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Welcome to your Illinois Weekly Calendar of Programs and Events, the Great Lakes Graphics Association's weekly e-newsletter with upcoming programs, events and webinars. The Weekly Calendar is published every Monday. 

In this issue:

Webinars

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Webinars

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THIS TUESDAY!

March 2025 Sustainability Brief: Energy Efficiency

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

2 p.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. Central

FREE for GLGA members

Presented by GLGA

Join us for our next GLGA Sustainability Brief, as we discuss energy efficiency in the printing industry. We will provide valuable insights into sustainable practices, potential cost savings, and the environmental benefits that energy efficient measures can bring to your facilities. Our speaker is Tony Kriel, SCS Engineers' national expert on Facility Energy Management.

THIS THURSDAY!

March 2025 Sales Brief: Creating Urgency: Strategies to Shorten the Sales Cycle

Thursday, March 20, 2025

1:30 p.m. Eastern / 12:30 p.m. Central

FREE for GLGA members

Presented by GLGA and the Americas Printing Association Network

Kelly Mallozzi of Success In Print will help you learn how to accelerate the B2B sales process by creating urgency. This brief explores tactical ways to compel prospects to act and say yes in a world where sales cycles have never been longer, and finding power can be a huge challenge.

Inkjet – Is Now the Time to Incorporate it in Your Print Manufacturing Capability?

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

1 p.m. Eastern / 12 p.m. Central

FREE for GLGA members

Presented by GLGA and the Americas Printing Association Network

Join us as Rich Freeley, Fujifilm Inkjet Manager for the Northeast, takes us through what are the benefits of inkjet from an operations perspective as well as the “sweet spot” applications to migrate from analog to digital inkjet. He will provide examples of potential impacts to manufacturing costs, BHR (budgeted hourly rate) and other cost considerations to your operation. It may not be as difficult as you think to incorporate inkjet into your print manufacturing capability!

April 2025 Talent Report – 2025 HR Conference Presentations

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

1:00 p.m. Eastern / 12:00 p.m. Central

FREE for GLGA members

Presented by GLGA and MRA

MRA’s Talent Report is an up-to-the-minute review of what is going on in the world of business with an emphasis on talent to keep you abreast of trends and best practices. Join MRA’s Vice President of Workforce Strategies Jim Morgan in a fast-moving, 50-minute online seminar to get the first look at this month’s Talent Report and a closer look at a key business concern.

This month’s key business concern: Get a sneak preview on what will be covered at MRA’s HR Conference, directly from the presenters. MRA has applied for HRCI credits and SHRM PDC’s for this program.

April 2025 Technology Brief: What’s Behind Successful Color Management?

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

2 p.m. Eastern / 1 p.m. Central

FREE for GLGA members

Presented by GLGA

Technological advances are changing the print industry in huge ways. GLGA’s Technology Brief series will help your company stay up-to-date on the ever-changing technology landscape. This month, Dr. Mark Bohan of Konica Minolta Business Solutions will explore what makes successful color management and how it can be simplified. Join the discussion to understand how color can be repeatable and consistent.

GLGA Events - Save the Dates

Excellence Awards Celebration

Thursday, May 29, 2025

White Pines Golf Club and Banquets, Bensenville, IL

Illinois Printers Scholarship Golf Outing

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

White Pines Golf Club and Banquets, Bensenville, IL

Mark your calendar for two of GLGA's most popular networking events! Registration for both will open this spring. For more info or to make a reservation for golf before registration opens, contact Sharon Flick.

About Us

The Great Lakes Graphics Association is the trade association dedicated to representing the graphic arts industry throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin through education, promotion, and public affairs. It represents approximately 13 percent of the total print market in the United States with its three-state region, accounting for combined annual shipments of nearly $19 billion. Founded in 1886, GLGA celebrated its 135 year anniversary in 2021 and continues to be the oldest print trade association in North America. 

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