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2007 Symposium and Planning Meeting

November 13-15, 2007
Hyatt Regency Rochester
Rochester, NY

Agenda and Presentations

The Symposium will be held at the Hyatt Regency Rochester, in downtown Rochester, NY. The reception on the first evening is located at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. For those staying at the Hyatt Regency Rochester, a shuttle will be provided from the hotel to the museum at 5:15 and 5:45 p.m., and will return to the hotel from the reception at 8:40 p.m.

View the final agenda here.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Welcoming Reception
George Eastman International Museum of Photography and Film, 900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607

The evening will begin with presentations from Avery Dennison and the Scripps Howard Foundation, the newest Industry Partners of the Center. Museum exhibits and the Eastman mansion will be open for exploration between 6:15 and 8:30 pm. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and an open bar will also be available during this time.

Directions: Google Maps

Parking is free at the Eastman House. A shuttle will be provided for those staying at the Hyatt Regency Rochester. The shuttle will leave the hotel at 5:15 and 5:45 p.m., and will return to the hotel from the reception at 8:40 p.m.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The following sessions are located at the Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 East Main Street.
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Participant Check-in/Continental Breakfast Regency Foyer
Pick up event materials.
 

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. 

Welcome: Setting the Stage

Frank Cost, Co-Director, Printing Industry Center at RIT
Patricia Sorce, Co-Director, Printing Industry Center at RIT
 

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. 

Print Productivity: A System Dynamics Approach

Jorge Uribe
 

9:45 – 10:30 a.m. 

Creativity in the Printing Industry: The Context of Organizational Change

Shal Khazanchi, Ph.D.
Holly Slay, Ph.D.
Mathew Sheep, Ph.D.
 

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.  Break
 
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.

Minding the Gap: Evaluating the Image Quality of Digital Print Technologies Relative to Traditional Offset Lithography

Susan Farnand
 

11:45 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. Lunch
 
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Survey of Digital Press Manufacturers: Critical Paper Requirements

Howard Vogl
 

1:45 - 2:30 p.m.

An Analysis of Web-Enabled Print Architectures

Adam Dewitz
(Presentation by Frank Cost)
 

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Upstream Database and Digital Asset Management in Variable Data Printing

Franziska Frey, Ph.D.
Nicholas Barzelay
 

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Break
 
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. 

Print Advertising Media Substitution

Matthew Swain
Patricia Sorce, Ph.D.
 

4:15 – 5:00 p.m.

Benchmarking Insert Advertising Effectiveness Metrics

Patricia Sorce, Ph.D.
 

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Reception
 

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Planning Meeting for Industry Partners and Researchers Only
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Meet the Principal Investigators

Sit down with the researchers for the coming year and talk to them about their research.
 

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Industry Partner Annual Planning Meeting

Researchers present proposals for the coming year and work with Industry Partners to set the agenda.
 

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Break & Meet the Principal Investigators

Sit down with the researchers for the coming year and talk to them about their research.
 

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Industry Partner Annual Planning Meeting

Researchers present proposals for the coming year and work with Industry Partners to set the agenda.
 

12:00 p.m. Event Conclusion

Last Updated: 10/15/2007

 

 
 

 

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