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July 8, 1999
Dates Announced for NAGASA Institute at GATF
Washington, DC, July 1, 1999: The North American Graphic Arts Suppliers
Association (NAGASA) announced dates for three upcoming NAGASA Institutes.
Presented in coordination with the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF),NAGASA
Institutes are comprehensive, five-day sessions encompassing formal instruction
plus hands-on workshops with a range of imaging and printing technologies.
Taught by process experts on GATF's staff, the NAGASA Institute was established
to help dealers, resellers, and manufacturers who sell through dealers
and resellers enhance sales by providing attendees with a thorough understanding
of traditional and digital technologies and workflows.
NAGASA Institute dates and locations for the remainder of 1999 are:
July 19 - 23 at GATF facilities in Sewickley, Pennsylvania
September 13 - 17 at Graphic Arts Institute facilities in San Francisco,
California
November 1 - 5 at GATF facilities in Sewickley, Pennsylvania
The NAGASA member fee to attend the five-day NAGASA Institute is $995;
the non-member rate is $1195. Contact NAGASA at 202-328-8441 to get a
course description and registration information, email the organization
at information@nagasa.org, or see www.nagasa.org.
"We're delighted to be able to continue this collaboration with
our training partners at GATF," stated NAGASA President and CEO Peter
Brehm. "The inaugural NAGASA Institute held in March was very well
received by attendees, and we're pleased to be able to continue providing
the channel with this additional member resource." GATF President
George Ryan noted that "Printers and publishers look to dealers to
help them solve process problems. GATF welcomes the opportunity to train
NAGASA members as problem-solvers. In the long-run, it helps GATF members
tremendously."
The North American Graphic Arts Suppliers Association (NAGASA) is the
world's largest association devoted to the needs of dealers, distributors,
value-added resellers, and manufacturers who sell through these organizations.
NAGASA and its member network represent more than $4.5 billion of traditional
and digital equipment and supplies within the total $6 billion printing
and imaging channel marketplace. With over 400 member firms, NAGASA is
dedicated to advancing the channel as the source of value added quality
products and services for customers.
Headquartered near Pittsburgh, PA., GATF is a member-supported, nonprofit, scientific, technical, and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of graphic communications industries worldwide. For 75 years GATF has developed leading-edge technologies and practices for printing, and each year the Foundation develops new products, services, and training programs to meet the evolving needs of the industry.
