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More than 500 entries came in for In-Print 2004, sponsored by IPG and the International Publishing Management Association. After examining them for two days in IPMA's Liberty, Mo., headquarters, judges selected 92 winners, 44 of which won first place prizes. Some of the top winners were: Brigham Young University: 8 Awards University of Oklahoma: 7 Awards Louisiana State University: 7 Awards Briggs & Stratton: 6 Awards University of Delaware: 6 Awards All prizes were presented during an awards banquet at the recent IPMA conference in Philadelphia. For more information on the contest and tips on how to win next year, visit http://www.ipgonline.com/doc/in_print.html. Here

Here are the winners, by category. Note that not every category recieved enough entries for judges to award a prize. 1 Stationery, Small Shop First Place: Sunkist Growers Sherman Oaks, CA Tim Criswell ______________________ 3 Flyers, Small Shop First Place: Pierce County Library System Tacoma, WA Carol L Sheehan ______________________ 4 Stationery First Place: Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA Glenn H. Strause Second Place: Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX Robert Mettee ______________________ 5 Labels, Tags First Place: Boy Scouts of America Irving, TX Robert Mettee Second Place: Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Thomas

Louisiana offered government printers a warm welcome as they gathered for the 25th year to trade tips and ideas. by Bob Neubauer Despite coming less than three weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the National State Publishing Association's 25th annual conference went on without a hitch last month. Held in Baton Rouge, La., the conference drew 54 government attendees from 33 states. United States Public Printer Michael DiMario was also in attendance. With American flags at every table, a color guard leading the Pledge of Allegiance, and renditions of the "National Anthem" and "God Bless America" to kick things off, the

Graph Expo marked the debut appearance of many of the technologies unveiled at Drupa. After seeing so many new technologies displayed at the massive Drupa trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany, trade journalists found few surprises at the recent Graph Expo show in Chicago. But it was for printers, not journalists, that McCormick Place opened its doors—and they were certainly impressed. "I thought the show was very complete, with more than enough new things to see and want," remarked Don Davis, associate director of LSU Graphic Services, in Baton Rouge, La. He went to the show to look at prepress and computer-to-plate (CTP) equipment and

Managers of southern universities got together for the 25th year, this time in Louisiana. Lagniappe is a word not easily translated into English. But to the 152 participants from 75 different institutions who were fortunate enough to attend the 25th annual Southeastern University Printing and Duplicating Manager's Conference (SUPDMC) in Baton Rouge, La., recently it's something they experienced first hand. Lagniappe (pronounced lan-yap) is a Cajun-French word meaning "something extra." And that's what every participant got from the workshops, speakers, vendors, food, festivities, entertainment and hospitality provided by LSU's Graphics Services Department, which hosted the event. One of the newest and hottest services to