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Speaker deadline this week for ATA Women in Textiles Summit

The deadline to submit speaker presentations for the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Women in Textiles Summit taking place Feb. 12–14, 2024, in Phoenix, Ariz., is August 3, 2023. This is an opportunity to share expertise, empower others and shape this event with bold and valuable content. Event organizers are seeking speakers who support the Women [...]

By |2023-07-31T11:37:56-05:00July 31, 2023|

Full schedule available for MFA Regional Workshops

Registration remains open and the full schedule is now available for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Northwest Regional Workshop being held Sept. 22–23, 2023, at Oyster Creek Canvas, Bellingham, Wash., and the MFA Great Lakes Workshop being held Nov. 17-18, 2023, at Chicago Marine Canvas in Chicago, Ill. The workshops will provide networking and hands-on [...]

By |2023-07-24T09:52:56-05:00July 27, 2023|

ATA podcast discusses marine canvas business

The most recent episode of the Advanced Textiles Association “Talking Textiles” podcast is entitled “Making Marine Canvas from 9-to-5.” Host Kyle Van Damme, co-owner of Marine Tops Unlimited Inc. in Omro, Wis., sits down with guest Mike Charlton who, with his wife Rachel, owns Charlton’s Marine Canvas in Yorktown, Va., to have a candid conversation [...]

By |2023-07-24T09:43:50-05:00July 25, 2023|

Schedules now available for MFA Regional Workshops

Registration is open and the full schedule is now available for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Northwest Regional Workshop being held Sept. 22–23, 2023, at Oyster Creek Canvas, Bellingham, Wash., and the MFA Great Lakes Workshop being held Nov. 17-18, 2023, at Chicago Marine Canvas in Chicago, Ill. The workshops will provide networking and hands-on [...]

By |2023-07-17T10:32:32-05:00July 18, 2023|

ATA to host free State of the Industry webinar

Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) will present results from its annual industry survey looking at trends, markets that are poised for growth and other data on July 27, 2023, 1-2 pm ET. The webinar is free for both ATA members and nonmembers. A panel of industry experts will also share their thoughts on the direction of [...]

By |2023-07-10T09:56:19-05:00July 12, 2023|

ATA podcast discusses success strategies for next generation of textile workers

The most recent episode of the Advanced Textiles Association “Talking Textiles” podcast is entitled “Make Yourself Remarkable: Trends and Strategies for Young Professionals and Graduating Students.” Jasmine Cox, executive director of the Textile Technology Center at Gaston College, and Dr. Apurba Banerjee, senior manager, global sourcing at Glowforge and adjunct professor at Mount Mary University, [...]

By |2023-06-30T14:31:33-05:00July 6, 2023|

ICOMIA World Marinas Conference registration now open

Organizers of the annual International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) World Marinas Conference announced that registration for the three-day event is open and that all speakers for the event have been confirmed. Scheduled for Oct. 9-11, 2023, at the Tivoli Vilamoura Conference Center in Portugal, the event is hosted by the Portuguese Association of [...]

By |2023-06-30T14:26:27-05:00July 5, 2023|

Registration opens for IBEX 2023

Registration is now open for the 2023 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX). Set to take place Oct. 3-5 in the newly renovated Tampa Convention Center, IBEX 2023 will offer visitors access to more than 680 exhibitors spread throughout three exhibit halls, docks and outdoor displays. IBEX’s first and second floor exhibit halls will showcase [...]

By |2023-06-19T08:47:20-05:00June 22, 2023|

IBEX to be held in refreshed Tampa Convention Center

Construction on the Tampa Convention Center (TCC) will be completed in time for the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) 2023, to be held October 3 – 5, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. The renovation project is the largest ever for the TCC and will result in an expanded third floor exhibit hall and additional fourth [...]

By |2023-05-25T13:27:51-05:00May 30, 2023|

ATA Talking Textiles podcast features marine industry veterans

The newest Talking Textiles podcast from the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) features marine industry veterans discussing the topic “Balancing the Marine Canvas Business and Life.” The episode is hosted by Kyle Van Damme, co-owner of Marine Tops Unlimited Inc. in Omro, Wis. Van Damme interviews Chandler and Charlene Clark, owners of Signature CanvasMakers in Hampton, [...]

By |2023-05-22T09:27:55-05:00May 24, 2023|
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