Networking & Events
VMA hosts a number of networking and educational events to help our members — creative agency and print shop business owners and managers in N. California — make connections and get referrals.
Networking for Small Business Owners in Northern California
Business happens through connections. VMA has you covered. We’re always organizing events where creative agency and print business owners and managers can network and mingle with peers.
Whether social, professional, or educational, when you attend a VMA event, you’ll meet like-minded colleagues, make connections with professionals in your field, and come away with the skills, tools, and leading-edge best practices, tips, and techniques, referrals you need to get more out of your business.
VMA NETWORKING EVENTS
Collective Conversations
Join Visual Media Alliance’s new Collective Conversations, our Virtual Roundtable discussion with VMA members. Held once monthly on a Wednesday at 10 AM, we discuss a new topic — from sales to networking. View upcoming topics and register by clicking on the links below.
ConnectUp
CrabFest
Three words: Off the charts! At this annual VMA BYOB (bring your own bib) winter event, a four-course, all-you-can-eat Dungeness crab dinner, is just the beginning. Come with your favorite supplier, colleagues, employees, and an appetite, and get ready to enjoy a full night of food, drink, and fun (raffle, live music, and dancing) among friends.
Golf Tournament
Hit the greens for a good cause. Visual Media Alliance’s Annual Golf Tournament and BBQ is an opportunity to spend the day with your customers and suppliers while benefiting the industry. All tournament proceeds go towards student education and scholarships to further knowledge in the graphic arts industry.
Virtual Events
PARTNER EVENTS
The American Marketing Association, San Francisco Chapter (AMA SF) fosters and promotes professional learning and career advancement opportunities for all members.
The chapter hosts a wealth of monthly programs, events, workshops, and discussions that introduce the latest industry trends and developments, along with valuable networking events that bring together the best marketing minds in the region.
Since 1918, CMTA has worked with the state government to develop balanced laws, effective regulations and sound public policies to stimulate economic growth and create new jobs while safeguarding the state’s environmental resources. CMTA represents 400 businesses from the entire manufacturing community — an economic sector that generates more than $300 billion every year and employs more than 1.3 million Californians.
Print Industries, the national organization of all things Print, is comprised of regional trade associations representing North America’s leading print service and related technology providers.
Connect Locally offers you access to regional thought leadership and career opportunities in your area along with training and education brought to you by our network of affiliates.
PIASC is the largest printing industry association in the nation. They sponsor a wide variety of events in California, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington & Wyoming from sales meetings and networking events to conferences and award dinners.Â
PIA San Diego is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the local professional printing community. They host numerous events throughout the year, including an annual Paper Show, where buyers, printers, and designers come together to view the latest samples and trends in the print industry.
