SPAIN: EUROPEAN IMAGING SUPPLIES SEMINAR, MARCH 2009

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Lyra to Host European Imaging Supplies Seminar at the 32nd Global Ink Jet Printing Conference in Barcelona, Spain
Lyra
Research will host The Lyra Supplies Seminar–Channels, Customers and
Challenges: Lyra Assesses the European Imaging Supplies Market–at the
32nd Global Ink Jet Printing Conference. The Lyra Supplies Seminar will
precede the Global Ink Jet Printing Conference, which will be keynoted
by Lyra President Charles LeCompte. The Lyra Supplies Seminar will be
held on Monday, March 9, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fira Palace
Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.

Newton, MA (February  2009 — Lyra
Research , the digital imaging authority, will host The Lyra Supplies
Seminar–Channels, Customers and Challenges: Lyra Assesses the European
Imaging Supplies Market–at the 32nd Global Ink Jet Printing
Conference. The Lyra Supplies Seminar will precede the Ink Jet Printing
Conference and will be held on Monday, March 9, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. at the Fira Palace Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.

At the
Seminar, Lyra’s top supplies analysts, as well as key supplies industry
executives, will provide in-depth analysis of the European laser and
ink jet supplies markets. Lyra’s analysts, including Lyra President
Charles LeCompte, will present an assessment of how the OEM and the
aftermarket vendors are performing in a unique industry scorecard
format, and examine growth niches in the wide-format supplies market.
Industry speakers will give their perspectives on the European desktop
and MFP supplies market, managed print services, and industry
environmental issues.

Industry speakers during The Lyra Supplies Seminar include:
·   Adrian von Buren, sales and marketing manager, PrintFleet;
·   Heinz Seig, chairman, KMP PrintTechnik AG;
·   David Connett, editor, Recycler Magazine; and
·  
Stacey Wueste, vice president, Worldwide SMB Segment and Environmental
Strategy, Imaging and Printing Group, Hewlett-Packard.

“We are
thrilled to have our Supplies Seminar as part of the 32nd Global Ink
Jet Printing Conference–an event known for bringing together the
printing and supplies product and marketing elite. The information to
be provided on the overall European imaging supplies market by our
analysts, as well as leading supplies industry executives, will add
another dimension to this top ink jet printing industry event,” said
Charles LeCompte, president of Lyra Research.

32nd Global Ink Jet Printing Conference–Charles LeCompte, Lyra President, to Keynote
Following
The Lyra Supplies Seminar is the 32nd Global Ink Jet Printing
Conference (http://www.inkjetconference.com/), which will take place
March 10-11, 2009. This outstanding conference has become an annual
meeting point for product marketing, sales, technical, and R&D
leaders from the printing and supplies industry. The event promises to
deliver the following:
·   an unmatched opportunity to network with
industry colleagues to discuss how the credit crunch is affecting other
imaging vendors;
·   the chance to set up one-on-one meetings with a Lyra analyst during the event;
·   keen insight on the state of the industry from top-level presentations by industry leaders;
·   industry projections from global organizations at the cutting edge of ink jet printing;
·  
updates on the latest technology developments in industrial and
commercial printing, office and home printing, and photo printing; and
·   news on the very latest application innovations.

Charles
LeCompte, president of Lyra Research, will lead off the Ink Jet
Printing Conference on Tuesday, March 10, with his keynote address,
titled “The Future of Ink Jet: Technology, Markets, Vendors.” His
discussion will cover the real prospects in ink jet technology, the
question of whether or not ink jet is really good enough for business
and commercial applications, the significance of emerging new business
models, and the top ink jet players.

Lyra to Host Conference’s Photo Printing Track
The
final day of the Ink Jet Printing Conference will include two all-day
tracks–one on photo printing and one on industrial printing. Lyra
Research will host the Photo Printing Track, which will feature Steve
Hoffenberg, Lyra’s director of consumer imaging research, and Andrew
Lippman, one of Lyra’s top industry analysts. Industry speakers
participating in the Photo Printing Track include:
·   Reiner Fageth, CTO, CeWe Color AG;
·   Kurt H. Freund, owner, IMAGING POWER Picture & Print;
·   Pierre Meleuc, photo segment development manager, Indigo Digital Presses EMEA, Hewlett-Packard;
·   Nigel McNaught, director, Photo Marketing Association International; and
·   Mike Bowerman, director of Mobile Products, Software Imaging.

Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorships
are available for The Lyra Supplies Seminar and the 32nd Global Ink Jet
Printing Conference. Please contact Sandy Tobin at 617-454-2612 for
additional information.

Registration
The fee for The Lyra
Supplies Seminar is €645+VAT@16% and the fee for the Ink Jet Printing
Conference is €1395+VAT@16%. An attendee can receive a discount of €150
if they decide to participate in both The Lyra Supplies Seminar and the
Ink Jet Printing Conference. For more information about the Conference
and to register online, please visit http://www.inkjetconference.com/.

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February 25, 2009 at 12:05 PM