From the press release:
Interquest, a leading market and technology research and consulting firm serving the digital printing and publishing industry, announces Lulu.com founder and CEO Bob Young will headline its annual educational forum on trends and opportunities in digital book manufacturing.
According to Interquest president Gilles Biscos, “Self-publishing is one of many important trends digital printing has enabled in book publishing, so we are excited to have Bob share his unique insights and experiences at Lulu with our attendees. We’ve also assembled a stellar lineup of leaders from all sectors of the book publishing industry for this year’s event. They’ll address a full range of topics that are actively shaping the twenty-first century book printing business.”
Bob Young will kick off the 2011 Digital Book Printing Forum with the opening keynote address. Prior to founding Lulu in 2002, Young co-founded Red Hat, the open-source software company that provides a standard platform for hardware and software vendors to certify their technology. Young was named one of the “Top 50 Agenda-Setters in the Technology Industry in 2006” and ranked fourth as the “Top Entrepreneur in 2006” by Silicon.com.
Following the keynote address, Interquest will present key results from recent research it has conducted in digital book printing. A panel of leading book printers will then present their experiences, applications, and challenges in digital book manufacturing and explain how recent technological developments are helping them enhance their solutions. Speakers include Chris Greene, president and CEO, Frederic Printing, a Consolidated Graphics Company; Rick Dunn, VP manufacturing, Hamilton Books; Jim Robinson, VP of operations and administration, Harlequin Enterprises; and Mike Collinge, president, Webcom.
Following lunch, executives from leading digital printing systems vendors will update their companies’ strategies, developments, and recent successes in the book market.
A panel of experts will focus on challenges and developments related to workflow, paper handling, finishing, and substrates. Speakers include Bruce Watermann, senior VP of print operations, Blurb; Adi Chinai, president, King Printing; and Johan Laurent, business manager, Standard Finishing Systems.
In the final session of the day, publishers will share their experiences with digital book printing as well as their views on synergies between eBooks and printed books and the impact of new digital printing technologies on their business.
The 2011 Digital Book Printing Forum will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis New York in midtown Manhattan. See www.inter-quest.com.
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