FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 17, 2004

SGIA Speakers Address Multi-Tech Imaging

FAIRFAX, VA—Believing that information is the first step in easing the transition to multi-technology imaging, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association staff members are now available to share their expertise by speaking at member companies and related organizations.

Speakers representing the Association include both management and technical staff.

SGIA President & CEO Michael Robertson is available to discuss Specialty Imaging Market Trends and Achieving Success in a Changing Market, while Alan Anderson, Vice President for Education & Management Services, can address Creating and Using a Business Plan, Hiring Sales Personnel, and Job Cost and Estimating for Textile Printers.

Marci Kinter, the Association’s Vice President for Government Affairs, tackles these topics: Safety Training and Compliance, State Environmental Trends and Issues, and A Look at Global Environmental, Safety and Health Trends. Dan Marx, Director of Communications & Service Development for the Digital Printing & Imaging Association, will speak to Strategies for Success in Digital Imaging and Successful Integration of Digital Imaging Technology.

SGIA Vice President of Technical Services Johnny Shell is available to address Screen Making, Color Matching, Color Appearance, Color Measurement, Four-Color Process Screen Printing, Optical Media Production/Planning, Instrumentation & Process Control, Decorated Apparel, and Digital Imaging Technologies.

Also speaking on myriad technical topics of interest is Denise Breard who, prior to joining SGIA, worked with Autotype, Sericol USA, Sericol Australia and Sericol Hong Kong. Breard is prepared to inform audiences about Screen Making and Stencil Processing, Troubleshooting and Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Process Control, Plastic Substrate Identification, Accelerated Weathering, Ink Selection, Processing, Curing and Adhesion, Printing on Polyolefins, Health and Safety with UV Inks, and Solvent Odor Reduction and Ventilation.

“Contact us for presentations that illuminate the marketplace, clarify potential roles, confront current management and leadership issues, illustrate optimum production techniques and address environmental, safety and health concerns,” says Robertson.

“We represent the entire specialty imaging industry, and we use our combined expertise to paint a complete, unbiased picture of your emerging market.”

No speaker fees are charged for this SGIA service. Travel arrangements, however, must be agreed upon.

More details about each speaker — his or her credentials, background and expertise — along with the topics he or she addresses and appropriate audiences for each presentation are posted online at www.sgia.org/speakers.cfm.

To schedule a speaker, SGIA-member companies and related, non-profit organizations are asked to contact Mike Robertson directly at Association headquarters.

SGIA- Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
10015 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 703-385-1335 or 888-385-3588
Fax: 703-273-0456
E-Mail: miker@sgia.org
Website URL: www.sgia.org