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2007 Convention Ranks Well Among Attendees
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Reprographers attending the IRgA's 2007 Convention & Trade Show rated the overall event 4.11 out of a possible 5.0. With nearly one-third of reprographer attendees responding to an on-line evaluation the 2008 Convention Planning Committee has some solid input to consider and to build upon the progress and lessons learned.
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- Overall value of the event: 4.17
- Quality of the networking: 4.32
- Golf tournament: 4.67
- Helpfulness of the IRgA staff: 4.53
While I'm proud of all of the successes, I am particularly proud of the team that we have developed to serve you. Click here to view a staff roster. |
Steve Bova, CAE
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Click here to access an executive summary of the overall convention evaluation, and click here to see what your peers are saying about their IRgA Convention experience.
The IRgA's 82nd Annual Convention & Trade Show will be held May 14-16 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Serving as the 2008 Convention Committee are:
- Chuck Gremillion, III, Chair, President, A&E - The Graphics Complex, Houston, TX
- John Cronin, Program Chair, President and CEO, PLP Digital Systems, Arlington, VA
- Bryan Thomas, 2007-08 IRgA President, President, Thomas Reprographics, Richardson, TX
The committee met last month in Las Vegas to begin planning for next year. Just wait until you see the improvements we will be announcing very soon that address your many great suggestions! In the meantime, read our "Call for Speakers " piece in the IRgA News section below if you are interested in being considered as a speaker or if you would like to recommend a topic to be covered.
Adobe Partners with FedEx Kinko's
In early June, FedEx Kinko's and Adobe announced that Adobe Reader 8.1 and Adobe Acrobat software would feature a connection to FedEx Kinko's Print Online functionality, allowing users to send documents for output to any FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Center in the US. Both products have integrated a "Send to FedEx Kinko's" command option within the File Menu as well as a button on the main toolbar.
The IRgA has received some conflicting comments:
Point:
- Aligning with only one provider as a means of offering these efficiencies gives FedEx Kinko's an unfair competitive advantage over its competitors.
- Many of our member companies have actively promoted the use of Adobe Acrobat products - and a PDF workflow - with their clients. It's a mistake for them to overlook our industry as an important customer.
Counterpoint:
- Reprographers should see the opportunities instead of the threats, and think in terms of the existing relationships with our customers and what compels them to trust us.
- It's a free market economy and is indicative of where the industry is going. That's why reprographers need to buy into the concept of branding their unique expertise and capabilities to their customers. Competition has and always will be present. It's time we raise our own bar and deal at a higher professional level.
Click here to link to Adobe release.
Click here to link to the FedEx release.
Let's use News Digest as a vehicle to gain a sense of how the industry would like its association to act. If you have a comment or suggestion about what direction the IRgA should take, send me an e-mail and I will share your collective responses with the IRgA Board of Directors. You can reach me at sbova@irga.com.
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Inside the IRgA
IRgA Member Benefit Feature
IRgA 2007 Convention Presentations Available
Were you or some of your colleagues not able to make it to the 2007 IRgA Convention & Trade Show in Dallas this past May? You can still learn from all the Convention presentations as they are available for purchase online. This is a perfect reference and training tool whether you were at the conference and want a refresher or want to share the information with other colleagues that couldn't attend. You can choose to purchase a CD-ROM complete with all the Convention presentations or purchase individual copies of the following presentations:
- Opening General Session Keynote - Business Conditions and Emerging Trends in the Design Profession (Kermit Baker)
- Selling Has Nothing To Do With Selling
- Becoming Digital - NOW: Real Life Examples
- Your Firm's Metrics - The Foundation For Accountability
- Leadership And Team Work On The FIeld And In The Office (Roger Staubach)
- BIM - Business Information Modeling: A Vision And A Promise
- Branding Your Reprographics Business
- Color Graphics: Is It Too Late To Jump In?
- Practical Tips On How To Succesfully Manage People
- 3D Modeling - The Time Is Now!
To purchase Convention presentations, please click here.
If you are not a current IRgA member company, join or renew your membership so you can purchase these presentations at a discount.
IRgA Issues Call for Speakers for the 2008 Convention
For more than 80 years, the IRgA's Annual Convention has been delivering education programs specifically geared to the needs of reprographers and, more recently, those serving the wide-format digital document industry. The 2008 Program Committee seeks proposals that provide practical, real-world educational information that attendees can immediately apply back at their jobs. Click here to access our Call for Speakers form. We will need your response by September 7 for consideration.
Picture Yourself at the IRgA
For those who attended the event in Dallas, click here to view pictures taken at the golf tournament, trade show, and social gatherings.
IRgA 2007 Media Kit Available Online
The IRgA also has several advertising opportunities in various association publications, including REPRO REPORT, the IRgA News Digest, and the IRgA Membership Directory. The 2007 Media Kit features advertising opportunities, detailed editorial information, and submission material specifications. There is still time to secure your 2007 positions today! To request a copy of the 2007 Media Kit, click here.
Sign Up Now for a 2007 Mounting & Laminating Seminar
The IRgA, in conjunction with Drytac Corporation, will again be offering its Mounting & Laminating Training Seminars this year. The two-day program for equipment operators integrates theory with actual hands-on training, progressively providing the fundamentals of mounting and laminating technology and techniques. Day one covers foundational information, while day two concentrates on more advanced trouble shooting and special applications training. This year's schedule features a seminar in Canada. To see the 2007 seminar schedule and to register online, click here. For a PDF brochure and registration form available for download, click here.
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Industry News
Earl Buchmann Joins Seiko I Infotech
Seiko I Infotech-Americas announced Earl Buchmann as the newest member of their sales management team. He comes to Seiko with 30 years of reprographic experience, having held management positions at companies such as Xerox, Toshiba America, and most recently, Kyocera Mita. For more information, visit www.seiko-i.com.
Consolidated Graphics Acquires Pikes Peak Lithographing Co.
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. announced that it has acquired Pikes Peak Lithographing Co. in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pikes Peak is a boutique commercial printing company offering large-format sheetfed printing. The company will continue to operate from its two existing facilities in Colorado Springs. For more information, visit www.cgx.com.
Océ Releases Latest Sustainability Report
Océ released its 2006 Sustainability Report, which shows its leadership in promoting environmental sustainability. The latest report, the first to be verified externally, documents Océ's achievements in delivering sustainable technology and environmentally sound policies. The 2006 Sustainability Report details the company's use and re-use of components, energy and water consumption, waste handling and emissions, as well as human and environmental safety. The report also contains various interviews with stakeholders about sustainability. For more information, visit www.oceusa.com.
Paradigm Imaging Group Signs Distribution Agreement with NewWave Technologies
Paradigm Imaging Group announced that it has entered a distribution agreement with NewWave Technologies, a national distributor of document imaging, automated data storage, and CD/DVD duplication products and services. For more information, visit www.paradigmimaging.com.
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Feature
Taking the Offense Against Offset
High-speed, Small-format Digital Color Presses Can Help You Bite into Another Market
By Ed Avis
Did your teenager bring home a student picture book from school this spring, filled with the smiling faces of her classmates? If you live near Los Angeles, that saddle-stitched, glossy booklet may have been produced by Universal Reprographics, Los Angeles, Calif.
A reprographics shop printing picture books? Exactly.
Projects like that fall precisely into a new category of work Universal has discovered: the quality and trim size of jobs produced on an offset press, but without the giant press runs. And, sometimes, with information changing on each page.
Read the complete article in the July/August issue of REPRO REPORT.
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For advertising information, contact IRgA Headquarters: info@irga.com or 800/833–4742. Or, click here to request a copy of the 2007 Media Kit.
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