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2019 Premier Print Award Winners Announced
June 19, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA--Printing Industries of America (PIA) is please to announce the results of the 2019 Premier Print Awards, the world's most prominent international print competition. This year's competition featured 2,240 entries submitted for the judges' scrutiny, but only 110 were awarded the coveted Benny or Best in Category honors. Truly an international competition, submissions this year hailed from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil,... Read More
PIA Launches Advanced Sales Training Program
May 28, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA--Printing Industries of America announced the launch of its brand-new Advanced Sales Training program designed to help sales team members through a unique blend of online learning, coaching, and accountability. Created by Bill Farquharson and Kelly Mallozzi, sales experts who have direct experience in the printing industry, the program offers two course options: Developing Your Digital and Inkjet Sales Strategy and Maximizing... Read More
TAGA Announces Call for Papers for 2020 Annual Technical Conference
May 6, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA--The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) is pleased to announce the call for Scientific Papers and Technical Innovation Papers for the 2020 conference. This conference allows industry leaders, innovators, researchers, and scientists to highlight their latest research and developments within the graphic arts field. Scientific Papers are based on emerging science, technology, and the application of all forms of graphic... Read More
Girls Who Print and Printing Industries of America Launch Women’s Print Mentoring Network
May 1, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA--Girls Who Print (GWP) and Printing Industries of America (PIA) are pleased to announce the launch of their joint venture, the all-new Women's Print Mentoring Network. This collaborative effort aims to advance the profile of women in the graphic communications and printing industry through the creation of positive, meaningful mentoring relationships. "Girls Who Print was founded on the cornerstones of community, empowerment, and... Read More
PIA Responds to Financial Condition of USPS Hearing
April 30, 2019
Washington, DC--The following is a statement by Michael Makin, President and CEO of Printing Industries of America, regarding today's U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight Financial Condition of the Postal Service hearing. "Today Congress had an opportunity to hear firsthand about the financial condition of the U.S. Postal Service from three major stakeholders that are most impacted by it --the printing industry, postal labor... Read More
PIA Adds New "How to Visually Evaluate Color" Course to iLearning Center
April 23, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA--Printing Industries of America launched a new "How to Visually Evaluate Color" course to the iLearning Center this week. Presented by Joe Marin, Vice President of Education & Training, the course is available to Printing Industries of America printer members as a free benefit of membership. Being able to quickly and effectively evaluate color is critical--no matter what your role is in the print production process. Whether... Read More
PIA Accepting Nominations for the Lewis and Berber Memorial Awards
April 8, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA -- Printing Industries of America is seeking nominations for the Lewis Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award and the Naomi Berber Memorial Award. The Lewis Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award is named for Abraham Lewis, founder of Graphic Arts Monthly, and his sons Louis and Myron. The award honors business leaders who have gone above and beyond to further the business of printed communications. The Lewis Memorial Lifetime... Read More
Paul Johnson of Clemson University wins TAGA Student Design Challenge
March 28, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA--The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) is pleased to announce the results of the TAGA Student Design Challenge. The winning design was submitted by Clemson University senior Paul Johnson of Anderson, South Carolina. Paul described his design as one that "...symbolizes the use of subtractive color in print, additive color on digital devices, and where these technologies converge. The modern design and appearance... Read More
PIA Announces Call for Speakers for Color20
March 19, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA--Printing Industries of America is seeking speakers for its COLOR20 Conference to be held January 11-14, 2020 at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa in San Diego, CA. COLOR20 focuses on color reproduction, management, consistency, and accuracy throughout the entire print production supply chain. Speakers are needed for both general sessions given to the entire conference audience and practical, in-depth topics presented in... Read More
Printing Industries of America Announces 2019 InterTech™ Now Accepting Submissions
February 26, 2019
Pittsburgh, PA--Printing Industries of America is currently seeking cutting-edge print and graphic arts technologies for the 2019 InterTechTM Technology Awards program. The annual competition hosted by PIA honors truly innovative technologies set to shape the future of print and graphic communications. Manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and software are encouraged to enter by May 31, 2019, with an entry discount available through March 31... Read More
