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April 14, 2008

SGIA ’08 Is Where the Innovation Nation Unites - Few booths remain for extreme specialty imaging Expo

Fairfax, Virginia — Exhibitors and attendees are gearing up for SGIA ’08 (Atlanta; October 15­18), which will feature the broadest, most innovative range of specialty imaging technologies and applications available. The Expo floor is currently 91 percent sold out, and due to high demand SGIA recently added 50 booths to the already packed Expo floor. http://www.sgia.org/guest_book/notify_me.cfm

“SGIA is seen as the biggest show in North America for the sign and graphics industry,” said Tom Reilly, Gandinnovations Vice President of Marketing and Advertising.

Next month, SGIA will launch the Expo Web site complete with easy-to-use online registration, descriptions of the 50+ stellar educational sessions and, as they become available, exhibitors’ new product announcements.

The SGIA’08 headquarter hotel will be the Westin Peachtree Plaza. Attendess can secure their housing now using SGIA’s official housing partner, Travel Planners. The SGIA-secured hotel rooms can be reserved with no pre-payment, and complimentary shuttle-bus service will be offered to and from the Georgia World Congress Center.
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“We always look forward to the SGIA show to showcase and introduce new products and see customers from around the world,” said Scott Fresener, CEO of U.S. Screen Print & Inkjet Technology. “SGIA continues to bring in the ‘who’s who’ of the industry.”

This year, EFI VUTEk, Gandinnovations, 3M Graphics Market Center, Hewlett Packard Co., and US Screen Print & Inkjet Technology are platinum sponsors; and InteliCoat Technologies, Roland DGA Corp. and Sun Chemical-Specialty Inks Group are gold sponsors.

For more information on becoming an exhibitor, sponsor, or to create a custom sponsorship package, contact Jean Lambert at 703.359.1328 or jean@sgia.org.

SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community
“Specialty imaging” comprises digital imaging, screen printing and the many other imaging technologies SGIA members use, including those they’ll tap in the future. These are the imaging processes and technologies employed to create new products and to enhance existing products including point-of-purchase displays, signs, advertisements, garments, containers and vehicles. Make the most of your specialty imaging business. Take full advantage of the information on SGIA.org, and experience the specialty graphic imaging industry firsthand at SGIA ’08 (Atlanta; October 15­18, 2008).

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