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Article: Web Offset Association and the future
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- GATFWORLD
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- September 1, 2003
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The 52nd Annual Web Offset Association (WOA) conference will be in Chicago on April 18-21, 2004. Like everything else in this industry, the WOA is going through changes. The Association's long-time director, Tom Basore, has retired, and GATF/PIA Board of Directors has not decided on which of three cities will be its future location. Without a definite location, the job of director remains unfilled. Attendance has also fallen from 1,200 in 1999 to only 700 in 2003 despite a great lineup of speakers including George and Barbara Bush this past May. The economy certainly contributes to the falling attendance just as the economy has contributed to falling print market and prices. While the ...