By: Jim Rosenberg Technology Group To Sponsor Toronto Symposium
Ifra, the international newspaper technology organization based in Darmstadt,
Germany, appointed industry veteran George Sinclair to promote its activities in
North America. Toronto-based Sinclair is responsible for supporting and
developing membership, as well as providing a global view on trends and
technology, consulting and training services, organizing events on relevant
topics, and promoting distribution of Ifra publications.
Along with the Canadian Newspaper Association, Sinclair is organizing a May 7-8
symposium on operations management and technology in Toronto. Geared to
operations, production, and technology executives, it will focus on print
quality and color management, (416) 923-3567.
Associated with publishing and news agencies for more than 25 years, Sinclair
helped develop image-management and archiving systems, serving on the
International Press Telecommunications Council Technical Committee. He was a
director of the Muirhead Group, a pioneer in flatbed scanning, direct-to-plate
imaging, page facsimile, and broadband communication.
Sinclair later worked for Crosfield, Hell Graphics, Atex, Monotype, Parascan,
the U.S. Defense Department, and, the multimedia content-licensing and e-
commerce businesses of Getty Images and Corbis Corp.
Jim Rosenberg (tech@editorandpublisher.com) is a senior editor covering newspaper technology for E&P.
Copyright 2001, Editor & Publisher.
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