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June 13, 2005

SGIA '05 Special Events Add to the New Orleans Experience...Register Online Today!

Fairfax, Virginia - All work and no play? No way! SGIA '05 (New Orleans, September 28­ - October 1) will combine the best of the specialty imaging industry with the best of New Orleans. And what a combination! Have coffee with SGIA, explore the show floor — 450-plus exhibitors! — take in Future Forums and other conference sessions, then get ready to mix business with pleasure. Learn more, and register online, at www.SGIA.org.

The John M. Crawford Golf Tournament (September 27) links up at one of the best courses in New Orleans. Our annual scramble tournament provides scratch players, duffers and everyone in between the chance for a great day of golf and networking.

When you're a "Category of One," there is no competition. Learn how to be "The One" at our keynote luncheon (September 28), featuring Joe Calloway, author of "Becoming a Category of One: How Extraordinary Companies Transcend Commodity and Defy Comparison."

Jumping java! SGIA has an Eye Opener for you (September 29-­31, 9:00 am - ­9:20 am). See the benefits of SGIA membership - all in just 20 minutes at the SGIA Eye Opener. In return for your 20 minutes we'll give you a cup of coffee and a $30 voucher to use towards SGIA membership, SGIA '05 conference sessions or SGIA materials.

Digital imaging veteran Gordon Brown (New Vista Image) moderates the day's Future Forum, "Buying a Flatbed Inkjet Printer" (Thursday, September 29). The panel discussion guides you through questions and answers to ensure you make the right digital flatbed purchase for your shop. (Session 19)

The future of screen printing comes clear in "Total Cost to Print," the second SGIA '05 Future Forum (Friday, September 30). Joe Clarke and a host of other manufacturers discuss this revolutionary screen printing system - a cooperative effort from Coates Screen, Douthitt, Ikonics, Pleiger Plastics, RP Imaging, Sefar and Vermillion - integrates and orchestrates all core products and processes for four-color process printing. (Session 40)

The final fling of the show — the SGIA Friday Night Dinner Party — features Vince Vance & the Valiants taking you a musical tour from the 1950s through the 1990s. He's a New Orleans master, so don't be surprised if there's some Mardi Gras magic thrown in, too.

SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community
"Specialty imaging" comprises digital imaging, screen printing and the many other imaging technologies SGIA members use, including those they'll tap in the future. These are the imaging processes and technologies employed to create new products and to enhance existing products including point-of-purchase displays, signs, advertisements, garments, containers, and vehicles. To make the most of your specialty imaging business, take full advantage of the information on SGIA.org, and experience the specialty graphic imaging industry first-hand at SGIA '05 (September 28­ - October 1, New Orleans, Louisiana).

SGIA (Specialty Graphics Imaging Assoc.)
10015 Main St.
Fairfax, VA
Phone: 703-359-1301
E-Mail: kate@sgia.org
Website URL: www.sgia.org