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2012 Pre-Conference Events
Thursday, October 11
| Ongoing Independent Site Visits | Visit the Newberry Library, the Joan Flasch Collection at the School of the Art Institute, and the University of Chicago Libraries. Please contact these institutions directly to set up your appointments. |
| 6:00 pm | Pre-Conference Reception at The Newberry Library featuring a screening of Making Faces followed by a Q&A with the film’s director, Richard Kegler and a viewing of The Newberry 125, showcasing significant items from the library’s collection |
2012 Conference Program | PDF
Friday, October 12
| 10 – 11:00 am | A Walking Tour of Printer’s Row Given by Jackson Cavanaugh
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| 11:00–5:00 pm | Registration & Coffee
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| 12:00–4:00 pm | Demonstrations at the Center’s Print Studio
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| 12:00–5:00 pm | Book Fair & Pop-Up Museums Highlights from the Collection: the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum, the Platen Press Museum, and the Newberry Library
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| 5:00 pm | Keynote Speaker Rick Valicenti Talking Type: What Typography Says About Us
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| 6:00–7:30 pm | Dinner |
Saturday, October 13
| 9:00 am | Registration & Coffee
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| 9:30 am | Welcome Address
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| 9:45 am |
Panel One David Peat Paul Shaw
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| 11:00 am | Panel Two Steve Matteson Discovering the Goudy Legacy Mary Catherine Johnsen Nancy Sharon Collins
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch
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| 1:15 pm | Panel Three Paul Moxon The Early Years of Pre-Press in Chicago Frank J. Romano Alastair M. Johnston
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| 2:30 pm | Coffee Break
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| 2:45 pm | Panel Four Russell Maret A Flexible Matrix: Looking to the Theuerdank of 1517 as a Model for Digital Type Design Philip Weimerskirch Stan Knight
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| 4:00 pm | Coffee Break
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| 4:15 pm | Panel Five Craig Eliason Inventing “Ambicase” Letters Bill Moran French Shop Signs: Innovation and Eccentricity |
Sunday, October 14
| 9 – 10:00 am | A Walking Tour of Printer’s Row Given by Paul Gehl Goodbyes and fond farewells |
David Pankow to deliver the 2013 Lieberman Lecture. Details.
The APHA board has agreed to move forward with a redesign of the APHA website. The front page will feature articles, news and a calendar, and will replace the pdf newsletter. While a Summer launch is expected, the editor is now seeking short articles of 200-400 words in length, plus images. Please write to website@printinghistory.org.
The 2013 Winter Newsletter, featuring a summary of the Annual Meeting in New York is now available. Download or read online.
Individual and Institutional Awards for distinguished achievement in printing history were presented at our Annual membership Saturday, January 26.
Details.
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