Web Offset Association

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The Web Offset Association (WOA) and Printing Industries of America announced additional keynote speakers for the printer-to-printer business and technology conference, Offset & Beyond 2009 (www.printing.org/offsetandbeyond), taking place May 4-6 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pittsburgh, Pa.— The Ben Franklin Honor Society of the Printing Industries of America inducted 12 new members at its annual black-tie dinner and awards ceremony on Friday, November 14 in Las Vegas, Nev., during the Printing Industries of America fall board meeting.   The 2007 Naomi Berber Award recipient, Archer was the chairman of the board of Printing Industry Association of Georgia in 1998 and was named PIAG's 2005 Ben Franklin Award recipient for her tireless involvement and service to her business, the printing industry, and her community.   Dennis Balas co-chaired the research, development, editing, and publishing of the printing industry's consummate resources BRIDG'S and GRACoL 1-6, which brought process controls and proper upstream image preparation to the printing industry. Hirsch has served the industry as president of NAPIM, the founder/first president of Los Angeles Printing Ink Production Club, a past board member of PIASC, and a sponsor for many of PIASC's seminars, conferences, and annual meetings. Tom Saggiomo is president and CEO of Agfa Graphics in Ridgefield Park, N.J. Founder of Lastra America that was acquired by Agfa, Saggiomo was instrumental in the introduction of the computer-to-plate technology to the graphic arts industry. Steven Schnoll is managing director of Schnoll Media Consulting, New Providence, N.J. A highly respected consultant on new technology issues, Schnoll started his print career in the late 60s at Jersey Printing Company.

SEWICKLEY, Pa.—The Web Offset Association (WOA) and PIA/GATF have partnered to offer Offset and Beyond 07 management and technical conference—bringing together the coldset, heatset, and sheetfed offset communities. This conference builds on the history of the WOA conference and adds the resources of PIA (Printing Industries of America)/GATF (Graphical Arts Technical Foundation). This showcase event is scheduled for April 29-May 2, 2007 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Canada. Offset & Beyond offers an array of targeted tracks covering business trends and opportunities, production and operations, and it will feature some of the most successful leaders in the industry. It will bring the audience