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s pE A K Er B Io G r A pH I Es American Publishing Co. She oversees daily operations and digital workflow for all printed collateral materials, magazines, directories and custom publishing projects, manages the production and electronic prepress department, and handles all print buying for the company. She has 21 years of experience in the graphic arts industry. JANE CHEro is VP of Production at North Cournoyer has been paramount in transitioning the plant into a leading facility with advanced book printing technology in terms of print, production and capacity. The Metrolitho printing facility specializes in digital printing, short-run, perfect-bound, hardcover, spiral-bound book production. DAvID DAvIS has more than 20 years experience in the print- ToBY CoBrIN has been involved in the electronic document industry for more than 25 years. Her roles have included technical and marketing positions in a leading document service bureau, technology advisor to the trade association Xplor International, and research analyst for INTERQUEST. Over the past five years she has worked on numerous INTERQUEST studies. Cobrin has spoken at numerous industry conferences and has contributed articles to leading industry trade journals. and Regulatory Policy for Magazine Publishers of America (MPA). Cohen joined the MPA Washington office in January 1995 as Director of Economic and Legislative Analysis. Reporting directly to the Executive VP, she is responsible for MPA policy regarding postal rate issues, state and local government actions, taxation of magazines, environmental matters and consumer protection, including privacy and marketing practices. Cohen plays a key role in MPA’s ongoing efforts to keep postal rates for magazines as low as possible. She has been a major witness for the MPA before the Postal Regulatory Commission, industry leader of a joint industry-USPS study that investigated magazine postal operations, an active participant in numerous postal workgroups, and a regular speaker on postal challenges facing magazines. Technology at Time Inc. Interactive. Colie is responsible for addressing strategic Internet technology issues as well as overseeing day-to-day operation of the technologists supporting Time Inc.’s Web sites, most notably People.com, EW.com, Time.com, InStyle.com, ThisOldHouse.com and Golf.com. Prior to joining Time Inc., Colie was at Ziff Davis, where he was VP and Chief Technology Officer of the company’s 50-plus Internet properties, including PCMag.com, eWeek.com, ExtremeTech.com, and DigitalLifeTV.com. During his tenure at Ziff Davis, Colie oversaw the development of a new content management platform, the rollout of extensive video programming, and the launch of more than 30 Web sites. Corp., where he is responsible for developing and implementing the strategies for growing the digital print business with book publishers and book printers worldwide. Conley went to work for Xerox in October 2004 after spending 27 years with RR Donnelley in its book-printing business. While at Donnelley, he held executive positions in sales, manufacturing, marketing, digital print and new product development. ing and publishing industry, where he has held both technical and managerial positions in newspaper, book production and corporate publishing. He has extensive experience in implementing and managing digital production printing and publishing systems. He has authored numerous industry reports related to digital production printing. Davis has spoken at many industry events and is a regular contributor to a number of trade publications. book industry, specializing in its technology issues. She has worked at Doubleday, Muze, Barnes & Noble.com, SirsiDynix, and as an independent consultant whose clients have included BISG, Ingram Library Services, Audible, IBS/Bookmaster North America, McGraw-Hill Higher Education and LibreDigital. lAurA DAWSoN is a 20-year veteran of the rITA CoHEN is Senior Vice President, Legislative MICHAEl DEFAzIo is currently VP of Paper Purchasing and Production Planning for Random House. He began as an Inventory Analyst for Bantam Doubleday Dell in 1994 and has held a number of positions over 13+ years including Inventory Manager, Project Manager, Director of Children’s Inventory and VP of Inventory Operations. Development for Economist.com. Diorio is responsible for a number of high-engagement products: The Economist Debate series, MBA Fair, Growing Business Link, Global Career Forum with the Financial Times and Energyville, a game developed by Chevron and The Economist Group. Prior to joining The Economist, he worked for The Public Theater in N.Y. under Joesph Papp and George C. Wolfe. a database consultancy located in N.Y. and as Associate Professor at NYU in the Direct and Interactive Marketing Master’s Degree program teaching several data and Web mining classes. Prior to this, he worked for The Readers Digest Association for 11 years. Drake is also a published author of the book “Optimal Database Marketing” written for the direct marketer wishing to better understand database marketing practices. database marketing consultancy located in N.Y. in 1997 following more than 13 years in various customer and information management roles. Prior to this, she was employed by The Readers Digest Association as Director of Customer Database and List Management. Drake is also an Associate Professor at NYU in the Direct and Interactive Master’s Degree program teaching data analytics, including test design and analysis. roN DIorIo is VP, Product and Community AIDEN ColIE is Senior Vice President, Web PErrY DrAKE is currently VP of Drake Direct, JoHN CoNlEY is the VP of publishing at Xerox rHoNDA DrAKE founded Drake Direct, a MArTIN CourNoYEr is responsible for the Metrolitho printing facility and over 150 employees. Working in the industry for over 20 years, Cournoyer has an extensive background in the areas of publishing and print production. Leading the plant’s expansion, | | http://Economist.com http://ThisOldHouse.com http://Golf.com http://eWeek.com http://ExtremeTech.com http://PCMag.com http://DigitalLifeTV.com

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Publishing Business Conference & Expo Daily Highlights Welcome Letter Show Contacts Sponsors Supporting Organizations Conference Floor Plan Conference At-A-Glance Monday Conference Program IDEAlliance’s Virtual Proofing Summit Tuesday Conference Program Digital Magazine Symposium INTERQUEST’s Digital Book Printing Forum Wednesday Conference Program Exhibitor Quick List (Alphabetically) Exhibitor Quick List (By Booth #) Exhibitor Floor Plan Exhibitor Profiles Speakers’ Biographies Save the Date for 2009 Exhibitor Products & Services

2008 Show Guide - Publishing Business Conference & Expo

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