The IRgA is 'LinkedIn'

For those of you who are involved in the world of social networking, the IRgA has established a Group Profile of the association on LinkedIn (www.LinkedIn.com). Go to Groups and search for the IRgA. This is a good way to stay connected with the IRgA and your fellow colleagues throughout the year – and become connected with others within the reprographics industry to deepen your network.

LinkedIn is a business-oriented social network used by more than 40 million professionals to strengthen and extend their existing network of trusted contacts. Social networks like LinkedIn exist to build online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others.

Use the IRgA group to ask questions, post responses to questions from others and stay connected. For example, a recent search of the word “reprographic” brings up 740 people who are connected to the reprographics industry – not bad for a relatively new networking resource! Try out the IRgA group site and let me know your thoughts. You can e-mail me at SBova@IRgA.com.

New Online Directory Boasts Enhanced Functionalities

Need to reach a reprographer in your area? Want to connect with a vendor you met during the 2009 IRgA Convention & Trade Show? Look no further than the IRgA’s new Online Membership Directory.

The IRgA Online Directory includes a wealth of features that will make your search more dynamic and accessible. READ MORE

The IRgA is excited to announce Palm Springs, Calif. as the host city of its 2010 Annual Convention & Trade Show. The event will be held May 19-21, 2010, at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Please join us for what promises to be among the industry's most exciting and informative three days focused on the wide- and small-format digital printing industry. For more details, click here

The IRgA invites you to share your knowledge and expertise with reprographers, industry experts and vendors at the 2010 IRgA Annual Convention & Trade Show. Your presentation abstract must be submitted no later than Friday, June 12. You will be notified in early September if your abstract has been accepted. You can submit your information online, click here.

Andy Lippman, senior analyst, Lyra Research, spoke at the 2009 IRgA Convention & Trade Show about recent advancements in large-format printing and what they mean for the industry as a whole. According to Lippman, wide-format technology is progressing at a pace comparable to Moore’s integrated circuit. Large-format equipment has expanded from a low-volume niche to a production level just in the last two decades. READ MORE

Why is it we spend so much time figuring out how to process an order but we spend so little time figuring out how to get that order? Contrary to popular belief, sales do not just happen. A sale is the result of a systematic organized process. There’s a good chance that you have the ability right now to define your current sales process (good or bad) and then add best practices you learn over time. READ MORE

Were you or some of your colleagues not able to make it to the 2009 IRgA Annual Convention & Trade Show? You can still take advantage of this year’s event by purchasing audio recordings of the educational presentations. For more information or to view available presentations, click here.

The IRgA has scheduled two Webinars for June and July.

“Leverage Intelligent BIM to Stay Ahead of the Curve” will be presented by KP Reddy Wednesday, June 17, at 11 a.m. - noon (Central Time). If you missed the 2009 IRgA Convention & Trade Show or were simply unable to attend this valuable session, take advantage of this second chance to hear one of this year’s most popular presentations with Reddy, President of RCMS.

The IRgA’s next Webinar — "The 3D Printing Panel Webinar" — will be Wednesday, July 8, at 11 a.m.  -- noon (Central Time).3D modeling is a fairly new service for the reprographics industry, yet one that reprographics customers have been using for decades. The evolution of model creation from an expensive, laborious, hand-crafted process into a rapid, accurate and cost-effective service has created an opportunity for new revenue streams and exciting new services for reprographers to offer their customers.

For more information and/or to register, visit IRgA’s Webinar Web page for more details.

Océ Announces Winner of its Second Annual 'Green Reprographer of the Year' Award

Océ recently announced the winner of its second annual, “Green Reprographer of the Year” award during the IRgA 2009 Annual Convention and Trade Show held April 29-May 1 in Pittsburgh, Pa. READ MORE

In Other Headline News:

• LexJet Supplies Lightweight Banners that Will Help Educate Millions of Students
• American Reprographics Company Licenses Metaprint Abacus Print Cost Recovery and Print Tracking Software
• FotoZoomer Becomes an Approved Vendor to the ReproMAX Network
• Océ Offers ARC PlanWell EasyPrint Enabled Printers
• EFI Receives Three BERTL’s Best Awards

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Understand the Right Way to Right Size Your Company

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