Heidelberg Women in Print Breakfast to be held during PacPrint Following Successful Nation-Wide Events
Following the success of the nation-wide Women in Print events held
during March, Heidelberg has announced that a second major function
- the Heidelberg Women in Print Breakfast - will take place on
Thursday, 28th May in Melbourne during PacPrint 09.
The Heidelberg Women in Print dinners have become an annual industry highlight and an important support network for women across the print media sector in Australia. Similar events are also held in New Zealand by PINZ and are supported by Heidelberg and others through sponsorship.
The Heidelberg Women in Print events this year sold out, attracting nearly 400 attendees to the functions held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
"It's encouraging to have so many people on board supporting Women in Print, especially considering the current economic climate. It continues to prove to Heidelberg that establishing women in print in Australia is a truly worthy initiative," stated Glenn Plummer, GM of Product Management and Marketing at Heidelberg. Adding, "It is also good that women from all walks of life in our industry participate and fantastic to see so many young women involved, which is a great sign for the future of our industry".
Another strong sign for the initiative is the continued commitment from sponsors, and in particular the three major sponsors; Bluestar Print Group, Heidelberg and GEON, without them Women in Print would struggle to survive. "The local patrons do a fabulous job" says Plummer. "Susan Heaney, Karen Goldsmith, Belinda Baker, Lisa Bailey, and Carolyn Cagney along with Heidelberg's Angeline Wyatt and Georgie Grabyn put an enormous effort in to staging the events and we are grateful to them and their companies for enabling them to devote the time" he adds.
The 2009 events held during March featured key note speaker Emanuel Perdis from the exclusive Australian cosmetics brand, 'Napoleon Perdis'. Perdis shared his true 'rags to riches' story about building an $80 million cosmetic empire with his brother Napoleon. His inspiring story delivered the key message that you can achieve anything regardless of your industry, just as he and his brother were able to do. All attendees at this year's events received a complimentary Napoleon Perdis goody bag.
The major highlight and real focal point of the Women in Print events was that attendees had the opportunity to catch up with colleagues, establish contacts and build new business relationships. Many attendees also brought along their clients, which reinforced the worthiness and quality of the events. A key outcome is that a number of women have agreed to meet on a less formal basis to share their experiences and ideas which can only help to strengthen the contribution women make to the print media sector.
Any women planning to go to PacPrint this year should set aside a couple of hours to attend the Heidelberg Women in Print Breakfast. More information will be available by the end of April, but in the meantime anyone not already on the Heidelberg Women in Print mailing list should register now. Please visit: www.heidelbergwomeninprint.com.au. Also remember to let your female colleagues know about the upcoming Heidelberg Women in Print Breakfast and these great network opportunities.
The Heidelberg Women in Print dinners have become an annual industry highlight and an important support network for women across the print media sector in Australia. Similar events are also held in New Zealand by PINZ and are supported by Heidelberg and others through sponsorship.
The Heidelberg Women in Print events this year sold out, attracting nearly 400 attendees to the functions held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
"It's encouraging to have so many people on board supporting Women in Print, especially considering the current economic climate. It continues to prove to Heidelberg that establishing women in print in Australia is a truly worthy initiative," stated Glenn Plummer, GM of Product Management and Marketing at Heidelberg. Adding, "It is also good that women from all walks of life in our industry participate and fantastic to see so many young women involved, which is a great sign for the future of our industry".
Another strong sign for the initiative is the continued commitment from sponsors, and in particular the three major sponsors; Bluestar Print Group, Heidelberg and GEON, without them Women in Print would struggle to survive. "The local patrons do a fabulous job" says Plummer. "Susan Heaney, Karen Goldsmith, Belinda Baker, Lisa Bailey, and Carolyn Cagney along with Heidelberg's Angeline Wyatt and Georgie Grabyn put an enormous effort in to staging the events and we are grateful to them and their companies for enabling them to devote the time" he adds.
The 2009 events held during March featured key note speaker Emanuel Perdis from the exclusive Australian cosmetics brand, 'Napoleon Perdis'. Perdis shared his true 'rags to riches' story about building an $80 million cosmetic empire with his brother Napoleon. His inspiring story delivered the key message that you can achieve anything regardless of your industry, just as he and his brother were able to do. All attendees at this year's events received a complimentary Napoleon Perdis goody bag.
The major highlight and real focal point of the Women in Print events was that attendees had the opportunity to catch up with colleagues, establish contacts and build new business relationships. Many attendees also brought along their clients, which reinforced the worthiness and quality of the events. A key outcome is that a number of women have agreed to meet on a less formal basis to share their experiences and ideas which can only help to strengthen the contribution women make to the print media sector.
Any women planning to go to PacPrint this year should set aside a couple of hours to attend the Heidelberg Women in Print Breakfast. More information will be available by the end of April, but in the meantime anyone not already on the Heidelberg Women in Print mailing list should register now. Please visit: www.heidelbergwomeninprint.com.au. Also remember to let your female colleagues know about the upcoming Heidelberg Women in Print Breakfast and these great network opportunities.
