Mail & Postal Webinar

Mail & Postal Webinar
Key postal developments hitting you and your business. Get the inside story on mail preparation and entry from the experts on the ground.


Idealliance
MAIL & POSTAL FOCUS WEBINAR SERIES
What YOU Need to Know TODAY about the USPS and Mail Production & Preparation

November 30, 2017
2:00-3:00pm Eastern


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An Idealliance member-only program to take a deep dive on key U.S. Postal Service programs and services – what’s planned and what’s on the horizon. Our purpose is simple: to provide the inside story on mail production and preparation developments that you need to know today for your business. The webinar is led by Idealliance postal and mail leaders engaged with Idealliance workgroups and MTAC. We will review the key developments and, as important, review how Idealliance workgroups are helping guide the continuing development of U.S. Postal Service programs and services.

Our Agenda
Tom Glassman, Director of Data Services & Postal Affairs, Wilen Direct & Idealliance Chair Postal Education Workgroup and MTAC Representative
  • Top Errors in Scorecard – Comparing Yourself & Others
  • Two Key Adjustments in Scorecard Errors – Down Rated to Warning
  • New Initiative by Idealliance to Train USPS/OIG/PRC Staff on Mail Supply Chain

Steve Colella, Vice President of Postal Affairs, Calmark Group & Idealliance Vice Chair Postal Operations & Technologies Council & MTAC Representative
  • New Leadership & Key Take-Aways for Idealliance Postal Operations & Technologies Council
  • New Idealliance Mail Industry Incident Reporting – Tracking Your Issues with the USPS
  • USPS Pricing Impacts & Implications

Bob Schimek, Senior Director of Postal Affairs, Quadient; Idealliance Chair Mail.dat Workgroup and MTAC Representative; & Incoming MTAC Vice Chair
  • New Messaging for Transportation with Idealliance Mail.dat
  • USPS Informed Visibility & Delivery – Key Developments You Need to Know TODAY
  • December MTAC Meeting – Key Issues & Review of New Workgroups & User Groups
  • Review of USPS Financial Statements – Implications for the Future

David Steinhardt, Staff Lead, Mail & Postal Portfolio, Idealliance
  • Idealliance Public Policy Committee Update – USPS Board of Governors Nominations & Postal Reform Legislation
  • Meeting with PMG on Mail Supply Chain Strategic Plan developed by Idealliance, PostCom & NAPM
  • New Focused Idealliance Community for Mail

Stephen Colella
Stephen Colella is Vice President Postal Affairs for The Calmark Group. The Calmark Group located in Bedford Park, IL is a large mail service provider mailing in excess of 600 million pieces annually. Starting his career in 1973, Mr. Colella has held a variety of management positions in production, customer service, sales and postal affairs. Colella has been involved with MTAC for over 20 years and now represents Idealliance at MTAC. He presently serves as the industry lead for the Emerging Technology & Product innovation Focus Area. Colella has a MBA from DePaul University and was a recipient of the USPS Industry Excellence Award for Progressive Mailing Practices in the Advertising Mail and Print Industry.

Bob Schimek
Bob Schimek, Senior Director of Postal Affairs for Quadient, serves as primary liaison with the USPS® on technical matters affecting the mailing industry. With over 28 years of experience in the mailing industry, Schimek’s knowledge and industry leadership continues to provide product management and strategic direction for Quadient’s mailing solutions. Schimek actively participates in the country’s top postal industry associations, serving as Chairman of the Board for PostCom (2016-2017), Chair of Idealliance’s Mail.dat Work Group, and was elected as the next Vice-Chair of MTAC (2018-2019) and will serve as Industry Chair of MTAC (2020-2021). He currently serves at the MTAC Representative for Idealliance.

Tom Glassman
Tom Glassman started in the industry over 25 years ago and now serves as Director of Data Services & Postal Affairs with Wilen Direct. He believes, “Over the years, I have passionately fostered working together with other print and mailing companies and believe that giving back to the industry will keep it thriving and moving forward in good and bad times. I have learned a great deal from industry professionals and try to allow time every day to return what others have shared with me.” Glassman leads various MTAC workgroups and will serve as the MTAC Representative for Idealliance in January 2018. He has been instrumental chairing the Idealliance Mail & Postal Education Workgroup and launching the MailPro® Training Certification Program with nearly 1,000 professionals participating in the program.

David Steinhardt
David Steinhardt leads Idealliance, a 3,000+ member not-for-profit international association for the Visual Communications and Media Industry. Steinhardt started his career in the industry at the Graphic Communications Association (GCA) more than 30-years ago. After career stretches as a Presidential Management Associate in the Carter and Reagan White Houses, and executive management positions with industry associations and a dot.com, he returned to lead the GCA – renamed Idealliance – as its President and CEO, in 2001. Idealliance concentrates on cross-industry integrated know-how and the global total supply chain delivering best-in-class specifications, certifications, education, and research that drive community, innovation, and inspiration. One of his core responsibilities – with more than 20 years of experience – is facilitating and managing the Idealliance Mail & Postal Portfolio by working across the mail supply chain partners and the USPS. With his leadership, the USPS presented Idealliance in 2007 the USPS Best in Class – Business Achievement for Successful Partnership by the USPS.


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When
11/30/2017
Where
WebEx, NV
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