ALEXANDRIA, VA (October 30, 2002) – The Label Printing Industry Association (LPIA), a special industry group of the Printing Industries of America, Inc. (PIA) announces their 2003 Conference dates and locations. LPIA Spring Technical Seminars The theme of the conference will be Meeting & Exceeding Customer Expectations. The dates for the 2003 Label Printing Industries of America (LPIA) Spring Technical Seminar have been set. The conference will be held April 12-15, 2003 at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. The hotel is conveniently located just off Interstate 95, ten (10) miles from the Baltimore Washington International Airport and directly across the street from Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Raven Stadium and four blocks from Baltimore’s renowned Inner Harbor. LPIA Fall Management Conference The dates for the 2003 LPIA Fall Management Conference have been set. The dates of the conference are October 26-29, 2003, and the meeting will be held at the Amelia Island Plantation, located in Amelia Island, Florida. Amelia Island Plantation is Florida's premier AAA-Four Diamond destination island resort in perfect harmony with nature. Located on Amelia Island, Florida, just 29 miles north of Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), the 1350 acre property overlooks the blue water of the Atlantic on the east and the green marshland and Intracoastal Waterway on the west. Three 18-hole championship golf courses, 23 clay tennis courts, a Health and Fitness center, award-winning Youth Programs, a variety of fine shops and an excellent choice of dining options are among the many activities offered at Amelia Island Plantation. For more information regarding these LPIA Conferences or membership in LPIA, please contact Laurie Reynolds at 703/519-8122 or at [email protected]. LPIA also announced the new slate of officers for 2002-2004 at the 2002 LPIA Fall Management Conference and announced the new directors to the executive committee. Officers President - John "Jack" Turan, Vice President, National Accounts, Hammer Lithograph Corporation, Rochester, NY Vice President - Charles "Dick" Macy, President, Fort Dearborn Company/Ft. Worth, Ft Worth, TX Secretary/Treasurer - Mark Glendenning, President, Inland Printing Company, LaCrosse, WI Immediate Past President - Steve Frantz, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Houston Patterson Corporation, Decatur, IL Directors John Giuliani, Executive Vice President, Smyth Companies, Inc., St. Paul, MN Gary Moore, President/CEO, J.W. Moore Printing Company, Memphis, TN Dennis Pascarella, CEO, Senecca Printing and Label, Inc., Franklin, PA Brian Schiedel, Vice President, Renaissance Mark, Leamington, Ontario, Canada Associate Directors Jeff Alexander, National Accounts Manager, Flint Ink, Rochester, NY - newly elected Tom Glas, Regional Sales Manager, Vacumet Corporation, Unionville, Ontario, Canada Paul Simpson, Senior Vice President Sales, Smart Paper, Hamilton, OH - newly elected For more information regarding LPIA or membership in LPIA, please contact Laurie Reynolds at 703/519-8122 or at [email protected]