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Education Connection Multiple Chances for Learning and Networking in One Place ISFA Is Geared Up to Take International Woodworking Fair by Storm
information on solid surface, quartz surfacing,
The International Woodworking Fair (IWF) is
countertop trends and more.
quickly approaching and for the countertop
fabricator it brings with it a lot of opportunities.
This year IWF is hosting a full-day Countertops
Symposium put on by the International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA), which promises
to be a great learning opportunity. ISFA will have a significant presence at the show not only in
providing the curriculum for the symposium, but
also with a booth, Annual Members Meeting and a Networking Event.
A big focus of ISFA has always been to provide
educational opportunities for the industry. In some cases this has been hands-on fabrication training,
stone, laminate and a variety of other countertop options. It includes discussions on materials,
machinery, outsourcing vs. in-house fabrication, Speakers include Russ Berry, President of A.S.S.T and ISFA, Mike Nolan, owner of
countertop company Windbound Co. and ISFA Director of Education, David Paxton,
owner of Paxton Countertops, and Kevin Cole,
Communications Director for ISFA. Those wishing to attend can sign up on the IWF website (www. IWFatlanta.com), call (404) 693-8333 or even register on-site the day of the event.
The event is sponsored by Laser Products Industries, a supplier of digital templating
equipment, Specialtytools.com, a provider of
IWF Networking Event Immediately following the ISFA Annual Meeting, will be an IWF Networking Event. This is a great opportunity to spend time with your peers,
make new connections, meet the ISFA Board of
Directors and staff, reconnect with old friends, find out what ISFA has been up to and pick up some useful information. The event, scheduled from
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., is in the same room as the
ISFA Annual Meeting that precedes it (the Thomas Murphy Ballroom, Building B, Upper Level). Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served.
The ISFA-IWF Networking Event is sponsored by Eurosoft, makers of software for design, estimating, quoting and manufacturing countertops.
tools and supplies to the countertop industry
Please RSVP to Meg@isfanow.org or call the
surface sheet goods.
spot is reserved.
and SolidSurface.com, an online source for solid
ISFA office at (877) 464-7732 to make sure your
such, ISFA’s participation in IWF in Atlanta again
this year is just such an effort. The show runs from
ISFA Annual Member Meeting
Taking advantage of the information out there
August 21 to 25, and includes full-day symposiums,
In addition to a booth at the show, join your fellow
educational sessions and exhibit hall. ISFA will be
ISFA members on the opening day of IWF for its
important part of growth and success. Don’t miss
at Booth #4423, so make it a point to stop by and
Annual Member Meeting where business will be
find out what’s going on with your association (and
conducted, this year’s winners of the coveted ISFA
pick up a ticket for the Networking Event).
Awards will be announced, the Board of Director
Countertop Symposium
election results will be revealed, and you can meet
and in others it has been connecting people and letting them share their real life experiences. As
Kicking off the show, ISFA is once again
putting on a full-day symposium in Atlanta.
The seminar, “Examining Countertop Options:
Turning Opportunities into Profit,” is designed to provide a wealth of information to established
the ISFA directors, staff and fellow members.
It’s a great opportunity to get involved and find out what ISFA has planned for the future.
All current active ISFA members are invited to the meeting.
countertop fabricators, as well as cabinetmakers
The meeting will be immediately followed by
practices for resourcing within the countertop
served along with this great opportunity to share
intelligence on the countertop market and
Date: August 22, 2012
and casework providers who are exploring best
a networking event. Snacks and drinks will be
market. Don’t miss this opportunity to gather
with and learn from your industry peers.
get access to some of the best minds in the countertop industry today!
The presenters include the owners of successful
countertop and architectural millwork companies
who are well versed in the technology, techniques
Location: IWF, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta
Room: Section 4 of the Thomas Murphy Ballroom (Building B, Upper Level)
and business requirements of countertop
Time: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
and commercial operations, and encompasses
the annual meeting from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
operations. The session covers both residential 26 • Vol. 5 / Issue 2 • International Surface Fabricators Association
A networking event is to follow immediately after
and making connections with others can be an the opportunities.
For more information on any of these events,
contact ISFA at (877) 464-7732 or email Meg Pettingill at Meg@isfanow.org.
Special thanks to these sponsors, whose assistance is making the Countertops Symposium and the ISFA Networking Event possible.