San Francisco, December 10, 2001—The Printing Industries of Northern California and the California Design and Media Association have announced that their 2nd Annual Print Buyers Conference, Mardi Gras Madness, is set for February 26, at the San Francisco Marriott. The 2001 event was so successful that the program has been expanded with additional seminars and more tabletop exhibitors. Last year 650 people attended the conference. This year, because of the enhanced program, PINC expects well over 700 participants. People from all parts of the graphic arts community will have an opportunity to attend excellent seminars that get underway at 12:45 p.m. and go through the afternoon until 5:15 p.m. After that, they can join in the fun at an evening reception with over 50 tabletop exhibits of paper mills, paper merchants, ink companies, printers, finishing companies, and other suppliers. Afternoon seminars include: Keys to Successful Print Buying – Panel Discussion - How to Select a Printer Featuring Dick Gorelick, Gorelick & Associates - From Dot-Com to Dot-Bomb: the State of Online Print Procurement Featuring Hal Hinderliter, Hinderliter Consulting & Creative Services - Most Common Disputes with Printers–And How to Prevent Them Featuring Dick Gorelick, Gorelick & Associates - Communicating with Color–Hot Color Trends Featuring Leatrice Eiseman, Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training - The Effective Plant Tour Featuring Dick Gorelick, Gorelick & Associates Invitations will be mailed to the local graphic arts community in early January. For up to the minute details or to register, check PINC’s website (www.pinc.org). A single seminar is $25, two for $40, and any three for $60. Any seminar includes the evening reception and tabletop exhibits. Tabletop exhibits only, $10. Exhibitors as of November 27, 2001 are: AdMail Express Alonzo Printing American Litho Apex Die Appleton Coated Arjo Wiggins Fine Paper Bacchus Press Beckett Boise Cascade California Design & Media Association ColorGraphics Commerce Printing Services Curtis Fine Paper Digitec Dome Printing Domtar Communications Paper Finch Paper Fox River Paper Frasher Paper French Paper Fruitridge Printing Global Interprint Golden West Envelope Hatcher Press International Paper J C Paper J P Digital Imaging Kodak Polychrome Graphics K/P Corporation Lemos Bindery Lithocraft Lithographix Mactac Mead Corporation Mohawk Paper Company Monadnock Paper Mills Nationwide Papers Neenah Paper Paris Printing Potlatch Premier Mounting & Die Cutting Prepress Assembly R G Creations Sappi Fine Papers Spicers Paper StoraEnso Strathmore Unisource Via Paper Waller Wausau Western Printing Ink xpedx