"Making A Future with Color Management" Themed Program Set to Deliver Latest Strategies and Solutions for Accurate, Effective Color Communication 

Reston, VA – Designers and printers seeking the latest solutions for producing consistent color results across the print production process, need look no further than the NPES-ICC Color Management Conference coming March 17, 2016 to the PoliMedia School in Jakarta, Indonesia. The full day conference will be held in conjunction with NPES's inaugural member trade mission to Indonesia, which will provide an in-country opportunity to promote U.S. technologies and companies.

Produced by NPES The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies, USA; the International Color Consortium (ICC); Indonesia Print Media Association (PPGI); and, supported by the PoliMedia School and the International Trade Administration (ITA), the event will bring together nearly 200 print leaders from throughout Indonesia.

Designed for end-users, the full day conference, themed "Making a Future with Color Management," will inform participants about the effective use of color management with the latest updates on effective solutions to correct color inconsistency and color communication problems. Designers and printers will learn new results-driven strategies and tactics, gain the latest "best practices," plus, learn ways to innovatively, effectively and profitably respond to evolving market changes, and adapt to emerging future markets.

The NPES-ICC Color Management Conference is a must-attend event for graphic designers, publishers, art directors, packaging buyers, prepress managers, press supervisors, production managers, quality control managers, digital photographers, as well as those from any company or industry where achieving accurate and consistent color is critical.

Among the renowned industry-leading color experts invited to share the latest ICC color management trends and applications are: William Li, ICC Co-Chair and Color Technology Manager, Kodak; Marco Boer, Vice President, IT Strategies; Steve Smiley, President, Smiley Color & Associates Global Brand Solutions; Elie Khoury, President, Alwan Color Expertise; Phil Green, Professor, Colour and Visual Computing Laboratory, Gjøvik University College; and, Juergen Seitz, Senior Technical Advisor, GMG.

"Indonesia is an important new market and with NPES's established track record with international conferences the time is right to establish a presence in that country. There is no better way to introduce our members to the Indonesian market, and for Indonesian printers to learn what great product and resources exist within our membership," said Ralph Nappi, President, NPES. He continued, "We are pleased to have the support of the International Color Consortium (ICC), the International Trade Administration (ITA), a bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce, and most importantly PPGI, which represents the premier association of printing industry professionals."

For more information about the NPES-ICC Color Management Conference coming to Indonesia, in the U.S. contact Pernilla Jonsson, NPES Assistant Director, International Trade Programs, at phone: 703/264-7200 or e-mail: [email protected]. In Indonesia, contact Chris Prawirokusumo, Vice Chairman, Organizing Committee, at e-mail: [email protected].