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in briefWho’s who at the UPUA passion for printName: Jean-Luc VoisardPosition: Print-shop headNationality: SwissIf you are reading this magazine inGerman, Spanish, Arabic, Russian orChinese, it was printed by Jean-LucVoisard and his team. Voisard headsthe print shop on the first floor of theInternational Bureau (IB). He and hisfour colleagues are responsible forprinting the hundreds of agendas,circular letters, regulations and publicationsthat keep the UPU’s membercountries informed.“We print all the conference documentstoo,” he says, gesturing to awall of binders stuffed with papers inthe United Nations’ six languages.The print shop also producesCDs, DVDs, envelopes, barcode labelsand occasionally publications inbook-style. Voisard’s team also looksafter the 28 office printers scatteredthroughout the IB.Voisard oversees the busy shopfloor from a glassed-in office that hiscolleagues affectionately call theaquarium. Its several tables are piledhigh with printing equipment andfinished documents.“As head, I organize the productionwork. I can handle all the machinestoo, doing small repairs, knowthe software, and work on the floor,when someone is absent,” Voisardsaid.He admits to a long-held passionfor his profession. “I was always interestedin anything to do withgraphics, everything about books,the printed word, the laying out ofwords on a page,” he said. With afour-year training course as a printspecialist behind him, followed byyears of experience, Voisard heardthere was an opening at the IB in1997. His application was successful.Outside work, Voisard spendstime with his four children and workson his languages. He is fluent inFrench and Spanish and wants to improvehis English. “I am doing acourse; it’s hard but I’m trying,” hesays.Voisard is also an avid hockeyand football fan and a midfielder onthe IB football team. RPWorld Post Day onFacebookThe UPU will use World Post Day on 9 October as the launchtheme for its new Facebook page. To drum up interest beforethe big day, check it out now, become a friend and inviteothers to join too.Facebook and other social media tools offer the UPU anopportunity to increase its communication efforts, reachingnew audiences and keeping people everywhere informedabout our work and projects, postal issues in general.The theme of this year’s annual World Post Day messagefrom the UPU Director General is: “The Post, an invaluablepublic service worldwide”. Watch it on the UPU’s YouTubechannel or on the new Facebook page. RLLithium batteriesAir transport not on the listIn the last issue of Union Postale (June 2011), readers wereinformed that new provisions on the transport of itemscontaining lithium batteries would come into force onOctober 1, 2011.A new development, however, means that the provisionscoming into force on that date will apply to all modes oftransport, except air. Further discussions on aligning theInternational Civil Aviation Authority’s own provisionswith the changes made to the UPU’s Convention will takeplace in October 2011.For further information, please contact: David Bowers,david.bowers@upu.int, +41 31 350 31 11. FMwww.facebook.com/ universalpostalunionwww.youtube.com/universalpostalunion6 · Union Postale 3/2011