NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08-28-2008
Ten Document Professionals Complete acadami‘s First Document Production Fundamentals Program on the Road
Richardson, Texas, August 28, 2008 – acadami™ has announced that ten document professionals have satisfied the attendance and examination requirements for its first offering of Document Production Fundamentals on the road. The two-day course, which covers the basic fundamental technologies, processes, and terms for the document production process, had previously been offered only as part of Xplor International’s Xplor Document University annual event. Now, acadami has joined with Xplor chapters and regions in extending content to document professionals where they live and work.
“The mission of Xplor International is to deliver strong educational content through our chapters and regions as well as the educational arm of Xplor International, the Xplor Document University. Xplor-certified education offered by providers such as acadami is a strong part of that effort,” says Skip Henk, edp, President and CEO of Xplor International.
The ten document professionals who attended the two-day course at Seneca College’s Markham campus August 26 and 27 and satisfied the attendance and examination requirements will be receiving 2 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for their achievements.
For more information on Document Production Fundamentals, please visit: www.acadami.org and click on ‘Course: Fundamentals’.
About acadami
acadami is the collaboration of three industry veterans: Bill Broddy edp, William J. ‘Bill’ McCalpin edp, and Michael Turton edp. Together, these industry experts present education on the entire range of the electronic document experience and practice.
Bill Broddy assists major organizations across North America with regulatory best practices, market planning, and implementation of electronic document delivery applications. Bill brings over 30 years’ experience with electronic document enabling and delivery. He is Vice-chair of the EDP Commission and Course Instructor for the North American EDP Certification Program. Xplor, the Electronic Document Systems Association, recognized his leadership and expertise in 2004 with their most prestigious award “Xplorer of the Year”. He can be reached at wbroddy [at] acadami.org .
- William J. ‘Bill’ McCalpin has more than 25 years’ experience in the fields of software development and consulting, in both technical and management positions. Prior to his current role, he was General Manager of Xplor International and was Vice-President of Product Marketing at Xenos. Bill was the first person in the world to hold the EDP from Xplor, the MIT and LIT from AIIM, and the CDIA from He can be reached at Registrar [at] acadami.org .
Dr Michael Turton has been designing documents for over two decades during which time he witnessed the birth of desktop printing and laser production printers. He established Cavendish Consultants in 1992, principally to design mission critical transactional documents and forms. His designs not only look good but work well, a combination of form and function. When he is not designing documents, he helps companies develop and implement document strategies whose justifications are not so much “How much?”‘ but rather “What is the cost of not having one?” He can be reached at mturton [at] acadami.org .
acadami can be found on the Web at www.acadami.org.
About the Electronic Document Profession
Electronic Document Professional (EDP) is one of the most highly regarded certifications in the document industry. Candidates must have 5 years of active involvement in document production and submit case studies for peer-review to establish their experience and expertise. More than 500 industry professionals have earned this designation over the last 19 years. For more information, please see http://www.xplor.org/edp.
About Xplor
Xplor International, also known as The Electronic Document Systems Association®, is a worldwide association of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify, and deliver customized information using a variety of document technologies. Incorporated in 1981 as a not-for-profit association, it is worldwide with 10 regions and 18 chapters that are directed, organized, and governed by its members.
Xplor is the community of choice for education, information sharing, and networking that meets the needs of our members and provides leadership to the evolution of the document systems industry. For further information, please see www.xplor.org
For further information, contact: William J. ‘Bill’ McCalpin edp, acadami, 1-972-231-3660 (GMT-6), Registrar (at) acadami.org .