Overview

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Overview

• March, 2006

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Who is GAMAA?

• Graphic Arts Merchants Association of Australia
• GAMAA represents the interests of its member
  companies
• GAMAA members are national companies in the
  graphic arts machinery, graphic arts supplies,
  and graphic arts services

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Member Companies

• A.E Hudson DES AGFA
• Anitech GSB Chemicals Adobe
• DIC Graphics D.S. Chemport Currie and Co
• Fuji-Xerox J.L.Lennard Flint Ink
• XClusive Software Dai Nippon Screen Muller
  Martini
• Brissett Rollers Bottcher Seaga
• Hurst Day International EFI
• Epson Rollmakers
• Kodak GCG CPI
• Heidelberg CyraChrome
• IPP/Fuji GSA Apple

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An Overview

• GAMAAs activities primarily focus on
• leadership development within the industry
• industry trade shows
• sponsorship within the industry
• research for the benefit of our members

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Member representation

• Senior representation - (with Alternatives)
• Members to attend a minimum of 2 meetings per
  year
• Biennial Retreat as regular opportunity to review
  strategic direction and overall budget

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New directions

• Over the last ten years GAMAA has redefined its
  objectives to embrace the changing directions of
  the industry directions that have been shaped
  primarily by rapid advances in technology, and
  the emergence of new markets and globalisation.
• Today, GAMAAs key objectives relate to the
  advancement of the industry through a relevant
  and ongoing programme of leadership development
  and education for both our members and the
  industry at large.

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GAMAA Leadership Programme

• 2001 opportunity identified to enhance GAMAAs
  contribution to the graphic arts industry
• 2006 programme has evolved into a leadership
  orientation
• Programme is aimed at middle to senior managers
  currently working in the Graphic Technologies and
  related industries

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Programme Components

• Scholarships
• Residential workshops
• Mentoring

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Scholarship Programme an Overview

• In a four year period GAMAA has awarded 22
  scholarships
• The 2006 recipients were all members of JPE!!!
• Programme design based on flexibility of study
  both venue and course design

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Residential Workshops

• Two residential workshops held annually for
  scholarship recipients
• Workshops are open to the industry
• More than 130 industry professionals have
  attended the residential workshops
• Developed initially with the Melbourne Business
  School (a division of the University of
  Melbourne)
• Now under management of Samantha Crock, GAMAA
  Education Manager

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Mentoring

• Development of a mentoring programme to
  facilitate growth of leaders within the industry
• Assists students with the all-important issue of
  re-entry

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GAMAA Sponsorships

• GAMAA's objectives relating to education and
  training for the industry are primary when
  considering sponsorship
• Sponsorship is given to those organisations who
  demonstrate educational and/or training
  components with measurable outcomes/benefits to
  industry participants.

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GAMAA Research

• GAMAA conducts a limited number of industry
  research projects
• designed to assist its members. In addition,
  students are being
• encouraged to contribute to the knowledge base.

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GAMAA Events

• GAMAA is committed to bringing quality events to
  the Australian industry which proves both a forum
  for the display and demonstration of new
  technologies, as well as educational sessions
  which focus on new technological and business
  trends..
• Every two years GAMAA sponsors a major trade
  show
• May 2007 - PrintEx will be held in Sydney
• May 2009 - PacPrint will once again be held in
  Melbourne

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www.gamaa.net.au
Graphic Arts Merchants Association of Australia
Inc PO Box 1069 Epping NSW 1710 Telephone 61
2 9869 0010 Fax [phone]