Check out what IPMA’s 2019 Be A FrontRunner Conference conference agenda was like. Sessions, keynotes, events, Vendor Fair, In-Plant Tour and more!
| Date | Time | Description | Detail | Speaker | Organization |
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| Saturday June 1, 2019 | 8:00am - 1:00pm | Certification Testing (Lunch included) | Validate your expertise in the eyes of management, your customers and colleagues by gaining certification as a Graphic Communications Manager (CGCM) or Mail Manager (CMM) | ||
| 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Registration | ||||
| Dinner on Your Own | |||||
| 9:00pm - 12:00am | Hospitality Suite | ||||
| Sunday June 2, 2019 | 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast | Hotel Restaurant--Must have coupon | ||
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Fun Run / Fun Walk | Having fun connecting before conference | |||
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | Registration | ||||
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Canon Focus Group | Open to all IPMA 2019 Attendees | |||
| RSA Users Group | By Invitation Only | ||||
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | IPMA App/Website/IT Assistance | Jan Portwood | IPMA | ||
| 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Photography Session | Richard Silver, Larry Clements | George Fox University, Acknowledgments |
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| 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Ricoh Users Group | Technology that Drives Revenue and Relevancy The session is open to All IPMA Member Registrants. | Debbie Pavletich | Ricoh | |
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm | New Attendee Orientation | Christopher Donlon | Kohler Company | ||
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm | Spouses & Guest Meet and Greet | ||||
| 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Franklin Society Reception | By Invitation Only | |||
| 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Welcome Reception | ||||
| 8:30pm - 12:00am | Hospitality Suite | ||||
| Monday June 3, 2019 | 2:00 p.m. - Midnight | Vendor Set Up | |||
| 7:30am - 8:45am | Breakfast | ||||
| 8:00am - 4:00pm | Registration | ||||
| 8:00am - 9:00am | IPMA App/Website/IT Assistance | Jan Portwood | IPMA | ||
| 8:00am - 8:45am | Breakfast Speaker | What In-plants Need to Do to Stay Alive in 2019 | Greg Cholmondeley | PRINTelligence | |
| 8:45am - 9:00am | Break | ||||
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Keynote Speaker | Dare to Matter | Pete Smith | ||
| 10:00am - 10:15am | Break | ||||
| 10:15am - 11:15am | Townhall Meeting | State of the Association (In-Plants Only, No Vendors) | IPMA Board of Directors: Sherri Isbell, Kelly Hogg, Dwayne Magee, Tammy Golden, Tim Hendrix, Mike O'Hara, Christopher Donlon, Executive Director Mike Loyd | ||
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | Breakout Sessions | Today’s Speed of Change & the In-Plant's Role | Jeff Dowd | HP, Inc. | |
| Informed Delivery Overview & 2019 Promotion Program | Carrie Bornitz | USPS | |||
| How To Leverage A Copier RFP To Maximize the In-Plant’s Organizational Value | Jason Gillam | Blue Valley Schools | |||
| Succession Planning in the In-Plant | Judy Bankson | Oregon State University | |||
| Measuring Success | Joe Kalinkowski | Hanover | |||
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch And Presentation | White Paper: Next Generation Tactics and Strategies for In-Plant Service Providers Sponsored by Canon | Howie Fenton | Howie Fenton Consulting | |
| 1:30pm - 1:45pm | Break | ||||
| 1:45pm - 2:30pm | General Session | MTAC Overview | Steven Monteith | USPS | |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm | Break | ||||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | IPMA App/Website/IT Assistance | Jan Portwood | IPMA | ||
| 2:45pm - 3:30pm | General Session | Key Components of Successful In-Plants | Ryan Kiley, Ken Tucker | Ricoh | |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm | Break | ||||
| 3:45pm - 4:30pm | Breakout Sessions | Digital Transformation Using Customer Communications Delivery Hub With Inkjet Technologies | Jason Fonner Susan Cotter | HM Solutions, Madison Advisors |
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| In-Plant Success Stories | Richard Silver | George Fox University | |||
| Writing and Utilizing a Relevant Strategic Plan | Greg Cholmondeley | PRINTelligence | |||
| How to Create an Informed Delivery Interactive Campaign | Carrie Bornitz | USPS | |||
| Understanding the Differences in UV Flatbed Printers | Randy Paar | Canon, USA | |||
| 5:30pm - 6:45pm | Awards Reception | 2019 IPMA/IPI InPrint award entries on display for viewing (Sunday dress attire requested). Attendee choice award voting will be done on the IPMA 2019 Conference App. | |||
| 6:45pm - 7:30pm | Awards Dinner Banquet | Dine with your fellow in-plant friends. | |||
| 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Awards Ceremony | Evening to honor the award recipients. | |||
| 9:30pm - 12:00am | Hospitality Suite | Great opportunity for networking. | |||
| Tuesday June 4, 2019 | 7:30am - 8:45am | Breakfast | |||
| 8:00am - 5:00pm | Registration | ||||
| 8:00am - 8:45am | Breakfast Speaker | Live Your Life on Purpose | Shana Farrell | Fox Valley Technical College | |
| 8:45am - 9:00am | Break | ||||
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Keynote Speaker | The Levity Effect: It Pays to Lighten Up | Scott Christopher | ||
| 10:00am - 11:00am | IPMA App/Website/IT Assistance | Jan Portwood | IPMA | ||
| 10-00am - 12:00pm | Vendor Fair | More than 40 vendors, equipment and software demonstrations. | |||
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch And Presentation | Leveraging Best Practices to Increase the Value of Print Operations | Joe Morgan, Panel Moderator Panelists: John Cruser, Bloomberg John Sarantakos, University of Oklahoma Tammy Golden, State of Tennessee Greg Cholmondeley, President, Printelligence | siY, LLC | |
| 1:30pm - 2:15pm | Breakout Sessions | The Day the Earth Stood Still | John Sarantakos | University of Oklahoma | |
| Implementing a Color Management System | Wes Troup | World Bank | |||
| Using Technology to Impact Customer Communications | Joe Ferrara | Ricoh | |||
| Implementing LEAN Practices While Adding Value Added Services to Customers | Marcie Carr | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | |||
| Can You Propel Your In-Plant Forward With Inkjet? | Jim Gavitt | Xerox | |||
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | IPMA App/Website/IT Assistance | Jan Portwood | IPMA | ||
| 2:15pm - 2:30pm | Break | ||||
| 2:30pm - 3:15pm | Breakout Sessions | Goal Setting Towards Excellence | Dwayne Magee | Messiah College | |
| Lessons Learned In Offering Garment Printing | Paul Ackerman | Blue Valley Schools | |||
| Winning Ideas, Panel | Moderator: Elisha Kasinskas Panelists: Gayle Robinson, Tanner Health System, Brett Jenkins, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Jon Bedsted, Print Production & Mail Center Mayo Clinic | Rochester Software Associates | |||
| Top 10 Tips for Building a Successful Web-to-Print Program | John Fleming, Business Development Manager | EFI | |||
| 3:15pm - 6:30pm | Vendor Fair | ||||
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | Vendor Reception | ||||
| 6:30pm | Free Night Out | Night On Your Own | |||
| 9:00pm - 12:00am | Hospitality Suite | Great opportunity for networking. | |||
| Wednesday June 5, 2019 | 7:30am - 8:45am | Breakfast | |||
| 8:00am - 4:00pm | Registration | ||||
| 8:00am - 8:45am | Breakfast Speaker | Marketing Your In-Plant | Debbie Pavletich | Ricoh | |
| 8:45am - 9:00am | Break | ||||
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Keynote Speaker | Why Normal Is Not Healthy | Bowen F. White, M.D. | ||
| 10:00am - 11:00am | IPMA App/Website/IT Assistance | Jan Portwood | IPMA | ||
| 10:00am - 12:00pm | Vendor Fair | More than 40 vendors, equipment and software demonstrations. | |||
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch - Vendor Session | Workflow Family Feud Game Show | Moderator: Elisha Kasinskas MC: Christopher Donlon Family #1: Scott Hawco, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Kristen Hampton, State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) Christopher Vance, Orange County Public Schools, FL Family #2: Ben Fowler, Shelter Insurance Colleen Seiler, Bloomberg Bobbi Francis, Blue Cross Blue Shield KS Alternate contestant: Barb Koladzinski, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield | Rochester Software Associates | |
| 1:15pm - 2:30 pm | Vendor Fair | Vendor Door Prizes - Must be Present to Win! | |||
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm | Break | ||||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | IPMA App/Website/IT Assistance | Jan Portwood | IPMA | ||
| 2:45pm - 4:45pm | Round Tables | Bring Your Own Problems | |||
| Education Roundtable | Sherri Isbell | University of Oklahoma | |||
| Mailing Roundtable | Monique Moynihan | State of Colorado | |||
| Government Roundtable | Tammy Golden | State of Tennessee | |||
| Small Shops Roundtable | Chris Anderson | DMBA | |||
| Corporate / Manufacturing / Other Roundtable | Christopher Donlon | Kohler Corporation | |||
| 5:30pm - 9:30pm | Night Outing | Churchill Downs (wear IPMA shirt) | |||
| 9:30pm - 12:00am | Hospitality Suite | Great opportunity for networking. | |||
| Thursday June 6, 2019 | 8:00am - 9:00am | Farewell Breakfast | Last chance to hang with friends. | ||
| 9:00am - 12:00pm | In-plant Tour | Papa John's International |