One of the primary reasons why the
Reprographics 101 Blog was established was to educate and inform our industry’s
younger and new participants. With the
hope that education and information will inspire!
When Reprographics 101 began, there was very
little activity going on the IRgA web-site and that situation continued until
the Reprographics 101 Blog began being published on the IRgA web-site beginning
July 1, 2012. On June 1st, 2013,
Ed Avis took over as Managing Director of the IRgA, and, since then, the amount
industry-relevant information published on the IRgA web-site has increased
dramatically. (Side note:
continued kudo’s to Ed Avis for his efforts with the IRgA and its web-site. I, for one, am not surprised by his excellent
authorship, interviews and management; anyone who read previous industry
publications Ed was involved with, Plan & Print and Modern Reprographics,
were familiar with Ed’s intelligence, energy, insights and publishing prowess.) In addition, the IRgA discontinued having
conventions for two (perhaps it was three) years. The most recent IRgA Convention was not
heavily attended (in comparison to past IRgA Conventions.)
In establishing The
Reprographics Industry Hall of Fame, one of our goals – if not our main
goal – is to inform our industry’s younger and new participants about those who achieved, and, in many
cases, those who continue to achieve, significant
success in the reprographics business,
or significant success on the vendor side of the industry, or spectacular (and, in some cases, ground-breaking) achievement in technology development (whether equipment or software.) If our industry’s younger and new
participants know about our Hall of Fame inductees - who they were with, what
they did, what they managed to achieve, etc. - then, hopefully, they will be
inspired “to step to the plate and give it their all.”
As we mentioned, The
Reprographics Industry Hall of Fame will not just recognize
“reprographers”, but people who developed equipment and software technology
that proved to be either spectacular (in a “revolutionary” sense) or that drove
significant change (with respect to how reprographers operate and/or what they
offer.) If anyone knows the names of the
HP team members who were responsible for the design/development of the first HP
DesignJet plotter, we’d love to include the names of those people in the Hall
of Fame. And, if anyone knows the names
of the OCE team members who were responsible for the design/development of the
OCE 9800, we’d love to include the names of those people in the Hall of
Fame.
One final mention about those inducted, or to
be inducted, into The Reprographics Industry Hall of Fame. Individuals inducted achieved, and, in many cases,
continue to achieve, significant success in the reprographics business. They are the “power players” in the reprographics
industry. They are the “movers and
shakers” who propelled, or who played a
significant role in helping propel, reprographics businesses to notable-size market-area, regional,
nationwide and/or international players.
If you want
to nominate someone, please access the nomination form at this link:
When you consider nominees, please keep in
mind that those who’ve made, or are making, significant contributions to the IRgA are recognized (and
honored) by the IRgA’s prestigious Bukovsky Award. The Reprographics Industry Hall of Fame is
about recognizing the achievement of success in the business of reprographics. There will, of course, be overlap – there
are, already, Hall of Fame inductees that have in the past received the IRgA
Bukovsky Award, but, as we’ve said, receiving the IRgA Bukovsky Award is not a
consideration, at all, for induction into the Reprographics Industry Hall of
Fame.
Thank you,
Joel Salus
Publisher, Reprographics 101
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