POSTPONED: PIAG Associate Council Meeting

Dec 09, 2011

"The Associates Council is a volunteer network of PIAG supplier members who meet on a quarterly basis at PIAG headquarters. The meetings provide an opportunity to influence development and delivery of PIAG programs and services, not only for the printers we all serve, but also for our own benefit. An added bonus is the meaningful relationships that are built through this network that help us propel each others’ businesses AND result in lasting friendships."
Nancy Womack, Caraustar Recycling
2011 Associate Council Chairman

Time: 11:30am-1:30pm

Location: PIAG Headquarters
5020 Highlands Parkway | Smyrna, GA 30082

http://www.piag.org/public/266.cfm

Webinar | How We Made the Sale | Retail Markets

Dec 15, 2011

3:00 pm

This free monthly webinar series will address success stories of 1:1 sales efforts in various markets.

Presenters will share details of their personal interactions with their clients, and the actions and dynamics that helped them make the sale. The second webinar will focus on two case studies within the education market. Renee Hall of Ducky, will present a case study about Chick-fil-a, and Lorraine Ducklos of PDQ Post Group Surrey, will discuss her work with Otto's AVU—including prospecting, marketing efforts, pricing, sales cycles, and more—that made their campaigns successful.

How We Made the Sale webinar will cover a new vertical market on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

https://cc.readytalk.com/r/x1kfy664cllj

CANCELLED: Webinar | How We Made The Sale | Manufacturing

Jan 19, 2012

3:00 pm

This free monthly webinar series will address success stories of 1:1 sales efforts in various markets.

Presenters will share details of their personal interactions with their clients, and the actions and dynamics that helped them make the sale. The third webinar in this series will focus on two case studies within the manufacturing market. Karen Kaufman, Executive Vice President of ImageMark Business in Lowell, NC, will share the details, personal interactions, and best practices—including prospecting, marketing efforts, pricing, sales cycles, and more—that made their campaigns successful.

How We Made the Sale webinar will cover a new vertical market on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

https://cc.readytalk.com/r/hcxii0lwtplq

Marketing 2020: The New Print Horizon

Jan 19, 2012

PIAG Annual Business Meeting & Conference

Are you positioned for success in the new print frontier? Join fellow industry professionals on January 19, 2012 at the PIAG offices in Smyrna, where you'll gain access to marketing insights, print forecasts, and important info regarding future legislative and regulatory issues.

Featuring: Marketing Trends of the Future, a panel discussion focused on examining the needs of the customer of the future; The Print Odyssey Continues with Sappi's Daniel Dejan; and Navigating the Great Beyond with PIA's VP of Government Affairs, Lisbeth Lyons.

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012
Time: 1:30pm-8:00pm
Location: PIAG Offices

www.marketing2020.eventbrite.com

PIA: Automation Solutions Networking Meeting

Jan 31, 2012
Feb 01, 2012

Mimeo
Memphis, TN

Contact Brandon Iskey
(412) 259-1787
biskey@printing.org

http://www.printing.org/mimeomeeting

Vision 3 Summit

Feb 19, 2012
Feb 22, 2012

The Vision 3 Summit provides the latest intelligence covering all aspects of running a graphic communications business in the current market, economic, and political landscape. V3S takes a broad and distinctly management-level approach, providing up-to-the-moment industry trends, technology updates and market research from the standpoint of pivotal drivers in today ’s challenging environment. By combining resources of the partners, the fresh, inclusive conference provides everything the savvy executive needs to know to succeed in the 21st century graphic communications industry.

Marco Island, FL

Contact Carol Lee Hawkins
(703) 264-7232
chawkins@npes.org

http://www.printing.org/event-calendar/9844

WEBINAR: EPA and OSHA Compliance Essentials

Feb 24, 2012

Federal and state EPA and OSHA have changed course in recent years and increased their enforcement of regulations.

The environmental agencies have been focusing on air permit requirements and hazardous waste management while OSHA has focused intently on printers for Lockout/Tagout, machine guarding, combustible dust, record keeping and more.

This presentation will review recent environmental and safety inspection activities, what inspectors look for, and provide basic tips on what to do ahead of an inspection.

Speakers:
Gary Jones
Assistant Vice President, EHS Affairs
Printing Industries of America.

Rick Hartwig
Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Affairs for Printing Industries of America.
$49 PIAG members per connection

$99 for non-members per connection

Download the registration form below

http://www.piag.org/Webinar Registration.pdf

PIA Webinar | Digital and Offset Printing Standards, Specifications, and Guidelines Demystified | Sponsored by Ricoh

Mar 15, 2012

Color management is a solution that has been around for quite some time and the standards and processes in which to achieve targeted printing conditions continue to evolve. In this very timely webinar, we will discuss the color management approaches used in digital and lithographic printing, and what changes may be on the horizon. These approaches will be discussed based on their relationship to the current industry standards, specifications, and guidelines including ISO12647, GRACoL/SWOP®, and the G7® methodology. This is a must for the color management champion in your operation as there has been many significant changes that have taken place over the last few years.

Free for PIA members!

http://www.printing.org/node/10141

TAGA 64th Annual Technical Conference

Mar 18, 2012
Mar 21, 2012

The TAGA Annual Technical Conference provides an opportunity for its members to learn about the latest industry advances and those of related fields, as well as brainstorm with other experts about solving problems and road blocks in order to move our industry forward. Members come to the Annual Technical Conference from all over the world, from all facets of the graphic arts industry.

Jacksonville, FL

http://www.printing.org/node/9848

PIA | Continuous Improvement Conference

Apr 01, 2012
Apr 04, 2012

Now in its 23nd year, the Continuous Improvement Conference is all about Driving Organization Excellence—showing executives and managers new ways to reduce costs and improve business performance, manufacturing, and customer satisfaction.

This year's conference will be held in St. Louis, MO

http://ci.printing.org/