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Industry Education – ICMA Academy Workshops A Valuable Educational Opportunity for ICMA Members Only! A High-Value, Low Cost Educational Event The card industry is becoming more high tech every year. In its constant evolution from printing standard CR80 cards to the advent of new card bodies, applications, materials, electronics and designs, the need for up-to-date education is paramount. ICMA’s annual Spring Academy workshops are held in two locations, one in the United States and one in Europe. Each addresses the latest issues and applications in the card manufacturing and production industry, with topics that reflect the industry trends in each individual market. ICMA 2007 Academy Workshop Wrap-up The ICMA Rome Academy Workshop was quite a success this year with more than 70 attendees. This was the highest attended European workshop to date! Attendees at this event were from Germany, France, Italy, United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Ukraine, Poland and even China! Thomas Ehm of NOVO Cardtechology was the chairperson for the workshop and did a wonderful job. The St. Louis workshop received some of the best evaluations of any of our workshops. The topics and presenters were very well received by the audience. The US workshop Chair, Bill Crawford, did an excellent job and encouraged audience interaction. The ICMA workshop provides a great opportunity to contact customers and potential customers from around the world in a relaxed and cooperative atmosphere. In addition to the obvious and immediate marketing benefit, the presentations and networking are a chance to asses the state and direction of the card industry both in commercial and technical terms. As a supplier, an appreciation of the full range of problems faced by our customers helps us bring additional value to our products and service. Tom Kleeman, CEO Spartanics Missed the Workshop? See what was covered at the Workshops in Rome and St. Louis Rome, Italy • April 18-19, 2007Wednesday, April 18, 20078:30-9:30am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS9:30-10:15am Printing Technology and Innovation Speaker: Woflgang Bremer, KBA-Metronic 10:15-11:00am PET Material Overview Speaker: Reinhard Proske, CircleSmartCard AG 11:00-11:30am BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS 11:30am-12:00pm Personalization – the Lifetime of Different Personalization Methods Speaker: Jean-Louis Meyer, Datacard12:00-12:30pm TABLE TOP DISPLAYS 12:30-1:30pm LUNCHEON 1:30-2:15pm Personalization Selection Process Speaker: Frank Dorner, Digicard 2:15-3:00pm Multi-component Cards-Actual Status in Upcoming Technologies Speaker: Thies Janczek, Cocaso 3:00-3:30pm BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS 3:30-4:15pm Materials – Durability and Life Expectancy of Cards Based on Materials Speaker: Brad Paulson, Thor Engineering, ICMA Standards Rep 6:00-7:00pm NETWORKING RECEPTION / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS 7:00-9:00pm NETWORKING DINNERThursday, April 19, 2007 8:30-9:30am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS 9:30-10:15am Rediscover the Profits of Loyalty Cards! Speaker: Philippe DELANOUE, CPS Technologies 10:15-10:30am BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS 10:30-11:00am Static Electricity! How to Control it and Minimize its Effects Speaker: Tom Kleeman, Spartanics 11:00-11:45am Card Quality Management Process Speaker: Bruno Beyls, MasterCard 11:45am-12:00pm CLOSING REMARKS St. Louis, Missouri, USA • June 12-13, 2007 Tuesday, June 12, 20071:30-2:00pm REGISTRATION / WELCOME REFRESHMENTS / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS2:00-2:15pm Welcome 2:15-3:00pm Helping Customers to Meet Their Card Marketing Objectives Speaker: Scott Magnacca, Linxx 3:00-3:30pm Bi-flexing Testing Methods Speaker: Terry Schindler, Q-Card 3:30-4:15pm BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS 4:15-4:45pm Static Electricity! How to Control it and Minimize its Effects Speaker: Tom Kleeman, Spartanics 4:45-5:15pm Materials – Durability and Life Expectancy of Cards Based on Materials Speakers: Brad Paulson, Thor Engineering and ICMA Standards Representative 6:00-7:00pm NETWORKING RECEPTION / TABLE TOP DISPLAYSWednesday, June 13, 20078:30-9:30am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS9:30-10:15am Personalization – the Lifetime of Different Personalization Methods Speaker: Bonnie Lervik, Datacard10:15-11:00am The Joys of Solving Card/Device Problems Speaker: Kevin Tall, Eclipse Labratories11:00-11:30am BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS11:30am-12:15pm Future Outlook on PVC Resin Speaker: Tim O'Brien, Rocheux12:15-1:15pm LUNCHEON / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS1:15-2:00pm Printing on Plastic-Challenges and New Products Speaker: Tom Bartello, Gans Ink 2:00-2:30pm New Innovations in Security Inks Speaker: Thomas Jay, SICPA 2:30-3:00pm BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS3:00-3:45pm Why Use High Heat Materials – How Can they Be Laminated Speaker: John Herslow, CompoSecure 3:45-4:30pm Personalization Selection Process Speaker: Gerry Blight, Optimum Card Solutionss4:30-5:00pm Using the Scientific Method in Problem Solving Speaker: Bill Crawford, Waytek6:30-8:00pm NETWORKING DINNER Back to Top
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