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Card Manufacturing Editorial Calendar
Editorial Opportunities
ICMA welcomes editorial submissions pertaining to card manufacturing,
personalization and general industry news. We accept features and news
about companies, people, products, technology, methods, applications and
industry news and trends.
How to submit editorial contributions:
Press releases: The deadline to submit press releases/news for
each issue is reflected on the calendar above. ICMA reserves the right
to designate in what issue the news will be run, or if the news will be
run, due to space constraints or other factors. E-mailed submissions are
preferred. Please include 300 dpi graphics or photos in separate files
(e.g. jpg, pdf, eps, etc.). Press releases will be placed in these magazine
sections:
- General ICMA Member News
- Industry News
- People News (e.g. promotions, new hires)
- Product News (e.g. new product announcements
or changes)
- Events
Feature articles: A one or two paragraph
abstract for a feature should be e-mailed to the editor before submission.
Once approved, submit full copy at least one month before the press release/news
deadline per chart above. Features are tailored to the theme of each issue,
but a feature can be submitted any time for any issue. (Features may be
held for a specific issue to reflect the particular editorial themes above).
Features should be written to address technical or industry issues of
card manufacturers, personalizers or breaking industry interests and should
not be a sales piece. Case histories on successful card applications are
also welcome. E-mail submissions are preferred, with graphics in separate
files. An author biography and photo for bylined articles are encouraged.
Publication Date |
Theme |
Press Release/News Deadline |
Ad Space Closing |
Ad Material Due |
| January/February |
Card Equipment/Printing |
December 15 |
January. 5 |
January 12 |
| Spring Events Issue |
Chip Card/RFID/Security
Bonus Distribution: ICMA EXPO, CardTech/Secure Tech and Cards Asia |
January 26 |
February 2 |
February 9 |
| March/April |
Personalization/Fulfillment
Bonus Distribution: ICMA EXPO, CardTech/SecurTech and Cards
Asia |
February 23 |
March 3 |
March 10 |
| May/June |
Materials |
April 14 |
April 21 |
April 28 |
| July/August |
Security/Security Features |
June 16 |
June 23 |
June 30 |
| 2009 Directory |
Directory |
N/A |
July 7 |
July 21 |
| Fall Events Issue |
Environmentally Friendly Card Trends/Products
Bonus Distribution: ICMA Academy Workshop(s), CARTES |
August 3 |
August 10 |
August 17 |
| September/October |
Magnetic Stripe/Testing
Bonus Distribution: CARTES |
September 4 |
September 11 |
September 18 |
| November/December |
Card Market Trends |
October 30 |
November 6 |
November 13 |
To download the 2009 Card Manufacturing rate card/editorial calendar, click
here. This provides detailed information about deadlines, rates
and artwork specifications.
We welcome your editorial contributions. Please forward
all articles, press releases and related information to:
Card Manufacturing
c/o Creative Marketing Alliance, Inc.
191 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, N.J. 08550 USA
attn: Stacy Flint
Or e-mail to: Editorial Requests
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