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ICMA ANNOUNCES DATES FOR SPRING WORKSHOPS

—Workshops to Be Held in St. Louis, Missouri, and Rome, Italy —

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, January 16, 2007—The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) will hold their annual Spring Academy workshops in dual locations, one in the United States and one in Europe. Both workshops share a common theme, “Setting the Standard for Card Manufacturing.” Each will address the latest issues and applications in the card manufacturing and production industry, with topics that reflect the industry trends in each individual market.

The first workshop will be held on April 18-19, 2007, in Rome, Italy and will be chaired by Thomas Ehm of Novo Cardtechnology. The second of the workshops will be held June 12-13, 2007, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States and will be chaired by Bill Crawford of Waytek. The topics are based on feedback from previous workshops and will cover a range of subjects relevant to each region including material durability, lamination techniques, personalization selection, printing technologies and innovation.

Open to members only, the Spring ICMA Academy workshops are designed to give a unique learning experience on the many challenges currently present in the plastic card industry. Speakers will bestow their personal experiences and hopes for the future of the industry. They include but are not limited to, representatives from CompoSecure, Datacard, Digicard, Eclipse Laboratories, KBA-Metronic and Rocheux International.

As in previous years, this year’s workshops will include table top displays. The displays allow suppliers to gain exposure to potential clients, as they can feature company products and/or product literature. The sessions will also include a networking dinner, which will allow members to interact with each other and exchange ideas, products, literature and other pertinent information.

“I am looking forward to chairing this year’s workshop. They are a great way for members to receive new channels of information and network with other professionals in the market,” said Bill Crawford of Waytek.

“These workshops enable ICMA to provide members with extensive training on a variety of topics in one central location in both the US and Europe,” Stated Jeffrey E. Barnhart, ICMA co-founder and executive director.

The workshops are suitable for all card manufacturing and personalization production managers, supervisors, executives and line workers, the Spring ICMA Academy Workshops are open to ICMA members only. Cost to attend is $425 USD. (fee includes the networking dinner.)

To register for the Spring ICMA Academy Workshops or learn more about becoming an ICMA member, please visit www.icma.com, contact Lynn McCullough at LMccullough@icma.com, or phone 1-609-799-4900, x11.

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About ICMA
ICMA is a non-profit association of plastic card manufacturers, personalizers and related industry participants. With more than 220 members globally, ICMA acts as a clearinghouse for industry issues, including the production, technology, application, security and environmental issues of plastic cards.