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thINK , an independent community of Canon production print customers, today announced that it has received overwhelming support and interest in its inaugural user conference. With more than 350 registered attendees, thINK 2015 is expected to be the largest customer-run inkjet group and one of the largest events in the world dedicated to inkjet. …

IWCO Direct, one of the nation’s largest providers of direct marketing solutions, hosted a much-anticipated event entitled The Future of Inkjet at its Chanhassen, MN facility on June 23-24, 2015. Over 75 Canon customers, prospects, press personnel, and analysts viewed Canon’s two newest inkjet products in a production environment for the first time in the U.S. IWCO Direct is the first U.S. company to install the new Océ VarioPrint® i300 digital inkjet press and Océ ImageStream™ 3500 production inkjet press. Attendees were particularly enthused about seeing these two products in operation in a real production facility instead of a demo center. Comments included, “I was blown away by how amazing the machines ran…” and, “…very excited about where the technology is headed.” The Océ VarioPrint i300 press is Canon’s first cutsheet inkjet press offering high productivity (up to twice the speed of toner-based machines) at up to half the running cost of traditional toner-based printers. It …

Orlando, FL, June 14-18, 2015 saw over 100 managers of in-house printing and mailing operations gather to attend numerous educational sessions, roundtables, and keynote presentations to find new ways to help energize their facilities. Billed as the world’s largest meeting of in-plant managers, this year’s In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association’s (IPMA) “Splash of Color” conference featured breakout sessions for government, education, and corporate in-plants plus mail, management, technology, and operations tracks.  One popular presentation was a keynote address by John Foley, Jr., President/CEO of interlinkONE and an industry expert. John’s new book, Business Transformation: A Path to Profit for In-Plant Facilities, was released at the conference. In his presentation he discussed how to market in-plant services internally and how to become more responsive to customers’ changing needs. John stressed that in-plants are different in so many ways from commercial service providers and …

thINK , an independent community of Canon production print customers, today announced that Phil Simms, NFL legend and CBS sportscaster, will be the keynote speaker at thINK 2015. The conference, held September 8-10, 2015 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, will be the group's inaugural event. …

Growing Together was the theme of this year’s National Postal Forum held in Anaheim, California, May 17-20, 2015. As the Postmaster General, Megan Brennan, stated in her welcome letter to the attendees, “As our industry adapts to an increasingly digital world, growth strategies depend on sharing and rapidly adopting best practices, especially with regard to data and technology use. That’s why the Forum plays such an important role in spurring growth in our industry.” With about 4,000 people attending, this event is the nation’s largest mailing and shipping educational conference. It offers an excellent way to stay in sync with the many advances and trends affecting the mailing and shipping industry. Its extensive workshops, keynote presentations, networking events, and exhibits are designed to lead industry professionals to the right tools, services, information, and business alliances that can increase their return on investment through operations efficiency, cutting edge technology, …