Program/Presenters

Saturday, December 1, 2012

7:00am

Pre-Conference Workshop—The Fine Art of Digital Photography and Workflow
- Composition, Creative Techniques, and More!
- Point-and-Shoot! Photo Shoot in Old Town Scottsdale
- StreamliningYour Digital Photography Process and Workflow
- Open Forum/Roundtable Discussion

10:00am




 

Pre-Conference Session—The Business Case and ROI for Color Management
- Operational Benefits of Color Management and Automation
- Determing the Return on Investment
- Implementing Color Management and Automation
- Moving Into the Future
- Open Forum/Roundtable Discussion

5:30pm

Pre-Conference Reception

6:30pm

Pre-Conference Dinner

Sunday, December 2, 2012

7:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:00am

Keynote Presentations
- Scott Butterfield, Trend Consultant, Hallmark Cards, Inc.
- Jackie Jordon, Color Expert, Director of Color Marketing, The Sherwin-Williams Company

10:00am

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Intermediate/Advanced 

Lab 

Introduction and Color Management 101

RGB Workflows

Vendor Panel:
FUJIFILM North America
The Color Management Group
GMG America

Hands-On Instrumentation and How to Build a Profile

11:00am

Vendor Resource Refreshment Break

11:15am

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Intermediate/Advanced

Lab 

Color Theory and Measurement

Wide-Format Production
Case Study

Hands-On Instrumentation and How to Build a Profile (continued)

12:15pm

Vendor Resource Lunch

1:15pm

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Intermediate/Advanced

Lab 

An Introduction to RGB and CMYK Workflows

Worldwide Distributed Production, Prototyping, Hard and Soft Proofing: It's Technological Downfalls and Possibilities

Color Managing Wide Color Gamut Devices Challenges and Opportunities

Display Calibration and Profiling for Soft Proofing

 2:15pm

Vendor Resource Break

2:30pm

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Intermediate/Advanced

Lab

What's New in Instrumentation? Eliminate Confusion and Select the Proper Instrument for Different Kinds of Jobs

Repeatibility and Consistency in Digital Profiling Analysis from Real Life

Conventional Toner Based (EP) Case Study: Implementing G7 on a Digital Press and How it is Different on a Traditional Press

Display Calibration and Profiling for Soft Proofing (continued)

3:30pm

Vendor Resource Refreshment Break

3:45pm

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Intermediate/Advanced 

Lab 

Setting Up RIPs

Cross-Process Color Management--Digital, Offset, Flexo, and More

Vendor Panel:

HELIOS Software GmbH
Heidelberg USA, Inc.
Ricoh

CS6 Tips and Tricks—Get Under the Hood to Learn Best Practices

5:00pm

General Session
- Capabilities Study—What is the ΔE?

6:00pm

Welcome Reception

Monday, December 3, 2012

7:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:30am

Keynote Presentation
- Angela Stone, Manager, Print and Packaging Development, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, Inc.

9:30am

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Intermediate/Advanced

Lab

The Importance of Process Control to Color Management

Offset Packaging Case Study

Managing Brand Color

CS6 Tips and Tricks--Get Under the Hood to Learn Best Practices (continued)

10:30am

Vendor Resource Refreshment Break

11:00am

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Intermediate/Advanced 

Lab 

Color Separation Considerations: Color Control for PDF Creation

Flexo Case Study

Get it Right! How to Carry Out G7: Printing Standardization and Best Practices

12:00pm

Vendor Resource Lunch

1:00pm

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Intermediate/Advanced

Lab

Printer Profiling

What Challenges Do Printers Face with Paper and Ink?

Color Management Champion Communicating Color Throughout Your Company

Get it Right! How to Carry Out G7: Printing Standardization and Best Practices (continued)

 2:00pm

Vendor Resource Break

2:15pm

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Lab 

How to Use Standards and Specifications

Paper is the Next Color

Profile Verification and Assessment

3:15pm

Vendor Resource Refreshment Break

3:30pm

Core Competency

Intermediate/Advanced

Lab 

Producing Predictable and Consistent Color with Flexography

Digital Color Strategies

Profile Verification and Assessment (continued)

4:45pm

General Session
Standards and Specifications—Why They Matter and What is New

6:00pm

Vendor Resource Reception

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

8:00am

Continental Breakfast

9:30am

General Session
Device-Links: ROI through Common Appearance and Late Binding Workflows

10:30am

Vendor Resource Refreshment Break

11:00am

General Session
Future Trends—Color Management in the New Communication Space