01.17.18
NPES - The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies - announces a name change to the Association for Print Technologies (APT).The new identity is both a nod to the Association’s signature annual event - PRINT - which it has produced since 1968, and also marks a defining moment in the Association’s 85-year history.The new name signifies progress toward the completion of its strategic business plan for the industry, which launched in January 2017.
“The convergence in our industry is essentially in the rearview mirror,” said Thayer Long, president, Association for Print Technologies.“Now, as our new name more clearly expresses, our broader scope and direction are focused on greater alignment among the commercial printing and imaging value chain.”
The association’s new website, www.PrintTechnologies.org, is expected to be launched in spring 2018.
Leading the new Community & Industry Development Department are industry veterans Ken Garner, as VP of business development and industry relations (formerly of Idealliance and NAPL), and Julie Shaffer, as associate VP of program and community development (formerly of Idealliance and PIA).
“To drive the industry forward for decades to come, our Board made the decision to evolve and reposition the organization.Our new identity, as the Association for Print Technologies, reflects the way forward,” said Mark Hischar, APT chairman and president and CEO, KBA-North America.
As part of the organization’s repositioning, a new strategy is also being launched for the signature annual industry event. In 2017, PRINT was the largest North American show by the number of visitors. Now 100% non-profit and vendor-owned, and exclusively produced by the Association for Print Technologies, the Aassociation has designated its PRINT brand as the name for the industry’s premier annual event.
PRINT 18 has been right-sized to a three-day event, and will take place in Chicago, IL, Sunday, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2018, at McCormick Place South.
“The convergence in our industry is essentially in the rearview mirror,” said Thayer Long, president, Association for Print Technologies.“Now, as our new name more clearly expresses, our broader scope and direction are focused on greater alignment among the commercial printing and imaging value chain.”
The association’s new website, www.PrintTechnologies.org, is expected to be launched in spring 2018.
Leading the new Community & Industry Development Department are industry veterans Ken Garner, as VP of business development and industry relations (formerly of Idealliance and NAPL), and Julie Shaffer, as associate VP of program and community development (formerly of Idealliance and PIA).
“To drive the industry forward for decades to come, our Board made the decision to evolve and reposition the organization.Our new identity, as the Association for Print Technologies, reflects the way forward,” said Mark Hischar, APT chairman and president and CEO, KBA-North America.
As part of the organization’s repositioning, a new strategy is also being launched for the signature annual industry event. In 2017, PRINT was the largest North American show by the number of visitors. Now 100% non-profit and vendor-owned, and exclusively produced by the Association for Print Technologies, the Aassociation has designated its PRINT brand as the name for the industry’s premier annual event.
PRINT 18 has been right-sized to a three-day event, and will take place in Chicago, IL, Sunday, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2018, at McCormick Place South.