Drupa Draws 1,800 Exhibitors to Fill 19 Exhibit Halls

Visitors to drupa 2008, print media trade fair, can look forward to first-class ancillary programs and support resources. Seminars, workshops, talks, individual tours of the trade fair as well as special presentations such as the "drupa innovation parc presented by HP" and "drupacube" add up to unparalleled knowledge transfer for international experts. drupa 2008 runs from May 29 through June 11 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and features targeted modular programs. The "drupa innovation parc presented by HP" in Hall 7.0 will be the hotspot for new software technologies which open the door to online interfaces and production opportunities for the printing industry. The Compass Sessions are two-hour intensive workshops (see www.compass-sessions.de) staged daily on topics regarding technology and new lines of business in the printing industry.

The drupa 2008 service portal (at www.drupa.com) is the international print and paper industry's most important online platform offering users more than just facts and figures relating to the trade fair. A new tool making its debut in time for drupa 2008 will be the "matchmaking" function bringing together supply and demand.

The complete range of news offerings is located under the "drupaWorld" section. In addition, users can sign up to receive the free newsletter customized according to subscribers' individual interests. "Specials" contains multimedia features that present information interactively. The "FlipBook" allows turning the virtual "pages" of the latest issue of the drupa report, while the "mediacenter" offers entertainment—from photos and podcasts to drupaTV. Manage your trip to drupa with the online "My Organizer" navigational aid and "My Catalog" compiling tool. For further information, phone: 312-781-5180; E-mail: info@mdna.com; or visit www.mdna.com.