Registration for the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA; Fairfax, VA) and ST Media Group’s WFX: Wide-Format Exchange is open.
The new event will be held in Minneapolis at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot from May 21-23. WFX is designed to provide executives from high-volume, wide-format print providers the opportunity to network and connect with their peers to deliberate challenges and solutions in the adoption of wide-format processes.
“When you’re at WFX, you’ll be immersed in an environment that fosters connection and collaboration. You’ll learn almost as much from your peers as you do from the conference program,” said Sarah Perkins, SGIA’s director of community development.
Conference sessions will investigate different strategies businesses can take to make the most of the convergence of markets and technology in the wide-format graphics industry. In addition to networking events, interactive roundtable discussions and case studies will generate new ideas and innovations that drive productivity and problem solving.
Topics will include “Preserving Customer Loyalty,” “Why the Retail Store is Evolving, Not Disappearing,” “What Single-Pass Printing Means for Your Business” and “The Women in Print Panel.” Keynote speaker Ryan Estis will address the need to embrace change and progressive techniques to drive growth in your company.
“We’ve worked with leading graphics producers to create a program that will keep executives abreast of the changes taking place in wide-format graphics,” said Steve Duccilli, senior vice president of content, ST Media Group, and WFX chair.
The WFX Advisory Council includes leaders from Ad Graphics, Image Options, Pictura Graphics and many other reputable leaders. To see the full list, visit the WFX Advisory Council page.
SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community
Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is the trade association of choice for professionals in the industrial, graphic, garment, textile, electronics, packaging and commercial printing communities looking to grow their business into new market segments through the incorporation of the latest printing technologies. SGIA membership comprises these diverse segments, all of which are moving rapidly towards digital adoption. As long-time champions of digital technologies and techniques, SGIA is the community of peers you are looking for to help navigate the challenges of this process. Additionally, the SGIA Expo is the largest trade show for print technology in North America. “Whatever the medium, whatever the message, print is indispensable. Join the community — SGIA.”
ST Media Group
Connecting buyers and sellers since 1906, ST Media Group is a Cincinnati-based publisher of trusted information for a family of seven brands in the visual communications industry. Publications include Big Picture covering the business of wide-format printing as well as Signs of the Times, Screen Printing, and S&S en español in the signage and graphics industry, as well as Boutique Design, VMSD (Visual Merchandising and Store Design), and BXP (Brand Experience) in the design fields. Our portfolio includes award-winning publications with content distribution across the full range of information channels, multimedia and custom content production, and live events including conferences and tradeshows.