Denise Mercier

The Sunshine State proved a great location for last week’s Association of College and University Printers conference. More than 125 higher-ed in-plant managers converged on Clearwater Beach, Fla., for the 44th annual event. IPG Editor Bob Neubauer had the honor of being the first speaker. His state-of-the-in-plant address drew data from a major IPG industry survey, and ACUP attendees were the first to see the results. (They also learned other interesting facts, like which manager has appeared on the most IPG covers.) Other key sessions: • Purdue’s Chuck Tuttle and Thom Roylance of Brigham Young University took turns discussing the challenges and benefits of