WOA 50th ANNIVERSARY -- Sowing The Seeds

Soon after the first meeting, the association became affiliated with the Printing Industries of America.

Getting Technical

The association also realized the need for more information on technical issues, so one of the first orders of business was to develop the WOA's now-famous annual conference to improve both education and networking opportunities within the industry. As the group continued to meet each year, attendance grew and the heatset web printing industry continued to supplant letterpress.