The Print and Graphic Scholarship Foundation presents its 2007 Education Summit Breakfast, held at GraphExpo in Chicago in September 2007. The podcast contains presentations and discussion about the Foundation's efforts to promote educational and career opportunities in the printing and graphic communications industry. The program is moderated by Raymond Prince, senior consultant with NAPL. Download the podcast here (125.0 mb MP3 file, 01:31:43 duration). Keywords: printing, graphic,scholarship,foundation,napl,pia,gatf Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ.

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #11 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago. This podcast features a conversation with Jim Coughlin, NAPL Associate Consultant, Equipment Valuations. Download the podcast here (10.0 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:07:19 duration). For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,equipment valuation,coughlin,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #10 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago. This podcast features a conversation with Michael Casey, President, SurveyAdvantage. Download the podcast here (16.4 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:12:00 duration). For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Casey,SurveyAdvantage,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #9 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago. This podcast features a conversation with John Hyde, Vice President and Senior Consultant, NAPL, about steps printers can take to prepare for tightening credit markets for commercial finance. Download the podcast here (13.6 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:09:56 duration). For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,hyde,credit crunch,financial issues,finance,mergers,acquisitions,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #8 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago. This podcast features a conversation with Richard Mazur, vice president of commercial segment marketing in the Graphic Communications Group at Eastman Kodak Company. Download the podcast here (13.3 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:09:42 duration). For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Kodak,Mazur,sustainability,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #7 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago. Tom Wetjen, Xerox This podcast features a conversation with Thomas Wetjen, vice president of worldwide graphic communications for Xerox Corporation. Download the podcast here (21.9 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:15:59 duration). For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Xerox,Wetjen,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #6 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago. This podcast features a conversation with Mike Philie of The Philie Group, an NAPL associate consultant. Download the podcast here (21.9 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:15:59 duration). For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords:NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,operations,improvement,top performer,philie,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present Episode #5 in a series of podcasts reporting "live from the scene" about the activities and speakers at the GraphExpo Conference, taking place this week, September 7-12, in Chicago. This podcast features a conversation with Carl Joachim, vice president of marketing, and Tim Vellek, vice president, high end printing and new business development, Ricoh Production Printing Business Group, Ricoh Americas Corporation. Download the podcast here (10.3 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:07:33 duration). For information about the many benefits of membership in NAPL, call (800) 642-6275, Option 4, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL,GraphExpo,Chicago,Ricoh,Vellek,Joachim,ricoh-usa.com,paramus,lubetkin

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present the third in a series of podcasts about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Management Institute, taking place August 11th through the 14th at an exciting new location, George Washington University in Washington, DC. This year, MI offers three comprehensive, concurrent courses: Sales Management, Production Management, and Financial Management. In this episode, Raymond J. Prince, Vice President and Senior Consultant, Operations Management in NAPL's Professional Services Group, discusses the production management track of the management institute. Ray is a printing industry veteran with extensive experience in plant assessment, operations training, and troubleshooting. In addition to his work with individual printing companies, Prince has conducted hundreds of seminars, lectures, and training sessions. His work in the graphic communications industry has been recognized by numerous honors, including the NAPL Soderstrom Award. Download the podcast here (15.6 mb stereo MP3 file, 11:25 duration). For information on registering for Management Institute, call NAPL at (800) 642-6275, Option 2, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, Raymond Prince, management institute,George Washington University,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin,cherry hill

NAPL, the trade association for excellence in graphic communications management, is pleased to present the second in a series of podcasts about the activities and speakers at NAPL's Management Institute, taking place August 11th through the 14th at an exciting new location, George Washington University in Washington, DC. This year, MI offers three comprehensive, concurrent courses: Sales Management, Production Management, and Financial Management. In this episode, Tim Fischer of NAPL and Greg D'Amico, a graphics communications professor, discuss the production management track of the management institute. Timothy Fischer is Executive Vice President & COO of NAPL. Tim is a printing industry veteran with nearly 20 years of graphic communications management experience in operations, finance, information systems, and general management. As chief operating officer of the graphic communications industry association, Tim has broad operational responsibilities, including oversight of the R&E Council of NAPL and the association's professional services group, as well as NAPL's financial management. Tim has extensive background in graphic communications,providing operational and postacquisition consulting services for leading graphic communications companies. Greg D'Amico Gregory S. D'Amico is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the undergraduate program in Graphic Communications at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. A recognized authority in graphic communications management issues, Dr. D'Amico serves as lead professor of the Production Management course at NAPL's Management Institute and specializes in inhouse management training, marketing and strategic planning through NAPL's consulting services. Dr. D'Amico is also the author of Customer-Centered Production, and numerous trade journal articles. He serves as a Board Member of NAPL and has recently been inducted into the graphic communications industry's prestigious Soderstrom Society. Susan Reif, NAPL's senior director of organizational development, spoke with Tim and Greg at NAPL's headquarters in Paramus, New Jersey. Download the podcast here (22.3 mb stereo MP3 file, 16:15 duration). For information on registering for Management Institute, call NAPL at (800) 642-6275, Option 2, or visit www.napl.org. Keywords: NAPL, management institute,George Washington University,conference,printing,press,graphic,communications,NJ, Paramus, podcast, lubetkin,cherry hill