INDUSTRY USER GROUPS -- For Users, Not Losers

HDIA also has an annual conference, called Directions. It features keynote sessions, user panels, Heidelberg workshops, management seminars, an equipment display and social networking events.

The next conference is set to take place October 8-11, in Chicago, at the tail end of Graph Expo & Converting Expo. Friedman says guided tours of Heidelberg's Graph Expo booth, as well as those of all the other HDIA sponsors, are planned. At the conclusion of Graph Expo, HDIA will kick off its own general session, followed by four concurrent, specialized seminar tracks for prepress, DI, Digimaster and NexPress users.