Printing Industries of America (PIA) announces the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) 68th Annual Technical Conference, March 20–23, 2016, in Memphis, Tennessee. Conference attendees from around the world will come together to discuss innovations and present papers on research and development advances in the industry.

• Enterprise Print Services Represents Significant Cost Reduction Opportunity
• Alsbridge Bolsters Expertise and Services Capabilities to Help Clients Reduce Print Costs by 30% to 48%

Few areas at drupa 2016 will be so packed with innovations as Hall 7.0 – the home of the drupa innovation park. In six themed areas, around 130 exhibitors will showcase their innovations in workflow processes, automation and the latest print technologies. For the first time there will be an area devoted to successful business and marketing concepts. dip therefore offers visitors to drupa the unique advantage of being able to discover innovations and market-ready applications for creative print products and technologies in a convenient compact form. The solutions on show will be ideally complemented by presentations, panel discussions and interviews on the dip stage.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE: QUAD), a leading direct marketing provider with expertise in the retail, healthcare, financial and insurance verticals, announced today that it will reveal innovative strategies for improving direct mail engagement, response and cost-effectiveness at the Direct Marketing Association's 2015 &THEN conference – an event for forward-thinking marketers to convene, connect and find new ways to create demand. The conference will take place October 4-6, 2015, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Quad/Graphics will showcase its fully integrated solutions, including examples and results it has delivered for marketers in multiple verticals, in booth #429.

Precision, Athleticism, Elegance and Color Filled Times Square at "Swimming in Ink" event

The new website of the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) went live on September 10, 2015, just prior to GRAPH EXPO 15. The launch of the new website, which offers quick and easy access to essential information on PGSF for students and donors, is part of the organization's ongoing efforts to enhance the availability of information and ease of use to the graphic arts community and students that it serves.

Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard Banknote") a leading lottery partner that provides instant tickets, interactive solutions, and marketing support, is pleased to announce the addition of Chevrolet Corvette®—a North American automotive icon—to its portfolio of licensed brands. This new licensing agreement will provide lottery clients the opportunity to capitalize on Corvette's brand prestige and social media presence, and add this luxury sports car and branded merchandise into a lottery program—for a supercharged instant ticket lineup.

Part of K of C's many efforts in support of Pope Francis' trip to the United States

National Graphics' Patent (6,635,196 - Molded Articles Having a Surface Bearing a Lenticular Image) has survived further scrutiny after being upheld in an appeal brought to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals by Dynamic Drinkware, LLC. Having already prevailed in an InterPartes Review (IPR), National Graphics was asked to further defend itself in Dynamic's appeal of that IPR decision. National Graphics is pleased to report that the Federal Circuit has affirmed the Patent Board's decision, and National Graphics' Lenticular In-Mold Patent remains intact.

With trust in big business at an all time low, research signals a new era in consumer purchasing habits, with small businesses having the advantage.

drupa World Tour starts in September: Over 40 drupa events on all five continents

Despite the prevalence of ebooks and reading devices, college students overwhelmingly prefer print textbooks for studying, according to a survey conducted by Direct Textbook