The ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition Wraps
Successful 2008 Event
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BOSTON, MA -- 03/06/08 -- Questex Media Group, Inc.'s ON DEMAND
Conference & Exposition (www.ondemandexpo.com),
the preeminent event for commercial printers, publishers, and in-plant
printing professionals, was held this week at the Boston Convention
& Exhibition Center. The Conference & Exposition was co-located
with the AIIM international Exposition & Conference (www.aiimexpo.com),
the largest, most comprehensive content and information management
event in North America. Both events brought together representatives
from 125 Fortune 500 companies registered for this year's event,
which attracted nearly 25,000 visitors from 50 states and more than
75 countries, including international printing delegates from China,
Italy, Japan and Russia.
"The success of the Exposition and Conference demonstrates
the critical importance of the digital printing marketplace,"
said Debra Brown, event director, ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition,
Questex Media Group. "The conference program attracted global
business and technology professionals, while the Expo floor was
filled with attendees exploring innovative technology solutions.
We are very pleased that the event was so well received from attendees,
exhibitors and sponsors."
The show floor buzzed with product launches and major announcements
from more than 175 exhibitors showcasing the hottest products and
technologies from the on demand printing industry. Over 40 of the
companies exhibiting were new to the event.
The Xplor Document University Global Conference & Exhibition
(www.xplor.org/xdu2008)
hosted its event in conjunction with the Conference and Exposition.
Together all three events create the world's largest information,
digital printing, document and content management event.
The headline keynote, entitled "The Power of Simplicity,"
was presented by David Pogue, best-selling author and New York Times
personal technology columnist and Matthew Glotzbach, Head of Products,
Google Enterprise. Charles A. Pesko, Executive Vice President, Questex
Media Group presented a State of the Industry keynote entitled "From
Print to Marketing Service Provider." A keynote panel "Reflections
on Super Tuesday: What's at Stake & What's to Come" was
presented by Patrick J. Buchanan, political analyst, former advisor
to three U.S. Presidents, and two-time Republican Presidential candidate
and Howard Fineman, Newsweek Senior Washington correspondent and
NBC News political analyst; and moderated by Carlos Watson, a former
CNN News political commentator. Jim Hamilton, Group Director, InfoTrends,
moderated the keynote panel "Emerging Technologies and What
to Expect in 2008" and Barb Pellow, Group Leader, InfoTrends,
moderated a keynote panel examining "The Changing Media Mix:
A Marketing Perspective."
This year, the scope and depth of the ON DEMAND conference program
grew to more than 50 sessions. The ON DEMAND conference program
examined key growth applications, technologies and opportunities
in the digital printing and automated production industry and how
to incorporate them into business strategies.
Awards presented at the events included the third annual ON DEMAND
Best of the Show awards and the EDSF's 2008 Excellence in Education
and Educator of the Year awards.
For five years, the Conference & Expo has given back to the
local community by supporting an education-related charity. For
the second year in a row, the ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition
partnered with the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing,
a Boston Public School. Exhibitors donated software, printing equipment
and supplies, providing the school with state-of-the-art technology
solutions for the school's educational and career training programs.
The ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition, co-located with the
AIIM International Exposition & Conference will take place March
30 - April 2, 2009 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
For information on exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, contact
Leo Squatrito at lsquatrito@questex.com
617.219.8378.
For more information, visit http://www.ondemandexpo.com.
ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition
The ON DEMAND Conference & Expo is the world's leading digital
printing conference and exposition, encompassing all the technologies
used to create, manage, personalize, print and deliver content.
It's about more than print on demand technology, management and
strategy; it's insight into the future of the printing industry
by experts who have been at the forefront of the printing business
for many years.
About InfoTrends
InfoTrends, a Questex Company, is the leading worldwide market
research and strategic consulting firm for the digital imaging and
document solutions industry. InfoTrends provides research, analysis,
forecasts, and advice to help clients understand market trends,
identify opportunities, and develop strategies to grow their businesses.
About Questex Media Group, Inc.
Questex Media Group, Inc. is a global, diversified business-to-business
integrated media and information provider, headquartered in Newton,
MA. Questex serves multiple industries including technology, beauty,
spa, travel, hospitality, leisure, home entertainment, industrial
and service industries through a range of well-established, market-leading
publications, events, interactive media, research, information and
integrated marketing services. The company's media properties include
over 100 print and digital media publications, 45 conferences, tradeshows
and events, as well as a range of research, data and information
products. The company's businesses are managed through operating
companies including Questex Media Group; InfoTrends, Inc., Imaging
Networks and McLean Events International, Ltd, a world-leading producer
of appointment-based events. The company's combined operations include
more than 400 employees in offices throughout North America, South
America, Asia and Europe.
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