Dates have been set for two of the region's most practical and informative conferences - ANP this year in Malaysia, and New Zealand's WePrint in Blenheim.

ASEAN Newspaper Printers annual conference is being held in Kuala Lumpur. Dates are September 19-21 at the Le Meridien Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

Watch out for updates at http://www.aseanprinters.org

Registration is open for the WePrint conference from July 17-18 at the Marlborough Convention Centre, details at www.weprint.co.nz

Among speakers, TSA's Kellie Northwood makes a return visit, and economist Cameron Bagrie is set to follow up on Bernard Hickey's session last year with an update on governmental impacts.

Leadership specialist Jamie Fitzgerald and Peter Stevens of barcoding company GS1 will talk on the technology and innovation.