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August 2008

The PIA 31st Annual New Jersey Golf Outing
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Date:  August 28, 2008
Location:  Parsippany, New Jersey
Contact:  Jim Prendergast
Email:  jwpgroup@rcn.com
Phone:  (212) 217-6824
Summary:  This years event will be held at the West Knoll Country Club, it starts with brunch at 10:30 p.m. Tee off is at 12:15 p.m. followed by cocktails, dinner, and raffle drawings for super prizes. The cost is $235 per player. Proceeds will benefit scholarship grants for New Jersey graphic arts students.
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September 2008

The GAA Annual Meeting and Leadership Summit
Type:  Seminar
Date:  September 9, 2008 -- September 11, 2008
Location:  Parsippany, New Jersey
Web site:  http://www.gaa.org
Contact:  Dian Fyfe
Phone:  (585) 436-2150
Summary:  This years Leadership Summit will be held at the Sheraton Hotel and will offer seven keynote addresses with unique perspectives from industry leaders on a variety of educational, business, and economic issues.
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The Franklin Event
Type:  Fair
Date:  September 10, 2008
Location:  New York City, New York
Contact:  Vicki Keenan
Email:  vkeenan@PIAlliance.org
Phone:  (908) 276-4482
Summary:  The Franklin Event has been held for more than 50 years in New York City and the tradition continues for 2008. Held for the first time last year under the PIA banner, this years gala is scheduled from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers. Additional sponsorships are anticipated and welcomed. Individual tickets are $350 each. A portion of the proceeds will go towards educational initiatives throughout the PIA footprint.
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Third Annual Print Buyers Conference
Type:  Conference
Date:  September 10, 2008 -- September 12, 2008
Location:  Boston, Massachusetts
Contact:  Barbara Graham
Email:  barbarajgraham@PrintBuyersInternational.com
Phone:  (978) 490-0100
Summary:  Held at the Sheraton Hotel, the conference features the first-ever, full-day Print Buyers Boot Camp and information-packed sessions, the conference will take an inside look at the changes sweeping printing today and their impact on the industrys present and future. Keynote speakers will include some of the worlds most renowned print industry pros, including author, editor, and RIT Professor Emeritus Frank Romano, and WhatTheyThink.coms Economics and Research Center director Dr. Joe Webb.
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The Digtial Printing Forum
Type:  Forum
Date:  September 10, 2008 -- September 12, 2008
Location:  St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Web site:  Visit
Summary:  Held at the Marriott Minneaplis West, this is a unique opportunity to see Presstek DI presses and CTP systems in action in a non-tradeshow environment. Come for a demo and ask the Presstek experts how you can be more capable, profitable, and competitive with Presstek digital offset solutions.
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RITs Orientation to the Graphic Arts
Type:  Seminar
Date:  September 15, 2008 -- September 19, 2008
Location:  Rochester, New York
Web site:  http://www. seminars.cias.rit.edu
Phone:  (800) 724-2536 ext. 815
Summary:  An intensive, up-close look at each step of the print production process. By discussing and observing the workflow steps for typical printing job-all the way from prepress to production on RITs web and sheetfed presses-you will gain practical knowledge of the many complex processes that make up todays dynamic printing industry. This fast-paced program is packed with information and exciting demonstrations to give you the knowledge to perform your job more effectively.
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2008 Spectrum 360
Type:  Conference
Date:  September 17, 2008 -- September 18, 2008
Location:  New Orleans, Louisiana
Web site:  http://www.idealiiance.org
Contact:  Georgia Volakis
Email:  gvolakis@idealliance.org
Phone:  703.837.1075
Summary:  In 2008, the IDEAlliance Spectrum Conference becomes Spectrum360 to explore current and emerging technologies and best practices in the media supply chain creation, production, and distribution across all segments of print, publishing, and cross-media.
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NJ Craftsmen Sales Improvement Seminar
Type:  Seminar
Date:  September 18, 2008
Location:  Carlstadt, New Jersey
Contact:  Harvey Hirsch
Phone:  (201) 933-2015
Summary:  The NJ Chapter of the Printing House Craftsmen are repeating their popular Sales Improvement educational seminar at Redds Restaurant. Members $50, Non-members $65, Students $25.
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2008 APC APPY Awards Gala
Type:  Open House
Date:  September 25, 2008
Location:  New York, New York
Web site:  http://www.apc-ny.org
Contact:  Alison La Ferlita
Email:  admin@apc-ny.org
Phone:  212-671-2975
Summary:  The Advertising Production Club is proud to announce that the recipients of this years Advertising Production Person of the Year Award (APPY); Kevin Brucato and Tom LoPresti. The APPY Awards recognize true professionalism, assiduous service and dedicated commitment as leaders in the Graphic Arts/Advertising industry. Both awards will be presented at the annual APC Gala on this coming September 25th at Battery Gardens in Battery Park, New York.
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October 2008

The Green Media Show
Type:  Fair
Date:  October 1, 2008 -- October 2, 2008
Location:  Boston, Massachusetts
Web site:  http://www.sustaincommworld.com/registration
Summary:  SustainCommWorld will hold the event at the Marriott Copley Square Hotel in Boston. Michael J. Harrison, co-president of Timberland, will be a keynote speaker. He was selected because of the companys Earthkeepers advertising campaign, one of MediaWeek magazines "Media Plan of the Year" award winners for 2008.
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