Get Connected reconnects in June

Joe Kowalewski, national director of marketing and media services for Printing Industries, said visa and related issues which caused the rescheduling from November last year had been resolved, and would seen a strong international contingent in June.
 

“The format will stay much the same as before including participation by the Lithographic Institute of Australia (LIA),” he said.

 
Get connected will feature the Forum of AsianPacific Graphic Arts Technology - an international network of printing industries from Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

 
“This year more than at any time in the past globalisation of our industry is high on everyone’s agenda. What does it mean? What are the challenges and threats and where do the opportunities lie?

 
“Get Connected will open up the information vacuum and provide a forum for everyone to ask their questions, get the answers first hand and focus on what they need to do for the future.”

 
Kowalewski said there was no doubt considerable interest would be generated by all on China’s ambitious plans for global dominance in print manufacturing.

 
He said China’s printing industry comprised some 92,000 companies employing more than 3.5 million people and was poised for major expansion over the next five years.

 
“There are some inevitabilities in all of this that the printing industries in Europe, America and even Asia as well as Australia have to face. They have begun to challenge the way many traditional printing companies run their business and see their marketspace.

 
“Coupled with this are opportunities including service, technology, strategic relationships and the environment that need to be explored and more fully exploited as the way society communicates continues to evolve.

 
“Get Connected will provide the intelligence, environment, people and the opportunity for Australian industry members to begin this process and stay ahead of the game,” says Kowalewski.