EFI is adding a new element to its annual users’ group conference. The dedicated educational track for in-plant printing professionals will debut at Connect 2018 in Las Vegas.
Consisting of 12 sessions delivered by EFI experts and panels of in-plant peers, the new track is designed for supervisors and managers in pre-press, production and colour management at corporate, education, financial and government in-plants, CRDs and print centres.
‘In-plant printing departments represent a large portion of EFI’s Fiery digital front end user base and we approached the educational programme of next year’s conference with a deliberate emphasis on providing those customers the relevant, targeted, in-depth information they need to make their production operations more efficient and more valuable to their parent organisations,’ said John Henze, vice president, marketing, EFI Fiery.
The sessions will address key issues identified by the In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) through its industry research, including the need to drive print volumes using variable data, web-to-print storefronts, production digital toner and wide format printing. Additional sessions address how to market in-plant capabilities to internal clients, implementing workflow automation, achieving higher digital colour printing quality and training to develop employees. Connect 2018 will also feature a dedicated networking event for in-plant attendees.
‘We are looking forward to welcoming the in-plant community to EFI Connect 2018 and to enhancing their experience with this dedicated track,’ Mr Henze added. ‘We expect this to be a fixture in future EFI Connect conferences as we work to address the specific needs and concerns of this important industry segment.’
