Gary Rubin

Unless you live in northern California, you probably missed this news. The manager of a private copy center serving Stanford University was recently arrested for overbilling university departments about $1.5 million over a three-year period. Though the money went to his parent company, he netted tens of thousands in bonuses for the spurious business. As in-plant manager, you might be tempted to shout, "A-ha! If Stanford had an in-plant that wouldn't have happened." And to some extent that's a reasonable claim, since it's a rare in-plant manager who receives a cash bonus for bringing in print business. Even if a dishonest manager inflated

by Gary Rubin, Publisher Yes, I've taken over this page...well, just for this one issue. At this year's International Publishing Management Association (IPMA) show in Salt Lake City, IPG Editor Bob Neubauer was presented the 2003 Outstanding Partner Award for his constant efforts to promote IPMA's ideals and for always being available as an IPMA speaker and panel moderator. As IPMA's Chief Operating Officer Carol Kraft stated: "Bob has been a true friend and resource to the IPMA and the industry as a whole." Well said, Carol. As many of you have witnessed, Bob and I have a running banter of publicly

For a week in mid-June, Salt Lake City was the in-plant capital of the country. You could hardly walk down South Main Street without bumping into another in-plant manager. Utah's capital played host to the 44th annual International Publishing Management Association conference, a much-anticipated event among in-plants. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend. Amazingly (to me) this was my ninth IPMA conference, so by now nearly everyone in the organization seems like an old friend. Salt Lake City was an appropriate location for the gathering because it's a great city for in-plants. Anchored by two of the country's largest—the Church