The Language of Color, Appearance and Light Workshop - Konica Minolta Sensing Americas - #1

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Nick Lena, Director of Technical Services, Sales and Marketing Manager for the Radiometric Products and Solutions Group, Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, has 12 years of experience in the commercial lighting industry specializing in working with mass merchandisers and chain stores, designing and implementing store lighting interiors. He has degrees in both Engineering and Business and has taught over 300 Color and Appearance technical symposiums.

He is the author of several course books and has been the highly sought after guest speaker for such organizations as Detroit Color Council, Color Marketing Group, Estee Lauder, General Motors, Mattel, Honda, Jaguar, Boeing, Bayer, American Greeting, Microsoft, American Gem Trading Association, Frigidaire, Steelcase and The American Society of Appraisers.

Nick is a Chairperson for the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM), Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC), Detroit Color Council, Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), and has been a member of the Illumination Engineering Society of North America (IES) since 1972. Nick has a wealth of practical lighting and color experience and an in-depth technical understanding as well as possessing an entertaining presentation style that makes this symposium a "must attend" event.

Color and appearance science overview olor perception and color vision testing ight and its interaction with color and surfaces The use of Color Systems

• Light sources and light measurement

• Calculating and understanding differences in color

• Using color measurement instruments

• Quality control, both visual and instrumental

• Color communication

• Using color and appearance standards effectively

age of Color, Appearance and Light is a lively, hands-on interactive workshop that can dramatically improve your understanding of lighting and color science and measurement.

Who should attend? Designers

Production Managers Incoming Materials and Parts Inspectors QA Managers Color Lab Managers Product Marketing Managers Compounders Color Pickers Color Specifiers

Merchandise Managers

Global Sourcing Managers Color Checkers Brand Managers Any Konica Minolta customer

Anyone who is involved with color and appearance decisions Anyone whose product is "color critical"

Anyone who works in a company where color quality affects profits

Color vision testing will be administered to interested parties. Certificates of completion will be issued for all attendees. Participants are encouraged to bring samples to receive expert advice on their visual and instrumental evaluation. Hands on instrument and software demonstrations will also be available.

January 15, 2008: Marriott, Detroit Metro Airport, Romulus, MI January 17, 2008: Marriott Renaissance, Dallas, TX

January 31, 2008: Konica Minolta, Ramsey, NJ February 5, 2008: Sheraton Park Hotel, Anaheim, CA February 12, 2008: Four Points Sheraton, Chicago O'Hare Airport, IL February 19, 2008: Atlanta Marriott Perimeter Center, Atlanta, GA February 26, 2008: Sheraton Framingham Hotel, Boston, MA March 5, 2008: Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, CA

Konica Minolta also offers convenient on site seminars at the location of your choice in the Americas.

For more information please contact Andrea Wolfenhaut at 201-785-2446 or awolfenhaut@se.konicaminolta.us

This full-day workshop costs only $395 per person Bring colleagues and pay only $295 for each additional person. We offer a $100.00 Student Discount. Space is limited. For more information or to register, go to http://se.konicaminolta.us or contact Andrea Wolfenhaut at 201-785-2446 or awolfenhaut@se.konicaminolta.us