By DPS Staff
thINK is an independent community of Canon Solutions America production print customers, solution partners, and print industry experts. For the second consecutive year, the organization held its user conference. Taking place in Boca Raton, FL from October 10 to 12, 2016 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, the event was deemed a success by show organizers.
The community’s mission is to assist businesses in achieving accelerated growth and productivity through a dynamic, collaborative community. thINK provides a forum to network with peers, share best practices, and learn from industry leaders and partners.
Inspiration Focused
The second thINK conference kicked off with a welcome from Mark DeBoer, president, thINK/director of customer experience, Darwill, as well as Dave Johannes, VP and 2016 conference chair, thINK; Victor Bohnert, executive director, thINK; Mal Baboyian, EVP, large format solutions/production print solutions, Canon Solutions America; Francis A. McMahon, SVP, marketing and sales operations, Canon Solutions America, and Eric Hawkinson, senior director, marketing, Canon Solutions America.
In his welcome note, DeBoer pointed out that the event’s theme—the Power of Community—represents the benefits of bringing its members and partners together.
Spanning three days, the conference featured four keynote speakers, including tennis player Chris Evert; inspirational speaker, Scott Burrows; Jonathan Margulies of the Winterberry Group, and David Humphreys, director of custom research for the Americas for The Economist Intelligence Unit PRIMIR.
Additionally, the event featured a Partner Pavilion hosting booths from thINK sponsors including Appvion, Arcis, BCC Software, Canon Solutions America, CMC, Crawford Technologies, Dalim Software, Domtar, EMT International, Finch Paper, Georgia Pacific, GEP, Glatfelter, GMC Software, International Paper, Ironsides Technology, Lindenmeyr Munroe, Mac Papers, MBO America, Midland Paper, Mitsubishi Imaging, Inc., Mondi, Muller Martini, Prinova, Rolland, Sefas, Spiral, Standard Finishing, Tecnau, Tharstern, Trekk, Ultimate Technographics, Verso, and Videk.
The event offered more than 30 education sessions, designed for all levels of inkjet experience. Over 60 speakers presented on topics including the role of inkjet in profitable print, optimizing workflow, and finding the right paper for a job.
As production inkjet technologies mature and adoption continues, thINK plans to help Canon Solutions America users succeed through education and networking. dps
Nov2016, DPS Magazine
