Technical Association of the Graphic Arts

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The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (or TAGA) is an organization founded in 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. Founded as the Technical Association of the Lithographic Industry (TALI), the organization was re-branded as TAGA in 1951^[1] and has continued with that name ever since. The organization works with student chapters around the world to publish cutting-edge information about the graphic arts industry on a yearly basis after its annual technical conference held at a different location each year in North America

TAGA concentrates on the discussion of topics such as software, computer technology and systems all designed for the graphic arts. As well, following the traditional ideals of press operation, ink and paper properties are studied and discussed.^[2]

1 Student chapters
2 Sponsorship
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Student chapters

Starting in 1985, student chapters of TAGA began to develop to allow students and future graphic arts professionals to partake in the study of new print technologies.^[3] To date, there are 15 active TAGA student chapters located all over the globe.

The following is a complete list of schools that possess memberships to TAGA (active or not):^[4]

Institution	Location
Appalachian State University	North Carolina, USA
Arizona State University East	Arizona, USA
Arkansas State University	Arkansas, USA
California Polytechnic State University	California, USA
California State University	California, USA
Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania, USA
Chinese Culture University	Taipei, Taiwan
Chowan College	North Carolina, USA
Chulalongkorn University	Bangkok, Thailand
Clemson University	South Carolina, USA
Eastern Illinois University	Illinois, USA
Grenoble Institute of Technology	Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
Illinois State University	Illinois, USA
KTH - Royal Institute of Technology	Stockholm, Sweden
Louisiana Technical University	Louisiana, USA
National Taiwan University	Taipei County, Taiwan
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	North Carolina, USA
Northern Illinois University	Illinois, USA
Pennsylvania College of Technology	Pennsylvania, USA
Rochester Institute of Technology	New York, USA
Ryerson University (GCM)	Ontario, Canada
Texas A&M University	Texas, USA
University of Wales Swansea	Wales, United Kingdom
Waukesha County Technical College	Wisconsin, USA
University of Central Missouri	Missouri, USA
University of Wisconsin	Wisconsin, USA
Western Michigan University	Michigan, USA
Western Washington University	Washington, USA