Impressions - April 2017 - I2

Inspiration and forward vision. That is what the ISS Nashville 2017 show, the most popular show in the Southeast for
the decorated apparel industry will bring you. The tradition continues May 18-20 at the Nashville Music City Center. Join
over 5,000 of your peers and discover new products and services, network with industry leaders, and view the latest trends
to help grow your business.
We've got new, educational and exciting Workshops and Conference Seminars to take your decorated apparel business to the next level. Once
you've registered for educational sessions, make sure to download your speaker handouts to enhance your experience!
You'll also have a unique opportunity to broaden your knowledge, skill sets, and learn new ways to expand and increase
profitability. The ISS Master Decorator Series has been a huge success and we continue to enhance the series to help
grow your business! If you haven't taken this six-track series to learn about methods used for each of the apparel decorating
processes you'll still have the opportunity to earn your "Master" Degree-Certificate of Completion.

Nashville Music City Center
201 5th Ave. S. | Nashville, TN 37203 | ph: 615-401-1400
ISSshows.com/nashville.shtml

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Full Day Workshops

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017
8:30 am - Noon

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Conference Seminars (including Master Decorator Series)
Conference Seminars (including Master Decorator Series)
Expo Show Floor Hours

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017
8:30 am - Noon

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Conference Seminars (including Master Decorator Series)
Conference Seminars (including Master Decorator Series)
Expo Show Floor Hours

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017

8:30 am - Noon

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Conference Seminars
Expo Show Floor Hours

Bill Garvin, Owner, BG Tech Services
Bill is a 25 year veteran working on the retail side of the decorated apparel industry. For the first 8 years of his career, Garvin ran
everything from screen printing, embroidery, engraving pad printing, and more. The last 14 years Garvin has been dedicated to working
exclusively with embroidery. Bill worked for SWF East for 10 years as Lead Technician, followed by 3 years as Service Manager. The
last 4 years Garvin has run his own successful business working primarily on machine repairs, digital and consulting services as well
as specializing in 3-D puff and appliques. Bill has been attending, presenting, teaching and training at ISS shows since 2000. He truly
is an expert in his craft.
Tim Allen, Business Development, Inksoft
Tim has 13 years of experience in the imprint industry ranging from vehicle graphic installation, training, inside and outside sales,
software and hardware implementation, production management, social media and eCommerce. He previously worked for a large
software company selling software and production equipment with an emphasis on personalization and mixing decoration techniques.
Mr. Allen then moved to Info Screen Printing & Graphics where he worked almost every job within the business. He has now found a
home at InkSoft helping people identify online growth opportunities as well improve productivity and efficiency within their business.
InkSoft is American made and a complete business solution custom built for the print industry to increase sales, boost productivity,
and run a better business. It truly is "software for the modern print shop".
Scott Fresener, Director, T-Biz Network International
Scott has been in the industry since 1970 and has given over 500 seminars at trade shows around the world. He was one of the very
first speakers at ISS Shows. He has written well over 500 articles on screen printing, the business, art creation, color separations,
marketing and more. Scott was the first to develop affordable industry specific software for color separations and film output. At his
former training center in Arizona, Scott taught over 15,000 people how to print t-shirts. He is the co-author of the industry 'bible', "How
To Print T-Shirts for Fun and Profit" and had produced dozens of industry training videos. Scott is considered the "father" of direct-togarment and was the first to introduce an affordable printer with white ink. Scott currently does over 1,000 color separations per year
for large and small companies worldwide. He is the Director of T-Biz Network International.

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