The Hellenic Federation of Printed Media Communication which has changed its name from Hellenic Federation of Printing Industries, was established in Athens, in 1969 and had 23 foundation members. The Federation has a 7-member Board of Directors, which is elected every 2 years from the General Assembly. Today the federation represents companies from all sectors of the printing industry. Its purpose is to promote and protect the interests and rights of its members, to follow up on new technologies, to cooperate with competent authorities/organizations in solving industry related problems, to be constantly acquainted with the labor and tax legislation and in general to facilitate all issues that may concern the printing companies. The Federation has established an Educational Center with the purpose to educate and train the employees and workers of its member companies in printing technologies for all printing methods. It also pprovides its members with legal information and organizes annual conferences and workshops, on issues directly related to the printing industry. The Federation is a member of the Greek Federation of Industries and since 1991 it is an official member of the European Confederation of Printing Industries “Intergraf”.