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PIFSA Members can
now log on to
GAIN.net
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PIFSA has arranged that
all members will have access to the GAIN
website, a joint venture between the
Printing Industries of America and the
Graphic Arts Technical Foundation.
PIFSA has provided GAIN with as many member
records as possible to fill the criteria
required. Most records have been in the form
of Company records, with a few Individual
records included where details have been
given. In many Company records the key
person contacts may not be correct. Members
are requested to contact Louise Moralee or
Maria Silveiro at PIFSA to revise. Revised
and edited records are sent to GAIN
quarterly.
You can edit your own company details by
logging on to the PIFSA member’s area on the
PIFSA website
http://www.pifsa.org. This is done by
using your e-mail address as listed on the
PIFSA database and your password. Please
contact your local chamber for your password
or Louise Moralee at (011) 699 3000.
PIFSA members are still required to register
on the GAIN website. You create your own
username and password which must be unique
among the more than 20000 registered users
of the GAIN site. No member access will be
allowed to the site unless your company name
has been supplied to the GAIN access
database by PIFSA.
Please contact your regional Chamber if you
are experiencing any difficulty in finding
your company details on the GAIN website and
please follow the instructions given in
Impressions at the end of April 2004.
Background
In January 1999 the PIA (Printing Industries
of America) and the GATF (the Graphic Arts
Technical Foundation) consolidated to offer
their members extended benefits. The PIA
represents an industry with more than 1
million employees and is based in
Alexandria, Virginia while the GATF, based
in Sewickley, Pennsylvania is a
member-supported non profit technical and
educational organization serving the graphic
arts industry. The GAIN website is brought
to you by the PIA and GATF and is sponsored
by PrintWire, Heidelberg USA, and GAIN
Sponsorship Information.
The PIA and the GATF serve more than 13 000
member companies, promoting programs and
services. Your membership to these
associations has been arranged and paid for
by PIFSA (the Printing Industries Federation
of South Africa) and entitles you to:
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- Access to the registered GATF/PIA
members only areas on GAIN including
Management Portfolio and GATFWorld
- Member price on publications in the
GAIN Bookstore
- Member price on the GAIN Job Bank
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Member’s only areas are included in most
of the GAIN websites main sections:
Business Solutions:
Business Practices, GATF Hotline Online,
Paper Price Tracker, and full function
access to the GraphicBrain.com search
engine.
Government Affairs:
Includes sections on Environment, Safety and
Health. Certain articles and safety forms
are only available to members.
GATF/PIA:
Access to the GATFWorld bimonthly magazine
which presents informative articles on
current technologies, trends and practices.
Only members can access and download back
issues in PDF format and search back and
current issues for specific articles. Each
issue focuses on a single topic. Non member
subscriptions are usually $100.00 annually
with single issues at $12.50.
Human Relations:
Job Description Samples and Performance
Appraisal Forms are only available to
members.
Industry Trends:
Only available to members are articles on
Advertising and Direct Mail, Economic
Advisory and Flash Reports, End Use Markets,
Labour Market Updates, Management Guides to
Strategic Developments, Market Segment
Profiles, Print Market Data among others.
Members can also e-mail their economic and
print market questions to the PIA’s
Economics staff to get confidential and
personal replies.
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