Opened by keynotes from Kundisch (printed electronics for biomedical) and Airbus (inkjet for aircraft decoration), the IPI 2024 programme unveils its first details. Industrial Print Integration, Europe's leading event for specialist print technologies returns to Dsseldorf-Neuss on 19-20 November 2024, to host an international community of key suppliers, OEMs, innovators and technology users from various industrial markets. The early bird delegate rates are now active and valid until 26 July 2024.
Take a look at our cooperation media partners in the online overview of our digital trade press stand. Of course, there is also a physical trade press stand at the North Entrance on our grounds. Visit us now and browse through our wide range of magazines.
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Our drupa Thought Leadership series takes you deep into the exciting world of print and packaging. Selected drupa 2024 exhibitors will give you a fascinating insight into the latest technologies, trends and innovations. Discover groundbreaking ideas and be inspired by the leading experts in our industry!
At the trade fair stand, KURZ subsidiaries Steinemann DPE, MPRINT, Hinderer + Mhlich (H+M), and KURZ Digital Solutions are also represented with their machines and embossing tools. Innovative security solutions round out the portfolio.
Visitors can look forward to spectacular product innovations and embellishments like the brand-new, achromatic and luxurious KURZ SILVER LINE. A symbol of luxury and aesthetics, the exclusive KURZ line draws all eyes at the point of sale.
The highlight is the DM-MAXLINER 3D, the digital high-tech embellishing system for premium high-speed spot and relief coating and metallization. KURZ stand visitors can look forward to a free poster, exclusively embellished live on-site with the DM-MAXLINER 3D.
Today's announcement builds on the Health Commissioner's Advisory that DOHMH Commissioner Dr. Vasan issued last month, identifying unfettered access to and use of social media as a public health hazard, just as past U.S. surgeons general have done with tobacco and firearms. The advisory provides recommendations to parents and caregivers, health care providers, educators, and policymakers on actions that can be taken to protect children, including the recommendation to delay social media use until the age of 14.
"Over the past decade, we have seen just how addictive and overwhelming the online world can be, exposing our children to a non-stop stream of harmful content and fueling our national youth mental health crisis," said Mayor Adams. "Our city is built on innovation and technology, but many social media platforms end up endangering our children's mental health, promoting addiction, and encouraging unsafe behavior. Today, we're taking bold action on behalf of millions of New Yorkers to hold these companies accountable for their role in this crisis, and we're building on our work to address this public health hazard. This lawsuit and action plan are part of a larger reckoning that will shape the lives of our young people, our city, and our society for years to come."
"Social media companies like TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, and Meta are fueling a national youth mental health crisis," said Corporation Counsel Hinds-Radix. "These companies have chosen profit over the wellbeing of children by intentionally designing their platforms with manipulative and addictive features and using harmful algorithms targeted to young people. Social media companies should be held accountable for this misconduct and for the harms they cause to our children, schools, and entire communities."
"Online networks are powerful tools to connect with friends, family, classmates, and so much more," said Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom. "However, social media can also be a place for unhealthy comparisons to others, a platform for bullying, and lead to negative mental health implications for our children. Building on our social media summit in 2023, we are now releasing a social media action plan to support young people and families as they navigate social media. We are also taking legal and regulatory action to hold social media companies accountable for their actions and urging them to help build healthier environments for their users, particularly for children and young people. This administration is committed to protecting and promoting the health and well-being of every child and young person in every space whether in everyday life or online."
"Social media is a toxin in our digital environment, like lead, air pollution, and nicotine are in our physical one," said DOHMH Commissioner Dr. Vasan. "Environmental toxins require regulation, control, and mitigation, and public health must build on its environmental health legacy to address this modern threat. New York City is employing a wide array of tools to fight back, including education and awareness, research, and regulation, and this lawsuit is the latest example of our city's commitment to ensure young people are safe from the impacts of social media on mental health and wellbeing. The laissez-faire days for tech giants must end and expecting them to self-regulate is nave. As a parent and as the city's doctor, to protect the public's health, we will not remain idle while these platforms damage the health of our children."
"Social media has opened a window to the world for so many, however major social media companies have abused their power, resulting in serious consequences for the mental health of our students," said DOE Chancellor Banks. "It is clear these companies have failed our young people, and I'm proud to be standing with my city agency partners to call for accountability, and for our nation's policymakers to take action to protect our kids."
"Social media has become a central part of many of our lives, especially among children and adolescents," said NYC H+H Chief of Behavioral Health and Co-Deputy Chief Medical Officer Omar Fattal, MD, MPH. "We must maximize our efforts to support the mental health needs of children and adolescents by providing families with tools and resources that foster healthy development. This includes robustly addressing the negative impact of social media on the mental health of children and adolescents. We join the mayor and DOHMH in encouraging all young people and their families to consider their use of social media and how it may be negatively affecting them."
"Social media can be used as a tool for information-sharing and building community. But, as a mental health clinician, I have also witnessed the profound negative impacts it continues to have on the mental health of many of our young people," said Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health Executive Director Eva Wong. "Often times, social media exposes our children to cyberbullying, body image issues, online predators, privacy concerns, and increasing risk of depression, anxiety, feelings of isolation, and even suicide. As a mother, I'm deeply concerned about the enduring negative effect social media has on shaping youth culture. And today, as a city, we are saying it is not sufficient to merely caution young people about the dangers of social media; we must also hold companies accountable for creating and profiting from an environmental toxin that harms our children and young people."
"Our children are facing a mental health crisis fueled by social media companies' disregard for their safety and wellbeing," said New York Attorney General Letitia James. "We owe it to our kids to tackle the damaging effects of social media, and I applaud Mayor Adams for taking this important action today to hold these companies accountable. This lawsuit builds on the important work we've done to advance legislation to rein in the most addictive and dangerous features on social media and the legal action we've taken to stop them. It is unacceptable that big tech companies can profit off the harm they are doing to young people, and I want to thank Mayor Adams for joining our effort to protect the next generation of New Yorkers."
"It's long past time we break Big Tech's grip on our children's mental health," said New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes. "The toxic, predatory algorithms these social media sites use to keep kids scrolling have created a crisis, and I'm grateful Mayor Adams is taking action to hold powerful tech companies accountable. This lawsuit, along with legislation I've proposed to protect young people from addictive social media platforms, help ensure we stand up for families and say 'enough is enough.'"
The Adams administration has taken repeated action to tackle the youth mental health crisis. Last year, Mayor Adams announced that the city launched TeenSpace, a free tele-mental health service available to all New York City teenagers, between the ages of 13 and 17 years old, that allows teenagers to connect with a licensed therapist through phone, video, and text. In the three months of operation, TeenSpace has served over 2,000 youth across the five boroughs.
In addition to the city's work supporting New York City youth in crisis through DOHMH and NYC H+H programming, DOE has devoted significant resources to combatting students' addiction to social media and the many resulting harms, including by responding to cyberbullying occurring outside of class, providing counseling for anxiety and depression, and developing curricula about the effects of social media and how to stay safe online.
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