News from SGIA Digital Expo

For Immediate Release
Contact: Kate Achelpohl, SGIA
703.359.1301
kate@sgia.org

SGIA Digital Expo Fact Sheet

*Statistics here cite  final, verified registration data collected through Saturday, December 10.

December 8–10, 2005
Phoenix, Arizona USA

Total Attendance: 5,388
Total Number of Exhibitors: 147

Attendees Said:

• “We came to see what’s out there, what’s new and how fast technology is moving. … We’re here to keep up with the competition.” Scott Smith, Sierra Screen Printing (winner of Early Bird drawing for stay at Bally’s in Las Vegas).
• “Our boss has me trying to combine digital with existing screen printing technology.” Jennica Wong, Adhesa Plate Custom Labels
• “I want to keep up on flatbed UV printers; currently I use solvent.” Fred Barbaria, Signs & Graphics
• “It was a chance to see equipment, talk to suppliers and talk about performance and long-term durability. Now I can see it makes sense to move into digital [for labels and industrial applications]. The process has the durability my customers require.”

Exhibitor Raves:

• “The SGIA Digital Expo is 100 percent about what we do.” Dave Harris, Avery Dennison
• “Attendees are asking good questions. We’re getting high interest.” Danielle Voight, Xeikon
• “We’ve been busy all day long, and we’re getting interested buyers.” Kelli Ramirez, Océ
• “The buyers were high quality.” Ray Dickinson, HP Indigo
• “I’m impressed. Two weeks before Christmas, we’re getting real, qualified attendees. I’m very pleased.” Jack Zanare, Raster Printers Inc.
• "This is the best show we ever had. We're delighted to do an all-digital show." Rak Kumar, Raster Printers Inc.
• “We had to be here. We’re more than ecstatic about the results.” Linda Huff, Tampoprint
• “It’s a very, very successful show, a home run!” Kurt Hixson, Gandinnovations
• “This show — having it in this quarter — was essential to us.” Mark Rauscher, DuPont

US attendance from 49 States & the District of Columbia. Top three states:

• Arizona
• California
• Illinois
  

91% of attendance from the United States, remainder from 48 countries. Top three:

• Canada
• Mexico
• United Kingdom
  

2005–2006 SGIA Chairman of the Board
Dave Van Veldhuizen
The Mitographers, (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

2004–2005 SGIA Chairman of the Board
Kerry Gillespie
Gillespie Graphics (Wilsonville, Oregon)

2005 DPI Innovator Award:
Arthur Cleary, VUTEk

2005 DPI Vision Award:
InteliCoat Technologies for Magic POS PRO 200

Coming Next ...

SGIA Vegas
September 26–29, 2006
Las Vegas Convention Center

SGIA Vegas Platinum Sponsors:

• Hewlett Packard Co.
• 3M Commercial Graphics Division
• US Screen & Inkjet Technology
• VUTEk^®

SGIA Vegas Gold Sponsors:

• Bayer Films Americas
• GBC
• InteliCoat Technologies
• Roland DGA Corp.