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THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE IS THE ACTUAL PROGRAM FROM THE

4th Annual

DIGITAL PRINTING OF TEXTILES CONFERENCE


November 13-15, 2000

Crowne Plaza Hotel Atlanta Powers Ferry
Atlanta, Georgia

co-sponsored by

Information Management Institute, Inc.

and

IT Strategies

and

techexchange.com


Conference Focus

Digital printing of textiles is an application that presents both tremendous opportunities and significant challenges for digital printing technologies. The current worldwide production of printed textile fabric is approximately 34 billion square yards and is dominated by rotary screen printing. During the past five years, the textile printing industry has expressed great interest in using digital printing technologies in the design and sampling process. And now, digital printing solutions are evolving to enable short run production printing to meet industry requirements. Digital printing advantages over conventional printing are significant: quick turn-around, efficient set-up, lower costs and increased flexibility. However, many technical and industry infrastructure challenges must be overcome for digital printing to achieve significant market penetration. This unique conference program will address the technology developments, standards issues, applications requirements and other critical issues in the ongoing digital textile printing evolution. This 4th Annual Digital Printing of Textiles Conference provides a unique opportunity to learn about the latest developments in digital textile printing as well as the application requirements and current experiences in this exciting application area.


Benefits of Conference Attendance



Conference Chairman

Mark Hanley, I T Strategies


CONFERENCE SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Ann Altepeter, B2B Exchange
Howard Baldwin, Spectra
Katy Chapman, CADmium Services
Richard Downham, Assyst-Bullmer
Mike Fralix, [TC]2
Masaaki Fujita, Mimaki
Brenda Gelinas, DuPont
Steven Greaves,Digifab
Alison Grudier Hardy, Fabricad
Max Hoyt, Pixus Digital Printing
Uosis Juodvalkis, Practical Imaging
Alyson LeBlanc, LeBlanc Studiers/Aurora X
Richard Lerner, RSL Digital
Lee Newsom, T-2 Solutions
Stewart Partridge, Web Consulting
Thomas Poetz, 3P
Junco Sato Pollack, Georgia State Univ.
Teri Ross, President, Imagine That!
Mike Sanford, Dupont Ink Jet Inks
Jerry Tew, AATCC
Brooks Tippett, Digital Printing Systems
Carrie Volpone, Mattel
Jim Whittington, Trendwatch
Patti Williams, I T Strategies

4th Annual
DIGITAL PRINTING OF TEXTILES CONFERENCE

November 13-15, 2000

Crowne Plaza Hotel Atlanta Powers Ferry
Atlanta, Georgia

Agenda and Schedule

Monday, November 13, 2000

  11:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Registration

  1:00 p.m. Opening Session - Market Overview

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Kingfield, Maine
Mark Hanley, Managing Partner, I T Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts

DIGITAL COLOR PRINTING IN TEXTILES: THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS
Mark Hanley, Managing Partner, I T Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts

TEXTILE PRODUCTION PRINTING: CAN DIGITAL PRINTING FIT THE BILL?
Brooks Tippett, Textile Product Manager, Digital Printing Systems, Bronx, New York


HOW A DIGITAL PRINTER APPROACHES THE TEXTILE MARKET
Max Hoyt, President, Pixus Digital Printing, Lafayette, Louisiana


  4:00 p.m.Session 2 - Standards Panel:
Why Do We Need Them & What Should They Be?

PANEL FOCUS

A panel presentation by industry veterans on the issues and challenges resulting from the lack of technology standards for digital textile printing and how the industry can move forward in establishing standards.

PANEL MEMBERS
Panel Moderator: Teri Ross, President, Imagine That! & Publisher, www.techexchange.com,
Minnetonka, Minnesota Richard Downham, Assyst-Bullmer
Mike Fralix, [TC]2
Steven Greaves, Digifab
Richard Lerner, RSL Digital
Lee Newsom, T2 Solutions
Mike Sanford, Dupont Ink Jet Inks
Jerry Tew, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists

5:30 p.m.Reception

Tuesday, November 14, 2000

 7:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast

 8:00 a.m.Session 3 - What Does Digital Printing Bring To
The Textile Industry?

SHAPING A NEW ERA WITH DIGITAL PRINTING
Brenda Gelinas, Textile Business Manager, DuPont Ink Jet Inks, Wilmington, Delaware


ADVANCES IN HIGH PERFORMANCE TEXTILE PRINTING USING PIEZO INK JET
Howard Baldwin, Vice President of Sales, Spectra, Inc., Hanover, New Hampshire


DIGITAL TEXTILE PRODUCTION WITH 'T2' SUBLIMATION
Lee Newsom, President, T2 Solutions, Plymouth, Minnesota


  11:00 a.m.Session 4 - Post Processing Panel: Is The Need
Really A Barrier To Adoption?

PANEL FOCUS
Is Post Processing of Fabrics a real or perceived hindrance to market growth? This panel, made up of manufacturers and digital print users will explore the issues around the post processing requirements of digital fabric printing. Is steaming a roadblock to use? Will treated fabrics be available that will eliminate the need for post processing? Does post processing limit where digital printing will be done? Panelist will explore these issues from their perspectives and will encourage a lively debate with one another and other conference participants.

PANEL MEMBERS
Moderator: : Patti Williams, Consulting Partner, I T Strategies, Hanover, Massachusetts
Max Hoyt, Pixus Digital Printing
Uosis Juodvalkis, Practical Imaging
Thomas Poetz, 3P

12:00 NoonLuncheon

  1:30 p.m.Session 5 - What Is Happening?

TEXTILE DIGITAL PRINTING FOR BARBIE
Carrie Volpone, Computer Graphics Production Artist, Mattel Inc., El Segundo, California


POTENTIAL FOR DIGITAL PRINTING IN TWO MARKETS: FLAGS & BANNERS AND GARMENT DECORATION
Stewart Partridge, Director, Web Consulting, Wantage, Oxon, England


APPLICATION OF DIGITAL PRINTING FOR ART FABRIC FOR HOSPITALITY MARKET
Junco Sato Pollock, Associate Professor, Head of Textiles, School of Art & Design, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia


DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING SOLUTIONS
Masaaki Fujita, Director International Marketing Department, Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd., Tokyo Japan


SUPPLIER'S FORUM
5 Minute Presentations Related To New Product or Service Capabilities and Introductions: Open to all Conference Registrants

5:30 p.m.Reception

Wednesday, November 15, 2000

  7:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast

  8:00 a.m.Session 6 - Keys To Expanding Digital Textile
Printing

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXTILE AND APPAREL MARKET: NEW SURVEY OF THE DYNAMICS AND DRIVERS OF THIS INDUSTRY
Alison Grudier Hardy, President, FabriCAD, Chelmsford, Massachusetts & Jim Whittington, Partner, Trendwatch

DIGITAL PRINTING EXERCISE RESULTS AND INSIGHTS TO EXPANDING DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING
Katy Chapman, President, CADmium Services, Brooklyn, New York

DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING INDUSTRY REAPS BENEFIT FROM B2B EXCHANGES
Ann Altepeter, Vertical Marketing Manager, B2B Exchange, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

WHAT CHANGES CAN DIGITAL PRINTING BRING TO TEXTILE INDUSTRY?
Thomas Poetz, President, 3P, Stephnaskirchen, Germany

NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN TEXTILE PRINTING: HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM AND MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Alyson LeBlanc, LeBlanc Studiers/Aurora X, Fallbrook, California & Fellow, Torrey Pines Research, Carlsbad, California

  12:30 p.m.Closing Luncheon & Adjournment

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