White Stone, VA, August 2001—The Research & Engineering Council of the Graphic Arts Industry has announced its schedule of seminars and breakfasts through 2002. The 2002 agenda continues the long Council tradition of bringing technological and management information to the printing and graphic arts industry. The formats of R&E Council seminars and breakfasts are designed to assist both operating personnel and management in dealing with the complex technologies and personnel issues which printers face in the new millennium. Editor: Please copy for your industry calendar. September 8, 2001. R&E Council Critical Trends Breakfast at PRINT 01. Chicago. October 11-12, 2001. R&E Council Executive Committee Meeting and Critical Trends Update. Pittsburgh. November 15-16, 2001. R&E Council 27th Annual Pressroom Conference. Chicago. February 4-5, 2002. R&E Council Executive Committee Meeting and Critical Trends Update. Orlando. April 30-May 1, 2002. R&E Council 44th Annual Binding, Finishing and Distribution Conference. Chicago. June 5-7, 2002. R&E Council 52nd Annual Critical Trends Conference. Providence. July (exact date and location to be announced). R&E Council/IDEAlliance Digital Smart Factory Conference. October 1-2, 2002. R&E Council Executive Committee Meeting and Critical Trends Update. Wisconsin. October 7, 2002. R&E Council Critical Trends Breakfast at GraphExpo 2002. Chicago. November 14-15, 2002. R&E Council 28th Annual Pressroom Conference. Chicago. R&E Council Executive Committee Meetings are open to members and nonmembers alike, and feature presentations of critical technologies of interest to printers, publishers and suppliers. For information about any forthcoming R&E Council event, call 804-436-9922, send an Email to [email protected], or point your browser to www.recouncil.org. The Research & Engineering Council of the Graphic Arts Industry is dedicated to the education of printing industry personnel in the latest technologies and productivity improvement methods. The Council conducts seminars at which publishers, printers, educators, consultants and suppliers meet to share information and learn about leading edge technologies affecting the graphic arts industry. At three annual seminars—Pressroom, Bindery, and Digital Smart Factory—the latest technologies are reviewed in the context of actual print production. The Council also holds technology breakfasts at key industry trade shows, and an annual meeting highlighting critical trends in the graphic arts industry. Information regarding membership and seminars is available from the Council at 804-436-9922, at [email protected], or at www.recouncil.org.