See You at Print '09 in Chicago This Week

Print '09 kicks off this week in Chicago (September 11-16 at McCormick Place), and BCC representatives will be on hand for six full days of information and discussions. Attendees can learn about BCC initiatives and the latest innovations to products and services including the Mail Manager software family; the Mail Verifier Plus (pictured below) and other barcode quality assurance tools; and a wide variety of BCC Data Services.

• We have set up a variety of ways for you to communicate with us during the show. The best place to find a BCC representative will be at booth #7943, or follow our Twitter feed for the latest show updates.
• For more on Print '09, read Executive Vice President Chris Lien's latest post at Mailing Industry News, the BCC blog, to learn why this show and other industry events are important for mailers and vendors alike to attend - even during tough economic times.
• Join BCC at booth #7943 for the Barcode Challenge. Bring your coded mailpieces to our booth and test them with our Mail Verifier Plus barcode quality tool to see if they will pass MERLIN® specifications set by the Postal Service™. With the USPS enacting higher barcode readability standards this fall, it's more important than ever to confirm the quality of your printed pieces.

BCC Professional Services Update

For mailers who have a current working knowledge of Mail Manager and who want to further improve their mailing-software skills, an Advanced Classroom Workshop will be held September 24-25 at BCC's Rochester, NY, headquarters. This two-day workshop complements the Standard Classroom Workshop.

For additional training, free online Express Learning Sessions (ELS) offer live and recorded training on essential postal topics and aspects of Mail Manager software. Register today in the Customer Portal for the following ELS classes next week:

• Anatomy of a Presort - Tuesday, Sept. 15, 3pm ET
  Learn the ins and outs of postal presorting, including mailing terminology and abbreviations commonly used in presorts; labels and reports from a presort and more.
• PostalOne!® - Wednesday, Sept. 16, 3pm ET
  Discover the latest changes to PostalOne! procedures and how to use BCC's Mail.dat Wizard.
• Dupe Removal & Data Quality - Thursday, Sept. 17, 3pm ET Learn how to remove duplicate records and use encoding return codes to reduce redundant or undeliverable as addressed mail.

Week of September 7, 2009

BCC to Attend National PCC Day

Join BCC representatives and John Potter, Postmaster General and CEO of the USPS® for National Postal Customer Council (PCC) Day, September 16. Mailers can learn first-hand about the latest trends in mailing and the future of the Postal Service™. BCC representatives will be at the following PCC Day locations:

National PCC Day: Illinois
September 16
Medinah Banquets
Addison, IL

National PCC Day: New York
September 16
Chelsea Piers
Booth 30
New York, NY

National PCC Day: Twin Cities
September 16-17
Earle Brown Heritage Center
Booth 32
Brooklyn Center, MN

National PCC Day:
Mississippi Valley
September 16
Jumer's Casino
Rock Island, IL

BCC Executive Vice President Chris Lien will be presenting Intelligent Mail: Who, What, When, Why and How with USPS® speakers at the Mississippi Valley PCC Day. This session covers Intelligent Mail®, the value it brings to mailers and its power to transform the mailing industry.

For more information about these or other PCC Day events, visit the Postal Customer Council.

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