Headquartered in Indianapolis, International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA), chose the beautiful downtown area for the site of its 2006 National Conference and Trade Show. More than half of the organizations 135 affiliates and 115 preferred vendors gathered Aug. 13-16 at the Hyatt Regency for networking opportunities and educational seminars, including sessions on selling digital printing programs, the latest RFID technology updates, health-care market sales strategies and applications for hot new promotional products. Highlights of the event included a supplier trade show, and presentations by printing industry forecaster Dr. Joe Webb and business speaker Dirk Beveridge. During the IBSA awards banquet, supplier awards were presented to Wisco and Central States Business Forms; Ennis received the Industry Leadership award; affiliates Jim Everett (Print Imaging Group), Tim Beachley (Beachley Business & Medical Forms) and Denny Pottebaum (Quality Resource Group) were recognized for outstanding work on the Novation account. Pottebaum was also honored as affiliate of the year.