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Adobe Discontinues worldwide Adobe Partner Connection Print Service Provider Program

Monday, January 4th, 2010

WhatTheyThink has just been notified by Adobe's PR firm that the worldwide Adobe Partner Connection Print Service Provider Program will be discontinued, effective February 4, 2010, due to membership decline.  Visiting the site reveals a message from Adobe: We are no longer accepting applications for the Print Service Provider program. There ...

Romano’s Association Consolidation Piece is Well Worth Reading

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Thanks, Frank, for putting a frank (and Frank) perspective on this whole association kerfluffle.  This is the most concise statement of issues I have seen yet, and points out some of the shadier side of the whole mess, as well.  I was also pleased to see Frank suggest that IPA, ...

The State of Printing Associations

Friday, September 25th, 2009

As Print 09 was wrapping up, Michael Makin, President & CEO at Printing Industries of America sent out a memo to members about a consolidation proposal it had made to NAPL: Recently, with the full blessing of the national board of directors of Printing Industries of America, Chairman Ken Kaufman formally ...

Making the Most of Industry Resources

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Even before the latest economic downturn, there has been concern in many parts of the industry as to whether or not we are making the best use of our limited resources. We've been hearing rumors that something is afoot in the Association world on this topic, so we reached ...

PIA/GATF is now just Printing Industries of America

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

PIA/GATF has announced a rebranding of the associations name and logo. The world's largest graphic communications association will now be simply known as the Printing Industries of America: The new name and logo reflect over a year's worth of work resulting in a strategic communications plan that will serve the industry ...

NYCCT’s Joel Mason Is Honored as “Person of the Year” by the Printing Teachers Guild of New York

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Above: Joel Mason (right), chair of the Department of Advertising Design and Graphic Arts, New York City College of Technology (NYCCT), is congratulated by Lloyd Carr, director of the graphic arts program at NYCCT, upon his receipt of the “Person of the Year” award from the Printing Teachers Guild of ...

Resolved for the New Year: No “Shooting the Wounded”

Monday, December 31st, 2007

I can’t remember where I first read it, but I’ve never been able to forget it: “Editorial writers are the people who come down from the hills after the battle is over to shoot the wounded.” It’s also an admonition to columnists, consultants, analysts, bloggers, and anyone else in a ...