National PCC Day – September 16, 2009

The Lehigh Valley Postal Customer Council (LVPCC) invites you to attend National PCC Day on September 16, 2009. Join us for our “Tour USPS – Virtual and Live” presentation with USPS guide, Joe Zangari, on an informative tour of the USPS RIBBS system, followed by a hosted luncheon during the live broadcast of Postmaster General John Potter’s remarks. A “live” tour of the Lehigh Valley facility will follow, so you can see how mail is actually processed.

Program Highlights

11:00 am – 12:00 noon
Virtual Tour with Joe Zangari

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Lunch and live PSTN broadcast with Postmaster General John Potter

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Live Tour and Q&A

Program Location

Lehigh Valley Post Office
Room #425
17 S. Commerce Way
Lehigh Valley, PA 18002

Golf Tournament Rescheduled

Due to the weather cancellation on Friday, the LVPCC Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, October 2, 2009 (1:30 pm shotgun start).

Webinar | Full-Service ACS™

Webinar:  Full-Service Benefits:  Full-Service ACS™ (September 4):  The next Intelligent Mail Webinar on Full-Service Benefits: Full-Service ACS is scheduled for Friday, September 4, 2:00-4:00 PM EDT. We will cover the address correction information available under the Full-Service option. We will describe the contents of the address correction information, how it is provisioned, and the flexible data distribution options available. We will demonstrate how to optimize the use of Service Type Identifiers (STIDs) and Mailer IDs in the Intelligent Mail barcode and how to construct the electronic documentation to derive the greatest value from Full-Service ACS. We will describe how Full-Service ACS is different from the other address correction services and how mailers can use these in conjunction with Full-Service to ease the transition to Full-Service ACS.

TO ATTEND THE WEB CONFERENCE AND JOIN WITH AUDIO (No earlier than 15 minutes prior to the start):

IMPORTANT NOTE: Ports (seats) are limited. Please connect through the following link, then click on the telephone icon in the upper right of the screen to have the system call you back. This method will use only one port. Please do not use the link and dial in separately. That uses two ports.

1)      Browse to: http://meetingplace3.usps.gov/a/e874c0ac95df660e165a1def7b8decbb

2)      After the MeetingPlace window is open, click the Phone icon (under the Participant List or in the upper right-hand corner).

3)      Click Connect Me, validate or update your phone number and click Connect Me again.

4)      When the system calls you press 1 to join.

To attend with audio only: 
Phone Number: 866-567-8049
Meeting ID: 8993961
Date/Time: September 4, 2009 at 02:00 PM America/New_York

For MeetingPlace problems or issues, please contact the MeetingPlace Help Desk at 1-800-343-1796.

Spring Meeting 2009 – Highlights

More than 140 members of the greater Lehigh Valley Mailing community were in attendance at our spring meeting held on April 1, 2009.  The session’s opening remarks were given by Bill Raven, Industry Co-Chair for the LVPCC. Our first topic of discussion was an overview of district operations and the current state of the postal service given by Ed Burke, District Manager fo the Central Pennsylvania District (Eastern Region). 

Peter Furka, Business Mailer Support Analyst,  delivered our next presentation on the 2009 Price Changes for Mailing and Shipping Services. He also gave our final general session presentation entitled Industry Changes, What all mailers need to know.

Following our main presentations, attendees were invited to join smaller roundtable discussion groups on Automated Mail, Address Management/Database, Non-Profit and Standard Mail and Package Services. These smaller groups gave our members the opportunity to ask any questions one-on-one with a member of the Postal Service or members of our local PCC. Don’t miss our fall meeting which will be held on October 29, 2009.

Growing Smaller

National Postal Forum (NPF) debuts Small Business Seminar

More than 6,000 people – representing small as well as large businesses – will find tools for success when they attend the National Postal Forum, May 17-20, in Washington, DC. That’s because for the first time, the Forum is offering a standalone seminar for small-business owners looking to use the mail to grow their business globally.

Small business owners can attend a special session on Sunday, May 17, for “Grow Your Business – A Small Business Perspective on How to Compete in the Emerging Marketplace.” The seminar will provide attendees the opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs at the Forum’s opening reception and to tour the National Postal Forum Exhibit Hall – without having to miss a day of work.

“The Postal Service understands these are challenging times for all businesses, particularly small business owners,” said Steve Kearney, senior vice president, Customer Relations. “This seminar arms small- and mid-size businesses with the tools they need to weather the current economy and achieve long-term business growth.”

(from USPS NewsLink)