(Weymouth, MA) December, 09 2003... InfoTrends Research Group, Inc. announces its annual “Digital Imaging Conference” in Tokyo, Japan. This one-day conference features new InfoTrends end-user data highlighting the latest trends in consumer spending on digital photography. Also highlighted are key findings from a four-country research study conducted in Europe, and forecast information out of China. The conference will take place on December 10, 2003 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Keio Plaza Hotel at Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan. Attendees will include product planning and development, engineering, and sales and marketing executives from Japan’s leading digital imaging companies.

“During this year’s conference, our analysts will examine many of the most talked about topics in the industry, including the evolution of camera phones and the progression of photo printing,” says Kristy Holch, Group Director of InfoTrends Research Group. “Additionally, we’ll discuss some difficult questions like whether the digital imaging vendor community has a responsibility to do more than it is currently doing to help consumers preserve images for the longer term. We believe that attendees will benefit tremendously from the combination of industry analysis, opinion sharing, and peer-to-peer dialogue that has become commonplace at this event.”

Exhibitors
For the sixth year, sponsoring companies will be on hand to discuss market trends and exhibit various new product solutions for Japanese manufacturers. Sponsors include Picasa and GrapeCity, Inc.