Events

Print Buyers Conference, September 10-12, 2008, Boston MA

Two days and 22 educational sessions for the print buying professional. Also included are daily Roundtable Discussions for peer-to-peer conversations on thought-provoking hot topics and ongoing exhibitor-led 30-Minute Learning Labs.

Margie Dana, founder of Print Buyers International and developer of this event, says: “You’ll come away with expert knowledge and cutting edge ideas you won’t get anywhere else.”

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Foundations of Sustainability: Concepts and Communication, September 12, 2008, Portland OR

Sustainability Leadership Workshops and Certificate Program, at Portland’s University of Oregon presents a one-day workshop providing an overview of the principles of sustainability and a review of several communication related topics to equip participants for work and dialogue in their organizations.

This interactive and resource-rich workshop is specifically designed for those new to the field of sustainability. It will provide an overview of the principles of sustainability, and a framework for additional learning and decision-making. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the meaning and context of sustainability, and a framework for planning and taking action at the organizational and individual levels.

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All About: Sustainability Webinar Series

A free webinar series sponsored by Target Marketing Group and Printing Impressions Group. For more information and registration, click here>>

  • Behind the Logos: Environmental Certifications and the Printing Process, August 12, 2008
  • Go Green From the Inside Out: Developing a Corporate Environment Program, October 7, 2008
  • Partners in Green: Working With Your Direct Marketing Agency to Produce Sustainable Campaigns, December 9, 2008

Environmental Sustainability in the Premedia Arena

A webinar series from the IPA for strategic decision makers looking to reduce costs and win business through their knowledge of sustainability. For more information, registration, and pricing click here>>

  • Carbon Footprints: Calculating Your Green Strategy, July 30, 2008
  • Sustainability vs. Pollution Control, August 13, 2008
  • Sustainable Design, August 27, 2008
  • Global Initiatives: Becoming Certifiably Green, September 10, 2008
  • Benchmarking & The Legislative Front, September 24, 2008

PIA/GATF 2008 Lean and Green National Seminar Tour

This one-day seminar, presented by PIA/GATF Center for Lean Practices, leverages important concepts from Lean Manufacturing and Sustainable, Green Printing to help your company cut environmental and production waste and eliminate non-value-added activities.

Combining Lean Manufacturing with sustainable practices will improve your bottom-line financial performance and help you to better serve the needs of your customers, while lessening your company’s environmental impact.

Attendees Will Learn

  • What is Green, Sustainable Printing and what drives its adoption?
  • What is Lean Print Production and how does it focus on eliminating waste?
  • How Lean production can lead to improved environmental performance.
  • Tools and techniques to identify and eliminate environmental and production waste.

Dates and Locations:

  • August 26, 2008 - Boston, MA
  • August 28, 2008 - Baltimore/DC

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SustainCommWorldSustainCommWorld - The Green Media Show, October 1-2, 2008, Boston MA

SustainCommWorld – The Green Media Show will focus on bottom-line solutions including: increased brand equity; growing shareholder value; business risk reduction; supply chain activity; sustainability reporting; carbon foot-printing and more. The conference will offer top executives uniquely valuable perspectives probing every aspect of sustainable communications from initiating a sustainability program, best practices and implementation strategies, to sustainability reports.

Peter Max PosterThe Green Media Show brings together thought leaders in sustainability with a focus on the graphic communication industry and marketing communications, their supply chains and relevant enterprise stakeholders to discuss, challenge, learn and drive implementation of best practices in the greening of media. Register early and get your Peter Max poster - shades of the ’60s!

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Collaborative Approaches to Achieving Zero Waste, October 3, 2008, Portland OR

A one-day workshop in the principles and practical methods of moving towards zero waste both as an individual organization and in collaborations with others

This interactive workshop is designed for those seeking to learn practical methods to move their sustainability efforts forward by applying zero-waste principles. Zero waste is a common goal for organizations seeking to become more sustainable. Once the low hanging fruit of recycling has been picked, people are often at a loss of what to do to continue to move toward zero waste.

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Graph Expo, October 26-29, 2008, Chicago IL

Didn’t get to drupa this year? No problem! You’ll see most of the products and solutions right here in River City.

McCormick Place will be full this year: more than 400,000 square feet of exhibit space, 600+ exhibitors, and 70 educational sessions. If you are in any of the following categories - prepress, printing, package printing, converting, or mailing and fulfillment - you should be there. For  more information and to register, click here>>

SustainPro Conference & Expo, October 29-30, 2008, Chicago IL

The SustainPro Conference - following on the heels of Graph Expo 08 - will have as many as 170 speakers on the topic of Sustainability, organized by Industry and Professional Function. Sessions feature companies in the 14 largest B2B industries (of which one is Paper, Packaging & Printing). Of particular interest are these sessions:

  • Industry Leader Keynotes from: Chief Marketing Officer of Kodak Graphics Communications Group, EVP at Waste Management, VP at Wal-Mart, EVP of Seventh Generation, VP at Time Warner Publishing, Chief Sustainability Officer of the US Postal Service
  • Industry-Specific Case Studies from: 3 paper manufacturers, 2 printing equipment manufacturers, 2 printing multinationals, 4 packaging multinationals
  • Profession-Specific Case Studies from: 2 VPs and 2 Directors of corporate Procurement (printing), 2 VPs of Manufacturing (paper, printing technology), 5 VPs and 3 Directors of Marketing & Communications, 2 VPs and 1 Director of Logistics & Distribution (printing and packaging)

If you’re flying in and out of O’Hare for Graph Expo 08, plan an extra day and stay over in nearby Rosemont. You’ll be minutes from the airport for your departure after you’ve sampled this event too.

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