As he readies to retire after 31 years at the University of California, San Francisco Documents and Media, Mario Carmona yearns to impart his passion for the in-plant to the next generation.

Among the many things proven at last year’s PRINTING United Expo in Orlando, Florida, was that wide-format technology continues to develop.

More than 60 in-plant managers gathered in San Diego this week for EDU Business Solutions’ 13th annual Print Shop Pro User Group Meeting. I attended for the first time and was very impressed with the sessions, roundtables, and vibrant networking atmosphere of the event.

There were 80 Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in the In-Print™ 2026 contest, the only printing competition open to all in-plant printers. Here they are.

Last week in Washington, D.C., nearly 30 in-plant managers from as far away as Texas met inside the Government Publishing Office for the first In-plant Printing and Mailing Association Road Show of 2026.