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For the ''Innovate, Integrate, Communicate'' themed PRINT 13, demonstrating print driven multi-channel communications for the show's audience of 12 key market segments-from attendee and exhibitors, to the social media outreach-every aspect of the show has been crafted to stimulate 24/7 networking between industry experts and peers, and to facilitate connections among buyers and vendors to find the solutions that are just right for them.

The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) has announced the award recipient of "Positively Print," a print advocacy program designed to promote the power of print in today's media mix. The 2012 awardee, PrintCity's "PRINT! Seen! Lean and Green," was recognized following the EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference on October 6, the eve of GRAPH EXPO 2012, the year's largest graphic communications exhibition and conference in the Americas.

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Reinforcing its position as the industry's largest and most innovative graphic communications tradeshow for the Americas, GRAPH EXPO 2012, overcame economic and industry uncertainty by welcoming increased attendance over the 2011 event. Among the total 21,022 participants, which included exhibitors and attendees, 13,694 actual verified attendee/buyers-up 2% from 2011-came to the show with a high level of purchasing power to examine, compare and purchase the latest technologies.

Graphic communications professionals from every key market segment will gather this week in Chicago's McCormick Place for GRAPH EXPO 2012, the industry's largest and most comprehensive annual exhibition and conference in the Americas.

The Prinergy prepress workflow system, developed by Creo and Heidelberg and now a product of Eastman Kodak, has been selected to receive the first-ever MUST SEE ‘EMS “Legacy Award” recognizing a technology that has had a lasting impact on the entire graphic communications industry. It was selected from among all of the winners since the inaugural MUST SEE ‘EMS recognition program in 1999.

The top new technology products in each of the GRAPH EXPO 2012 MUST SEE ‘EMS categories were revealed at the close of the popular annual EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference that precedes the opening of the show each year. These “Best of Category” winners were selected from the pool of winning entries in the MUST SEE ‘EMS competition judged by a panel of industry experts, journalists, and consultants who based their choices on the impact they believe these new technologies will have on the industry.

In-plant professionals from education, corporate, and government printing operations will now have a dedicated multi-function "oasis" of their own on the show floor at GRAPH EXPO 2012, coming October 7-10, to Chicago's McCormick Place. Sponsored by the In-Plant Printing & Mailing Association (IPMA), the new networking hub will be located in booth #3461 and will offer attendees a wide selection of in-plant-specific education, networking, and relaxation opportunities.

The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) has announced a new blended focus for the 17th annual EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK, the popular pre-show trends conference that takes place on the eve of GRAPH EXPO scheduled for Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Chicago's McCormick Place South. GRAPH EXPO, spanning the realm of print, online and mobile, and the Americas' largest graphic communications exhibition and educational conference, opens the following day and will run October 7 - 10, 2012, in McCormick Place South.

Attendees at GRAPH EXPO 2012, slated for October 7-10 in Chicago's McCormick Place, will find several new and exciting features on the show floor that demonstrate this year's "Print Integrated" theme.

GRAPH EXPO is offering a behind the scenes look at the MUST SEE ‘EMS technology winners that will be on the show floor this year. Sponsored by EFI and GRAPH EXPO, with presenter Hal Hinderliter, coordinator for the MUST SEE ‘EMS program, the free live webinar will be aired September 18, 2012 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight time. Registration information is available at: www.graphexpo.com/MSEwebinar.aspx.

Graphic communications professionals can now tune in, turn on, and preview the latest information about GRAPH EXPO 2012 and discover related industry topics at The GASC Channel (www.gasc.org). This brand-new online resource by the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) is a go-to site for coverage of GRAPH EXPO 2012, coming October 7-10 to Chicago's McCormick Place, and other GASC events with a mix of related graphic communications information, education and discussions.

With the early announcement of this year's top technology winners, GRAPH EXPO 2012 attendees will be able for the first time to plan their MUST SEE 'EMS booth visits in advance of the show. They also will be able to take advantage of a new MUST SEE 'EMS pre-show webinar for more in-depth discussions of the winning technologies and the reasons they were chosen.

The annual MUST SEE 'EMS recognition awards are always a GRAPH EXPO highlight, and for 2012 the program will introduce two new features -the "Best in Category" awards and first-ever "Legacy Award."

Print is an effective, efficient, and versatile part of today's media mix and awardees from among those printing industry companies and organizations that best promote the use of print in their advertising and promotional campaigns will be honored by the 2012 Positively Print awards program. The competition is intended to spotlight the wide variety of ways in which the effectiveness of print is being promoted in the industry.