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RULES
1. The entry must have been produced in-house.
2. Entries must have been produced between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009.
3. Contestants may submit no more than two entries in a category, but may enter as many different categories as they desire. (Example: Category 7A and 7B are two separate categories.)
4. Individual pieces may be submitted in only one category. (i.e. don’t enter the same brochure in categories 6 and 7.)
5. Four samples of each printed entry must be submitted together with your confirmation email from each entry. (In categories 13 and 29 (posters) only two samples of your entry are required.) Partial information will void the entry. Do not attach form to printed pieces.
6. ENTRY FEE. IPMA Members: No entry fee for the first three entries. A fee of $30 must be paid for each additional entry. (Example: For five entries, your fee is $60.) Non-members of IPMA: $30 for each entry. Or join IPMA and receive a bonus of FOUR free entries. (To join, visit www.ipma.org or call (816) 903-4762.) Make checks payable to “IPMA,” or submit credit card info on a separate sheet. Payments will be processed at time of judging. Payment questions, call (816) 903-4762.
7. Entries must be in their final finished format. Do not submit “press sheets.”
8. Use one entry form per entry. Photocopies of the entry form are acceptable.
9. Judges’ decisions are final. All entries become the property of the sponsors
*For tips on how to win, visit www.inplantgraphics.com/docs/contest

AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
Gold, silver and bronze awards as well as two Best of Show trophies one for offset & one for digital will be presented at IPMA 2010, IPMA’s international educational conference. If you can’t attend, they will be mailed at your expense.
Remember: 

Send 4 samples of your entry. ( Each entry must have confirmation form from registration)

Send entries to: 
Larry Clements/In-Print 2010, Redlands Community College,
1300 South Country Club Rd., El Reno, OK 73036-5304
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OFFSET, FLEXO & SILKSCREEN
Categories 1-3: only for in-plants with
fewer than 10 employees.
1. STATIONERY (letterheads, envelopes,
business cards)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
2. BROCHURES
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
3. FLYERS (unfolded, up to 11x17”)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
All in-plants can enter the following:
4 . STATIONERY (letterheads, envelopes,
business cards)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
5. POCKET FOLDERS
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
6. BROCHURES (folded advertising literature)
A ■ 1- or multi-color
B ■ 4/C process or more
7. BOOKLETS (under 48 pages, with cover)
A ■ 1- or multi-color
B ■ 4/C process or more
8. FLYERS (unfolded, up to 11x17”)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
9. NEWSLETTERS (24 pages or fewer,
all on same paper stock)
A ■ 1- or multi-color
B ■ 4/C process or more
10. MAGAZINES
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
11. ANNUAL REPORTS
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
12. CATALOGS
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
13. POSTERS (larger than 11x17”)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
14. CALENDARS (desk or wall)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
15. POINT-OF-PURCHASE DISPLAYS (must
have been used as a display)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
16. DIRECT MAIL (single pieces, selfmailers
only)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
17. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS (complete
package only)
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
18. GREETING CARDS/PROGRAMS
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
19. SPECIAL PROJECTS (invitations,
menus, buttons, etc.)
A ■ 1- or multi-color
B ■ 4/C process
 
NON-OFFSET (e.g. copiers, digital printers, ink-jet printers)
 
Categories 20-22 are only for in-plants
with fewer than 10 employees.
20. STATIONERY (letterheads, envelopes,
business cards)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
21. BROCHURES
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
22. FLYERS (unfolded, up to 11x17”)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
All in-plants can enter the following:
23. STATIONERY (letterheads, envelopes,
business cards)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
24. BROCHURES (folded advertising
literature)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
25. BOOKLETS (under 48 pages, with cover)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
26. FLYERS (unfolded, up to11x17”)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
27. NEWSLETTERS (24 pages or fewer,
all on same paper stock)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
28. ANNUAL REPORTS/CATALOGS
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
29. POSTERS (larger than 11x17”)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
30. CALENDARS (desk or wall)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
31. DIRECT MAIL (single pieces, selfmailers
only)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
32. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS (complete
package only)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more
33. GREETING CARDS/PROGRAMS
■ 1-, multi-color, 4/C process or more
34. SPECIAL PROJECTS (invitations,
menus, buttons, etc.)
■ 1-, spot-color, 4/C or more

HYBRID CATEGORY Hybrid Category

35. COMBINED OFFSET/NON-OFFSET
■ Single or multi-page document
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