The coregroup members of Pamex 2015gatheredforits second meeting at the Surya Hotel, New Delhi on 22 May 2015 to brain storm and draw out a roadmap for hosting the exhibition and the concurrent conference at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai from 9 to 12 December 2015. The meeting was attended by over 30 leading printers, suppliers and media persons including representatives of Cambridge Press, Dewan Offset Printers, Dhote Offset, Foil Printers, India Printing Works, Insight Communication &Print Solution India, Konica Minolta Business Solution, Memory Repro Systems, Monotech Systems, Nippon Color, NPES, Paper Bind, Pressline India, Print & Publishing, Provin Technos, Sahil Graphics, Shalimar Offset Press, Sri Durga Polymers, Sumi Publications, and The Jeyagraham Arts Crafts.
The tone was set by a welcome address by Anand Limaye, general secretary of AIFMP, where he briefly traced the history of Pamex. He also shared the rationale of moving the event to Mumbai in its 10th edition and predicted a closer cooperation with IPAMA. The meeting started with the release of the first series of three promotional newsletters planned for Pamex by AMSG Ashokan, chairman, Pamex Organizing Committee, as he presented the first copy to Satish Bajwa, vice president, IPAMA. Tushar Dhote, co-chairman of the Pamex Organizing Committee presented a detailed update of the status of stand
booking and the promotional campaign till date.
The group recommended a grassroots level campaign in the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Gujaratto attract a large number of visitors. A systematic campaign to reach the tier-2
towns all overthe country, especially in the South and an outreach to the international visitors from the neighbouring countries, the Gulf and East Africa was suggested. In his closing remarks, Ashokan thanked the gathering for its contribution in providing an insight into the concerns of the industry and promised to designa promotion campaign and a conference that would take into account all the inputs received from the core group. He also expected this interaction to be an ongoing process and continue through a WhatsApp
group.
