Registration is now open for the Advanced Textiles Association Women in Textiles Summit, taking place March 31–April 2, 2025, at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. This event will feature keynote events with visionary leaders, opportunities to connect with fellow textile professionals, exclusive tours and hands-on workshops designed to inspire, energize [...]

A Leadership Essentials online course will take place on Thursdays, Sept. 19-Oct. 10, at 11:30am-1pm CT, as part of the Catalyst Courses for Professional Development from Lake Forest Center for Leadership. Each course will be taught by Jenea Smith, an instructional designer who conducts in-depth job task analyses and needs assessments to identify business goals [...]

The 2024 Discover Boating® Norwalk Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive Insurance®, takes place Sept. 19-22 at Norwalk Cove Marina, Norwalk, Conn., to close out the summer boating season and bolster Q4 new boat sales for the region’s leading dealers and brands. This year’s show returns with more boats and brands for attendees to shop, [...]

All calendar events are subject to change. Please check websites for updated information. Sept. 24–26, 2024Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 Anaheim Convention CenterAnaheim, Calif.advancedtextilesexpo.com Oct. 17–18, 2024MFA Southeast Regional Workshop Great Lakes Boat TopsVonore, Tenn.textiles.org/marineworkshops Nov. 15–16, 2024MFA Great Lakes Regional Workshop Marine Tops UnlimitedOmro, Wis.textiles.org/marineworkshops Jan. 9–11, 2025Marine Fabricators Conference Omni Corpus Christi HotelCorpus Christi, Texastextiles.org/marineconference

The upcoming Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Southeast Regional Workshop taking place Oct. 17–18 at Great Lakes Boat Top in Vonore, Tenn., offers exclusive educational opportunities as well as hands-on training in a shop setting. It also provides opportunities to enhance fabricator networks with like–minded business owners and exhibitors. Session highlights include: Boat Support Systems: Explore [...]

The Advanced Textiles Association’s® (ATA) first-ever Annual Meeting webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 11, 1:00-1:30 pm EDT. In the past, the ATA Annual Meeting has been held during Advanced Textiles Expo®. However, that limits the audience only to those at Expo and not the ATA membership at large. With that in mind, the [...]

For more than a century, Advanced Textiles Expo® has been the textile industry's flagship show. As the premier textiles event, Advanced Textiles Expo is the place where industry stakeholders and leaders connect, learn and grow businesses. A free preview webinar will be held August 21, 2024, from 1–2 pm EDT with discussions that include: An [...]

The schedule for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Southeast Regional Workshop taking place at Great Lakes Boat Top in Vonore, Tenn., on Oct. 17–18, 2024, is now available. The workshop offers hands-on marine fabrication education in a shop setting and opportunities to enhance fabricator networks with like–minded business owners and exhibitors. Workshop education sessions include: [...]

Registration is now open for the annual Marine Fabricators Conference being held Jan. 9–11, 2025, at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Registration is now open for the annual Marine Fabricators Conference being held Jan. 9–11, 2025, at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas. The conference features three full [...]

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), North America’s technical trade event for the recreational marine industry, announced that registration for visitors is now open for this year’s show taking place at the Tampa Convention Center, October 1 – 3, 2024. In a refreshed layout, IBEX 2024 will have 700 exhibitors on display, with more [...]