Michio Kariya will be honoredat PMA 09 during the opening Official Business Session Keynote on March 3 at 9:00 a.m. in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev.Michio Kariya joined Nikon Corp. after earning a Master of Science in Applied Chemistry from the Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University in 1967. Since that time, he has served in various roles for Nikon, including president of Precision Equipment Co., before being named to his current positions.In addition to his service to Nikon, Kariya also served as chairman of the Camera & Imaging Product Association (CIPA) from June 2005 through May 2007. Since July 2005, he has served as an executive director of the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan.
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Leading brands at Photopia Hamburg
According to to the organizer, Hamburg Messe + Congress (HMC), major imaging brands will be represented at Photopia Hamburg, which will take place in the Hanseatic city from September 23 to 26 as a festival for the entire digital imaging industry. These include camera and lens manufacturers such as Canon, Sony, Nikon, Leica and Panasonic as well as Sigma and Tamron, but also the monitor manufacturers BenQ and Eizo, print service providers such as WhiteWall and the paper manufacturers Ilford and Hahnemühle. Several retailing companies and distributors, including Calumet, Foto Erhardt, IPS, HapaTeam and Probis will also exhibit.
