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InfoTrends’ “Digital Imaging ’03” Conference to Highlight Worldwide Digital Photography Trends, Photo Printing, and Mobile Imaging

(Weymouth, MA) August, 27 2003... InfoTrends Research Group, Inc. has announced over 25 session topics for its annual international conference Digital Imaging Driving Mass Market Adoption of New Technologies. This two-day conference will take place on October 8-9, 2003 at the Doubletree Hotel inSan Jose California. Attendees will include executives from leading imaging hardware, software, Internet, and technology companies, as well as large retailers, distributors, investors, and press members. Sessions will include market outlook presentations by InfoTrends analysts.

Day one opens with new end user-data on digital photography printing trends and digital camera usage. Following an interactive keynote panel, the conference moves quickly into the evolution of digital photography worldwide, with special emphasis on the markets in China. The afternoon program features tracks on home printing, online photofinishing, and retail photofinishing.Three retailers, including New York City's largest drugstore chain, the U.K.'s largest photo retailer, and the USA's largest mass merchant, will address the opportunities and challenges of providing digital photofinishing solutions.

Day two kicks off with three hours of sessions dedicated to the booming wireless imaging market.  Market demand for camera phones, technology trends, camera capabilities, and other critical business issues will be addressed.  The day is rounded out with discussions on image archiving, image display, image management, and the ever-present issue of industry responsibility for preserving consumer memories. 

“Digital Imaging ’03 will provide a forum for leading industry executives to confront the changing realities of this market and to discuss future directions and prospects for growth,” says Kristy Holch, Group Director of InfoTrends Research Group.  “What’s particularly interesting about this conference is the dialogue surrounding long-term preservation of images.  It’s our hope that attendees will focus as an industry on ensuring that novice digital camera users can access their prints and images over time. Nearly a half-day of the conference is devoted to this topic and similar issues.”

Sponsors and Exhibitors
Sponsors and exhibitors will be on hand to discuss market trends with attendees. They will exhibit and demonstrate various new product and service solutions during the breakfasts, lunches, refreshment breaks, and an evening cocktail reception. 

Sponsors and exhibitors to date include:

• Sony
• National Semiconductor
• Fujifilm
• Pacific Image Electronics
• Silverwire

Association and Publication Co-Sponsors Include:

• The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
• Digital Output Magazine
• The International Imaging Industry Association (I3A)
• Photo Trade News (PTN)