ICMA Regional Events

Registration will open in mid-August!


North American Academy Workshop

October 14-15, 2010
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel
Schaumburg, Illinois

EuroForum

October 28-29
Prague Hilton Old Town
Prague, Czech Republic

Schedule At-A-Glance

Hotel Information

Table Top Displays

Schedule At-A-Glance

Hotel Information

Table Top Displays


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
Chaired by Bill Crawford, Waytek Corp.

Schedule At-A-Glance Chicago

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
• Afternoon Green Task Force Meeting

Thursday, October 14, 2010
• Full Day Meeting/Table Top Displays
• Networking Reception/Table Top Displays
• Networking Dinner

Friday, October 15, 2010
• Half Day Meeting/Table Top Displays
• Afternoon ACE Exam

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Hotel Information

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
1551 N. Thoreau Drive. Schaumburg, IL 60173
Room Rate: $159
To Reserve: 1 800-468-3571 or 847-303-4100
Hotel Reservation Deadline: September 21, 2010

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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.

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EuroForum
Chaired by Michael Dorner, Plantaplast GmbH; Claudia Hoell, Giesecke & Devrient; Thies Janczek, COCASO

Schedule At-A-Glance Prague

Thursday, October 28, 2010
• Full Day Meeting/Table Top Displays
• Green Task Force Meeting
• Networking Reception/Table Top Displays
• Networking Dinner

Friday, October 29, 2010
• Half Day Meeting/Table Top Displays
• Afternoon ACE Exam

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Hotel Information

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
V. Celnici 7, Prague 1, Czech Republic
Room Rate: CZK 2,560
To Reserve: Click here to reserve online or call +420 221 822 100
Hotel Reservation Deadline: September 27, 2010

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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.

This year’s 2009 U.S. Workshop and Green Summit took place at the same location as last year, the Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center located just outside of Chicago in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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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