8:00 – 9:30

Gravure Industry Advisory Committee Breakfast Meeting
Neblette Conference Room, 7B-1104 (Building 7B)
By invitation only; Bob Chung will provide an update on gravure research initiatives and gravure curriculum development at RIT.

9:30 – 9:45

Pick up name tag; Refreshment
[CIMS, Room 2230/2240] (Building 78)

9:45 – 10:00

Welcome
Dr. Patricia Sorce, Administrative Chair, School of Print Media

10:00 – 11:00

The Gravure Industry Seeks College Graduates
Mr. Robert Strahan
Broad Member, Gravure Educational Foundation
President, The Source Alliance

11:00 – 12:00

Milestone Events In Color Reproduction and Their Impact on Gravure Printing Process (4.7 MB PDF)
Professor Emeritus Gary Field
California Polytechnic State University

12:00– 1:00

Luncheon
[CIMS, Room 2210/2200]

Remarks
Dean Joan Stone, College of Imaging Arts and Sciences

GEF and Its Educational Mission(196 KB PDF)
Mr. Rod Sosa
President, Gravure Educational Foundation
Project Manager, Armstrong World Industries

Door prize drawing
1 GB USB drive and a CD case -- You must be able to answer a
gravure-related or SPM-related question in order to win.

1:00 – 2:00

Technology Standards, Color Management, and Their Impact in the Gravure Printing Industry (3.4MB PDF)
Mr. Elie Khoury
President, Alwan Color Expertise

2:00 – 3:00

A Hard Look at the ‘Real World?Technology of Gravure Doctoring (13.9 MB PDF)
Mr. Tom Allison
President, Allison Systems

3:00 – 4:30

Networking among Students, RIT Co-op Office, and Employers (64 KB PDF)
Moderated by Mr. Mike Green, Broad Member, Gravure Educational Foundation, Vice President, Flint Ink
Panelists include Ms. Shauna Newcomb, RIT Co-op Office, and all speakers of the day

4:30 – 4:45

Door prize drawing; Adjournment
1 GB USB drive and a CD case -- You must be able to answer a
gravure-related or SPM-related question in order to win.