Bob Davis

More than 130 college and university in-plant managers from all over the country and as far away as New Zealand and Australia gathered in the Boston area this week for the 43rd annual ACUP Conference. Rainy weather couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of this lively group, and attendees spent every available second networking with one another. The opening session featured Charlie Corr, of InfoTrends, who detailed the transformation taking place in the printing industry. He presented the results of research on the in-plant market and encouraged managers to become their organization’s “print czar.” Bob Neubauer, editor of In-Plant Graphics, also gave a presentation on in-plant industry

SITUATED ON the banks of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, N.C., is rich in both history and great food. It was also home to the 2005 Southeastern University Printing and Duplicating Managers Conference (SUPDMC), held in October. Hosted by Don Harty, manager of Printing Services at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, and Roland Falana, general manager of Office Products & Services at Duke University, this year's conference was also rich in education and entertainment. With approximately 60 in-plant representatives and 16 vendors in attendance, the conference focused on the changing face of printing. Sessions covered document management, in-plant closings (and how to prevent

The festive mood of the awards banquet at the recent International Publishing Management Association conference was disrupted by the slowly spreading news that USAA, a San Antonio-based insurance financial services association, has decided to close its substantial in-house offset operation and outsource all printing. The news came as a blow to in-plants everywhere. USAA Publishing Services was one of the country's largest in-plants. With a $38 million budget, it ranked fifth on the most recent IPG Top 50 list and employed 305 people. The company plans to lay off 175 of those people as of August 20, with another 75 to be shown

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