2010 Expo
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Co-Locating at the Expo:
NIFDA — National Independent Flag Dealers Association  
PEiR — Group Profit and Education in Reprographics  
FASTSIGNS — Sign Making Franchise  
ASI — Ad Specialty Institute  
GIGA — Global Imaging and Graphics Association  
UASG — United Application Standards Group  
DSA — Digital Screenmedia Association
PDAA — Professional Decal Application Alliance  
Ante Up For Expo Education
Your Onsite Itinerary

Use SGIA's Conference Planner to organize your day and your trip! Choose individual sessions or click on a track name (to the right) to highlight all of the sessions in that particular track. Click on the arrow to view a list of the selected track sessions.

Please Note: The Conference Planner is a planning tool only. It does not register you for classes, prevent you from scheduling yourself in two places, or guarantee you a space in your selected sessions.

Highlight sessions by Track:


Tuesday, October 12
01:00pm
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02:30pm
PK01   Room:N110
Guerrilla Selling: Seven Strategies to Double Your Business

Orvel Ray Wilson, CSP, Best-Selling Author and Speaker
02:30pm
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04:00pm
PS01   Room:N116
Tools for Success: Marketing Opportunities in Garment Decoration

Mark Coudray, Coudray Graphic Technologies
Tom Davenport, Motion Company
Dan Holzer, Forward Printing
Greg Kitson, Mind's Eye Graphics
PS02   Room:N117
Rising Above: Marketing for Profitability in Graphics and Sign Shops

Ann Brown, New Vista Image
Tim Markley, Markley Enterprise
Tom Pratt, Pratt Corporation
Kent Yunker, Yunker Industries
PS03   Room:N119
Getting Noticed: How to Market Your Graphics Installation Business

Barbra Bannon, Cranky Creative
Michael Faulkner, Gator Wraps
Chris Prenovost, AZ Pro Signs Inc
Rick Stemmler, Creative Sign Resources
04:00pm
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05:15pm
PK02   Room:N110
The Findability Formula: How to Monetize Social Media for Business Results

Heather Lutze, The Findability Group


Wednesday, October 13
09:00am
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10:30am
S01   Room:N116
Pricing Accuracy for Garment Decorators

Jay Malanga, Shopworx
S02   Room:N117
Pricing Accuracy for Graphics & Sign Producers

M.Scott St. Cyr, Cyrious Software Inc.
S03   Room:N119
Digital Industry Trends Panel

David Rocheleau, Lyra Research
Patti Williams, I.T. Strategies
S04   Room:N120
Controlling 3-D Ink Deposition for Demanding, High-Performance Screen Printed Applications

Mike Young, Imagetek Consulting International
11:00am
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12:30pm
S05   Room:N116
Sell Your Decoration Services to Distributors

Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass Technologies
Ed Levy, Digitize4U
Nicole Rollender, Stitches
Dana Zezzo, Pro Towels, Etc.
S06   Room:N117
Business Owners Panel

George Conant, Meisel
Dolf Kahle, Visual Marking Systems
Tim Markley, Markley Enterprise
S07   Room:N119
Environmental Marketing: What Can You Say?

Marci Kinter, SGIA
S08   Room:N120
High Aspect Ratio Screen Printing of Fine-Line Conductive Thick-Film Ink on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Art Dobie, Sefar Printing Solutions Inc
01:00pm
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02:30pm
S09   Room:N116
Using Environmentally Favorable Garment Decoration Products

Ed Branigan, International Coatings Company Inc
S10   Room:N117
Digital Textile Technologies Panel

Vince Cahill, VCE Solutions
Lynn Krinsky, Stella Color
Steve Urmano, Mimaki USA Inc.
S11   Room:N119
Marketing Approaches for Today's Businesses (and Tomorrow's)

Mark Coudray, Coudray Graphic Technologies
S12   Room:N120
Introduction to Digitally-Printed Electronics

Jan Sumerel, Ph.D., Fujifilm Dimatix
03:00pm
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04:30pm
S13   Room:N116
Dye-Sublimation for Garment Decorators

Chris Bernat, Vapor Apparel/Source Substrates
Noah Forni, AK Apparel
Syd Northup, Gans Ink
S14   Room:N117
Understanding the Advantages of G7

Dean DeMarco, IDL Worldwide
Joe Fazzi, Idea Alliance
Fernando Garcia, PSP & Digital
Robbie McDaniel, PSP & Digital
Hoddy Peck, Meisel
Jim Schulte, Modernistic
S15   Room:N119
Critical Steps to Print Sales Success

Peter Ebner, Ebner Seminars
S16   Room:N120
Working with Graphics Installers

Nathan Franzblau, Graphic Application Systems
Ron Gizzo, Visual Marking Systems
Rob Ivers, RobIvers.com
Rich Thompson, Ad-Graphics Inc


Thursday, October 14
08:30am
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10:00am
K01   Room:N110
Keynote Breakfast: Upsell! – How to Expand Your Value to Sell at Higher Prices

Orvel Ray Wilson, CSP, Best-Selling Author and Speaker
11:00am
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12:30pm
S17   Room:N116
Digital Workflow for Garment Decorators

Chris Bernat, Vapor Apparel/Source Substrates
S18   Room:N117
Screen Substrate/Ink Compatibility

Ray Greenwood, SGIA
S19   Room:N119
Stop Losing Jobs to Lower Prices

Peter Ebner, Ebner Seminars
S20   Room:N120
Vehicle Wraps: Best Practices

Rob Ivers, RobIvers.com
01:00pm
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02:30pm
S21   Room:N116
Integrating Digital Garment Decoration

Johnny Shell, SGIA
S22   Room:N117
Single Pass Inkjet Panel

Tom Cooper, Alliance Group
Chris Lynn, Xaar Americas
Paul McGovern, Mimaki USA
S24   Room:N119
Expand Your Brand, Expand Your Business

Tawnya Starr, SignPresence by Firespring
S23   Room:N120
Long-Term Age Testing

Don Banfield, Conductive Compounds
Bea Purcell, Nazdar
03:00pm
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04:30pm
S25   Room:N116
SFX: The Next Level for Garment Decoration

Greg Kitson, Mind's Eye Graphics
Jamie McCrae, Latitudes
Charlie Taublieb, Taublieb Consulting
Lon Winters, Print This, Inc. / Graphic Elephants.com
S26   Room:N119
Avoiding Commoditization

Udi Nachmany, HP
S27   Room:N117
Sign Law 101

David Williamson, The Visual Information Group LLC
06:30pm
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10:00pm
DP01   Room:Hilton Ballroom A/B, Las Vegas Hilton
Sin City Cocktails and Connections