SEE YOU IN PALM DESERT APA Annual Meeting and EWTA Info Fair Preview
Oct. 14-17, 2023 JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa Palm Desert, California This year’s APA Annual Meeting is scheduled to take place Oct. 1417 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, California. APA’s Annual Meeting coincides with EWTA’s annual Info Fair supplier exhibition, where members of the engineered wood industry gather for four days of business meetings, sporting events and networking. Several advisory, marketing and subcommittee meetings, including a meeting of the EWTA Advisory Committee, will initiate the event on Saturday. The day concludes with an EWTA-hosted welcome reception for APA and EWTA members and meeting attendees. Sunday is full of recreation and networking opportunities. The annual Mike St. John Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at JW Marriott's Palm Course. True to Red Robinson’s signature style, the Palm Course is complemented by sprawling water features and rolling greens. The Ole Sorensen Memorial Tennis Tournament will be an informal tournament held at the Desert Springs Tennis Club, a state-of-the-art facility featuring 20 tennis courts (3 clay, 15 hard, and 2 grass). Info Fair opens that evening, accompanied by an APA and EWTA hosted reception. Monday’s General Session features a keynote address on “Home Construction in a High Interest Rate World” from John Burns, CEO of John Burns Research and Consulting. The session includes “State of the Industry” and “State of the Association” addresses by APA Board of Trustees Chair Ashlee Cribb, Vice Chair Doug Asano and APA President Mark Tibbetts, and the presentation of the Bronson J. Lewis Award. Continued on next page
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