Six Complimentary Sessions Available to Event Attendees

Land O’Lakes, FL and Birmingham, UK—March 2, 2010—Xplor International announced that Xplor UK & Ireland, in conjunction with BAPC (British Association for Print & Communications), will host an educational conference track during Ipex 2010. Featuring a combination of industry experts, leading-edge users, analysts and vendors, the six sessions will provide a combination of information sharing, real-life experiences and solutions focused on the latest technologies, strategies and thought leadership for the digital document industry.

Two sessions will be held each morning and afternoon from Saturday, 22 May to Monday, 24 May at the Gallery Suite 1 beginning at 10.30 and 13.30. These educational sessions will feature a keynote speaker, end-users and an industry vendor who will challenge attendees on the latest hot topics including:

* New approaches to customer communications through social networking
* Future trends: discovering the value of augmented reality, QR matrix codes, digital migration
* TransPromo: the current state of affairs

This event is open to all attendees at Ipex 2010 on a complimentary basis. Pre-registration for the seminars will be available at http://www.xploruk.org.uk.

Nick Craig Waller, Ipex 2010 Marketing Director says: “We’re delighted to be working with Xplor at Ipex. Whilst Ipex 2010 remains this year’s international highlight to see innovations coming to commercial fruition, the show also offers an ideal place for visitors to learn how they can get the best out of technological investments.  The Xplor seminars provide just that – printers can gain valuable insight into how these latest technologies are used within the print supply chain, share their experiences with others and more crucially, identify important business opportunities which will help them to stay competitive and maintain a healthy bottom line.”

With less than 100 days to go until the NEC in Birmingham, UK, opens its doors for eight days from 18th May 2010 to visitors from around the world, Ipex 2010 has entered the final countdown stage. Over 650 stand holders are signed up, representing over 1,000 companies across more than 60,000 square meters of floor space. All major features and exhibitors have now been allocated space and the final floor plans showing the hall configuration is available from the Ipex website: http://www.ipex.org . From exhibition lists, company details, floor plans and news about all the features at Ipex, the Ipex website contains everything that visitors need to know to plan a successful trip to the event. In addition, visitors can pre-register free of charge at http://www.ipex.org/register and get information about travel and accommodation.

About Xplor International
Xplor International is a worldwide, not-for-profit professional association that consists of thousands of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify and deliver customized information using a wide variety of document technologies. The association provides educational products and programs for its members and the industry at large through conferences, meetings, the web and annual events. Xplor International has its worldwide headquarters in Lutz, Florida with affiliated offices around the world. Further information is available at http://www.xplor.org or by calling 1-800-ONXPLOR.

About Ipex 2010
Ipex is the largest English-speaking global technology event for print, publishing and media. Acquired by IIR Exhibitions in 2006 from its previous owner, industry association Picon, IIR Exhibitions also owns Total Print! Expo incorporating Digital Print World, Northprint and Ipex South Asia.

Ipex 2010 will take place from Tuesday 18th May to Tuesday 25th May 2010 at the NEC, Birmingham, UK. The new footprint for the show provides a logical layout for visitors by mirroring the whole print production workflow.

The new Ipex 2010 website http://www.ipex.org includes sales brochures, the exhibition layout, an exhibitor list as well as marketing and logistical information. It also has information and voting forms for the international Ipex 2010 ‘Champions Print’ Awards which were launched to acknowledge the huge contributions of those who have influenced and shaped the development of the printing industry.