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Registration will open in mid-August!
Speakers Wanted! Are you or someone at your company an expert in your field? Do you have information to share with ICMA members about hot new trends and practices in the card industry? Don’t delay—ICMA is now accepting speaking proposals for its Regional Events. Email ICMA’s Communications Manager, Kaitlin Friedmann at kfriedmann@icma.com if you are interested. Look for more information on these events on the ICMA website. North American Academy Workshop Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Thursday, October 14, 2010 Friday, October 15, 2010 Sleeping rooms have been blocked for ICMA’s attendees at discounted group rates. Be sure to contact the hotel before the deadlines stated below to ensure that you receive the group rate. Make sure you mention you are with ICMA when making the reservation. Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Conference Center Table Top Exhibits in Chicago and Prague ICMA’s exhibition portion of the Regional Events provide members with an opportunity to meet with potential customers in a relaxed environment. Locations include Chicago and Prague this October. The table top displays are only available to ICMA members and space is limited so don’t delay, sign up today! Email Elizabeth Roe for a contract. EuroForum Thursday, October 28, 2010 Friday, October 29, 2010 Sleeping rooms have been blocked for ICMA’s attendees at discounted group rates. Be sure to contact the hotel before the deadlines stated below to ensure that you receive the group rate. Make sure you mention you are with ICMA when making the reservation. Hilton Prague Old Town It’s a Wrap ICMA Completes Successful 2009 Workshops in Three Continents ICMA recently hosted a very successful 2009 Academy Workshop series with three Workshops around the globe. This feat could not have been accomplished without the help of the 2009 Academy Workshop chairs. We would like to give a big thank you to Green Summit chair Karen Henk of Versatile Card Technology, U.S. Workshop chair John Herslow of CompoSecure, MEA co-chairs Jan Cerajewski of All About Cards and Kazim Awan of Cupola Plastic Cards and European Workshop chair Thies Janczek of COCASO. Topics at ICMA’s Green Summit II – Greening the Factory focused on providing attendees with techniques needed to reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately reduce operational costs. Topics included: a global study on the carbon footprint of cards, a review of authentic sustainability, recovering rejected waste materials, energy saving lighting solutions, secondary packaging, energy efficiency, best practices and a panel addressing what card manufacturers are doing today to be environmentally conscious. Following on the heels of the Green Summit, ICMA held its U.S. Workshop ,topics included: card market trends & statistics, phone stickers, security of polycarbonate identity documents, testing, barcode quality, NFC, multi-layer foils, OVD detection, equipment preventative maintenance, personalize cards, efficient operations, ID card construction and security features. The inaugural MEA Workshop took place in Dubai Media City and boasted a strong turn-out for a first time event! Attendees from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and India attended this event. Topics included: the MEA card market, RFID inlays, card layers, flip chip technology, government challenges of the ID market, contactless & dual interface cards and solutions for PIN applications. The European Workshop, the last of the 2009 Academy Workshops, took place in mid October in Rome, Italy. Identification and security were hot topics at the European workshop. Other topics included: contactless & dual interface cards, personalization, lamination process, Teslin, single card printing, flip chip technology and inks to authenticate and protect cards. All three of the Academy Workshops included a networking dinner at a local off-site restaurant. These off-site dinners provided attendees, exhibitors and speakers an opportunity to network and mingle in a fun and relaxed environment.
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