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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
The 2018 PPPC National Convention officially kicked off with the annual ribbon cutting ceremony. Hundreds of members looked on as Chair of the PPPC Board of Directors, Iain Walker, cut the ribbon, officially opening the show floor to our members.
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Attendance was Up!
2,801 attendees visited the 3-day Trade Show at the International Centre, in Mississauga, Ontario. 1,311 distributor clients attended on Tuesday and close to 1,490 distributor delegates walked the floor throughout PPPC's 2018 National Convention. Distributor and distributor client attendance increased by almost 7%, as compared to 2017.
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Click here to relive the best moments from the 2018 PPPC National Convention!
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Silent Auction Benefiting the PPPC Scholarship Fund
PPPC held a silent auction on the show floor, throughout the National Convention benefiting our Scholarship program. F
ine jewellery, electronics, sports memorabilia, were all available for purchase through the auction, along with artwork by Andy Warhol, Disney Norval & Christian Morrisseau, as well as a beautiful robe from PPPC Member Mansfield International Inc. We received very positive feedback from those who attended the show and participated in the auction.
In addition to the silent auction, our graduate was set up at the entrance of the show floor, to increase awareness for the PPPC Scholarship program, while collecting donations in exchange for a PPPC Scholarship pin. The PPPC Scholarship pin was graciously donated by PPPC member Faro.
A total of $2,146.13 was raised for the PPPC Scholarship Fund. Thank you for your generosity.
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to learn more about the PPPC Scholarship program.
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The Industry's finest gathered to honour their peers
The annual Image Award Ceremony welcomed over 550 of the industries finest, to cheer on their peers and recognize the outstanding achievements of our members. Alex Morin, our emcee for the evening was joined by 2 past PPPC Scholarship recipients, Joseph and Kayla Shields, who helped distribute
90 Image Award trophies to deserving PPPC members. The National Distributor of the Year Award was bestowed upon Genumark, while Debco took home the Gold Supplier of the Year Award.
Click here to see a full list of recipients and here to see pictures of the winning entries. Click here to see photos from the evening.
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PPPC Hall of Fame
Congratulations to David Plummer, MAS, on his induction into the PPPC Hall of Fame. "
David has always been a strong voice, for the growth and direction of PPPC and is always in attendance to support the AGM, industry chapter events along with National Events." says fellow Hall of Fame inductee, Carol de Ville, MAS. Plummer, who was humbled by this recognition, compared the industry to a family, in his acceptance speech. "This association brings us together to help each other. To push and pull each other higher. Whether it is your personal ambitions or your company's. I know of no other industry where you can call your competitor and ask them to help you with a problem or an idea. We are truly unique".
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PPPC Momentum Award Recipients
9 outstanding individuals from across the country were recognized with a PPPC Momentum Award. A special thank you to our Momentum Award sponsors, Bulova Watch Company & iSM Line, for joining us on stage to present this award and for providing our 2017 recipients with such lovely gifts. To commemorate this milestone, recipients received a plaque from iSM Line and a beautiful watch from Bulova.
Recipients from left to right:
Elli Chemel (A.T. Designs), Caroline NĂ©ron (Busrel Inc.), Kassandra Lahosky (The Branding Company), Paul Wieleba ({WE} Wieleba Enterprises), Melanie Dobosh (Debco), Eric Vachon (Windmill Canada), Kate Kailik (Spector & Co.), Tracey Clingen (Genumark), Kabula Yi (Creative Boulevard)
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The Misprints Kept the Party Going!
Members were invited to attend the Networking Party at the Marriott, on the night before the grand opening of the trade show. Our industry band, The Misprints,
tore the house down and had everyone dancing for most of the night! Click here to see photos from the Networking Party.
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Professional Development at the 2018 National Convention
The PPPC National Convention Professional Development sessions, welcomed 9 different speakers over two days, speaking on a number of different topics from diversity to the psychology of promotional products. A call for speakers was sent to members in mid 2017. Interested members had the opportunity to submit their content for consideration to speak at the National Convention. The PPPC Board of Directors reviewed the proposals and chose seven members to present, in addition to our keynote speakers, Renee Bazile-Jones and Chala Dincoy.
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Best Booth Awards
Each year our friends from PPAI walk the show floor and vote on who they believe are worthy of the best booth awards. This year, most innovative booth was presented to DML Creation, while the best overall booth was presented to Spector & Co.
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2018 National Board of Directors
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Your 2018 National Board of Directors
From left to right:
Front row: Sandra Harssar,TAS, Roxanne Conley, MAS,
Heidi Reimer-Epp, Jonathan Strauss (PPPC President & CEO) and Laura Hansen.
Back row:
Ralph Dei Tigli, Alex Jovetic, Sharkie Tarakjian, Iain Walker, Max Baer and Kenneth Ho.
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Thank you to our Sponsors!
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