CELEBRATES
5 YEARS
This year marks the industry���s 5th Annual
SuperTech Day. SuperTech Day was proposed
and endorsed during the 2008 Door Industry
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Congress produced by IDA and the event
was successfully conducted for the ���rst time
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in June 2008. Hundreds of technicians have
been honored in the previous four years of this
event. Last year, dealers and manufacturers
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from Canada, Mexico and United States
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treated their hard working employees to
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many tokens of appreciation, among them:
breakfast, BBQ lunches, a day at the lake,
SuperTech capes, hamburgers, tool and gift
card give-aways, Japanese Bistro, ���owers, and
ice cream. It is a good day when the boss
can take time and a special activity to show
appreciation to their employees!
This year we want to read and see all the
activities that dealers are doing to celebrate their
technicians during SuperTech Day 2013. This
year���s SuperTech Day is scheduled for Friday,
June 28. If you need some ideas for this year���s
celebration go to www.box.com/supertech2013
or search ���SuperTech Day��� on the doors.
org website. You will ���nd 2012 celebration
photos, the history behind this special day and
suggestions for your 2013 appreciation activities.
The photos re���ect the gratefulness of the dealers
and the satisfaction of a job respected.
weather permits, take your photo outside during
daylight hours or select an inside area that has
plenty of windows to attract sunlight or an of���ce
space that includes a well-lit area. I suggest a
group shot, perhaps technicians can line up in
front of a SuperTech banner or in front of the
company sign. Take several photos, for you never
know when someone will decide to blink or yawn
during the shot.
As you are transferring your digital photos from
your camera to your computer, be sure to save
them in one of the following formats: JPEG (.jpg)
or TIFF (.tiff). These are the most common formats
for digital photos. Please change the name of
the photos to re���ect your company���s name, for
example: JonesDoorsJasperCO.jpg. Once you save
them to your computer, review them and send in
the best one or two photos.
We will again be using a third party service
called Box.net. It is a free online contact sharing
service. You can either attach your photos and
description to an email using this email address:
upload.SuperTe.txymgirs96@u.box.com or you
can visit www.box.com/supertech2013 to upload
your ���les. If you visit the box.com site, you will be
required to create a box.com account.
If you are planning on participating this
year and would like to see your group in the
International Door & Operator Industry magazine
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there are a few things to keep in mind.
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If you are using a point-and-shoot digital
camera select the highest resolution possible. If
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As you are reporting on your activities
please remember that you do not need to be
a professional writer, for that is what IDA staff
provides. However, please remember the
���ve W���s - who, what, when, where and why. If
you identify these items within your description,
it will make the job of the editor much easier.
We look forward to seeing how you creatively
celebrate the 5th Anniversary of SuperTech Day.
International Door & Operator Industry���