SGP Announces Community Day Keynote Speaker The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP) has announced Ryan Mooney-Bullock, Executive Di- rector of Green Umbrella, as its 2018 Community Day keynote speaker. As the Executive Director of Green Umbrella, Mooney-Bullock works with a variety of or- ganizations and individuals to improve the sustainabil- ity of Greater Cincinnati. The organization works toward several goals through its collective impact model, which incorporates hundreds of members. These goals include energy, greenspace, local food, outdoor education and nature awareness, transporta- tion, waste reduction and watershed conservation. Mooney-Bullock's keynote speech will address the state of sustainability, how it has evolved, and the role that collaborative, cross-sector partnerships have in ad- vancing it. The conference will feature presentations and discussions on procurement, circular economy and sustainability practices from leading companies. Other speakers and panelists will be announced soon. The conference will be held on November 14 at the Renaissance Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio.The annual event connects printers with brands and print buy- ers who are all working together for a more sustain- able supply chain. The conference will include presentations and discussions on the state of sustain- ability in the instore retail, packaging, textile and events market space. The day concludes with a gala dinner celebrating the 10th anniversary of SGP. FTA Issues Call For Entries For Innovation Awards Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) opened the annual Technical Innovation Awards for entries. Applicants are encouraged to apply early and can submit entries now through February 14, 2019. Submissions for the Technical Innovation Awards Competition are open to any organization/individual globally within the flexographic supply chain.This in- cludes printers, converters, print buyers, suppliers, designers and students. Each entry is evaluated by a panel of judges and placed into one of three categories: Prepress-Graph- ics, Prepress-Pressroom and Heavy Converting Equip- ment. From there, the entries are judged and scored in six specific areas: Description of Technology;Tech- nical Achievement; Technical Impact on the Indus- try’s Future; Supporting Material; User Testimonials; and Presentation of Submission. Winners will be an- nounced Sunday, May 5, in New Orleans, Louisiana during Forum 2019’s Awards Banquet.
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