Volume XXIX, Number 8 September 2010newsT H E A S S O C I A T I O N F O R S U P P L I E R S O F P R I N T I N G , P U B L I S H I N G A N D C O N V E R T I N G T E C H N O L O G I E S

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President’s Perspective........................... 2The NPES/PRIMIR EXCHANGE ............ 2Senate Resumes Considerationof Small Business Jobs Act .................... 4Market Intelligence News:UCC Filing Update .................................... 4Print Reinvented 2011: The Future ofMedia Communications .......................... 5Print Remains Vital to theEconomics of Journalism ........................ 6Nominations NowOpen forNPES 2010 Gegenheimer Awards.......... 7Supporting Tomorrow’s TalentedWorkforce Today ...................................... 7NPES Calendar.......................................... 8NPES Vote For Business 2010................ 8News and Notes ...................................... 8 Continued on page 3

Since 1993 when Indigo firstintroduced their digital

press, the printing industry hasdebated the merits of the tech-nology, which markets it wouldbest serve, which applicationswould eventually go all digital,and when we would see thedemise of conventional print-ing as we know it. Here it is17 years later and the sky stillhasn’t fallen in—at least notdue to this new technology. SoPRIMIR members asked thefolks at IT Strategies to investi-

gate this marketplace andprovide some insights into whythe much anticipated tippingpoint hasn’t occurred, when itmight, and where opportunitiesexist today.

The key objective of thePRIMIR Megatrends in Digi-tal Printing Applicationsstudy was straightforward:evaluate major print applica-tions and determine which (ifany) will migrate from analogto digital production printing,when and why?

Over the course of eightmonths IT Strategies conductedextensive research with experts,printers and customers viae-mail surveys and personalinterviews—in all, over 900respondents. The study focusedon 12 applications: books,catalogs, direct mail, labels,magazines, manuals, marketingcollateral, newspapers, packag-ing (folding cartons & flexible),and specialty printing such ascalendars, photo books, etc.).The research was limited exclu-sively to production printing,excluding any equipmentunder $50,000 in acquisitioncost akin to desktop printers

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and copier/MFP devices. Usingequivalent letter-size simpleximpressions/pages as the lowestcommon denominator, thisstudy quantifies the page vol-ume and rate of transition fromanalog to digital productionprinting for each application.

Tipping point = unstoppablemomentum. A surprise findingof the research: few of the stud-ied 12 applications will tip

within the time period of thestudy (by 2014), some havemomentum to possibly tip by2020 or later, but the tippingpoint formost of the applica-tions is decades away, if at all.

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for most printapplications isdecades away.”

Figure 1 - Trillions of letter-size,simplex production pages, North America

Contemplat-ing an organiza-tion’s purposeand vision is ahard task duringtimes like thesewhen so muchenergy is beingfocused on‘wrestling thealligators’ andfighting the firesat hand; fewfeel they have

the time to step back to consider their future andmission. Yet, as hard as it is to devote resourcesto such an endeavor, there couldn’t be a bettertime or a more important time—especially if onebelieves that the changes occurring within ourindustry are as much structural as economic. Thisis exactly why NPES and GASC have begun thisimportant process now.

Two months ago, NPES and GASC began theprocess for developing a strategic plan that will setus upon a path for the next few years. I actuallyhesitate to refer to it as a ‘strategic planningprocess,’ since how we (and others) developed aplan to deal with our industry’s challenges in thepast was a far different approach than what wemust undertake today. In the past, a SWOTanalysis, member surveys, and scenario planningeach played an integral role in developing theplan. It seems to me that using yesterday’s toolsto address tomorrow’s challenges just won’tproduce the best results.

With the help of Seth Kahan, author of thebest-selling book, Getting Change Right, we’vedeveloped a process that will help us “get changeright.” Through a combination of focus groups andindividual interviews with various constituents at

president’s perspective

Ralph NappiNPES President

Getting Change Rightmultiple levels we have been drafting anevolving set of assumptions about thefuture of our industry that will be used,prior to the Board convening, to discuss…debate… adjust…and finally craft our planfor the future. During these early stages ofthe process as we reach out to even morestakeholders, the assumptions and issueswill evolve. The benefit of this approach isthat it allows us to include viewpoints frommultiple areas of expertise to provide thegreatest depth, rather than building a foun-dation based on a much smaller, more finitegroup to develop a “plan.”

While our outreach and response hasbeen excellent thus far, there’s always roomfor more. Now is when I ask for your contri-butions. In return, I will provide you withregular updates on the assumptions as theyevolve through this process—an informativetool that has received contributions frommany of our industry’s most respected lead-ers and thinkers. So please, weigh-in withyour insights on the major trends that youbelieve will most influence the future of ourindustry. If you want something less abstractto reply to, consider these questions:

•What do you see as the single largestchallenge to your business in the future?

•What programs and services offeredby NPES excite you?

•What is NPES not providing that weshould?

•How would you make GRAPHEXPO/PRINT an even stronger industryevent?

These questions are provided only asguides to elicit your thoughts about ourfuture—so please feel free to stray as I amas interested in your ideas and conceptsas well as your tactical response to trends.

I am excited about the potential of thisprocess, for not just NPES and GASC, butfor the industry. Help me and the Boardsrespond to the structural changes occurringin our industry so that we can remainrelevant and responsive for you. Shareyour thoughts with me via e-mail:rnappi@npes.org, or reach me by phone:703/264-7200. Thank you.

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The NPES/PRIMIREXCHANGE

MeansBusiness!

It seems to me thatusing yesterday’s

tools to address tomorrow’schallenges just won’tproduce the best results.”

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The NPES/PRIMIR EXCHANGEis more than just your exclusive,on-site oasis off the bustlingGRAPH EXPO show floor.Just steps away, it’s the single

best place where NPES and PRIMIRmembers come to:

• Conduct business with key cus-tomers and prospects in semi-privatemeeting rooms

• Utilize the convenient PC Caféwith Internet and printing capabilities

• Regroup with staff members tostrategize the day’s agenda

• Grab a quick a.m. cup of coffeeor take a short afternoon break, and

• Enjoy a hearty lunch with avaried menu of a la carte items thatchanges every day.

habit change and pages migrating toelectronic displays/readers. A point in factfrom the research—print specifiers re-ported that investment for design andmarketing for electronic display is nearlyequal for most production applications toinvestment in production print.

Opportunity abounds for manufacturersserving both analog and digital printmarkets. The published report will detailthreats and opportunities, as well asprovide a thorough analysis of findingsfrom both the printer and specifier foreach of the 12 applications. The reportwill be published in mid-fall and availableto both NPES and PRIMIR members.

However, digital printing has made someserious inroads in the non-publishingrelated applications, especially where thereis opportunity to add value through complexvariable-data content. Book printing, how-ever, is the one publishing application thathas embraced digital printing and willcontinue to see positive growth.

According to Marco Boer, vice president,IT Strategies, and principal researcher on thisstudy, “A more important finding is that theanalog production page volume is shrinkingindependent of digital production print vol-ume growth. In fact, while digital productionprinting in North America is forecast for acompound annual growth rate (CAGR) of11.5% thru 2014, it is from a very smalloverall volume base (22 billion in 2009 to33 billion pages in 2014). Despite therelatively small volume, the value of thoseNorth American pages, including value-added services is much higher than analog.Analog printing will see a negative CAGR(-5%) for the same period. Digital productionprinting would have to grow about 200%per year to even approach an overall markettipping point.” (Figure 1)

And, although not a focus of this particu-lar study, let’s not forget that many digitalpages are bypassing digital production printentirely and shifting to decentralized self-print in the office in very short runs usingcopier/MFP or desktop printers.

Digital printing is a very attractive offeringfor print service providers from a revenueand profit perspective especially in nicheapplications where the value of the pages ismuch higher. The research reconfirmed thefact that digital production print thrives withsmaller run length, complex (variable data),rapid response jobs. In 2009 in North America

those jobs repre-sented 1.5% ofproduction printvolume (if oneexcludes news-paper, catalog, andmagazines digitalproduction print itrepresents a 7%share). (Figure 2)

As productionrun length perjob continues todecrease, digitalproduction print

eligible share of jobs will grow proportion-ally. Figure 3 identifies the CAGR for theapplications specifically covered in thestudy. Established applications for digitalprinting have lower projected growth rates,while those that are not established mayhave significant potential and high growthrates. Still, these growth applications cur-rently represent relatively limited volumes.The report also identifies conditions underwhich digital printing adoption couldaccelerate even in the high analog volumesegments such as magazines and catalogs.Despite that, the threat to analog is notdigital printing. The true threat to analog is

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DIGITAL “TIPPING POINTS,” continued from page 1

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The chart compiled from UCC data provided herein by EquipmentData Associates (EDA), shows up-to-date UCC (see definition

below chart) activity for all printing equipment. Both new and usedprinting equipment filings decreased slightly in July and were slightlybelow the 7 month average for 2010. The bad news is that there isstill no sign that the industry is returning to growth. The good newsis that the filings have been relatively flat for the last 12 monthsexcept for a spike in December 2009.

Although UCC filings are acombination of new equipmentsales, used equipment sales andrefinancings of existing place-ments, they are still a strongindicator of market activity.

This information is extracteddirectly from EDA’s comprehen-sive database of nearly 30,000records for purchasers of printingequipment.

For each of the data points inthe table, subscribers to EDA’smarket intelligence services cansee exactly who purchased thepiece of equipment—and themanufacturer and model. NPESmember companies that partici-pate in the free NPES MarketData program are eligible forsignificant discounts on EDA’sservices. By combining the criti-cal purchaser information from

EDA with the comprehensive market statistics, analysis, and forecasts pro-vided by NPES’ free Market Data program, participating NPES membercompanies can get a complete picture of the current and anticipated fu-ture activity in the marketplace.

For more information, or to join the free NPES Market Data program,contact NPES Assistant Director for Market Data, Rekha Ratnam at phone:703/264–7200 or e-mail rratnam@npes.org. For specific informationabout the market intelligence services offered by EDA, contact MauricioJurin at phone: 704/845–1099 or e-mail: mjurin@edadata.com.

Market Intelligence News: UCC Filing Update

A Uniform Commercial Code Form 1 (UCC–1) filing is a financing statement required by law to be filed with the state to show thatone party (usually a lender) has a security interest in another party’s (usually a borrower’s) personal property, and most frequentlyrelates to the commercial financing of capital equipment through a lending institution. UCC data is filed everyday throughout theU.S. Each UCC data filing statement has three components: the borrower, the lender, and what the borrower purchased, includingmake, model and serial number. Once the data is filed, EDA’s more than 50 employees manually review each filing to identify andcorrectly classify the transactions of printing equipment. What results is a robust database that offers subscribers continually up-dated information on exactly who is buying or leasing what pieces of equipment.

Printing Equipment UCC Filings: 2006—2010

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When the U.S. Senatereturns to Washington,

D.C. this month its first order ofbusiness will be to resume con-sideration of the Small BusinessJobs Act. A less robust version ofthe legislation, H.R. 5297,passed the House of Representa-tives in June, but ran into asharply divided Senate.

Access to credit is a criticalissue facing small businessestoday, and is a top tier NPESgovernment affairs priority. Inthat regard, NPES and over 40other trade associations that

Senate Resumes Consideration of Small Business Jobs ActBILL WOULD EXTEND BONUS DEPRECIATION, EXPENSING AND REPEAL 1099 MANDATE

comprise the Small Business Ac-cess to Credit Coalition are advo-cating for provisions in theSmall Business legislation thatcontinue enhancement of popu-lar Small Business Administra-tion (SBA) loan programs andextend expiring loan guaranteesand borrower fee reductions.

Funding of $375 millionunder 2009 stimulus legislationtemporarily raised guarantees to90 percent for SBA 7(a) loansand reduced fees in both the 7(a)and 504 loan programs. Con-gress later appropriated an addi-

tional $125 million to extendthese provisions through Febru-ary 2010. The depletion of thesefunds has demonstrated theirimportance and effectiveness forcredit-worthy businesses.

SBA 7(a) loans are the mostflexible, with financing guaran-teed for a variety of general busi-ness purposes. They are designedfor start-up and existing smallbusinesses, and are deliveredthrough commercial lending in-stitutions. SBA 504 loans providelong-term, fixed-rate financingto acquire fixed assets (such as

real estate or equipment) forexpansion or modernization.

As a central piece of his 2010Jobs Plan, President Obama hascalled for:

• Continued extension ofincreased 7(a) and 504 loanguarantees and fee reduc-tions; and

• Permanent increases ofthe maximum loan size of7(a) loans (from $2 millionto $5 million), and of 504loans (from $1.5 million to$5.5 million).

The SBA has stated that theseContinued on page 5

Print Reinvented 2011:The Future of Media CommunicationsNovember 18-20, 2010 • The Royal Palms Resort, Phoenix, AZ

The NPES 2010 Annual Conferencewill offer members and guests anexciting opportunity to recalibratetheir perspective on today’s ‘new

world’ of print.

The programthemed,“Print Rein-vented 2011:The Futureof MediaCommunica-

tions,” will feature an impressiveline-up of top experts in their fieldsincluding featured presenter JeanDenault, Vice President, Procure-ment & Technology for Trans-continental, Inc. As head of procure-ment for one of the world’s largestprinters and leaders in the marketingcommunications and media sectorsin Mr. Denault’s timely sessionentitled “The Evolving NorthAmerican Print Market,” he willreveal to attendees how theindustry’s recent economicchallenges are impacting procure-ment—and share his insights onthe changing dynamics withinthe supplier/printer partnership.

Watch your mail for completedetails. Why wait? Register today!www.npes.org

Jean Denault

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proposals will help alleviate the “lending gap”that exists between credit-worthy small busi-nesses and the financing that banks are cur-rently making available through conventionalloans. And according to the CongressionalBudget Office they will have no impact onspending or revenue.

Along with a number of other provisionsdesigned to help small business, the Senatebill would also extend 50 percent first-yearbonus depreciation, retroactive to January 1,2010, for equipment placed-in-service byDecember 31, 2010. And it would extend andenhance IRC Section 179 expensing for taxyears beginning in 2010 and 2011, increasingthe amount taxpayers can write-off in the firstyear from $250,000 to $500,000, and raisethe phase-out threshold from $800,000 to $2million. Neither of these provisions was in-cluded in the House-passed legislation.

A focal point of the Senate debate on thebill has been competing amendments thatwould either modify or repeal the recently en-acted mandate that businesses issue IRS 1099Forms to all vendors that provide them with$600 or more in goods or services in a year.

NPES has joined numerous other businessorganizations in vigorously opposing the newForm 1099 mandate, and believes that itshould be totally repealed, not just legisla-tively modified or mitigated administratively.

Those who object to this burdensome newprescription for more costly governmentpaperwork can register their opposition at:www.stopform1099.org to send e-mailsand make phone calls to their Senators andRepresentatives. And supporters of increasedSBA financing, bonus depreciation andenhanced expensing should contact theirSenators and Representative at: http://www.npes.org/government/myrep.html.

For more information contact NPESGovernment Affairs Director Mark J. Nuzzacoat phone: 703/264-7235, or e-mail: mnuz-zaco@npes.org.

Access to creditis a critical issue

facing small businessestoday, and is a top tierNPES governmentaffairs priority.”

Global economic turmoil, industryconsolidation, emerging international markets,converging cross-media technologies, soaringcosts for raw materials and energy, ‘green’as the new deliverable, and many otherforces are changing our industry. Howconversant are YOU with these forces ofchange and their impact on your bottom line?

Discover how to meet the challenges andbenefit from new opportunities they create atthe NPES 2010 Annual Conference. Thisyear’s robust agenda is designed to engageyou in strategic conversation with industryleaders and peers who are, likewise, forginginnovative pathways toward the new modelof print.

This year’s program takes on addeddepth with an up-to-the-minute globaleconomic update and forecast, a provocativeperspective on the new rules of marketingand PR, a revealing industry report on megatrends in digital printing, and the world-classlevel networking activities that membershave come to expect from NPES.

You will return home with insights andtactics that will enhance your relations withcustomers and vendor partners, and be betterpoised to position your business for successin the months and years ahead.

For complete program informationand a registration form visit:www.npes.org

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Jochen Meissner

The article “Journalism’s Next Revolution” inthe July 12 issue of Barron’s asserts that “The iPadcould usher in a new era for media…” and thatthis particular electronic device, unlike othersthat preceded it, “…signals the long-awaited endof the era of cutting down trees, turning theminto paper and printing words on it…”.

I admire the ingenuity of Apple, and I may bebiased by my position as CEO of a company thatmanufactures printing presses, but the argumentssupporting this conclusion and the more generalmisconception that there is no future for printednewspapers are flawed.

The presumption that the end of ink on paperis “long-awaited” implies that communicatingelectronically is automatically and always the“greener” alternative. This fallacy should be chal-lenged more rigorously than it is. Paper is easilyrecycled. Printing presses typically run for 10 to20 years or more. The environmental impact ofelectronic devices flowing to landfills at an accel-erating rate and the electricity to power them andkeep them fed with data during a relatively shortlifespan prior to obsolescence, on the other hand,tends to be overlooked.

distribution are significant hurdles.Simple economics present an even more

imposing barrier. The elimination of printedjournalism could render that journalism—and its essential role in society—accessibleonly to those with the means to invest in rel-atively expensive electronic devices and toreinvest continuously to avoid obsolescence.Large populations in developed countriesand even larger ones in developing countriesthat are unable or unwilling to keep pacewith constantly evolving electronic technol-ogy would be left out. Advertisers who havehistorically paid a good portion of the billfor journalism would likely take their moneyelsewhere in response to this segmentationand a net decline in audience.

In comparison, printed newspapers areeasily accessible and increasingly affordable.The article in Barron’s stops tracking develop-ments in newspaper press technology in1843, so it may surprise some people toknow that suppliers have made considerableprogress since then. Constant innovationhas made the actual printing of newspapers

Print Remains Vital to theEconomics of Journalism

it concludes by refuting its owninitial assertion that the iPad willrevolutionize journalism, conced-ing in the last sentence that “allwe need now…is to conceive thenew business model.”

Journalism is a valuable product.As with any product, the challengeis to monetize that value so thatproduction and quality are sustain-able. There is considerable doubtthat a model based on deliveringcontent exclusively through e-read-ers could accomplish this.

Instead, businesses that producejournalism should strike a balancebetween the expectations and re-quirements of their two revenuesources—readers and advertisers—and seek ways to expand bothbases. Increasing, not decreasing,the range of cost-effective mediaand distribution options is a morepromising strategy.

Printed newspapers continue toevolve and they remain a provenplatform through which readersand advertisers receive value inexchange for supporting journal-ism. I have no doubt that thosequalities will ensure their promi-nent role in the media mix formany years to come.

Jochen Meissner is president and CEO ofGoss International, a leading supplier ofpress and finishing systems for newspaper,magazine, catalog, direct mail and otherprinting applications, with major manufac-turing centers in Asia, America and Europe.

The idea that everyone will have an electronicdevice through which they access journalistic

content is intriguing from a theoretical standpoint,but unproven from a practical one. Compatibility,formatting commonality and reliable distributionare significant hurdles.”

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The idea that everyone will have an electronicdevice through which they will access journalisticcontent is intriguing from a theoretical stand-point, but unproven from a practical one. Com-patibility, formatting commonality and reliable

very inexpensive. This has dramatically im-proved the value proposition, especially foradvertisers.

I found it ironic that this article reachedme in the printed version of Barron’s and that

Responding to an article titled, “Journalism’s Next Revolution,” that appeared in the July 12 edition ofBarron’s magazine, NPES Board Member Jochen Meissner rebuts the ‘forecast’ demise of printing on paperwith his perspective on the enduring ‘evergreen’ value of print.

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Nominations are now open for the Harold W.Gegenheimer Awards for Industry Service,

which will be presented at the Awards Dinnerduring the NPES 2010 Annual Conference to beheld November 18-20, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ.

Established by the NPES Board of Directors in1993, these prestigious awards are presented annuallyto one NPES member company and one individualemployed by a member in recognition of theirleadership and commitment to building a strongfuture for the printing and publishing industryand its suppliers.

The awards, named in honor of the former Chair-man of Baldwin Technology Company and formerPresident and active leader of NPES, are in recogni-tion of his lifelong commitment to technical innova-tion, sound management, support for education andresearch and working for the good of the whole in-dustry beyond the limits of his company's interests.

Nominations NowOpen forNPES 2010 Gegenheimer Awards

The awards consist of individ-ual plaques presented to thecorporate and individualrecipients, plus their namesadded to commemorativeplaques on display at NPESheadquarters. Additionally,NPES established twoHarold W. GegenheimerAward scholarships with the National ScholarshipTrust Fund, to which $1,000 is given in the name of each recipi-ent each year. These scholarships are offered first to employees,or children of employees, of NPES members who are pursuingstudies in graphic communications.

Nominations for the Individual and Corporate ServiceAwards may be made by the delegate of any NPES membercompany. For complete award criteria and to download aNomination Form visit the NPES website at:http://www.npes.org/about/gegenhenawd.html.

In 2001 NPES’ Board of Directors created an endowedscholarship fund with a contribution of $300,000

to the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation toencourage bright young people to plan for careers inthe industry and to benefit the employees of NPESmember companies.

First consideration in awarding these scholarshipsare given to employees, or children of employees, ofNPES members, enabling them to pursue studies ingraphic communications and related fields; addi-tional consideration is given to graduates of PrintEDaccredited programs.

For consideration, applications must be post-marked by March 1st of each year for high schoolstudents and by April 1st of each year for collegestudents. To obtain an application packet and formore information contact PGSF AdministratorBernie Eckert at phone: 412/741-6860 or e-mail:beckert@printing.org.

A variety of other scholarships, ranging from $500to $1,500 per year, are available for graduating highschool students planning to pursue a career ingraphic communications at two- or four-year colleges.For more information, contact the Print and GraphicsScholarship Foundation (PGSF) online at:http://www.printing.org/pgsf, phone: 800/910-4283or e-mail: pgsf@printing.org

2009 – 2010Regis J. Delmontagne

Scholarship Award RecipientsMatthewJoers—majoring in graphic communicationmanagement at University of Wisconsin-Stout.MarySeverson—majoring in graphic communicationmanagement at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.HuguesNorelus—majoring in graphic arts and printingtechnology at Central Maine Community College.JohnWarburg—majoring in graphic communicationmanagement at Georgia Southern University.VivianMak—majoring in graphic design/digital mediaat San Jose State University.Christa Ickowsk—majoring in imaging at WesternMichigan University.MeganPierick—majoring in graphic arts at MadisonArea Technical College.Brant Beswick—majoring in graphic communicationmanagement at Pennsylvania College of Technology.Megan Thomas—majoring in printing management atBridgemont Community & Technical College.Tina Yahr—majoring in printing management at FerrisState University

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SAVE THE DATE!Vision 3 Summit • March 13-16, 2011J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert, CA

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The business community will be a key player in engagingcitizens across the country this fall in the political process

culminating on Election Day, November 2, 2010. And NPESwill be a participant in this effort through NPES Vote ForBusiness 2010, a resource supported by the U.S. Chamber ofCommerce, aimed at equipping NPES members with the toolsnecessary to inform and activate employees and customersduring this all-important election season.

Following one of the most divided Congresses ever, andin the midst of the most challenging economy ever experi-

enced by most people, the2010 mid-term electionsare the chance for NPESmembers to weigh-in andsupport candidates whovote for public policy that

encourages economic recovery, jobs and prosperity, and tocounteract union plans to spend over $100 million to protectanti-business incumbents.

NPES Vote For Business 2010 will provide easy on-lineaccess to valuable resources to educate, register, and turn outthe pro-business/pro-prosperity vote. Look for the web portalto NPES Vote For Business 2010 on the NPES homepage.

NPES Vote For Business 2010

For more informationcontact NPES GovernmentAffairs Director Mark J. Nuzzacoat phone: 703/264-7235, fax:703-620-0994, or e-mail:mnuzzaco@npes.org.

NPES CALENDAR

October 2010EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference

October 2 • Chicago, Illinois

GRAPH EXPOOctober 3-6 • Chicago, Illinois

TC 130WGs and PlenaryOctober 11-16 • Sao Paulo, Brazil

CGATS/USTAGOctober 28-29 • San Jose, California

November 2010ICC Meeting

November 4-6 • San Antonio, Texas

ICC DevConNovember 8 • San Antonio, Texas

NPES 2010 Annual ConferenceNovember 18-20 • Phoenix, Arizona

December 2010PRIMIRWinter MeetingRenaissance Boca Raton

December 6-8 • Boca Raton, Florida

January 2011PrintPak

NPES Member Booth and Trade MissionJanuary 16-21 • New Delhi, India

February 2011ICC Meeting

February 14-17 • Tokyo, Japan

March 2011Vision 3 Summit

J.W. Marriott Desert Springs ResortMarch 13-16 • Palm Desert, California

PRIMIR Spring MeetingJ.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort

March 14-16 • Palm Desert, California

April 2011TC130Working Groups

April 11-15 • Berlin, Germany

June 2011ICC Meeting

June 14-17 • Barcelona, Spain

September 2011EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK Conference

September 10 • Chicago, Illinois

GRAPH EXPOSeptember 11-14 • Chicago, Illinois

International Graphic Arts ShowNPES Member Booth and Trade Mission

September 21-27 • Tokyo, Japan

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...mid-termelections

are the chance forNPES membersto weigh-in...tocounteract unionplans to spend over$100 million toprotect anti-businessincumbents.”