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PROGRAMS

Shade and Weather Protection
The Shade and Weather Protection
market segments promote education
and the value of members' products
through teaching about their products
at shows, hosting a student design
contest that both promotes the
industry and innovation and providing
education to members of new trends,
applications and solutions.

COUNTRY SECTORS
IFAI Canada, IFAI
Japan and IFAI New
Zealand (Outdoor
Fabric Products
Association of New
Zealand, or OFPANZ)
exist to strengthen
these prospective
countries' specialty
fabric marketplaces.

Fabric Structures
Association
The Fabric Structures Association (FSA)
represents companies that provide fabric
structures and related products to end users.
It is dedicated to increasing the use of fabric
structures as a viable building material within
the architectural community. FSA provides
a forum to exchange information, solve
common problems and develop mutually
beneficial relationships.

Professional Awning
Manufacturers Association
The Professional Awning Manufacturers
Association (PAMA) represents companies
providing awning and awning-related products
and services to end users. It raises awareness
of awnings as an image enhancing, energy
saving and attractive addition to residential
or commercial structures to architects and
engineers. PAMA provides a forum to exchange
information, solve common problems and
develop mutually beneficial relationships.

Tent Rental
Division
The Tent Rental Division (TRD) represents
companies in the commercial tent marketplace.
The division hosts an annual Tent Expo and
Conference, a venue for networking and sourcing
products via industry experts. The division
promotes safety for the tent installer and the
public in tented events, assembles products
and services listings, and represents members
in code committees. TRD provides a network to
exchange information, solve common problems
and develop mutually beneficial relationships.

Geosynthetics
The Geosynthetics market segment
promotes the use of geosynthetics
to geotechnical, civil and geoengineering communities through
education, marketing, networking
and advocacy. The Geosynthetic
Materials Association (GMA) offers
members a wealth of valuable
connections, education and insight
helping members navigate and
prosper in one of the fastestgrowing markets.

Geosynthetic Materials
Association
The GMA influences specifications and lobbies
on behalf of member companies. The GMA targets
key U.S. states to expand the geosynthetics market
and provides a network to exchange information,
solve common problems and develop mutually
beneficial solutions.
GMA serves members by providing:
*	Engineering support
*	Business development opportunities
*	Educational programming
*	Government relations expertise
*	Trade shows
*	Industry recognition

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