXPO® 2008, all highly visible across the show floor and more densely clustered in the Wide Format Pavilion. This year’s show will be held Oct. 26-29, in Chicago’s McCormick Place. More than 600 exhibitors, including the industry’s top wide-format manufacturers and suppliers, will showcase a full range of graphic communications equipment across 450,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space. The Wide Format Pavilion debuted six years ago with a mere five companies in a 30 x 40-ft. space and has since become a must-see showcase for everything

PackPrint to Debut at PRINT 09
June 6, 2008

RESTON, Va.—Plans are underway for the debut of PackPrint, a new package printing-, folding carton-, flexo- and label-focused tradeshow. PackPrint will launch at the globally recognized PRINT 09 tradeshow to be held Sept. 11-16, 2009 in Chicago’s McCormick Place. Produced by the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC®) in partnership with the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), PackPrint has attracted interest from all segments of the package-printing industry. This event offers exhibitors exposure to buyers from the top package printers and converting companies with direct access to PRINT attendees who are seeking to expand their services into the realm of package printing. “Based on what we

Elinor Midlik and Standard Finishing Systems Receive Gegenheimer Awards
November 16, 2007

RESTON, Va.—Elinor Midlik, president of Prime UV Systems, Inc., and Standard Finishing Systems received the 2007 Harold W. Gegenheimer Awards for Industry Service at the Annual Conference of NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies, Nov. 4, in San Diego, Calif. Named in honor of former Baldwin Technology Company Chairman Harold W. Gegenheimer, these annual awards recognize one company and one individual that have demonstrated leadership and commitment to the industry through participation in NPES and industry activities, civic leadership, technical innovation, and sound management practices. The awards consist of recognition for the recipients and contributions in the name of