Printing Industries Alliance has announced that its Digital Print Think Tank Two is being expanded and rescheduled for Wednesday, July 26, 2017. All of the original presentation sponsors are on board, the venue remains the same and Mark Michelson remains the event’s lead moderator. 

The event will take place in Manhattan at Club 101, located at 101 Park Avenue, NY, NY at 40th Street.  There are still prime presentation sponsor slots available. Call or email Marty Maloney today to schedule a slot at 203-912-0804 or [email protected].

Tim Freeman, president, Printing Industries Alliance, explains the rescheduling; “Several of our committed presentation sponsors and a few of our prospective presentation sponsors said the spring period was inundated with events and they would prefer a later date. Others stated that late July was perfect, being exactly six weeks in advance of Print 17 in Chicago and allowing them to make some advance announcements that they would hesitate to make in April.  It is common for exhibitors to have press announcements one to two months prior to a major tradeshow such as Print 17. As a result of these requests, we are inviting all of the industry trade press editors to attend our event as our guests.”

A new tier of sponsorship is also being added to the event. This new tier will be a non-presentation sponsorship that will give supporting vendors a reserved table for five persons, an in-room small perimeter table to sell as well as display literature and an opportunity to speak on a panel.

The event will cut across all digital printing technologies from the simplest to ink jet and all applications will be discussed, including direct mail, books, labels and packaging, and wide format. The presentations will be interspersed by discussion panels that will include a panel of digital printers and also a panel of digital press manufacturers, as well as a panel of suppliers that support digital printing. Mark Michelson, the editor of Printing Impressions, will be the lead panel moderator.

Presentation sponsors will typically be press manufacturers and non-presentation sponsors will be paper, finishing, software, color and others supporting the digital print industry.

Participating presentation sponsors will receive:
A 20-minute presentation slot
Participation on a panel
A reserved table for 10 complimentary admissions for your personnel, customers and prospects. (Includes 10 continental breakfasts, 10 lunches, all day coffee and soft drinks and end-of-the day network event cocktails)
A small in-room perimeter table to sell, as well as display literature
Strong and frequent recognition through event PR, literature and signage

Participating non-presentation sponsors Will Receive:
Participation on a panel
A reserved table for 10 complimentary admissions for your personnel, customers and prospects. (Includes five continental breakfasts, five lunches, all day coffee and soft drinks and end-of-the-day network event cocktails)
A small in-room perimeter table to sell, as well as display literature
Strong and frequent recognition through event PR, literature and signage

Presentation sponsors will pay a single, inclusive fee of $3,900. Non-presentation sponsors will pay a single inclusive fee of $1300. Printers and others registering for the event will pay a deeply discounted rate of a $109. Actual cost is north of $200 per person. The last Think Tank, held in October 2015, had an audience of well over 100 printers from the metro NY and NJ area. That number is expected to be exceeded as printers have requested this digital forum. After multiple evolutions at drupa and Graph Expo, they want an update that allows them to make side-by-side comparisons and find out which press should be their next digital press.