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The North American FTA put ‘Color in Focus’ before an audience of nearly 300 flexographers during its recent annual Fall Conference. The assembly consisted largely of printers; but suppliers, pre-press technicians, consumer product companies, teachers and students were also represented as well. Co-chaired by Mark Mazur of DuPont Packaging Graphics and Dan Collins of Berry Plastics, the event took place in St Louis, Missouri, where 14 speakers and 34 conference exhibitors were present. The speakers were Mark Mazur, DuPont Packaging Graphics; Richard Black, All Printing Resources; Mark Samworth, EskoArtwork; Steve Upton, Chromix; Roy Bohnen, Epson America; Robb Frimming, Schawk

CLEMSON, S.C.—This seminar has been developed by collaborators from consumer product groups, prepress vendors, package printers, and Clemson University to bring together, discuss, and educate the package-printing industry and its allied vendors about brand color management. This seminar outlines the opportunities and challenges for creating state-of-the-art brand color management programs, and presents the value of creating and sustaining quality color standards, as well as offering the tools and questions needed to understand, initiate, and monitor your brand color management program. Featured presenters include: • Kevin Chop, Diageo Consumer Goods • Shannon Steele, The Coca-Cola Company • Hazel Van Buren, The Coca-Cola Company • Iain