The International Metal Decorators Association annual conference was May 20 at the Holiday Inn, Willowbrook, Illinois.

View conference photos here.

The 2004 quailty award winners where announced at the conference, click here to view.

Click here to view the 2004 sponsors.

Highlights of the IMDA agenda include:

GENERAL SESSION
Tim Burns, Industry Analyst
Packaging Industry Outlook & Review
Creating Sustainable Value: Techniques and Case Studies
www.cranialcapital.com
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Al Walker, Motivational Humorist
Gateway to Excellence - the Competitive Edge
www.alwalker.com
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Dr. Aaron Brody, President and CEO, Packaging/Brody, Inc.
A Vision of Food Packaging in Metal Cans
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TWO-PIECE BREAKOUT SESSION
Delfin Gibert, President, Exal Corporation
The New Paradigm in Two-Piece Can Manufacturing
Exal is breaking new frontiers in can manufacturing, which you can read about in the February issue of The Canmaker; come hear directly from Exal's president!!!
www.exal.com


Michael Riordan, Program Chair, Graphic Media/Communications, Rochester Institute of Technology
Trends in Current Print Technologies
Metal decoration is a very small part of the printing world. What is happening with overall print technology today? Professor Riordan will expand upon this subject.
www.rit.edu
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Steve Miller, Packaging Analyst, Creo
The State-of-the-art in Imaging Technology
What are the latest technologies in the world of prepress? Creo is a world leader and Steve Miller will bring us up to date.
www.creo.com
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Carl Carlson, Advanced Electron Beams
Electron Beam Powered Product and Process Improvement Opportunities in Two-piece Can Metal Decoration
(Carl will also be speaking during the Three-piece breakout session)
Is electron beam curing just around the proverbial corner? AEB's Carl Carlson explores.
www.advancedelectronbeams.com
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THREE-PIECE BREAKOUT SESSION
Tom Gilbertson, Enercon Corona
Make Your Job Easier - Understanding the Basics of Surface Treatments
How can surface tension can be controlled for better adhesion of coating to metal, or ink to coating? Tom will show you how.
www.enerconind.com
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Wade Klos, MEGTEC Systems
Air Pollution Control and MACT Standards
http://www.megtec.com
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David Jones, Corus
Steel Innovations and End Technology
How is the end technology changing and how will this and other steel related issues effect my business? David comes all the way from England to bring us up to date.
www.corusgroup.com
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Carl Carlson, Advanced Electron Beams
Electron Beam Powered Product and Process Improvement Opportunities in Three-piece and Sheet-fed Metal Decoration
Is electron beam curing just around the proverbial corner? AEB's Carl Carlson explores.
(Carl will also be speaking during the Two-piece breakout session)
www.advancedelectronbeams.com
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