Who’ll Fill Your Shoes? —Michelson

Our industry is taking notice. At Graph Expo, more than 100 people attended an Education Summit hosted by the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF). Some of the ideas noted by various speakers for improving printing’s image and attracting more young, skilled professionals: Reach Generation Y in places they congregate (including social networking sites and the Second Life online virtual world); use association lobbyists to change the U.S. Department of Labor’s outdated descriptions and classifications of the industry’s segments; convince more companies about the value of contributing scholarship money; and work with local economic development leaders to spend technology-earmarked money to aid print education.