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2012 Calendar of Events

SAVE THE DATE!

The Changes at the Post Office

and its affect on printers

 

A dinner meeting presented by the Graphic Communications Guild Tuesday, February 7th 6:00 PM

Olive Garden Restaurant

630 E. Rand Rd., Arlington Hts, IL 60004

Our guest speakers will be:

          Diane Winter, Director of Business Development, IDS

Mike Kotula, Executive Networks Optimization Coordinator Great Lake Area, USPS

          Mary Connolly, Postmaster, Mundelein Post Office

          Elaine Mahon, Bulk Mail Technician, Libertyville Post Office

 

and they’ll be discussing the new postal regulations regarding tabbing and mailing that will go into effect January 5, 2013, as well as EDDM, Every Door Direct Mail, a new concept that changes direct mail forever.

If you produce mailing pieces now, this meeting will be of the utmost importance to you.

If you’re contemplating producing mailing pieces, this meeting will be of the utmost importance to you, too.  

If you’re thinking of adding any mailing equipment to your shop, this meeting is a must!

You can download the Federal Register describing the postal regulations at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-12-01/html/2011-30879.htm,

But save the date now and watch for the Guild’s newsletter coming soon.

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March 6, 6p.m. / April 3, 6p.m.
Plant tours - specifics to follow in next newsletter
Dahlgren Buckley Dement – Summit, IL
Jorson & Carlson - Elk Grove, IL
Tuesday May 1, 6p.m.
Panel Discussion: Printers and Buyers
Tuesday June 19, 6p.m.
Golf Outing



2011 Past Events

Tuesday October 4, 6p.m.
Plant Tour and Dinner
Partner Printing, Elk Grove, IL
Tuesday November 1, 6p.m

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Tuesday September 13, 6p.m.
Plant Tour and Dinner
Aargus Plastics, Wheeling, IL
See how plastic bags are made; ITS AMAZING!

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Tuesday June 21, 1:00 p.m. shotgun
The Printers Guild
66th Annual Scholarship Golf Outing

Tuesday,April 5, 6:00 p.m.
Plant Tour and Dinner
GC Dies

Phoenix Binding Corporation

Tuesday,March 1, 6:00 p.m.
Plant Tour and Dinner Meeting
1100 Pratt Ave. Elk Grove Village 847-981-1111

 

PRECISE DIGITAL PRINTING Inc.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 6:00 p.m.
Plant Tour and Dinner
1717 Elmhurst Road, Elk Grove, IL 60007

 

Tuesday,April 5, 6:00 p.m.
Plant Tour and Dinner
GC Dies

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Tuesday,May 3, 6:00 p.m.
4th Annual Panel Discussion Meeting
SURVIVING THE RECESSION
Guest panelists
Hank Isbell Phoenix Binding Corp., Carl Dahlgren Dahlgren/Buckley Dement
Jory Siegel Argus/Avante Ed Garvey The Garvey Group
Moderater Joanne Rock President/CEO Printing Industry of IL/IN Association


2010 Past Events

Tuesday, January 12, 6:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Robert Perrone & Dinner meeting Tuesday, January 12, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 2, 6:00 p.m. Dinner meeting with guest speaker Bob Miller from the Buffalo GrovePost OfficeTabbing and Standard Mail Regulations explained in simple terms

Tuesday, March 2, 6:00 p.m. Tour and dinner meeting at Xpedex’s new warehouse facility in Buffalo Grove
Paper and envelope reps will be there to answer your questions


Tuesday, April 6, 6:00 p.m. Golf Clinic to prepare you for our Annual Scholarship Golf Outing on June 22

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:00 p.m.
Printers Guild 3rd Annual panel discussion The Different Methods of Selling Print
featuring
Joanne Rock Exec. V.P. of PII/IN
Burt Behm owner of Burstan, Inc.
Aaron Marsh owner of PrintingYouCanTrust.com
and
Jeff Hernandez V.P. of Sales of Classic Color


Tuesday, June 22
65th Annual Printers Guild Golf Outing at Golf Club of Illinois


Tuesday, September 14, 6:00 p.m. Dinner meeting

 

Tuesday, October 5, 6:00 p.m.
Dinner meeting
Are you confused about Healthcare Reform?
Do you know what PPACA stands for?
Is your health plan Grandfathered?
Featured Speakers
Lisa Hermann & Vito Migliore

Colletti’s Restaurant, 5707 N. Central, Chicago, IL - (773) 775-5144


Print Marketing: Social Media

Wednesday, November 3, 6:00 p.m.
Plant Tour and Dinner
Harper College
In-Plant Print Department