SGIA ’07 Fact Sheet and RecapFor Immediate Release
October 24, 2007
Contact: Cass Johnson, SGIA
cass@sgia.org
Marguerite Higgins, SGIA
mhiggins@sgia.org
Editors: Statistics reflect verified registration data as of October 27, 2007.
Orlando, Florida — Orlando, Florida — The following statistics and quotes were reported from SGIA ’07 at the Orange County Convention Center:
Total Attendance: 20,782
Total Number of Exhibitors: 586
Total Size of SGIA ’07 Expo Floor: 243,500 square feet (a record in SGIA history)
Attendance from Top Five US States (including District of Columbia):
Percentage of US Attendees of Total Attendance: 83.3 percent
Top Country Attendance (excluding the United States):
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Canada (19.4 percent)
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Mexico (11.72 percent)
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Brazil (4.19 percent)
2006–2007 SGIA Chairman of the Board: Scott McLean, DI Graphics (Wheat Ridge, Colorado)
2007–2008 SGIA Chairman of the Board: Kent Yunker, Yunker Industries Inc. (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin)
2007 Parmele Award Winner: Rich Hoffman, M&R Cos. (Glen Ellyn, Illinois)
2007 DPI Innovator Award Winner: Gordon Brown, New Vista Image (Golden, Colorado)
2007 DPI Vision Award Winner: Leggett & Platt Digital Technologies -- Virtu® HD8
2007 DPI Product of the Year Winners: For a full list of winners, visit the award release at SGIA.org/press.
DPI André Schellenberg Best in Digital Creativity Winner: “Jade” by Dye Into Print
DPI André Schellenberg Best of Show: “Jade” by Dye Into Print
ASPT Golden Image Best of Show – Graphics: “Schwartz” by Atelier Fur Siebdruck
ASPT Golden Image Best of Show – Garments: “Boat on Glass” by ETF Tekstil
Golden Image/André Schellenberg Peope’s Choice Winner: “Zeugma” by ETF Tekstil
See the complete list of Golden Image/André Schellenberg winners at SGIA.org.
SGIA ’07 Platinum Sponsors:
SGIA ’07 Gold Sponsors:
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Bayer Films Americas
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GBC
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InteliCoat Technologies
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MacDermid ColorSpan Inc.
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NUR America Inc.
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Roland DGA Corp.
SGIA ’08 (Atlanta, October 15–18, 2008) will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center.
SGIA ’08 Platinum Sponsors:
SGIA ’08 Gold Sponsors:
Attendee Reaction:
“It’s been a very good show for us. One thing that was very helpful to us before we got here was the [SGIA Digital Equipment] evaluations. We looked at it to get a good idea of the wide-format equipment. — Ryan Jones, Arrow Display Signs (Corpus Christi, Texas)
“There’s just so much here [at SGIA ‘07], that’s why I come.” — John Cowdin, The Print Source (Wichita, Kansas)
“[SGIA ‘07] is unreal, I’ve never seen anything like it.” Brian Leitner, White Sewing Center, (Columbia, South Carolina)
“We’ve only been a member for a year but SGIA has already made us feel like we’re part of a family, so to speak.” — Michael Washington, Up, Up and Away Printing (Smyrna, Georgia)
Exhibitor Reaction:
“We love SGIA Expos! They have been great to us in gathering a lot of leads. We’re seeing well qualified prospects walking in the door.” — Jaime Giannantonio, Ultraflex Systems Inc. (Randolph, New Jersey)
“The quality of leads has been very good — customers seem more educated. SGIA does a super job of getting information out about the show.” — DJ Jantz, Bayer Films Americas (Sheffield, Massachusetts)
“We’ve had great traffic through our booth. One of the cool things about a booth with all four aisles is that people have to walk by the machines and they can’t help but stop and ask about them.”— Carole Sheehan, EFI VUTEk (Meredith, New Hampshire)
“We’ve never had a more successful show. The traffic has been amazing. We do 10 to 12 trade shows a year and this one has blown the doors off of anyone else. It’s really exciting to think of how we’ll have to handle all of the leads we’ve gotten.” — Bob Murray, McRae Imaging (Ontario, Canada)
SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community
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