Can You Afford NOT to Go to Pittsburgh?

Perhaps you might be asking: Can I or my company afford to pay the registration fees, buy a plane ticket and hotel room and pay the other expenses? Should we exhibit? What am I getting out of this?

IRgA Annual Convention & Trade Show Continues to Build Momentum

Registration and housing are now open for the 2009 IRgA Convention & Trade Show, April 29-May 1 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Get the greatest return on investment by securing your spot now. All IRgA members receive $300 in savings on registration over non–members and an additional $100 discount when registration is received by March 20, 2009. The IRgA has also negotiated discounted room rates at the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh and the Omni William Penn when rooms are reserved by April 3, 2009. Start your new year out right by visiting the quick links below for all the up-to-date information:

The Details

• Register online
• Watch the convention preview video
• Download 2009 advance program
• View the schedule of events
• Book your hotel reservations
• View keynote speaker details
• View educational breakout sessions
• Register for the annual golf tournament
• See who’s exhibiting
• Read convention FAQs

About Pittsburgh

• Learn more about Pittsburgh: here and here
• Get an inside look at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center

Important Dates to Remember

• March 20: Early registration deadline (Save $200)
• April 3: Reserve hotel to receive discounted rate
• April 17: Register for IRgA golf tournament
• April 29-May 1: IRgA Convention & Trade Show

Visit the convention Web page to access full event details as they become available or contact the IRgA at 800.833.4742.

Afterburner Fighter Pilots Ready to Heat Up Convention
Thursday, April 30, 8-9 a.m.
You’re fighting for market share. You're fighting to make your numbers. You need a team that knows not only how to plan a mission, but how to execute that mission flawlessly from start to finish. Join the Afterburner Fighter Pilots, a team of real fighter pilots from across the globe, as they deliver a special keynote to help your leadership teams improve execution and lead more effectively.  READ MORE

Business Relationship Expert Garrison Wynn to Keynote
Friday, May 1, 8-9 a.m. 
Learn how to motivate difficult people, gain and keep influence in a difficult economy and turn talent into performance. This entertaining, insightful keynote combines relationship building with no-fluff motivation and change to deliver real solutions in uncertain times. Business relationship expert Garrison Wynn examines the challenges businesses face and shows how we can laugh at our problems while using them as catalysts for success. This presentation provides leadership influence in times of change through research-based, easily implemented, proven solutions you can use right away. READ MORE

IRgA’s Hosts its Annual Golf Tournament at the Quicksilver Golf Club
The 2009 IRgA Annual Golf Tournament will be hosted at Quicksilver Golf Club, the premier golf destination in Western Pennsylvania. Former home to Senior PGA and Nation Wide Tour events, Quicksilver sits among rolling farmlands, meandering streams and rich forests that provide for a scenic, challenging and enjoyable golf experience.

Designed in 1971 by Don Nagode and reworked 19 years later by Bob Murphy and Sean Parees, Quicksilver weighs in at a healthy 7,083 yards from the silver tees and a much more tame 6,389 yards from the whites. Seventy-three bunkers and five lakes dot the landscape of the course. Visit www.quicksilvergolf.com for additional information.

Transportation will be provided to and from the Westin Convention Center and Omni William Penn to Quicksilver Golf Club. Continental breakfast will be provided before tee time. Luncheon, awards and prizes will be presented at the conclusion of the tournament.

For registration information, visit the www.IRgA.com.

The IRgA would like to thank its exhibitors and sponsor companies of the 2009 IRgA Annual Convention & Trade Show.

Exhibitors as of March 6. 

Sponsors as of March 6.

ARC	Avanti
Blue Book	Bowe Bell and Howell
Canon	Contex
Cylix	Dietzgen, a Division of Nashua
Digital ES	Drytac
eDistribution	ES-TE Folding Systems
GEI Wide Format	GreatAmerica Leasing
HP	Image Products of CA
KIP	MV Software
Mutoh	National Azon
Nukote	Oce
Paradigm	Pinnacle Infotech
PLP	Precision Paper
ReproConnect	Reprographic Technology
ReproMAX	Ricoh
RSA	Seiko
Sepialine	TechParts
Thoroughbred Software	Universal Media Solutions
Valley Supplies	Xerox

There is no question that e-commerce and web-to-print are having an impact on reprographers. From how you interact with customers to how you use your Web site as an effective sales and marketing tool.

Tawnya Starr, president, PrinterPresence, will help participants find the best way to use their Web sites during her presentation “Stop Underutilizing Your Web Site,” which is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 1-2 p.m. CDT.

Register now to learn what every reprographer needs to know. You will:

• Learn how to use your website to help customers understand your full range of capabilities;
• Discover how to turn your site into a sales tool in presentations with AEC firms;
• Learn how a website with planroom portals can deliver a positive ROI while building customer loyalty; and
• Find out how your Web site can demonstrate your expertise and educate your audience.

An IRgA username and password is required. If you know your login but can’t remember your password, click “Reset my password.” If you do not know your login or password, please call the IRgA Headquarters toll-free at 800.833.4742 and our friendly staff will assist you. READ MORE

Drytac® is a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of mounting and finishing equipment and products. This year Drytac® debuts its line of UV curable and aqueous liquid laminators with models ranging from the wide-format VersaCoaterTM XL to the ultra-small VersaCoaterTM. DocuMate. Visit the Drytac website at www.drytac.com to learn more. Drytac.com

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Océ Announces Call for Applications for its 
Second Annual 'Green Reprographer of the Year' Award

Océ announced its Wide Format Printing Systems division will begin accepting applications for its second annual “Green Reprographer of the Year” award. Applicants will be asked to submit, in writing, their achievements in the area of green business practices and explain how these efforts have assisted their customers to meet their own sustainability goals. The application deadline is March 27, and the winning reprographer will be announced on April 30. READ MORE

Xerox Names Tameran 2008 Business Partner of the Year

Tameran Graphic Systems, Inc. was named Xerox Corporation 2008 Wide-Format Partner of the Year for its continued contribution to Xerox, its customers and the printing industry. The award was among 16 Xerox presented to 15 partner firms for superior digital workflow software and finishing solutions. READ MORE

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• Mutoh America Appoints John Mitchell as Manufacturer Representative for Canada
• Frank Arevalo Joins C2 Reprographics as Hub Store Manager
• U.S. Demand for Printing Inks to Approach $4.8 Billion in 2012
• Mutoh Appoints Rep for Canada Mutoh America
• Ed Rodham named President/COO at Precision Blue, Inc. 
• Roland VersaCAMM VP-540 is Grand Prize for CorelDRAW® International Design Contest

LEED: What Does it Mean for Reprographics?

This article originally appeared in the January/February issue of Repro Report, which is available for download at the IRgA Web site. Your IRgA Web site username and password is required to enter the archive area. If you know your login but can't remember your password, click on “Reset my password.” If you do not know your login or password, please call the IRgA Headquarters toll-free at 800.833.4742.