They
number over 1,300 and have come from the U.S. and Canada, the UK and
Europe, and the far side of the Pacific. They are gathered here this
week in Orlando at the fourth annual Dscoop conference, the alliance of
HP digital press and printer owners and some 65 equipment and software
vendors. Pre-conference sessions on Thursday have been packed with
people and the full conference doesn’t even begin until Friday. Some
print providers have brought as many as eight of their team to learn
and network with peers and even competitors. Many have been coming to
this gathering that began with just 350 attendees just four years ago
to be what just may be the single most engaging community of print
providers and vendors in this industry.
The key word is “community.”