At IMPRIMA, as part of the Toray group, we were extremely proud to represent our company at the Japanese National Day at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, along with seven large Japanese companies that have representation in the Czech Republic. The event took place at the Hilton Hotel in Prague on 5th of December.

By Andy Marken

"There's the difference between us. You believe in friendship, I believe in leverage." Amanda Waller, "Suicide Squad," DC Entertainment, 2016
Recently we stumbled on an article regarding a 69–year–old Dutchman who had petitioned the court to legally list himself as being 20 years younger.

Catalogue from art therapy for young people

Onlineprinters has continued its support of Refugio, a non-profit counselling and treatment centre for traumatised refugees, by donating EUR 5,000 this year. Along with the donation, Onlineprinters printed exhibition catalogues of project pictures made in art therapy class.

by Raymond J. Prince, Printing Industry Advisor and Consultant

Diversity in the graphic communication industry is an important value that should be embraced by businesses, associations, academia, and by individuals.

By Harvey R. Levenson, Ph. D., Professor Emeritus, Cal Poly

It is with fondness and support that I send this letter in response to Printing Impression’s recent posting: “Chair of the Ben Franklin Honor Society Responds to Harvey Levenson's 'Disparaging' Commentary”

By Harvey R. Levenson, Ph. D., Professor Emeritus, Cal Poly

Introduction
The matter of gender equity and diversity in the printing industry has been the focus of some vigorous debate for quite some time. However, it has re-emerged in earnest most recently when an industry association, the Benjamin Franklin Honor Society (BFHS) denied membership to a list of women candidates nominated for their contributions to industry growth and professional development, yet allegedly equally qualified men were accepted into the Society.

Harnessing Digital Technology for Next-Level Customer Centred Retailing

On 30 January 2019, IT News Africa will host Digital Retail Forum 2019 at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa.

The new Hall 12 was officially opened today at a ceremony attended by some 2,000 invited guests from the realms of politics, business and media on the Frankfurt exhibition grounds. The building was constructed over a two-year period and is the cornerstone of the open area development in the western section of the Messe Frankfurt exhibition grounds.

To mark the official opening of the new Hall 12, the installation Flying to Peace by Munich designer Ingo Maurer was unveiled to the public in the hall’s North Foyer and set in motion.

Toray, headquartered in Prostějov, Czech Republic, joins the city in welcoming the International Tennis Federation (ITF) back for the 2018 World Cup Junior Tennis Finals for boys and girls under 14. This is the world’s most prestigious ITF youth event and attracts the best national teams for boys and girls in this category. It is a world-class youth event that first came to Prostějov in 1999 after holding the event in Japan for eight years. The ITF has trusted the Prostějov tennis courts since then as an ideal location for the final World Cup tournament.

By Andy Marken

This year’s NAB (National Association of Broadcasting) show was healthier, more interesting and more technology driven than ever.

The big (good) news for them was that ATSC 3.0 – the next generation of broadcast standard that will benefit viewers, broadcasters, manufacturers – is real!

By Andy Marken

On my office wall I have two images Picasso’s Don Quixote de la Mancha and the unofficial military public information crest, “Last to Know … First to Go.”

It’s tough getting the entire corporate team moving in the same direction and doing/saying the same thing when you are:
- Constantly tilting windmills to slay dragons
- Not certain if the team is going in the same direction as part of a parade or someone is intent on running others out of town