New Jersey Chapter of Printing House Craftsmen

IAPHC - The Graphic Professional’s Resource Network

Minutes – Executive Committee

Date: February 3, 2005

Attending: Andy Shine, Steve Gleich, Al Zowada, Alice Lynch, Jack Blewitt, Bill Van Jura, Tom Pini, Len Vadala, Tim Dalton, Barb Pignato and Mario Benvenuti.

President Andy Shine called the meeting to order at 6:15 P.M.

President’s Report: President Shine thanked Jim Kohler of International Paper for his successful Print Week program. He also reflected upon the large turnout at the annual NY Printing Week Celebration. President Shine engaged the board in a lengthy discussion of ways to inject more “fun” into our monthly programs. The board’s consensus is that social and/or networking events (such as our upcoming June event at the NJ Jackals baseball game) should, and must become a greater part of the mix going forward. President Shine is eager to seek out innovative approaches that will stimulate the interest of both existing and prospective new members.

Budget Report: President Shine reported that the budget is undergoing some final adjustments and is near completion.

Sergeant-At-Arms Report: There were 44 attendees at the January meeting.

Scholarship Report: Committee Chair, Ira Shore has e-mailed George O'lear and Bill Pavlu for an updated list of scholarship recipients whose application for continued funding needs to be reevaluated.

Membership Report: Several guests at the January meeting expressed interest in becoming members. Tim Dalton offered his assistance with follow up calls to these prospective new members. Jack Blewitt reported his success in reaching out to members in arrears, securing some 15-20 members to renew.

Publicity: Ira Shore will be advised of upcoming programs well enough in advance so that The Printing News Calendar Ads can be published in a timely manner.

Programs:

• February 17^th, “What’s New to the Printing Industry,” to take place off-site at AGFA.
• March 10^th, An evening program to be presented by Man Roland.
• April 14^th, Professor Dr. John Leininger of Clemson University will be conducting a half-day seminar on “In-Design,” to be followed by an evening program on the topic of “Ink & Substrates” (to be confirmed).
• May 12^th Sappi Paper “Paper Essentials” to feature “Life with Print,” an overview of how to measure the effectiveness of print vs. other media.
• June: Installation of officers. Baseball Outing (NJ Jackals).

New Business:

• Jack Blewitt successfully negotiated to maintain last year’s pricing for this year’s golf outing. The club Treasurer will be instructed to submit a deposit check to hold the date; June 21, 2005.
• The Second District Spring Leadership Conference will be held May 20-22, at the Winter Clove Inn, Round Top, NY. The host chapter is Adirondack.
• Any questions or concerns regarding IAPHC restructuring or about member benefits in general, can be directed to Past President, Al Zowada. He will be representing our chapter at the IAPHC Mid-Winter meeting being held in Las Vegas, NV 2/18-2/20.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM.