Ifra Media, based in Darmstadt, Germany, is the world’s leading association for technology issues. The organization provides a forum of ideas to more than 2,000 publishing companies and suppliers to the industry in 60 countries. Ifra was founded in 1961, when European publishers introduced color in newspapers. It has broadened its scope to include research, an annual exhibition called IfraScope dedicated to newspaper technology, international seminars, individual consulting and a monthly magazine published in six languages. The work of Ifra is monitored by a global board of directors.

Updated: July 13, 2012