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TENTATIVE PROGRAM

SUNDAY, March 12, 2006 7:30 AM to 12:00 M 10:30 AM 12:00 M 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 8:15 PM 8:30 PM GOLF: The Savannah Challenge Low Net, Low Gross Flights; Men & Women's Competition Exhibitor Set-Up - Registration - TUTORIAL I – FUNDAMENTALS OF PAPER COATINGS John A. Roper III DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY TUTORIAL II - PAPERS FOR INK JET PRINTING Dr. Lori Shaw-Klein EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Refreshments - TUTORIAL III - AN OVERVIEW OF WIDE FORMAT DIGITAL COLOR PRINTERS Mr. Chuck L. Sharp, President DIGITAL IMAGE TECHNOLOGY RECEPTION - DINNER - WELCOME -Mr. Art Diamond, Chairman THE TIARA GROUP, LLC KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Breakthroughs That Challenge Digital Printing Media Dr. Nicholas Hellmuth, Director Large Format Imaging Division BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY MONDAY, March 13, 2006 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 10:15 AM 10:45 AM 11:45 AM 1:30 PM 2:30 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 6:00 PM to 7:00PM Complimentary Coffee & Tea - Late Registration - Ballroom Foyer OPENING REMARKS Mr. Art Diamond, President DIAMOND RESEARCH CORPORATION Welcome; Conference Caveats & Objectives; Confidential Information; Commercial Messages; Getting the Most Out of this Meeting; Introducing Session Chairs. SESSION 1 - INK JET MEDIA MARKETS, APPLICATIONS & OPPORTUNITIES Ms. Merilyn Dunn, Director INFOTRENDS/CAP VENTURES Company Background; Growth of Ink Jet Imaging; Market Dynamics; Market Size & Structure; Office, Consumer & Digital Color Imaging Applications; Trends; Future Outlook. SESSION 2 - WIDE- & SUPERWIDE FORMAT APPLICATIONS: A MARKET OVERVIEW Ms. Lisa Onesto, Sr. Consulting Project Manager WEB CONSULTING, INC. Company Background; Definitions; Applications; Areas of Greatest Growth; Inks & Media: Solvent-based & UV Curables; Vinyls, Textiles, Canvas, etc.; Trends in Markets; Trends in Technology; Future Outlook. Spouse's Continental Breakfast Refreshments Served - SESSION 3 - A BREAKTHROUGH IN INK JET PRINTING INK FOR ALL FABRICS Dr. Andrew Hancock, Technical Director DIGITAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES Company Background; A New Ink for 100% Cotton, Polyester, & Other Fabrics; Durability Comparable to Dye Sub Inks; Availability; Other Properties; Future Outlook. Luncheon - SESSION 4 - SPECIALTY MEDIA FOR UV CURING INK JET INKS Dr. Ray A. Work, III, President WORK ASSOCIATES, INC Company Background; The Problems: Adhesion, Dot Spread, Flexibility; Future Developments. SESSION 5 - DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING OF APPAREL & HOME FASHIONS Mr. William Grier, President BETACOLOR Company Background; Subsurface Printing with Digital Dyes; Upholstery, Home Fashions, Uniforms, Performance Clothing; Future Outlook. Refreshments Served SESSION 6 - NETWORKING Mr. Terry Gorka, Managing Director THE TIARA GROUP, LLC A group interactive session open to the floor; a platform for publicizing your company's products or services. COCKTAIL RECEPTION - Hors d'oeuvres, No Host Bar - An Extension of Networking TUESDAY, March 14, 2006 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:30 PM 4:45 PM Complimentary Coffee/Tea - SESSION 7 - WHAT'S NEW IN INK JET COATINGS FOR PAPERS & MEDIA? Mr. Dana Field, VP of Technology ESPRIX TECHNOLOGIES Company Background; Substrate Properties; Image Quality; Brightness; Absorption Characteristics; Specialty Dye Fixatives; Dispersed Particles; High Pore Volume Alumina Particles; Future Outlook. SESSION 8 - AN UPDATE ON THE USE OF GELATIN IN INK JET MEDIA COATINGS. Dr. John M. Dolphin, Corporate Vice Pres. GELITA/NORTH AMERICA Company Background; Ink Jet & Photographic Papers & Films; Gloss; Dry Time; Image Adhesion; Image Permanence; New Technology; Future Outlook. Refreshments Served - SESSION 9 - *QUALITY PAPERS FOR COLOR PRINTING Mr. Jim Marcinkiewicz, Print Media Mgr. CANON USA *Company Background; Quality Issues for Ink Jet & Toner Imaging Systems; Coated & Uncoated Media; QC Testing Protocol; Future Outlook. SESSION 10 - EMERGING PAPER RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY Dr. Jeffery Hsieh, Professor of Chemical Engineering GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Background of the Institute of Paper Science; Waste Paper Definitions; Importance of Recycling Post Consumer Waste; Prior Art Technologies; De-Inking and Repulping Methods; Future Outlook. Luncheon - SESSION 11 - SIGNS OF THE FUTURE: WILL ELECTRONICS REPLACE HARD COPY? Mr. Kevin Massy, Associate Editor AKA.TV Company Background; Overview of the Signage Market; Signs Are Changing; Need for New Technology; LED, LCD, and Prism Systems; Instore Signage; Outdoor Signage; The Players; Future Outlook. Refreshments Served - SESSION 12 - SPECIALTY MEDIA FOR COLOR TONERS Mr. Hai Quang Tran, R&D Project Manager Media Systems and Solutions (MSS) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Company Background; Overview of DEP technology; Trends in Commercial/Brochure printing using DEP Technology; Challenges of DEP technology printing on Specialty Media; Research and Development of Coated Media; Future Outlook. WRAP-UP Mr. Art Diamond, Chairman THE TIARA GROUP Summary of Conference Proceedings; Results & Conclusions; Observations; Critique. CONFERENCE ENDS

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