PALM SPRINGS, CA–Three individuals and 14 companies were recognized for their outstanding service and contributions as retiring board members of the Digital Printing & Imaging Association (DPI) and sponsors of the Association’s Annual Conference, DPI '02. The recognition took place during the annual Awards Luncheon at DPI '02, the Association’s tenth Annual Conference & Exhibit, held here at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California, March 6-9, 2002. DPI’s outgoing board members include Treasurer Vern Rylander of Digital Graphic Consulting (Apple Valley, MN); Past Chairman of the Board John Otsuki of Photobition USA (Santa Clara, CA) and Rich Thompson of Ad Graphics Inc. (Pompano Beach, FL). DPI '02 Platinum Sponsors are Rexam Image Products (South Hadley, MA), 3M Commercial Graphics Division (St. Paul, MN), VUTEk Inc. (Meredith, NH) and Xerox Engineering Systems (Stamford, CT). DPI '02 Gold Sponsors are Digital Output Magazine (Ponte Verde Beach, FL), Hewlett-Packard Company (San Diego, CA), Modern Reprographics Magazine (Melville, NY) and The Big Picture Magazine (Cincinnati, OH). DPI '02 Silver Sponsors are FLEXcon (Spencer, MA), GBC Films Group (Addison, IL), Oce Display Graphics Systems (San Jose, CA), Sihl USA, Inc. (San Jose, CA), techexchange.com (Minnetonka, MN) and Vidar Systems Corporation (Herndon, VA). For more information, contact Association headquarters: 10015 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031-3489 USA. Telephone: 703-385-1339. Fax: 703-359-1336. E-mail: [email protected]. Internet: www.dpia.org.