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| We had a great conference programme in Lisbon, and although the number of delegates was down over last year due to the recent tragic events and economic slow-down, we fared much better than some recent conferences. If you were there why not take a look at the conference photo album! You missed it? Find out below what you missed, who was there and how the conferences were rated, and hopefully we will see you there next time! |
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| Figures are the average scores out of 10 from evaluation forms completed by delegates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The European Ink Jet Conference continues to attract large numbers of delegates who came to hear the latest developments, both markets and technology. This year numbers were inevitably down but by less than other recent conferences - around 120 attendees from 19 countries, including 16 from North America and 6 from Asia.
All of our speakers did a great job and overall scores were very high. The top 5 presentations rated by attendees were:
1 Marc Van Bockstaele & Henri Kanora, Agfa-Gevaert - Ink jet papers for professional applications
2 Alan Hudd, Xennia Technology - Ink jet printing the periodic table
3 Jason Hosmer, Cabot - Surface modification of pigment particles for ink jet applications
4 Peter Walshe, SunJet - The role of expanding ink technology in emerging ink jet applications
5 Hue Le, PicoJet - Innovations in manufacturing technology for low-cost piezoelectric ink jet printheads
Our exhibition area, where attendees could display their sales material and samples free of charge, was well utilised, with networking continuing through the breaks and the evening receptions.
Attendance was around the previous year at around 70. Interestingly over half of the audience had also attended the ink jet conference. The first session reviewed the current state of technology and markets for industrial digital printing. The whole of Thursday was devoted to presentations covering implementations in a wide range of industries, with Friday morning concentrating on systrem integration and product development.
We had some great presentations on a wide range of topics, but these were the top 5 as rated by attendees:
1 Wil Schoenmakers, Proctor & Gamble - Digital prionting in FMCG markets - requirements for success
2 Kark Heeks, Cambridge Display Technoliogy - Full colour light emitting polymer displays by ink jet printing
3 Stewart Partridge, Web Consulting - Market dynamics & technology needs as digital printing addresses industrial applications
4 Dirk Jaegers, IST Metz - Ink jet UV technology
5 Will Eve, Inca Digital - Integrating ink jet print engines for industrial applications
This was the forth time we have held a public course this year, and so far over 800 have attended in just under 4 years.
The next public courses will be:
Orlando, Florida, USA February 11th-12th 2002 see IMI Inc. web site
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 13-14th 2002
