2006 Program
2006 List of Attendees
2006 Exhibits
2006 Sponsorships

You are cordially invited to attend our 24th Annual Toners & Photoreceptors conference June 4-6, 2007 at Fess Parker's Santa Barbara Resort. Once again, Conference Chair Dr. Brian E. Springett will convene a Panel of top scientists and market analysts to present the Tutorials and lead the focused Sessions that address this industry's most crucial issues.

At the request of past Attendees, we've changed the format to a more user-friendly Monday-Wednesday Program.

Since 1984, our unique seminar has attracted registrants worldwide to assemble in Santa Barbara for discussions on the state-of-the-art and the state-of-the-business. Be an active participant by attending, networking, exhibiting or sponsoring an activity at this unique international event.

Know Your Markets is the theme of this year's Seminar. Color and chemically produced toner (CPT) issues will again take center stage as price points continue to shrink for laser-based color copiers and printers. Color markets will be among the issues assessed by well-known analysts, as will be the legal issues concerning intellectual property rights in Eastern and Western nations. We shall also compare markets in China and India with those in the Western world in terms of size, growth and accessibility. We shall also learn about some new, colorless charge control agents (CCAs) for black and color toners.

This powerful, cutting edge program will once again bring together the world's leading producers of dry and liquid toners, carriers, and developers, as well as photoreceptor drums and belts and other machine components for the imaging industry.

Join us at Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort (a Hilton Hotel) in June 2007 and you'll find yourself exploring these issues along with the industry's top executives, front line managers, scientists, engineers and market strategists. Because they are highly interactive, our limited attendance conferences are unequaled in information transfer and networking opportunities.


Come For the Program;
Stay For the Networking
Our highly interactive Imaging Materials Seminars™ feature: illustrated and documented Tutorials presented by the most informed experts in the industry; a cohesive blend of technical and marketing papers that cover the most timely issues and topics; and, what we've been told is the best organized Networking Program in the imaging industry. In past years, registrants at this conference have included::

* CEOs, front line managers, and other executives
* Engineers, scientists and market planners
* Toner manufacturers and original equipment makers (OEMs)
* Sources of resins, colorants, carbon blacks and pigments
* Sources of charge control agents, flow promoters and toner additives
* Photoreceptor drum and belt producers
* Suppliers of aluminum drums, film substrates, and ground planes
* Suppliers of charge transport and charge generation materials
* Remanufacturers of toner cartridges for copiers and printers
* Manufacturers of compounding, grinding and classifying equipment
* Dealers and distributors of imaging equipment
* Producers and users of digital color imaging equipment
* OEMs and users of copiers, printers, and multifunctional machines
* Journalists, consultants and market analysts
* Government, industry and military organizations

A List of Registrants, will be e-mailed to each registered individual at least 12 days before the conference. This unique courtesy has proved valuable for those desiring to make special contacts during the seminar. A List of Registrants will also be updated regularly on this website.

Leave With the
Best Information
You'll come away familiar with changes that are taking place in toner and photoreceptor technology. You'll bring back a rapport with toner manufacturers; copier, fax and printer OEMs; OPC substrate and drum suppliers; and with industry analysts. You'll possess a better understanding of the problems and challenges the industry faces and how these might spell opportunity for you and your company. You'll take home this valuable information in two formats valued at $335: a Proceedings Binder and a CD. They both contain copies of all Speakers' handouts (tables, charts, graphs and slides), along with complete address, phone and fax numbers of all Attendees.


A Very Special Place
Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort is a 24-acre hotel designed in the tradition of a Spanish Hacienda. The hotel boasts Santa Barbara's largest and most complete convention facilities. Its easy access to beautiful beaches, the scenic Stearn's Wharf pier area, downtown shopping and a wealth of historic attractions, provides a unique occasion to combine a mini-vacation with business in this town of flowers and fountains. Indeed, Santa Barbara is the crown jewel of California's coastal cities.

Space is Limited,
Register Now!
For Seminar Registration click here to register on-line, to download a pdf of the registration form for faxing click here or call Terry Groka at 805/659-2298. If you wish, we’ll be happy to hold a seat for you for a limited time period until payment is received. Space is limited, so act promptly.

To Register With The Hotel
Be sure to mention The Tiara Group Conference to take advantage of the special room rate of $185 per day for single or double occupancy with Mountain or Courtyard View and $225 per day for Ocean View. There will be an additional charge of $40 for Friday and Saturday night stays. To guarantee your reservation at this rate, you must contact the hotel on or before May 2, 2006. After that date higher rates may apply and there is no guarantee of space availability. Hotel Cancellation Policy requires a 72-hour prior notification. Cancellations within 72 hours and no-shows will be billed for their full stay. In the event you check out prior to your reserved checkout date, the hotel will add an early checkout fee to your account. If you wish to avoid an early checkout fee, please advise Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort at/or before check-in of any change in planned length of stay.

Please contact Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort (a Hilton Hotel) directly by phone: 805/564-4333, go on-line to http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/private_groups/sbamcdt_tia/index.jhtml , or e-mail: [email protected] to make your reservation. If you choose to e-mail, please make sure to send your arrival and departure dates and include your credit card information.

Transportation
Santa Barbara is located about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Air travelers will find it most convenient to fly directly into Santa Barbara Airport (SBA). Both United and American Airlines serve this beautiful facility which is only a 15-minute drive from the hotel. A complimentary shuttle is available by contacting the hotel. If you plan to rent a car at LAX, please note that the drive to the hotel takes between two and two and one-half hours.

For further information about our Technical Seminars click here.