2009 Lyra Imaging Symposium Examines "Collaboration, Customization and Innovation in the 'New' Imaging Industry" -- Ron Potesky, Vice President of Channel Marketing and Corporate Communications, Ricoh Americas Corporation, to Provide Keynote Address
Lyra Research will be holding its 2009 Lyra Imaging Symposium on January 26-28, 2009 at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. The 12th annual Symposium's varied presentations and panel discussions will examine the event's official theme, "Collaboration, Customization, and Innovation in the 'New' Imaging Industry." In addition, Lyra is excited to announce Ron Potesky, vice president of channel marketing and corporate communications for Ricoh Americas Corporation, as the 2009 event keynote speaker.
Newton, MA (PRWEB) November 14, 2008 -- Lyra Research, the digital imaging authority (www.lyra.com), will be holding its 2009 Lyra Imaging Symposium on January 26-28, 2009 at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. The 12th annual Symposium's varied presentations and panel discussions will examine the event's official theme, "Collaboration, Customization, and Innovation in the 'New' Imaging Industry."
Symposium Event Keynote
Lyra is excited to announce Ron Potesky, vice president of channel marketing and corporate communications for Ricoh Americas Corporation, as the 2009 event keynote speaker. In addition, Eric Armour, vice president of corporate strategy for Xerox Corporation, will deliver the office keynote. The Symposium's lineup of featured speakers also includes Edward Crowley, CEO and founding partner of Photizo Group; Paul Preo, director of workgroup and cut-sheet solutions at InfoPrint Solutions Company; and Allen Westerfield, president, Imaging Supplies Coalition; and EFI Rastek.
Symposium Agenda Highlights
Charles LeCompte, president and founder of Lyra Research, commented on the theme of the 12th annual Lyra Imaging Symposium. "This year's Symposium will provide perspective on the dynamic 'new' imaging industry--an industry where vendors are looking to create more partnerships and have become more service and solution-oriented, and one in which significant technology breakthroughs are on the horizon."
While delivering invaluable industry information enabling companies to make strategic business decisions, the 12th annual Lyra Imaging Symposium also offers an unmatched opportunity to meet and network with industry colleagues. The 2009 Symposium's comprehensive agenda features two full days of informative presentations. Highlights of the 2009 Lyra Imaging Symposium agenda include the following:
Vendor Scorecard: Part 1, Copier/MFP Companies, and Part 2, Printer Companies
Join Ann Priede, Lyra's vice president of publications, and Charles LeCompte, Lyra's president and founder, for a closer look at the revenue and earnings for copier/MFP companies, including Canon, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita, Océ, Ricoh, Sharp, Toshiba, and Xerox, as well as printer companies, including Brother, Dell, Epson, HP, Kodak, Lexmark, Oki, and Samsung. In addition, they will discuss "who is doing what," with product launches, technology, and marketing programs, and they will provide Lyra's view on which companies are making the grade.
Office and Enterprise Printing
The U.S. and global economies continue to struggle, and the analysts' presentations for this segment of the Symposium will discuss the economy's impact on some of the broad trends in the office. The trends that will be discussed include the shift toward color, multifunctionality, and A4-size devices, as well as how the economy has affected small to midsize business printing purchases and purchasing habits. The analysts will also deliver forecasts and analysis regarding enterprise printing and copying, including a discussion on the shifting share of MFP installations and the transition of printing in color, with real-world office printing data. An in-depth look at the how the toner cartridge lifecycle has evolved, including insight on toner cartridge purchasers, and environmental initiatives and recycling efforts that are underway, as well as information on the impact of this evolution on the empties stream and aftermarket companies will be provided.
Managed Print Services
Steve Reynolds, senior analyst at Lyra, and Edward Crowley, CEO and founding partner of the Photizo Group, will join together to examine the role of managed print services (MPS) in the digital imaging industry and discuss why MPS is resonating with customers more than ever before and whether the MPS trend has staying power potential.
Wide-Format Printing
Wide-format printing is a market in transition in the digital imaging industry. David Rocheleau, vice president of Lyra's consulting group, will talk about the graduation of wide-format printing from low-volume niche printing to high-volume production printing, how the wide-format market is expanding as technology delivers, and what the key technology drivers are. This section of the agenda will be highlighted with a presentation from EFI Rastek.
Digital Imaging and the Environment
Promoting environmental friendliness is a top priority for today's imaging vendors as they try to capture consumer mind share and purchasing dollars. In his presentation, "Green Is the Theme for Imaging Vendors," Lyra's President and Founder, Charles LeCompte, will briefly compare and contrast the industry's performance regarding environmental sustainability issues, including recycling of machines and cartridges, machine energy consumption, and the carbon footprint being left behind. This environmental overview will be followed by a lively panel discussion of this weighty topic.
Global and Financial Spotlights
Unparalleled presentations describe business drivers, events, and trends in rapidly changing global markets. Presentations will specifically discuss China (The Chinese Market Heats Up: Key Hardware and Supplies Trends) and Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, and Russia (Eastern Europe and Beyond: Emerging from Behind the Curtain). A Wall Street Watch panel, featuring financial analysts from the industry's top firms, will also debate the digital imaging industry's business performance.
Consumer Imaging and Digital Photography
This segment of the Symposium agenda focuses on how the consumer imaging and digital photography market segments have continued to evolve and adjust to the challenges and opportunities that have arisen over the last year. In particular, the counterfeiting problem in the imaging supplies industry; the challenges facing the desktop ink jet market, including the creative and collaborative solutions being implemented; and the opportunities in ink jet market segments (photo printing, office printing, emerging markets, retail photo printing, and commercial printing) will be discussed. Lyra also will present a comprehensive look at the evolution of the digital photography market, including demographics, locations and technologies. The presentation will cover the printing habits of young adults, the shift from home to online printing, the transition from wet to dry labs in retail, and the impact of camera phones, video capture, and HDTV.
Be sure to visit www.lyra.com/symposium for updated agenda details as well as registration, hotel, and travel information.
Industry Leaders Sign On as Event Sponsors
Lyra is pleased to announce that Global Graphics and Konica Minolta have signed on as platinum event sponsors, and Xerox has signed on as a gold sponsor. Additional frontrunner sponsors include Mohawk Fine Papers, PageMark Technology, QualityLogic, WeSoft, and Zoran Corporation. The sponsorship opportunities for the Lyra Imaging Symposium offer unmatched visibility, allowing businesses to deliver their messages to a select group of imaging-industry decision makers. With Lyra's lauded conference format, exclusive meeting rooms, and a new demonstration room, the environment is perfect for networking. Numerous sponsorship options are available for every budget to ensure satisfaction and maximum return on investment. To add your company to the list of leading organizations already sponsoring this premier event, download the sponsorship prospectus (PDF) at http://lyra6.lyra.com/unitymailimages/pressroom/2009SymposiumSponsorProspectusFINAL.pdf, or call Sandy Tobin at 617-454-2612. For additional event details, visit http://www.lyra.com/symposium.
How to Register
The Symposium will take place from 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2009, to 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2009. The standard registration fee is $1,745. Attractive group rate incentives are available. To register, call Sandy Tobin at 617-454-2612, or visit http://www.lyra.com/symposium for secure online registration.
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