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MFA Conference
schedule available
The schedule for the 2022 Marine
Fabricators Conference, which
will be held Jan. 13-15, 2022, at
Wild Dunes Charleston's Island
Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C., is now
available, and conference registration
will open in mid-summer.
The conference features three full
The 2022 MFA Conference
will be a time to reconnect with
other fabricators and vendors
and will include three full days of
education and networking. The
schedule is now available, and
registration will open next month.
days of education and networking
designed to help marine fabricators
cultivate industry connections,
improve their effi ciency and increase
revenue. Educational sessions
include boat canvas fabrication,
digital job boards, incorporating
solar and wind on vessels, traditional
and digital patterning, enclosure
window materials and more.
View the full schedule at https://
marine.ifai.com/marine-fabricatorsconference/schedule/.
Early
bird rate for
2021 Expo ends soon
Registration is open for IFAI Expo
2021, and early bird rates end July 31.
IFAI Expo 2021 celebrates the 100th
in-person anniversary of this event and
the fi rst ever co-located with Messe
Stuttgart's new U.S.-based show Sun
Shading Expo North America. Taking
place Nov. 2-4, at Music City Center in
Nashville, Tenn., IFAI Expo 2021 will
be bigger and better than ever. Offering
world-class education and 300-plus
exhibitors, it's the opportunity to build
connections and speak directly with
hundreds of unique companies about
their products and services. To register,
visit www.ifaiexpo.com.
Regional marine workshops
coming this winter
The Marine Fabricators Association
(MFA) Advisory Board is currently
planning the upcoming regional
marine workshops, which will take
place in December 2021 and February
2022. More details about these events
will be available soon.
Morbern wins top honors again
Cornwall, Ontario-based Morbern,
manufacturer of upholstery vinyls, has
been named as one of Canada's Best
Managed Companies for the second
year in a row.
" If you think about the obstacles
MFA AWARDS
OPENING SOON
The 2022 MFA Fabrication
Excellence Awards will open
for entries on Aug. 1, 2021.
The deadline to submit
projects is Oct. 30, 2021.
For more information, visit
https://marine.ifai.com/
recognition/awards/.
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IAA AWARDS
The deadline for submissions to the
75th Annual IAA Awards is July 30,
2021. All IAA category winners will
be announced at IFAI Expo 2021,
which is being held in Nashville,
Tenn., Nov. 2-4, 2021. To submit your
project, visit iaa.ifai.com.
that we had to overcome during
the past 12 months, this is truly a
remarkable accomplishment, " says
Morbern CEO Mark Bloomfi eld.
Established in 1993, Canada's Best
Managed Companies organization
remains one of the world's leading
business awards programs recognizing
companies for innovative, worldclass
business practices. The entire
list of winners can be found at
www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.
http://www.ifaiexpo.com http://https:// http://marine.ifai.com/marine-fabricators http://iaa.ifai.com https://marine.ifai.com/ http://www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca
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