Color Quality Conference, 2026

$795.00 / Person

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This next Color Quality Conference is in the planning stages to ensure we deliver top content that can be practically implemented the day you are back in your office. This conference will be held again in New Port Richey, Florida. The conference will again provide hands-on workshops to help attendees learn how to best color control their color devices. The dates for the conference are February 3–5, 2026, and the host hotels will again be the beautifully restored 1920s Hacienda and the recently renovated Quality Inn. Transportation will be provided between hotels and the conference center. We have outgrown the conference space from last year's conference, so we have reserved the convention space at the Quality Inn.

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This year’s conference covers 4 of today’s printing trends, with dedicated tracks for both Advanced and Beginning Color users.

Key note session on the new Universal Characterized Data set (GRACoL2026) presented by Andreas Kraushaar,
Chair of the ISO 12647-2 committee.

Get hands-on practical tips to apply immediately to your workflow (free software usage included with attendance).

NOT JUST THEORY — Real-world, Ready-to-use Solutions!

Beginning User Track

Color Control Fundamentals
How to measure color (hands on) bring your own measurement device
Understand how accurate your printers are, to GRACoL and to each other
How to fix/improve your printers accuracy

Branding Track

Making Projects (PQX) for communicating with suppliers/PSPs
How to Match Colors, Using more accurate swatch books
Ligning printers, and suppliers
Color tolerancing options- proven to be better than delta E (00) eliminates false fails, and false passes

Packaging Track

Overview of print technologies for packaging- offset, digital, gravure, flexo
Flexo basics to understand in order to control
Packaging inspector, how to create SCTV curves for spot tints
Assessing and Tracking Printed White as a control point

Sustainability: ChromaChecker Certification track

Will take the user through each of the key inspectors to get full control over your variables and align your printers, instruments, light booths and substrates

AI and Advanced Track

How to document Printer issues using Events in Print Inspector to develop an operator response.
Measuring on unusual substrates like metal, plastic, clear film, backside surface
Direct to fabric printing tips
New Rendering Intent proposal

Social Events:

Tuesday 6:00 pm — Dented Keg – Beer Bingo

Wednesday 4:30–6:30 pm — Sunset Cruise (limited seats, first registered will guarantee a spot)

All new users will receive a six-month license for one printer for any type of printing device.
Attendees can be Certified on ChromaChecker by coming to the conference and performing the necessary configurations with their ChromaChecker account (included with conference fee)

	Day 1 — Tuesday
	Beginning	Advanced
8:00 – 10:15 am	Registration
10:30 – 11:45 am	Keynote – 6 Trends in Printing Today
Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 pm	Color Management Fundamentals	Custom Printing Conditions – Light
2:45 – 4:00 pm	Color Measuring, Figuring out where your printers are at	Measuring on unusual materials
4:00 – 5:00 pm	Making your printers more accurate and aligned – G7, ICC	Direct to Fabric Printing fundamentals

	Day 2 — Wednesday
	Certification Track	Brand Track
8:00 – 9:00 am	Industry Update – UCD status	Industry Update – UCD status
9:00 – 10:15 am	ChromaCheck Printers and Proofers	PRX, PQX for communicating with suppliers/PSPs
10:30 – 11:45 am	ChromaChecker creating baselines, entering Reporting	Matching Color- making swatch books
Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 pm	ChromaChecker Print Condition Qualifier, Substrates Inspector	Aligning printers and suppliers
2:45 – 4:00 pm	ChromaCheck Instrument	Color Tolerance – Delta E vs Snowflake
Sunset	Boat Cruise

	Day 3 — Thursday
	Certification Track	Packaging Track
8:00 – 9:00 am	Improving Automation and Using AI with Color Control	Improving Automation and Using AI with Color Control
9:00 – 10:15 am	ChromaCheck G7 Curve, ICC Profiles	Print for Packaging Overview
10:15 – 11:45 am	ChromaCheck Lightbooth	Introduction to Flexography/Gravure
Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 pm	ChromaCheck Displays	Packaging Inspector, and SCTV Curve Creation
2:45 – 4:00 pm	ChromaCheck Plate, fountain, anilox, temps	ECG Printing
Conference Ends

The current price -- $795 / Person

All new users receive a six-month license for one printer for any type of printing device.
Attendees can be Certified on ChromaChecker by coming to the conference.