May 16-17, 2008

Ad Production & Pre-Press

Future of Pre-Press: Centralized Operations
This session will feature speakers from area newspapers who have consolidated Ad Production for several other newspapers. We look forward to hearing about how they did it, their experiences and lessons learned.

Digital Workflow Software
Come hear from a number of vendor tech reps about their digital workflow software offerings.

Design & Preflight Software Roundtable
Everyone is using different tools for their ad design and preflight processes. Come share and learn about other newspapers' experiences with hardware/software integration, upgrades, commercial work and pdf workflow.

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Pressroom Sessions

Future of Pressrooms: Digital Printing
Come hear from a number of vendor tech reps about what they are working on for the next generation of presses, especially digital printing.

New Technology/Training Programs
This session will feature speakers from newspapers who have developed robust training programs for their pressroom employees.

Maintenance Programs
Gain better control of your parts inventory and get proactive with your preventive maintenance to ensure a dependable and high-quality printed product.

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Post-Press

Future of Post-Press: They're All Good Inserts
Come hear from a number of vendor tech reps about what they're developing to better address the "thin and slick" present and future we all face.

Direct Mail
Some newspapers are dealing with the threat that direct mail poses by going on the attack, and developing their own direct mail operations. Hear about how to do it from those who have already done it.

Productivity Gains
With the pressure we all feel to reduce costs, we have to do a better job with maintenance and tracking productivity to achieve gains. We'll have speakers from small, medium and large area newspapers who have made this a major area of focus and seen results.

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