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MEA Workshop
September 30 - October 1
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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In today’s constantly changing card industry the need for up-to-date education is essential to remain competitive in this ever changing market. The card industry is continually evolving and migrating – from printing standard CR80 cards to the advent of new card shapes, applications, materials, electronics and designs. Hear from top industry experts as they share cutting-edge insights that address the latest issues and applications in the card manufacturing and production industry, with topics that reflect the industry trends in each individual market. ICMA’s annual Academy Workshops will be held in three locations, just outside of Chicago in Schaumburg, Illinois, Dubai in the UAE and in Rome, Italy.
No other venue in the industry offers card manufacturing production, marketing and design
personnel such thorough and current industry education.
Make plans to attend the ICMA members-only Workshops and our Green Summit II: Greening the Factory.
These Workshops are a unique educational opportunity you don’t want to miss.
We hope to see you there!
Table Top Displays
Among the highlights of the workshops are table top displays, where suppliers display their product literature, materials and other information. These table top displays provide supplier members with more opportunities to be in front of the card manufacturer members, allowing the production/operations personnel who typically attend the Workshops to meet their suppliers. As a special bonus, those who exhibited at the EXPO will also have the opportunity to set up early in Schaumburg for the Green Summit. Companies who exhibited at the EXPO will also receive discounted rates. For more information on reserving a table top contact Danielle Barsuglia, or download the registration form.
Networking Dinner
The Academy Workshops will include a networking dinner for all attendees that is included in the registration fee. This is a great opportunity to network with other attendees in a relaxed, social environment.
New Addition!
ICMA Green Summit II: Greening the Factory
Greening the Factory will provide attendees with techniques needed to reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately reduce operational costs. Topics will include the carbon footprint of cards, authentic sustainability, recycling solutions, energy efficiency and secondary packaging.
Greening the Factory
Chair: Karen Henk, Versatile Card Technology
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Green Task Force Meeting: Tuesday, September 15 |
1:00-4:00pm |
Green Task Force Meeting (Observers Welcome)
Email info@icma.com if not a member of the Task Force. |
Green Summit II - Greening the Factory: Wednesday, September 16 |
8:00-8:30am |
REGISTRATION / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
8:30-9:00am |
Opening Remarks, Al Vrancart, ICMA |
9:00-9:45am |
A Global Study on the Carbon Footprint of Cards, Uwe Truggelmann, Consultant to MasterCard |
9:45-10:30am |
Beyond Being Green: A Look at Authentic
Sustainability, Tom Carpenter, Waste
Management – Green Squad |
10:30-11:00am |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
11:00-11:30am |
Recycling Solutions – Recovering “Rejected”
Waste Materials, TR Mitchell, New Wave Plastics |
11:30am-12:15pm |
Energy Saving Lighting Solutions for the
Factory, Osram Sylvania, TBD |
12:15-1:30pm |
LUNCH |
1:30-2:30pm |
Card Manufacture Panel – What Card
Manufacturers Are Doing Today,
Bob McCormick, ABnote North America/Michael Dorner, Plantaplast/Cindy Emery, PSA/Barry Mosteller, ACE-M, Oberthur/John Tomczyk, Travel Tags |
2:30-3:00pm |
Save the Earth and Money through Secondary Packaging, Dennis Salazar, Salazar Packaging |
3:00-3:30pm |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
3:30-4:00pm |
Carbon 101 – What the Card Manufacturing Industry Needs to Know, Melissa Hart, Environ |
4:00-4:30pm |
Energy Efficiency – the Key to Reducing Costs in a Low Carbon Future, Andrew
Scheaffer, Environ |
4:30-5:00pm |
Best Practices and ISO 14000, Brad Paulson, ICMA Standards Rep, Thor Engineering |
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Chair:
John Herslow, CompoSecure
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Thursday, September 17 |
8:30-9:00am |
REGISTRATION / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
9:00-9:15am |
Opening Remarks, John Herslow, CompoSecure |
9:15-9:45am |
Card Market Statistics and Trends, Al Vrancart, ICMA |
9:45-10:15am |
Innovations in Security for Polycarbonate Identity Documents, Garth Zambory, JDSU |
10:15-10:45am |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
10:45-11:30am |
Phone Stickers 101: Manufacturing Challenges and Future Predictions, Barry Mosteller, ACE-M, Oberthur |
11:30am-12:00pm |
Card Testing Options – The Ins and Outs of In-House vs. Outsourcing, Jeff Bedell, Q-Card |
12:00-12:45pm |
Barcode Quality in Card Printing and the ISO/ANSI Specifications, John Nachtrieb, Fotel Incorporated |
12:45-1:45pm |
LUNCH |
1:45-2:30pm |
NFC: Everything a Card Manufacturer Needs
to Know, Tom Kleeman, Spartanics |
2:30-3:00pm |
Layers of Significance – Technologies Used
to Manufacture Multi-layer Foils, Dan Szumski, ACE-M, CFC International |
3:00-3:30pm |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
3:30-4:00pm |
Ultimate in Card Security – Enhancing the
Security of RFID/Smart Cards Using Secure OVD Detection, Victor Zazzu, ZBA Inc. |
4:00-4:30pm |
Preventative Maintenance Program for Your Personalization Equipment,
Jason Anderson, Pittsburgh Embossing Services, Inc. |
5:30-6:30pm |
NETWORKING RECEPTION / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
7:00pm |
NETWORKING DINNER |
Friday, September 18 |
8:30-9:30am |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
9:30-10:00am |
Deliver Unique, Highly Personalized Cards Quickly, Alyssa Arredondo, Datacard Group |
10:00-10:30am |
Maximizing Financial Resources to Drive Efficient Operations – Maximizing Limited Resources to Optimize Peak Operations,
Merrill Martin, VCT-NJ |
10:30-11:00am |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
11:00-11:30am |
Evolutionary Products and Technologies
for Plastic Card Manufacturers - ID Card
Constructions and Security Features,
John Herslow, CompoSecure |
11:30am-12:00pm |
TBD, Dan Gilliland, Mirel |
1:00-4:00pm |
ACE Accreditation Exam (separate registration required) |
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Chairs: Jan Cerajewski, All About Cards LLC and Kazim Awan, Cupola Plastic Cards Ltd.
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Wednesday, September 30 |
1:00-4:00pm |
Green Task Force Meeting (Observers Welcome)
Email info@icma.com if not a member of the Task Force. |
4:00-5:00pm |
REGISTRATION / WELCOME REFRESHMENTS / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
5:00-5:30pm |
Opening Remarks, About ICMA, Kazim Awan, ICMA Board of Directors, Cupola Plastics Card Ltd. |
5:30-6:00pm |
Changing Nature of the Card Market in MEA, Muhammad Abid, Cupola Plastics Card Ltd. |
6:00-7:00pm |
NETWORKING RECEPTION / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
Thursday, October 1 |
8:30-9:30am |
WELCOME COFFEE / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
9:30-10:00am |
Card Manufacturing – Current Market Situation, Challenges, Opportunities and
Ideas to Improve Sales, Jochen Scheil,
Köra-Packmat Asia |
10:00-10:30am |
RFID Inlays - Significance of Material and Inlay Durability, Joby Mathew, HID Global |
10:30-11:00am |
Card Layers - Diffractive and Printed Scratch-off Foils and Labels for PIN and
Data Protection, John Drinkwater, Holographic Security Innovations Limited |
| 11:00am-11:45am |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
11:45am-12:15pm |
Progress in Flip Chip Technology in Manufacturing Contactless Cards, Rainer Rettig, ARE-Con GmbH & Co. KG |
12:15-1:30pm |
LUNCH |
1:30-2:15pm |
TBD |
2:15-2:45pm |
Full-Contactless & Dual-Interface Cards –
Update on Trends and Production
Technologies, Ralf Henn, Smartrac |
2:45-3:15pm |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
3:15-4:00pm |
Solutions for PIN Applications, TBD, Kuennecke |
7:00pm |
NETWORKING DINNER |
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Chair:
Thies Janczek, COCASO
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Monday, October 19 |
1:00-2:00pm |
REGISTRATION / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
1:45-2:00pm |
Opening Remarks, Thies Janczek, COCASO |
2:00-2:30pm |
From Personalization to Mailing – Review Development in Recent Years, Jean-Louis Meyer, DataCard |
2:30-3:00pm |
Full-Contactless & Dual-Interface Cards –
Recent update on Trends and Production
Technologies, Uwe Adamczyk, Smartrac |
3:00-3:30pm |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
3:30-4:00pm |
Non-Standard Card Visual Features, Construction and Materials, Fernando Lourenco, MasterCard Worldwide |
4:00-4:30pm |
What Happens in the Lamination Process,
Bill Crawford, Waytek |
4:30-5:00pm |
Teslin in the Card Market - Benefits and
Durability Considerations, Pierre Scaglia, PPG |
5:00-5:30pm |
Single Card Printing vs. Sheet Printing, an Economic Overview, Günter Meyer, KBA-Metronic |
6:00-7:00pm |
NETWORKING RECEPTION / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
7:00pm |
NETWORKING DINNER |
Tuesday, October 20 |
8:30-9:30am |
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
9:30-10:00am |
Innovations in Security for Polycarbonate
Identity Documents, Adam Scheer, JDSU |
10:00-10:30am |
EU Driver’s License – Complex Card Structure, Roland Gutmann, Bundesdruckerei GmbH |
10:30-11:00am |
BREAK / TABLE TOP DISPLAYS |
11:00-11:30am |
Authentication of Cards and ID-Documents
by Laser Scanning, Georgios Tziovaras, Bayer
MaterialScience |
11:30am-12:00pm |
Progress in Flip Chip Technology in
Manufacturing Contactless Cards,
Bernhard Wernberger, ARE-Con GmbH & Co. KG |
12:00 -1:00pm |
LUNCH |
1:00-1:30pm |
Using Inks to Authenticate and Protect Cards, Nick Cooper, LUMINESCENCE |
1:30-2:00pm |
Best Practices and ISO 14000, Brad Paulson, ICMA Standards Rep, Thor Engineering |
2:00-2:30pm |
Evolutionary Products and Technologies
for Plastic Card Manufacturers – ID Card
Constructions and Security Features,
John Herslow, CompoSecure |
3:00-6:00pm |
ACE Accreditation Exam (separate registration required) |
3:00-6:00pm |
Green Task Force Meeting (Observers Welcome)
Email info@icma.com if not a member of the
Task Force. |
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Sleeping rooms have been blocked for ICMA’s
attendees at discounted group rates. Be sure to contact the hotel before the deadlines stated below to ensure that you receive the group rate. Make sure you mention you are with ICMA
when making the reservation.
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel
and Conference Center
1551 N. Thoreau Drive. Schaumburg, IL 60173
Room Rate: $169
To Reserve: 1 800-468-3571 or 847-303-4100
Hotel Reservation Deadline: August 25
Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Media City
Dubai, Media City, United Arab Emirates
Room Rate: 560 AED single/ 620 AED double
(Breakfast and Internet access included; 10% service charge and 10% service fee not included)
To Reserve: +971-4-366- 9119 or 800 0353 0112
Fax +971-4-368-8961 or E-mail
reservations dubai@radissonblu.com
Hotel Reservation Deadline: September 14
Radisson SAS Hotel, Rome
Via Filippo Turati 171
IT-08185 Rome, Italy
Room Rate: 180€ (includes VAT)
To Reserve: 39 (06) 444 841 or
fax 39 (06) 444 84397
Hotel Reservation Deadline: September 18
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