Program Outline for the Annual Conference 2025 in Pardubice, Czech Republic
Dear iarigai Members, the conference organisers have compiled the program outline for the 51st International Research Conference of iarigai: “AI and Robotics Changing Graphic Arts” and the 56th Conference of the IC: “Steps towards New Initiatives in Print-Media Education, Technology and Economics” to take place on September 2–5, 2025 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Here is […] More...
Honorary Member J. Anthony Bristow Passed Away
In Memoriam Dr. J. Anthony Bristow The iarigai mourns the loss of Dr. J. Anthony Bristow. Anthony Bristow passed away on 7 June 2025. He was a highly committed supporter of iarigai for many years and was technical secretary and editor of five conference reports until 2000. He was elected an honorary member in 2005.A […] More...
Call for Papers for Annual Conference 2025
Dear iarigai Members, as announced earlier the 51st International Research Conference of iarigai: “AI and Robotics Changing Graphic Arts” and the 56th Conference of the IC: “Steps towards New Initiatives in Print-Media Education, Technology and Economics” take place on September 2–5, 2025 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Now the Call for Papers has been released. It […] More...
Invitation for Annual Conference 2025 in Pardubice, Czech Republic
Dear iarigai Members, It is our pleasure to announce the 51st International Research Conference of iarigai: “AI and Robotics Changing Graphic Arts” and the 56th Conference of the IC: “Steps towards New Initiatives in Print-Media Education, Technology and Economics” to take place on September 2–5, 2025 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The official invitation can be […] More...
Annual Conference 2025 in Pardubice, Czech Republic Announced
Dear iarigai Members, It is our pleasure to announce the 51st International Research Conference of iarigai, hosted by the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic, collocated with IC conference, to take place on 2 – 5 September 2025. The preliminary program and information can be soon found here. We are looking forward to seeing you in […] More...
50th Jubilee Conference 2024 in Zurich concluded
Exciting 50th Jubilee International Research Conference of iarigai concluded! The conference was hosted by Inspire AG, Zurich, Switzerland, collocated with the IC conference, and took place on September 8 – 11, 2024. The official website can be found here: https://iarigai2024.inspire.ch/ The iarigai best paper award was won by Patrick Gane from Aalto university with his […] More...
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Faigle (1953–2024 †)
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Faigle deceased The iarigai mourns the loss of Professor Dr. Wolfgang Faigle from the Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien). Wolfgang Faigle passed away a few days ago, a death that came as a great surprise to everyone. He was a long-term supporter and active member of the Scientific Advisory Board of […] More...
IARIGAI-IC Event “Bridging Industry with Research and Education” on DRUPA 2024
Dear iarigai Members, the networking event “Bridging Industry with Research and Education” took place during DRUPA 2024, organized together with the IC (International Circle). On Thursday 30 May 2024, 11:30-15:30 at DRUPA Congress Center South- CCD, Room 001 five keynote speeches were given by renowned experts. Here is the program: IC_iarigai_Event_program_30_5_24 More...
Professor Marie Kaplanová (1941–2024)
Obituary Professor Marie Kaplanová (1941–2024) iarigai mourns the loss of Professor Marie Kaplanová from the University of Pardubice. Marie Kaplanová was born in Prague, where she also spent her childhood and school years. After studying mathematics and physics at Charles University, she joined the Institute of Chemical Technology in Pardubice, which later transformed into the […] More...
Preparations for DRUPA 2024
iarigai Prepares for Drupa 2024, the Pinnacle of Print Technology Exhibitions The 49th annual iarigai conference concluded successfully on September 20, 2023, marking yet another milestone for the International Association of Research and Innovation in Graphic Arts and Media Technology. With the echoes of this year’s conference still reverberating, iarigai now shifts its focus to […] More...
49th Conference at Wuppertal University, Germany, Sept. 18-20 2023. A Full Success
The 2023 annual conference of the iarigai again was a joint one together with the IC (International Circle).Detailed information about the program etc. can be found on the organizer’s website 19 (peer reviewed) presentations were given by the iarigai community and in addition 10 (non peer reviewed) by the IC community. The best presentation award […] More...
New President Elected
At the 53rd General Assembly of the iarigai during the 49th annual conference in Wuppertal on 19 September 2023 Fritz Bircher, the former vice-president was elected as the new president. According to the iarigai articles the term of office of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gunter Hübner ended after 6 years of service. As Prof. Dr.-Ing. […] More...
Preliminary Program for 49th Conference Published
the preliminary program of the 49th conference in Wuppertal has been published. For direct access please visit https://www.dmt.uni-wuppertal.de/fileadmin/Abteilung/DMT/Preliminary_Programm_iarigai_IC_v1.pdf More detailed information about the conference venue, accomodation, and travelling can be found on the organizer’s website. The 2023 annual conference of the iarigai will again be a joint one together with the IC (International Circle). More...
Registration open for 49th Conference at Wuppertal University, Germany, Sept. 18-20 2023.
Dear iarigai Community, We are delighted to announce that registration for the upcoming iarigaiIC Conference is now open! This year’s conference will take place from September 18th to September 20th, 2023, at the University of Wuppertal. We invite you to join us for three days of insightful discussions, engaging presentations, and invaluable networking opportunities. Registration […] More...
Extended Deadline for Call for Papers for 49th Conference at Wuppertal University, Germany, Sept. 18-20 2023.
The deadline for submitting a paper for the 49th conference has been extended to 14 April 2023. Due to numerous requests from our members, the iarigai board has decided to extend the deadline for submission of extended abstracts for the conference by two weeks. The new deadline for submission is now April 14, 2023. We […] More...
President’s Christmas Letter
on behalf of the iarigai we like to extend our best Christmas greetings to you, all iarigai members and friends, and we all look forward to hopefully seeing you again before or at the latest at the 49th iarigai conference in Wuppertal in September 2023. iarigai Christmas letter 2022 More...
Successful 2022 annual conference in Greenville
The 2022 annual conference of the iarigai took place in the SpringHill Suites/Residence Inn hotel in Downtown Greenville. It was a very successful gathering of experts from our community. More than 20 papers and keynotes were presented partly in parallel tracks. Soon more pictures can be found on the organizer’s website. The book of […] More...
2022 annual conference: Registration open
The 2022 annual conference of the iarigai will again be a joint one together with the IC (International Circle).Detailed information about the conference, call for papers, venue, program can be found on the organizer’s website. Please visit the official conference website for information and registration The Conference Directors are Dr. Nona Woolbright nwoolbr@clemson.edu and Dr. […] More...
2022 annual conference: Call for papers extended to 14th April 2022!!
The 2022 annual conference of the iarigai will again be a joint one together with the IC (International Circle).Detailed information about the conference, call for papers, venue, program can be found on the organizer’s website. Submission of the exteded abstracts is now possible via EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iarigai2022 . Attention!! The deadline for submission has been extended […] More...
48th Conference at Clemson University in Greenville SC, USA, Sept. 19-21 2022. Call for papers open
The 2022 annual conference of the iarigai will again be a joint one together with the IC (International Circle).Detailed information about the conference, call for papers, venue, program can be found on the organizer’s website. Submission of the exteded abstracts is now possible via EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iarigai2022 . The deadline for submission is March 31st, 2022. […] More...
New Member: Inspire AG, Switzerland
At the 47th international conference in Athens a new member was announced. Our vice president Prof. Dr. Fritz Bircher recently changed his affiliation. He is now a member of the printing section of the inspire AG in Zürich Switzerland. During the conference he gave a short presentation in which he introduced this research organisation. More...
Successful Conference in Athens Sept. 2021
The 47th international conference on “Advances in Print and Media Technology” took place on Sept. 19th to 23th 2021 in Athens. For the second time in history it was a joined conference with the IC (International Circle) . Here is a file with the abstracts distributed to the participants: Advances_Vol_472021_online.pdf (jpmtr.org) Pictures of the conference […] More...
47th Conference in Athens Sept. 2021
The 47th international conference on “Advances in Print and Media Technology” took place on Sept. 19th to 23th 2021 in Athens. It was a joined conference of IARIGAI with IC (International Circle). Read the official Press Release and see the conference website for more information. On the picture you see the 2021 conference director, Prof. […] More...
Event During Virtual DRUPA April 21st 2021
IARIGAI, in collaboration with the IC – International Circle of Educational Institutes of Graphic-Media Technology and Management, HdM – Stuttgart Media University and HELGRAMED – The Hellenic Union of Print-Media Engineers, Athens, jointly organized the virtual conference with the title: Bridging Industry, Education and Research in Graphic Communication, Print and Media. The event offered interesting keynote […] More...
A Letter from President
Dear visitor of this website, With members from more than 20 countries, iarigai is a worldwide association in the field of print and media bringing together research organizations, institutes, companies and universities for the benefit of industry and society. These days our industry faces numerous challenges, such as digitalization, globalization, industry 4.0, shortage of skilled […] More...
Honorary Member Boris Fuchs passed away
On Oct. 14th 2020 a few days after his 87th birthday our renowned Honorary Member Boris Fuchs passed away in his home in Frankenthal Germany. Mr. Boris Fuchs served as Iarigai Chairman for 7 years, since 1991 until 1997, the position equals to the position of the president nowadays. Mr. Fuchs contributed to the development […] More...
47th Conference in Athens Sept. 2021 – Call for Papers extended to April 11th!!
The next international conference on “Advances in Print and Media Technology” will commence on Sept. 19th to 23th 2021 in Athens. The call for papers is extended until April 11th 2021! It will be a joined conference of IARIGAI with IC (International Circle) . See the conference website for more information On the picture you […] More...
2020 General Assembly (GA) and Scientific Webinar
Unfortunately, due to the Covid 19 pandemic. the annual conference could not take place in September 2020 According to the laws in Germany IARIGAI has to hold a General Assembly (GA) every year. In 2020 we organized it as a virtual meeting using the “zoom”-tool on Tuesday, September22nd at 13:00 hrs CET. At the previous […] More...
VIGC Hackaton ‘Graphic communication enterprise of the future. How to future proof our industry?‘
The graphics sector is at a crossroad to give its future a new twist. Both internal and external challenges play an important role in this. Innovation and digitization are hereby linked to new products, services and business operations. Together with EY and the entire graphics industry, VIGC is joining forces to help shape the future […] More...
First Scientific Webinar on Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 at 14:00 hrs CET
on Tuesday, September 22nd at 14:00 hrs CET the first iarigai scientific webinar „Advances in Printing and Media Technology” commences. The participation in the webinar is free of charge. If you have not already received the link to join the webinar via zoom, please send an email to office@iarigai.org Program: 1) 14:00-14:20 “Printing dynamics: model and […] More...
General Assembly and Scientific Webinar on Sept. 22nd
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The 47th conference at Clemson University in Greenville SC, USA, is postponed
Dear Iarigai member, We are all facing challenging times due to the Corona crisis, and it seems that iarigai is affected as well. Conferences like LOPEC have been altogether cancelled, and DRUPA has been postponed until 2021. In September 2020, the 47th conference on Advances in Print and Media Technology was scheduled to commence at […] More...
Publish your results to JPMTR – Open access
An invitation to publish results of your research work in JPMTR. More...
46th International iarigai Conference in Stuttgart
The 46th international iarigai conference “Advances in Printing and Media” took place in September 2019 in Stuttgart Germany. More information on the 46th iarigai conference can be found on http://www.iarigai-stuttgart-2019.de/ More...
VIGC-member event: Electronics in labels & packaging
Labels and packaging are successful graphic products. Both Intergraf (the European federation for print and digital communication) and Finat (the European trade association for the label industry) report a continuous increase in sales of labels and packaging products since 2010. The name “smart” appears frequently in the labels & packaging market. Smart labels and packaging […] More...
VIGC event: ‘Connect! ‘Printed electronics’ as a motor for IoT.
30 industrials and 50 students gathered in October at AP Hogeschool in Antwerp for the event “Connect! ‘Printed electronics’ as a motor for IoT. A full-day program was waiting for them with all actors from the world of printed electronics: material suppliers, researchers and production companies. In the introduction, the event-organizers indicated how they view […] More...
Newsletter February 2018
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44th Iarigai conference in Fribourg
Thank you for attending the 44th iarigai conference in Fribourg hosted by our institute iPrint. I hope you are still remembering the event with some 30 interesting presentations, with keynote lectures and the panel discussion on “digital direct manufacturing”. We invite everyone to visit us again should you find yourself in Fribourg. I hope to […] More...