Idealliance Digest—April 2021
What’s happening at Idealliance
Upcoming Gamut Livestream, spotlight on Idealliance Mexico, many upcoming opportunities to attend a G7® Expert Virtual Open House in several languages, online training and certification to become a G7 Expert, and more.
Update from the Executive Director—April 2021
Global Standards Update
Idealliance continues to deliver leading standards to align the supply chain. Updates include PQX® and PRX, G7® as part of ISO 12647-2, and PrintWide® and ECG (7-color process) initiatives. More to come through 2021!
Upcoming and Recent Free Events
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G7 Expert Virtual Open House—Upcoming Events
Attend the wildly popular G7 Expert Virtual Open House to get your questions about G7 answered by a G7 Expert who is in the field every day. Learn more about the various Idealliance Certified G7 Expert Trainers who teach the G7 Expert Certification Course, and understand the next steps to take in order for you to become a Certified G7 Expert.
Why Attend a G7 Expert Virtual Open House? | Gamut Livestream
Mariana Sierra, Managing Director for Idealliance Mexico, Kelsey Fields, Idealliance’s Program Manager, and Mike Grady, Idealliance’s Vice President of Global Partnerships, speak about the G7 Expert Virtual Open Houses, which are free to attend.
Women in Print | Gamut Livestream
Kelsey Fields, Idealliance’s Program Manager, speaks with two women at different points in their career to learn what they’re doing to advance the industry and how their participation with Idealliance has supported them in doing so.
SPONSORSHIPS
If you’d like to sponsor a GAMUT event, please reach out to Sponsorship Manager Kelsey Fields at kfields@idealliance.org.
Industry News
- RICOH Pro VC70000 becomes the first continuous feed inkjet press to achieve Idealliance® Digital Press Certification
- Dave Leskusky Named President of PRINTING United Alliance
- Leading Industry Organizations Discuss Value of PRINTING United Alliance Partnerships
- Knowledge Base: Color is a One-Way Street
- Polaris Direct has Obtained G7 Master Status for Digital Color Management
Idealliance News
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PRINTING United Alliance Announce G7+
G7+ introduces advanced calibration and verification algorithms for new technologies, preserving the familiar features and overall appearance as legacy G7
A Guide To Spectrophotometers for Measuring and Verifying Color
While the concept of color relates to our sense of sight, it usually isn’t perceived accurately with our eyes alone. To help us overcome the limitations of our naked eye, we rely on spectrophotometers for measuring color in the print industry.
Print Properties Committee
The Idealliance Print Properties Committee (PPC) is a diverse working group of leading color scientists and developers, manufacturers, printer service providers and end users that define color standards and workflows for print & packaging media. Idealliance members are welcome to join.
Mark Bohan: Why Do I Participate in the Print Properties Committee (PPC)
Participation ensures that you are future proofing your operations and can leverage the best practices in technology.
International Affiliate Spotlight—Mexico
Mariana Sierra is the Managing Director for Idealliance Mexico. She supports the print and packaging supply chain throughout Latin America as global print quality programs continue to be implemented throughout the region. Idealliance México is proud to welcome and collaborate with Azael De La Cruz, a Spanish-speaking G7® Expert Trainer, to directly support training, certification and implementation of the Idealliance G7® methodology within Spanish-speaking markets.
- The next G7 Expert Virtual Open Houses in Spanish are April 19 and May 6. Register Now »
- The next G7 Expert training opportunity in Spanish is May 26-28. Register Now »
International Affiliate Spotlight — Mexico
Mariana Sierra supports the print and packaging supply chain throughout Latin America as global print quality programs continue to be implemented throughout the region.
Upcoming G7® Training
G7 is the industry-leading standard for near-neutral and visual uniformity across all print technology. Become a certified G7 Expert to support your supply chain.
- Idealliance GBA China (Live, Online, Mandarin/Cantonese)
April 27-30
Led by G7 Expert Trainer Mr. Wilson Chung
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Last day to register is April 23 - Idealliance (Live, Online, English)
May 24-28
Led by G7 Expert Trainer Ron Ellis
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Last day to register is May 19 - Idealliance Mexico (Live, Online, Spanish)
May 26-28
Led by G7 Expert Trainer Azael De La Cruz
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Last day to register is May 21 - Presented in Partnership with Fujifilm (Live, Online, Spanish)
June 21-25
Led by G7 Expert Trainer Mike Whelpley
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Last day to register is June 16
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A G7 EXPERT?
Contact Jordan Gorski, Executive Director, to explore G7 training & implementing G7 into your print production for visual consistency and optimized color print production. jgorski@idealliance.org | 703.837.1096