PostCom
NPF 2015
Heading to Anaheim
Leave Your Boots Behind
NPF Overview
http://www.npf.org
4 Primary Tracks plus USPS Officer Led Sessions
20 Subcategories
EMCM – Executive Mail Center Manager course
offered
Pre-registration required
Mail Design Professional Course Offered
8 hour course held Tuesday and Wednesday
USPS Professional Certification
Bronze; Silver; Gold; Platinum
2 Sessions of Peer-to-Peer Roundtables
Exclusive Exhibit Hall Hours for First Hand
Information
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SESSION CATEGORIES
USPS Officer Led Sessions
Marketing
Specialized
Management & Professional Development
Mail Operations
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SOME FORUM HIGHLIGHTS
Lend a Hand to Habitat for Humanity of Orange Cnty
NPF Saturday Charity Golf Outing
Welcome and Area’s Reception
Sunday 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Exhibitors Reception
Tuesday 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Partnership Recognition Luncheon
Wednesday 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Closing Event – Anaheim Grand Plaza
Wednesday 7:00 – 10:00 pm
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“PRE-NPF”
National Meeting of Area Focus Groups
Period 1 and part of Period 2
PCC Opening Session
Period 3
NPF Orientation Session
Period 4
Mail Entry Roadmap
Period 5
Period 1-6 Workshops
Sunday 9 – 5 pm
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USPS OFFICER LED
PMG Keynote
Monday Opening Session – 8:00 am
Innovating Today for Tomorrow’s Customer
Monday Period 8 – 1:30 pm
Technology Tuesday
Tuesday Opening Session – 8:00 am
Harnessing the Power of Information
Tuesday Period 12 – 11:00 am
Network Operations Update and Tools
Tuesday Period 13 – 1:30 pm
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MARKETING
Unified Customer Experience Delivers 20% Higher
Conversion
Sunday Period 1 – 9:00 am
Looking Beyond the QR Code with e-Mobile Triggers
Monday Period 7 – 11:00 am
Direct Mail Delivers Results: Proven Ways to Lower Cost and
Increase Response
Wednesday Period 16 – 8:00 am
Exploiting eCommerce: How Postal Can Fulfill the needs of
Online Retailers
Wednesday Period 17 – 2:00 pm
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INTELLIGENT MAIL
WHERE ARE WE?
From Zero to eDoc in Plain English
Sunday Period 2 – 10:15 am
Seamless Entry for Packages: Electronic Verification
System (eVS)
Sunday Period 3 – 11:30 am
Intelligent Mail Package Barcode
Sunday Period 3 – 11:30 am
Industry Perspective on Full-Service, eInduction and
Seamless Acceptance
Sunday Period 5 – 2:45 pm
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ADDRESSING
UAA Threshold Verification: An Industry
Perspective
Sunday Period 4 – 1:30 pm
Keeping it Simple: Address Change Service – It’s All
in the Service Type ID (STID)
Monday Period 7 – 11:00 am
Your Software is Talking, Are You Listening?
Monday Period 10 – 4:00 pm
Address Quality – the Value of Best Practices
Tuesday Period 13 – 1:30 pm
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PERIODICALS & FLATS
Taking the Mystery Out of Augmented Reality
Sunday Period 4 – 1:30 pm
How Successful Publishers Keep Winning and
Winning
Monday Period 7 – 11:00 am
A Lean Six-Sigma Blitz for the USPS Flats Strategy
Monday Period 9 – 2:45 pm
Everything You Wanted to Know About Periodicals
but Were Afraid to Ask
Tuesday Period 14 – 2:45 pm
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SCORECARDS – THE HOT TOPIC
An Introduction to eInduction and Mailer Quality
Reports
Monday Period 9 – 1:30 pm
Seamless Acceptance and Mailer Quality Reports
Monday Period 9 – 2:45 pm
Mailer Scorecard for Power Users
Monday Period 10 – 4:00 pm
Mail Quality: It Takes an Electronically Connected
Supply Chain
Tuesday Period 13 – 1:30 pm
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SCORECARDS (cont.)
Understanding Your Mailer Scorecard for Mail
Owners
Sunday Period 2 – 10:15 am
USPS Report Data: How Do I Use It to Mange My
Business and What Happens if I Don’t?
Monday Period 10 – 4:00 pm
Improve Your Mailer Scorecard with Total Address
Quality
Tuesday Period 14 – 2:45 pm
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SPECIAL
NACUMS and MTAC – Growing Together
Sunday Period 4 – 1:30 pm
Boot Camp for Mail Center Managers (2Pt
Workshop)
Sunday Period 5 – 2:45 pm (Part 1)
Monday Period 8 – 1:30 pm (Part 2)
PCC + MTAC = Gr8 Synergy
Tuesday Period 7 – 11:00 am
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SPECIAL (cont.)
Postal Changes Affecting Non-Profit Mailers
Tuesday Period 7 – 11:00 am
College and University Addressing: Issues and
Opportunities
Tuesday Period 7 – 11:00 am
Digital Mail Distribution – Sprinting Through the
Last Mile
Tuesday Period 12 – 11:00 am
Tray Based Co-Palletization
Tuesday Period 14 – 2:45 pm
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OTHER
Mining Postal Resources on the Internet
Sunday Period 3 – 11:30 am
Mail Tracking Tips and Tricks
Sunday Period 6 – 4:00 pm
The New Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
Tuesday Period 13 – 1:30 pm
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OTHER (cont.)
Mailer’s Technical Advisory Committee Update
Tuesday Period 14 – 2:45 pm
Visibility Insight: How to Identify and Correct
Systemic Data Issues
Wednesday Period 16 – 8:00 am
Reply Mail Initiatives and Services
Wednesday Period 18 – 3:15 pm
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Process Re-Engineering: A Guide to Aligning People,
Process and Technology
Sunday Period 1 – 9:00 am
Rescue Me! Time-Management Strategies
Sunday Period 3 – 11:30 am
Effective Leadership Skills & the Role of the Mentor
Monday Period 9 – 2:45 pm
Strategic Thinking – Do You Do It?
Tuesday Period 15 – 4:00 pm
Don’t Forget
your ‘ME’
Session
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NETWORKING
NPF Solutions Theater
Located in the Exhibit Hall
The USPS Consultation Center
Located in the Exhibit Hall – Bring all those difficult questions
and samples and get answers directly from the experts
Cyber Station
Located in the Exhibit Hall – Check your email – or maybe
something important like posting a zinger on the Words With
Friends game you have going back home ☺
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IMPORTANT POINTS
No ‘Forum’ Events Scheduled for Monday Night
Allows attendees time to enjoy local restaurants & explore
USE THE NPF APP & PERSONAL PLANNER
Have fun with the new networking/gaming component and get
in on your chance to compete for prizes
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OTHER USPS HIGHLIGHTS
Lunch on-the-go again on Sunday
New on the Exhibit Hall Floor – App Tech Lounge to
help with any technology questions
Wednesday Lunch Speaker is the Leader of the First
Women’s Expedition on Mount Everest –
Alison Levine
Wednesday Night Grand Finale: Food Truck Event
with Music and Lots of Laughter
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START PLANNING TODAY
www.npf.org – drop
down box for
Education/Networking –
Click on 2015 Session
Matrix
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down box for
Attending – NPF
Online Planner and
Mobile App or go
directly to
www.MyNPF.npf.org
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START PLANNING TODAY
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Wrap Up
Go to MyNFP.npf.org and plan
your schedule
Download Workshop Matrix
http://npf.org/index.php/forumprogram/2015-session-matrix
Choose everything -- then prioritize
Be flexible; make changes as your
week progresses
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Questions
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Thank You for Attending
Contact us:
Association for Postal Commerce
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320
Alexandria, VA 22314-2862
Phone: 703-524-0096
Web: http://postcom.org
Visit us in the exhibit hall:
Booth # 2
Mailing Industry Resource Pavilion
PostCom Staff:
Gene A. Del Polito, Ph.D., President
Jessica Lowrance, Executive Vice President
Caroline Miller, Director, Administrative Services
Matthew D. Field, Esq., Venable, LLP, PostCom General Counsel
Ian D. Volner, Esq., Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, PostCom General Counsel
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