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2012 Print Showcase

5th Annual Print Showcase
February 23
1:30 - 4:30 pm

Dunwoody

Come to Dunwoody to witness the new limits of printing and creative thinking in the graphic industry.

Registration is FREE if you are a print buyer, ad agency or marketing professional.

In addition to showing printing's best, the 5th Annual Print Showcase offers sessions for designers and print buyers to work smarter.

Meet the Midwest's best printers at the 2012 Print Showcase.

Printers/exhibitor registration information
Only 5 spots left! Is your company on this list?

Questions? Contact Kris Davis at 651-789-5508 for more information.


Star of Excellence - Call for Entries

Enter the largest and most prestigious print competition in the Midwest

Your entry is requested!

Entry Deadline: February 10

 

Awards Entry Information and Entry Form

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Showcase the best you produced in 2011. Winners will be announced at the
Star Awards Banquet on April 26, 2012.

Questions? Contact Lola at 651-789-5504 for more information.


Young Print Professionals Group Tour

Are you a young print professional?

Join us for networking, print tour and lunch.
Learn from dik Bolger, CEO of Bolger Vision Beyond Print as he talks about his career in print.

April 11, 2012 from 10:30 - 1:00 pm

Hurry! Limited to the first 40 people!

Register online or send your registration in today!

Contact Kris Davis at 651-789-5508 with any questions.


2012 Continuous Improvement Survey

Help us align PIM Membership resources with your business goals.

Please take a few minutes of your time to fill out this confidential survey.

Download the survey form fill out and fax to (651) 789-5520

or mail to:
Printing Industry Midwest
Rosedale Tower, 1700 Hwy 36 West
Suite 510
Roseville, MN 55113


Contact David Radziej at 651-789-5503 with any questions.


Vision 3 Summit

Come to the Vision 3 Summit

NAPL, NPES, and Printing Industries of America have combined forces again to sponsor the Vision 3 Summit, a provocative ‘mega’ education and networking event created specifically to meet the needs of top decision makers.

Go to the brochure for more information


Join us for this extraordinary solutions-oriented conversation among industry leaders and peers who, like you, will gain all of the actionable business advice and direction they need to drive their companies forward into the ‘new world’ of print.

Now is the time to examine the challenges graphic communication executives are facing today - converging cross-media technologies, global economic uncertainty, industry consolidation, emerging markets and more. Come to the Vision 3 Summit to recognize the impact on your bottom line and to determine how to best take advantage of the new opportunities they create.

Use this registration form and forward to rstephenson@pimn.org.


2011 Compensation & Benefits Survey Report

Benchmark one of the most important aspects of your business...
Your Workforce

Participants receive the report at a huge discount!

Report is available now. Order your copy today!

Contact Pat Barnum at 651-789-5507 or pbarnum@pimn.org


2012 Buyers Guide

Get your company noticed with the 2012 Print Buyers Guide

2012 Buyers Guide information

Questions? Or to order your copy, contact Pat Barnum at 651-789-5507 or pbarnum@pimn.org


Choose Print.org Campaign

ChoosePrint.org

 

The year-long Choose Print campaign—including the new www.ChoosePrint.org website—officially launched during Print Week, on April 28, 2011.

Our goals are to provide much-needed, facts-based education about print’s credentials; encourage organizations to include print in their marketing mix; and create more revenue for our members.

For more information about how PIM is implementing the Choose Print campaign and what you can do to help, go to the PIM Choose Print webpage or contact Lola at 651-789-5504.

Printing Industry Midwest

Effective April 1, 2011, Printing Industry of the Midlands (PIM) and Printing Industry of Minnesota (PIMN) has merged.  The board of directors representing both organizations approved the merger, and the new entity will become the Printing Industry Midwest - the 4th largest affiliate of the Printing Industries of America covering Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. 

"A merger of our two associations will benefit members of both organizations by expanding and sharing resources," said Mark Jessen, President of Jessen Press and Chair of the PIMN Board of Directors.  "The two groups can immediately reduce costs by sharing administrative, financial and other resources from one office located in Roseville, MN."

It is an exciting time for the Printing Industry Midwest! 

May 17th was proclaimed "PIM Day" at Printing Industries of America. Staff at Printing Industries of America will celebrate the day by wearing t-shirts representing members of Printing Industry Midwest.

Please feel free contact David Radziej at 651-789-5503 or Dick Clark at 651-789-5509 with any questions or comments. 

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)

VICTORY!

Congress Exempts Children's Books & Paper-Based Printed Materials from CPSIA; Industry Wins Freedom from New Environmental Regulation!

The high-stakes debt ceiling debate and votes may have stolen all of the media attention this week, but another very critical piece of legislation: a revision of the burdensome, flawed Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which called for costly environmental testing and safety certification of children's books and other printed materials. The President is expected to sign H.R. 2715 into law in short order.

FSC Group Certification

There is a now an economical path to FSC Certification for small printers

A new group FSC Chain of Custody certification program is available to PIM member companies with less than $5 million in annual sales of “forest product business” (commercial printing, package printing, etc). 

The costs for this group certification will be substantially reduced; current price is $1695.

There is no difference between individual certificates and the group certificate as regards the use of the logo, the requirements for organization, and the use of certified papers on projects utilizing the FSC logo.

More details are available in the Program Overview. Interested member companies need to complete and submit the Group Enrollment Form and forward it with a 50% deposit to PIM.

For more information, please contact Paul Gutkowski at 651-789-5505 or paulg@pimn.org.

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Do you have an interest in the Printing Industry and are looking for a place for information about current topics and news? You do not have to be a member of PIM to participate in this group; however, if you would like information on membership please visit our Membership page.