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Spotlight Session: Continuity Planning in Business

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Over the past year natural events in Australia have impacted on both large and small businesses. How would your company cope if a catastrophic event such as fire, flood, equipment failure, software issues, financial crisis or ill health struck your business? Big business has been planning for all sorts of contingencies, but most small businesses either believe it won’t happen to them or have not found the time to adequately plan.

GASAA, supported by Enterprise Connect, partnered with Printing Industries Australia and working with the Business Continuity Institute, is running free national Spotlight workshop and networking Q&A sessions to focus on the key subject of continuity planning in print, design and all business related to the printing and publishing industries. Sponsoring the Australia-wide events are Adobe, Canon, Fuji Xerox, Konica Minolta and Ricoh.

National panelists include Jenny Baile, Bowden Print; Peter Ceeney, Gippsland Trade Printers; Paul Freeman, E-Bisprint; Dan Gardam, Enterprise Connect; Raj Gopal, Enterprise Connect; Brian Haines, Printing Industries Association of Australia; Susan Heaney, Heaneys Performers in Print; Tim Janes, Business Continuity Institute; Garry Knespal, GASAA; David Leach, Look Print; Peter Mansfield, Printing Industries Association of Australia; Neil Mclary, Printing Industries Association of Australia; Stephen McRoberts, NSW Land and Property Management Authority; Fay Millington-Scott, Business Continuity Institute; Barry Neame, Printing Industries Association of Australia; Paul Nieuwhof, Printing Industries Association of Australia; Graham Nisbet, Business Continuity Institute; Ron Paterson, Printing Industries Association of Australia; Kenny Seow, Business Continuity Institute; Lea Smith, Bendi Mail; Leslie Whittet, Business Continuity Institute; and Neil Zaltsman, Worldwide Online Printing.

A-NZ Technical Dinner (NSW)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The first technical dinner of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) NSW Branch, in conjunction with the SPE, will feature speakers from Milliken Design and BASF Australia.

Craig Benson, country manager for Australia and New Zealand, Milliken Design, Inc, will be speaking about how additives can improve the consistency, quality and speed of running polyolefins in various packaging applications. Running various colours affect process set up and various additives can assist stiffness but usually have a down side on impact performance. New products on the market allow you to have the best of both worlds.

Rowan Williams, business director, Plastics, BASF Australia, will be discussing Sustainable Packaging. He will talk about trends in this area and products offerings available. BASF’s global position in the development of biodegradable and compostable polymers is within Willilams’ remit and is a key interest both professionally and personally.

AIP members - $66 including GST

Non members - $88 including GST

Students (Full Time, Undergraduate) - $25 including GST

(Includes a two-course dinner, beer and wine)

Cost:

10th Asian AFTA Conference 2011

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This event has been postponed from November to February as a result of the floods in Thailand.

This year's tenth annual conference organised by the Asian Flexographic Technical Association (AFTA) will see the biggest line up of world-class speakers ever assembled in Asia’s only regional packaging conference in Pattaya, Thailand.

Speakers from the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia will talk about the issues that affect businesses every day from packaging design to production to management issues.

See where the flexo, gravure and labeling markets are headed in the future. You will experience all the latest technology and future trends in flexible packaging including digital label printing; rotary and offset printing ; flexo printing; gravure printing; consumables inks and substrates ; pre and post press .

Spotlight Session: Continuity Planning in Business

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Spotlight Session: Continuity Planning in Business

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Spotlight Session: Continuity Planning in Business

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Dynamic Leadership Skills

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This course is designed for managers, up and coming managers or team leaders who may not necessarily have the experience, understanding and confidence. It is also appropriate for more experienced managers who would like a ‘new look’ at the latest management and leadership techniques.

Course content includes:

The new Three Dimensional Leadership System (five leadership styles)
Management of self and leadership of others
Effective communication
Problem solving and decision making
Time and stress management
Project management, presentation skills and good governance
How to sell yourself and your team
Motivation of self and others
Managing difficult situations and handling conflict
Team building fundamentals and business agility
Keys to effective change management
Benchmarking, world’s best and global business trends

At the completion of this program, participants should be able to:

Effectively self manage and lead others with increased self-confidence
Further develop successful teams
Lead and inspire by example
Identify strengths and areas for further development
Successfully applyfive appropriate leadership styles
Incorporate communication skills into the problem solving and decision making process.

Member Price: $1,265.00
Non Member Price: $1,815.00
Includes GST

Introduction to Corrugated Boxes

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This half-day training course will present the humble corrugated box, as probably the most diverse single-form packaging medium in use throughout the world, today and in the future. The course will cover the basics of papermaking for the box industry, will then progress through the conversion of paper and other materials, into the finished package that is so necessary for the marketing, safe storage and transportation of virtually every type of product that we buy on a daily basis.

The course is focused towards people from all aspects of packaging, including students, technologists, designers (graphical and structural), QA/QC, purchasing, marketing and logistics.

On completion of this half-day training course, participants should be able to:

Understand board grades and how they are established.

Understand the differences in flute types and their applications.

Be able to determine suitable styles, dependent on process capability.

Gain a basic, but substantial understanding of the technical aspects of box making.

Course presenter is Rod Mines, known as the Boxologist, who is a consultant to the box and packaging industry. His forty plus years of experience and close involvement in the industry provides considerable credibility among his peers. He believes that knowledge is power and his philosophy is to pass on the knowledge he has gained over the years. He runs specialised training programs for box makers and box users, as well as providing technical and other support, throughout the industry.

Registration fees:

AIP members - $300 +GST; APPMA, SARDI & FOODSA - $350 +GST; Non members - $400 +GST (Light lunch and afternoon tea is included.)

Bookings close: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Spotlight Session: Continuity Planning in Business

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sign China 2012

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Established in 2003 in Guangzhou, Sign China pioneered the combination of indoor and outdoor format printers, engravers, exhibition and display equipment, as well as LED displays, components and lighting into a single comprehensive sourcing platform for the sign industry. Global promotion and brand building have made it one of the highest-profile and influential sign events in the world.

Moving into its 10th anniversary, Sign China will continue its mission of creating the most complete and high-quality showcase of the sign industry production supply chain for exhibitors and visitors.

Fine Art Photography Roadshow Brisbane

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

DES, Canon and Image Products have joined forces to present a roadshow aimed at answering questions or tackling problems on fine art photography. Between them the three companies represent brands such as Hahnemuhle (a 425-year-old German paper mill now specialising in digital fine art papers), X-rite (colour solutions), Canon (cameras and printers), Breathing Color (USA high quality canvas), to name but a few.

The road show will be split up into three main areas of interest – Input, Output and Display.

Input – Canon cameras and X-Rite colour solutions

Output – Canon wide format printers, canvas (Hahnemuhle, Breathing Color), Hahnemuhledigital fine art papers, X-Rite colour proofing, metallic photopapers.

Display – canvas stretching, liquid overlaminates, JetMaster display system, Printco albums, framing supplies.

The event will take the form of a workshop rather than a “sit down” and listen presentation. There will be practical tips and “hands on” demonstrations on everything from image capture, colour correction, ICC Profiles, canvas and fine art paper printing, framing, mounting, laminating, canvas stretching and more.

The road show will be open over two days enabling attendees to choose a time to suit their working hours….a Monday afternoon, a Monday night or a Tuesday morning.

Spotlight Session: Continuity Planning in Business

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Spotlight Session: Continuity Planning in Business

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Sustainable Green Print Level 1 and 2

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Based on an ISO14001 framework, SGP is tailored to meet your business requirements, the demands of your customers and the changing trends in dealing with managing environmental responsibility. This multi-level system gives you a choice of four linked achievement levels including ISO 14001 (Level 3 SGP) allowing you to choose your participation and progress levels.

Level 1 is based on the successful Green Stamp program set up in Western Australia and now modified by Printing Industries as an introductory and certifiable standard, Level 1 is the first stepping stone. It focuses on waste, storage and handling and recycling. It is ideal for the small company starting down the compliance path. SGP Level 1 covers record-keeping, compliance and cleaner production practices and waste management. It includes a simple environmental management system (EMS) that is your pathway to environmental sustainability.

Level 2 steps up the environmental performance of your business. It introduces additional levels of management and control including the tracking of waste streams and brings in a focus on your energy consumption and carbon footprint. SGP Level 2 provides key performance indicators for printing businesses covering waste, recycling, energy, water, incident management, storage and handling of printing chemicals, energy and air emissions.

Sustainable Green Print is a multi-tiered environmental accreditation system. Attendance at both training days will provide participating companies with SGP Level 1 & 2 training, all documentation and eventually include an on-site visit by an accredited auditor.

Member Price: $5,100.00
Non Member Price: $10,200.00
Price includes GST and is for up to two participants per company.

Spotlight Session: Continuity Planning in Business

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fine Art Photography Road Show Sydney

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The road show will be split up into three main areas of interest – Input, Output and Display.

Input – Canon cameras and X-Rite colour solutions

Output – Canon wide format printers, canvas (Hahnemuhle, Breathing Color), Hahnemuhledigital fine art papers, X-Rite colour proofing, metallic photopapers.

Display – canvas stretching, liquid overlaminates, JetMaster display system, Printco albums, framing supplies.

The road show will be open over two days enabling attendees to choose a time to suit their working hours….a Monday afternoon, a Monday night or a Tuesday morning.

Mastering Lightroom

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This course is designed to give you complete control of Lightroom for everything from image import and organisation to fine image adjustment, export and asset management.

Lightroom Vs Photoshop - All the confusion resolved

The Library Module - Importing and image organisation

Metadata - The magic behind it all and how to control it.

Catalogue Management - Multiple catalogues & locations made easy.

The Develop Module - Fine tuned, non destructive image adjustment.

Saving & Applying Settings - Where you really unleash the power.

Collections, Smart Collections & Virtual Copies - Pure elegance.

Round tripping to Photoshop - For the best of both worlds.

Exporting - All the print & web presets you could need for total control.

Output Modules - Slideshow, Print & Web, all their secrets revealed.

Cost:

$395 with fully illustrated notes provided. Register 14 days or more in advance and pay only $345. AIPP members receive a futher $50 discount on above prices and 25 CPD points.

PNZ Wellington Golf Day

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With an extra day in February this year if you are a golfer what better way to spend it than playing a round of golf and at the same time raising money for the Wellington Free Ambulance service.

There are great prizes to be won for:

Best Gross

Best Stableford

Longest Drive (men's and women's)

Nearest the Pin (nominated hole)

The Most Golf Played

Lucky Card Draws

Best Dressed Tesm

Lucky Spot Prize

There will be an all day BBQ and drinks. The day is all about participation, not golf skills.

Cost: $34.50 (GST inc) Register by Friday, February 10.

Photoshop Level 1

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This course is designed to teach the core basics of Photoshop and assumes no prior knowledge. Photoshop Level 1 is the foundation on which to build a solid, professional workflow and feeds perfectly into the Photoshop Level 2 class the following day.

· Interface & Orientation - Photoshop CS4 & Bridge.

· Paint & Brush tools - Getting a feel for it.

· Selections & Layers - The fun really begins.

· File Formats - What, when and why?

· Tonal Adjustment – Controlling brightness and contrast.

· Colour Adjustment – Correcting and enhancing the colours of your image.

· Adjustment Layers - Introducing non destructive workflow.

· Cloning & Healing - The key retouching tools.

· Panoramic Stitching

Cost:

$395 with fully illustrated notes provided. Register 14 days or more in advance and pay only $345. AIPP members receive a futher $50 discount on above prices and 25 CPD points.

Sustainable Green Print Level 1 and 2

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Member Price: $5,100.00
Non Member Price: $10,200.00
Price includes GST and is for up to two participants per company.