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Fespa Digital 28 Feb to 2 March 2009 in Mumbai

January 27, 2009

In mid-December we spoke by telephone to Frazer Chesterman of Fespa when the Fespa Digital exhibition that was supposed to take place in December in Mumbai was postponed to the end of February and the first two days of March. The postponement was caused by the terror strike in Mumbai on the night of 26 November that went on till the morning of 29 November. Simultaneously, the Fespa World Expo Asia Pacific exhibition in Bangkok (from 28 to 30 November) suffered from the siege of Bangkok’s international airport by protesters. Chesterman said at the time, that Fespa Digital was hoping to book a few more exhibitors who couldn’t be accommodated earlier.

HP Scitex 1500 wide format printer at EIH Press in Manesar

The platinum partner for the exhibition is HP. With about a month and a half to go for the exhibition 59 exhibitors are shown on the Fespa website. Ten of the twenty international exhibitors listed are Chinese companies and another four are from Germany. Other exhibitors listed include Agfa Graphics, Apsom Infotex, EFI Vutek, Epson, Esko Artwork, Gandi Innovations and Repro Graphics India.

Fespa Digital Awards
The Fespa Digital print awards launched at FESPA Digital 2006 and supported by HP to recognize and reward best practices, creativity and the use of digital technology to deliver definable advantages to the client. The Awards are open to printers using any output device or consumables. For 2009, FESPA has consolidated the Award categories. The six categories in the 2009 competition are: Vehicles, Interiors, Exteriors, Packaging and Manufactured Goods, Textiles, and, Fine Art. Entry to the Awards is free of charge. The deadline for entries is Friday 30th January 2009. The judging will take place in February 2009. The category winners will attend a prize-giving ceremony in Amsterdam, where the overall Platinum Winner of the FESPA Digital Print Awards 2009 will be announced.