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JUNE 2016 • PPB • 87
SNAPSHOTS
Fairfax, Virginia-based distributor CustomInk held its “Texas With a
T” event at its Flower Mound, Texas, facility in April. The two-day event
brought in local media as well as clients for tours and to learn more
about the 17-year-old company that specializes in screen-printed
apparel, primarily t-shirts, that are designed and sold online. The com-
pany opened the North Texas facility in 2014. During their visit, PPB
Editor Tina Berres Filipski and Associate Editor Jen Alexander saw
CustomInk’s decorating process from start (receiving blank shirts) to fin-
ish (drying the ink and adding a hang tag). They also received hands-
on instruction in screen printing a tee for themselves to take home.
CustomInk Hosts Facility Visit
In April PPAI Executive Vice
President Bob McLean traveled
to India with the International
Association of Exhibitions
and Events (IAEE), an organi-
zation representing the interests
of trade show and exposition
managers, where he serves on
the board of directors. In India,
McLean attended a board meet-
ing and a Meetings, Incentives,
Conferences and Expositions
(MICE) conference in
Hyderabad. He also taught a
class on budgets, finance and
contracts to local trade show
and expositions professionals
who were seeking their Certified
in Exhibition Management (CEM)
designation.
PPAI’s Bob McLean Travels
To India With The IAEE
McLean was the final instructor for the CEM students seeking
their designation. Their graduation was celebrated at the MICE
conference.
PPB ’s Associate Editor Jen Alexander (far left) and Editor Tina
Berres Filipski (second from right) met with CustomInk repre-
sentatives Amanda Hanlon, director of merchandising; Lyn
Famiglietti, public relations manager; and Amber Walck, associ-
ate production floor manager during a tour of the distributor’s
Texas facility in April.
McLean (back row, center) joins his fellow IAEE board members on
stage. All took part in speaking at the event and moderating the
conference’s education sessions.
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