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Office Closed - Friday, March 23

Please note that the PIAG office will be closed this Friday, March 23 due to staff assisting with the SkillsUSA competition.  We will be having some maintenance done on telephones and internet on this day as well.  This may affect voicemails and emails for a brief period of the day.  

We will reopen on Monday, March 26. 
Seeking Volunteers

Interested in getting involved with PIAG? 

We are currently looking for volunteers to serve on the governance and strategic committees of the association. Any individual at a PIAG member may submit their desire for placement on one of these committees. Information on committees and interest form can be found on our website.
 

 
Printing Industry Association Update

Returns to 
Chi-Town

The  Continuous Improvement Conference  is back in Chicago after a 15-year absence this April 8-11. With almost 30 sessions on Lean manufacturing tools and concepts, employee engagement, culture, metrics, and leadership, the conference provides invaluable information for printing and packaging companies pursuing operational excellence. Check out what it has to offer today!


Member Benefits
Early Bird Deadline Approaching!

The Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia is proud to announce the Call for Entries for the 2018 Print Excellence Competition.  We are looking for those unique projects that combine the best of print technology and craftmanship within Georgia's printing, imaging, and finishing community. Early Bird Deadline for entries is Friday, March 30 at 3 p.m and final call is Friday, April 13 at 3 p.m.  

New in 2018!   This year, PIAG is excited to have the entire submission process done via an online system.  Visit the website to learn more about the process and other changes. 
Call for Nominations

The 2018 Benjamin Franklin Award Call for Nominations has begun!  More information about the criteria for the award and submissions process can be found on our website. Nominations will be accepted until June 1.  
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Education
Yet another new iLearning Center course!

Free to all printer members, there's a brand-new course available in the iLearning Center titled Creating PDFs for Print Production . Go under the hood and learn all about the settings to choose from when creating PDFs, what they do, and how to know which options to select for specific workflows and printing processes. Get knowledgeable about PDF specs and standards, image sampling and compression, transparency handling, and color options. Finally, learn what settings work best when creating PDFs for both digital and offset printing. Learn more and sign up at the PIA iLearning Center!

Automation? Get Ready!

PIA's next virtual conference, Automation Ready! is set for Thursday, May 10, and aims to reduce or eliminate touchpoints in job submission, production, and back-office operations. In most printing companies, digital printing has the highest volume of jobs and shortest runs, but should not have the smallest profit margin! 

Learn from expert speakers and a panel of printers who are using automation to eliminate wasteful, time-consuming touchpoints in printing workflows using proven strategies, tools, and procedures. Get the insight, get integrated, get efficient, and boost profits-get Automation Ready! 

For more information, visit www.printing.org/automationready .

PAID Webinars

Virtual Sales Manager
One per month - All sessions run Noon - 1 p.m. Eastern
To be used as a sales manager's tool for meetings - don't have a manager? Then use this series to help motivate and manage your team! Register for one or the whole series!
How to Use LinkedIn and Twitter for Marketing - March 21 | Bob Cargill
Accountability Interaction - April 18 | Kate Dunn
How to Capitalize on Your Strong Online Presence In Real Life - May 16 | Bob Cargill
Business Development-Who to Target - What to Sell - How to Sell Them  - June | Peter Muir
Get More Meetings-A "How-To" Strategy for Today's Sales Professional July | Linda Bishop
Thought for the Week

"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, 
but beautiful old people are works of art."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

 
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