Industry Initiatives, Associations and Publications

GAMAA supports a number of initiatives that are designed to promote a sustainable industry. Please find a below links that provide information on a variety of topics from the trade shows we co-present, to movements to promote the use of paper, environmentally sustainable initiatives, industry associations and media publications.

Associations

PIAA - Printing Industries Association of Australia

LIA - Lithographic Institute of Australia

JPE - Junior Printing Executives

PrintNZ - Print New Zealand

SWUG - Single Width Users Group Inc.

ADMA - Australian Direct Marketing Association

PANPA - Pacific Area Newspaper Publisher's Association

AGDA - Australian Graphic Design Association

VISA - Visual Industries Suppliers Association

LATMA - Label and Tag Manufacturers Association of Australia

Industry Promotion

Paper and print part of everyday - Paper and Print Part of Every Day

Two Sides - Two Sides - Promoting Sustainability of the Print & Paper Industry

Print Power - Print Power

National Print Awards - 2012 The 29th National Print Awards

Part Of Life New Zealand - Print Part of Life New Zealand

Printing Industry Working Group - The PIWG is developing projects that will assist the industry to meet the challenges of the current business environment.

Media

Australian Printer - Printer Magazines Group publishes hard copy magazines: Australian Printer, New Zealand Printer, Asia Pacific Packaging and Inky Fingers.

ProPrint - ProPrint is the leading monthly magazine for the Australian printing industry.

Print21 - Print21 Online is the premier online news and information portal for the graphic arts and printing industry.

Printers Post - Number one choice for promoting classifieds, news and events for the packaging, print and sign industries online

Trade shows

PacPrint - Since 1970, PacPrint has been showcasing the world's latest and most innovative printing and graphic communications technologies.

PrintEx - PrintEx11 was Australia’s premier print and design exhibition in 2011. Next PrintEx 2015

Reed Exhibitions - Exhibition management for PacPrint and PrintEx

Education

FREE learning resources on ‘Digital Printing’ developed by the national Skills council (IBSA) and the NSW State ITAB B(ACFIPS). For use by any interested people.