COMMITTEES
Pre-Press Education
Seif Jiwaji, Budget Printing
To contact pre-press staff in member companies and determine the type of educational requirements including customer-based needs.
To locate and arrange speakers, power hour sessions and printed materials that will fill those needs. To promote the meetings as they are arranged.
Ergonomics
To prepare information and arrange for speakers on topics related to plant operation, safety issues, Workers Compensation issues and issues relating to the daily production operation of a printing company.
Sales
To arrange for on-going sales training whether in the form of power hour sessions, speaker led sessions or discussions of issues.
To promote and arrange for attendance at these sessions.
Environmental
Steve Berlinguette, Fuji Graphics
To prepare materials that explain the current situation with regards to environmental issues for the industry as a whole.
To prepare materials that show the advancements in environmental control within the industry
To make the members aware of the legal requirements, current legislation and future plans of the government to control the print industry.
Membership
To stimulate membership not only in numbers but in use of group buying programs and participation in local programs.
Government Affairs
To arrange plant tours by MPs, MLAs and councilors of municipal governing bodies.
To plan the first Government Affairs Days for Northern Alberta by arranging for a visit to the MPs and MLAs at the government offices or their local office.
To determine the issues on a provincial and municipal level.
Public Awareness
Mark Galarneau, Swarm
To develop a plan that will promote the printing industry in Northern Alberta with a view to increase the amount of printing being done locally, to encourage young people to enter the industry and to increase the public’s appreciation of the printed word.
To communicate with the industry the benefits of print in comparison to the electronic media and to help print members understand the power of print and where it creates the strongest response for clients.
To communicate to print buyers the benefits of using print in their marketing and information campaigns.
Pre-Press Education
Seif Jiwaji, Budget Printing
To contact pre-press staff in member companies and determine the type of educational requirements including customer-based needs.
To locate and arrange speakers, power hour sessions and printed materials that will fill those needs. To promote the meetings as they are arranged.
Ergonomics
To prepare information and arrange for speakers on topics related to plant operation, safety issues, Workers Compensation issues and issues relating to the daily production operation of a printing company.
Sales
To arrange for on-going sales training whether in the form of power hour sessions, speaker led sessions or discussions of issues.
To promote and arrange for attendance at these sessions.
Environmental
Steve Berlinguette, Fuji Graphics
To prepare materials that explain the current situation with regards to environmental issues for the industry as a whole.
To prepare materials that show the advancements in environmental control within the industry
To make the members aware of the legal requirements, current legislation and future plans of the government to control the print industry.
Membership
To stimulate membership not only in numbers but in use of group buying programs and participation in local programs.
Government Affairs
To arrange plant tours by MPs, MLAs and councilors of municipal governing bodies.
To plan the first Government Affairs Days for Northern Alberta by arranging for a visit to the MPs and MLAs at the government offices or their local office.
To determine the issues on a provincial and municipal level.
Public Awareness
Mark Galarneau, Swarm
To develop a plan that will promote the printing industry in Northern Alberta with a view to increase the amount of printing being done locally, to encourage young people to enter the industry and to increase the public’s appreciation of the printed word.
To communicate with the industry the benefits of print in comparison to the electronic media and to help print members understand the power of print and where it creates the strongest response for clients.
To communicate to print buyers the benefits of using print in their marketing and information campaigns.