The National Association of Quick Printers, NAQP, has announced that registration is now open for the 2008 NAQP Owners Conference. Currently in its eighth year, the 2008 conference, themed “Success by Design,” will help attendees lay the groundwork to create and execute a business plan and measure the results. The conference will take place October 23-26, 2008, at the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago, Ill. in advance of Graph Expo.

“Success is not something that just happens on its own. It requires planning and strategic implementation,” states NAQP President and CEO Steve Johnson. “Business owners can learn a great deal from others about charting their own path to success. Our aim with this year’s conference is to provide business owners with access to industry experts who can help them with practical steps they can take to further grow and sustain their business, even in these challenging economic times.”

The NAQP Owners Conference, whose attendance has grown consistently over the years and which hosted more than 300 attendees in 2007, will feature the following general sessions:

Managing the Business When YOU ARE the Business
Taking Stock, Taking Action: Managing Your Business in an Uncertain Economy
Four Generations in Your Workforce
The Truth About Success

A variety of breakout sessions will be offered, including VDP Solutions for Quick and Small Commercial Printers, Best Practices for Achieving Consistent Color, Online and Traditional Social Networking, Supplier Partner Sessions, Getting Into the Sign Business, Staffing for Digital Work, Challenges of Being a Selling Owner, It’s Not Easy Being Green, Small Box Fulfillment for Printers, and M&A Transactions.

As part of the four-day conference, the NAQP Awards Luncheon will celebrate the winners of NAQP’s 2008 PrintImage Excellence Awards printing competition, sponsored by Kodak. Recipients of the association’s highest honors, the Industry Award of Distinction, the Honorary Lifetime Member and the 2008 Printer of the Year, will also be recognized at the luncheon.