NAPL, PIA and NPES are teaming up to create a new executive-level conference by combining NAPL's Top Management Conference, PIA's Presidents Conference, and the NPES Print Outlook/Industry Summit. A joint email sent by association leadership states:
The time for ONE comprehensive industry economic & trends update event for senior level media communications leaders has come!
a survey enclosed with the email states:
Responding to the members of NAPL, NPES, and Printing Industries of America, we are joining forces to offer the industry a dynamic, comprehensive new leadership forum in 2011. By combining the strengths of the three associations, the conference will leverage the expertise of all three organizations to provide key business intelligence tailored for the media communications leader.
Will you consider attending this new conference?
Discussion
By Jim Raffel on Apr 15, 2010
Adam,
While this is good news I for one suspect it's too late. Trade associations in our industry have missed the boat.
Too many bureaucrats worried about losing their jobs (rightly so) and too many board members worried about staying in business and letting the hired bureaucrats run the show.
Something has to change and in my opinion it's not the consolidation that's going on. I'm having a difficult time seeing the value and relevance of traditional trade associations in today's world.
Perhaps it's as simple as on-line communities like PrintPlanet growing in relevance and offering premium memberships where like minded individuals (who may represent businesses but come to the party as individuals) caucus and share on a daily basis in a place they know is safe from "public" search engine scrutiny.
Run with it guys I'd sign up - let's give it a try.
My humble opinions.
By Chuck on Apr 16, 2010
Will it be co-located with DSCOOP? If so, I will attend.
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