The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Printing and Publishing Group (PPG) announced the list of sponsors and jury members for the Dubai Print Award 2008. The Award ceremony will be held on January 27, 2009 in Dubai.

The six-member panel of judges includes Thomas Kuen, department head for Print Finishing of Fogra Forschungesellschaft Druck; Nicholas R Jung, scheme director of London College of Communication; Karl Kowalczyk, vice president for Print Media Centre of Heidelberg Druckmaschinen AG; Daniel Siegel, technical services manager of UPM – Kymmene Sales GMBH; Joachim Englich, CEO, Heidelberg Druckmaschinen; and Hemant Ranadive, production head of FCB Ulka India.

“There are currently more than 500 printing houses operating in the UAE alone, so you can just imagine how competitive the Award has become and how dynamic this growth sector is. We are seeing more creativity and technical excellence,” said Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh, chairman of Printing and Publishing Group.

Nominees will compete in 20 categories which feature six debuting Digital Printing Maximum Size (A3) awards. The Digital Printing category will encompass point-of-purchase materials, posters, annual reports, cards, brochures and catalogues, and newsletters.-TradeArabia News Service