EDSF Announces 2006 Excellence in Education and Educator of the Year Awards; Awards Recognize Dedication to Document Management and Communications Industry; Recipients to be Honored at AIIM and ON DEMAND Expos.ROLLING HILLS Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. ESTATES, Calif. -- The Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF EDSF EuroDollar Spot Forward EDSF Edge Diffracted Surface Field ) today announced the 2006 Excellence in Education and Educator of the Year awards recipients. The 2006 EDSF Excellence in Education Award recipients will be recognized for their dedication to the document management and communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. at the EDSF Industry Leaders' Luncheon in Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C. during the AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. and ON DEMAND Expos on May 16th at the Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. . EDSF will be located in booth 4207, Hall D. "It is critical that the educators and academic programs are recognized for their excellence and innovation in preparing future professionals," said Mike Jackson For the P. G. Wodehouse character, see . For other people named Mike Jackson, see . General Sir Michael David "Mike" Jackson, GCB, CBE, DSO, DL, (born 21 March 1944) is a British army officer, formerly Chief of the General Staff. , EDSF Vice Chair for Education and Senior Vice President, Weyerhaeuser This article is about the company. For the village by this name, see Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin. Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world; the world's largest private owner of softwood timberland; and the second largest owner Company. "Their work not only benefits the overall industry, but it shapes the future of the document management and communications marketplace as well." Educator of the Year Awards The Educator of the Year Award is presented to an academic professional who is dedicated to the advancement of the industry through education. They have made outstanding contributions to educational efforts in the document management and communications industry. Such individuals demonstrate leadership, motivation and enthusiasm. This year's winners include:
-- Educator of the Year -- Higher Education, Sponsored by Canon
USA
Lorraine Donegan, Assistant Professor, Graphic Communication
Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis
Obispo, Calif., for her dedication to linking design with
technology, providing her students with the technical
knowledge of graphic communication, computer software and
digital workflows that are critical to the industry.
-- Educator the Year -- Middle/Secondary/Post-Secondary
Education, Sponsored by Ricoh Corporation
John P. Santos, Lead Instructor, Imaging Sciences and
Technology Academy, Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles,
Calif. Santos is the co-founder of the "Viva Technology"
program, a nationally renowned program to educate and
motivate K-12 students to consider careers in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics.
Excellence in Education Awards The Excellence in Education Award honors worldwide academic institutions and professional organizations for their educational and innovative efforts relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the document management and communications industry. Recipients address industry issues, reflect state-of-the art technology and benefit the industry through their programs. This year's winners include:
-- Innovation in Higher Education, Sponsored by The Xerox
Corporation
Department of Typography and Graphic Communications,
University of Reading, in Reading, England. The
program-focused approach combines practice, theory, history
and work experience with the intent to provide students with a
strong foundation in design and production methods. The
department and successful program has been headed by Dr. Sue
Walker since 1997, and it is the only program of its kind in a
British university.
-- Innovation in Continuing Education, Sponsored by IBM Printing
Systems
Graphic Arts Training and Consulting (GATC) Group at Eastern
Iowa Community College District in Davenport, Iowa. GATC's
programs are sparking a revitalization of graphic arts in
companies in the Midwest. GATC provides customized training
and technical consulting resources to help organizations in
the graphics industry improve their processes, overall quality
levels and profitability.
-- Innovation in Middle/Secondary/Post-Secondary Education,
Sponsored by Kodak Versamark on behalf of GCG, Eastman Kodak
Co.
The Magazine Project at Albert Leonard Middle School in New
Rochelle, N.Y. The Magazine Project, led by Audrey Hill, is an
innovative program that teaches a variety of graphic design,
advertising, writing skills, research and technology skills to
middle school students.
The AIIM Conference & Expo is the largest enterprise content and document management event showcasing the technologies and solutions that help align align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. content and business processes in order to drive performance. For more than 50 years, it has attracted business professionals and executive management seeking the latest technologies to capture, manage, share and store documents and digital content to support business processes, comply with governmental regulations, drive down costs and gain the competitive advantage. The ON DEMAND Conference & Expo is the world's leading digital printing conference and exposition exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress. , which encompasses all the technologies that are used to create, manage, personalize per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. , print and deliver content. It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have more than print-on-demand technology, management and strategy, it's insight into the future of the printing industry by experts who have been at the forefront of the printing business for many years. To register to attend the expos, please call 888-824-3004 or visit http://www.aiimexpo.com or http://www.ondemandexpo.com. About EDSF EDSF is a charitable foundation dedicated to preparing the next generation of professionals for the industry. EDSF supports the industry's future by granting scholarships to students in support of their academic careers, by providing research grants to colleges and universities, by building an awareness about industry careers, and by recognizing innovative educators and educational programs. EDSF serves vendors and users who design and implement document solutions for business applications. For more information about EDSF, call 310-265-5510, write info@edsf.org, or visit the EDSF website at www.edsf.org. About Questex Media Group, Inc. AIIM and ON DEMAND are produced by Questex Media Group, Inc. (www.questex.com), a global, diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s business-to-business integrated media provider, headquartered in Newton, Mass. Questex serves multiple industries, including technology, beauty, travel, hospitality, leisure, home entertainment, industrial and specialty services, through a range of well-established, market-leading publications, events, interactive media and integrated marketing services. The company's properties include 23 trade publications, 50 websites, and 25 conferences and tradeshows. Questex has more than 400 employees in offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Asia and Europe. |
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