1st ever PrintCom for Melbourne

Graphic arts exhibition, PrintCom Expo 2011 and the 2nd ever Printovation awards are looking to capture industry attention in September.

Organised by the Graphic Arts Services Association of Australia (GASAA) the exhibition will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 13-15 September 2011.

Garry Knespal, executive officer of GASAA is looking for print exhibitors to book as soon as possible. He says there is a dozen print stand spaces of various sizes still available, positioned right in the middle of the event “If you have equipment that appeals to signage, print and retail then it makes sense to be there, particularly if you have a Melbourne market,” hge said.

He says there is strong support expected for the exhibition as there will not have been a comparable event in Melbourne for over two years and will not return until mid 2013.

“We want to make sure southern state printers put PrintCom 2011 in their diaries early so they can attend these co-located events. This will be Melbourne’s time to shine,” said Knespal. He is hoping the show will build on the momentum of his initial exhibition, Print World, in Sydney last year.

GASAA will be running its Printovation awards again this year on the first evening of the exhibition to celebrate and reward Australian print professionals pushing the boundaries of print.

Entries for the awards will open within the next few weeks across five categories including wide format, offset/web, digital (non-variable), digital (variable) and general. “We are focusing on print innovations, where someone has solved a print problem, developed new techniques, or filled a client’s print need in a new way,” said Knespal.

PrintCom Expo is a co-located event with Visual Impact Image Expo (VIIE), POPAI Marketing at Retail Expo and Retail Expo and Conference.