MADOPA Print 2020 conference in Madurai

The Madurai District Offset Printers Association (MADOPA), for the first time, is organising MADOPA Print 2020, a one-day conference on 20 December 2015, at the Gateway hotel, Pasumalai, Madurai.

05 Aug 2015 | By PrintWeek India

According to the association, 250 printers from the South India print fraternity are expected to be in attendance at the conference. 
 
The conference, with a consolidated goal of preparing for the future, will bring together the printers of Tamil Nadu and focus on the future of printing. Concurrently, six sessions with prominent speakers are scheduled.
 
On the day of conference, MADOPA will give away souvenirs to commemorate printers.
 
The MADOPA was established in 2011 with the goal to promote the latest technologies and share knowledge through seminar and conferences within the industry. The association has an elected body of 150 direct members from Tami Nadu.
 
On 29 July 2015, MADOPA had organised a condolence meeting to pay tribute to the late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. 
 
During the condolence meet all the members of the association paid their homage to the ‘Missile Man’ of India for his work on the development of launch in vehicle technology. The former President passed away doing what he did best, delivering a talk to young midst at the Indian Institute of Management campus in Shillong.
 
In the past, the association has conducted training programme, seminars and workshops in collaboration with Heidelberg, Autoprint and TechNova. 
 
From the past three years, MADOPA has been printing monthly magazine titled, PrintNews. The magazine publishes information on printing professionals and graphic art industry.
 
Madurai, the third largest city and second largest Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu, has five four-colour secondhand presses. With more print programmes being organised in Madurai and in nearby districts, the power of print is bolstering.