opening EXPO SCENE thoughts To learn more about the Impressions Expo experience, visit ImpressionsExpo.com. IMPRESSIONS EXPO 2020 Baton Rouge June 18-20 Fort Worth Aug. 28-30 Orlando Sept. 10-12 ARE YOU AN experienced apparel decorator who has learned many lessons along the way to building a successful business? Would you be interested in sharing those experiences with your peers? Impressions Expo's ImpressU is looking for qualified apparel decorators who are comfortable with public speaking to facilitate new and interesting seminars and workshops during its conference program at the 2021 trade shows. Developed by Impressions editors, ImpressU is an award-winning educational program with a 40-year history of helping thousands of apparel decorators throughout the country hone their skills in an array of decorating processes. What challenges have you faced in your business and how did you overcome them? Have you mastered a specific decorating technique with a unique addition to the process that simplifies it or makes the result really pop? Did a marketing shift make a real difference in your shop's profitability? Whether they involve successes or lessons learned, we want to hear your stories. If you're interested, complete and submit a proposal to speak at next year's Impressions Expo trade shows. In addition to conference topics, the proposal requires indicating your availability, speaking requirements and agreement with non-compete and non-infomercial stipulations. All topics will be submitted online. For more information, please email conference manager Sydney Jacoby at sydney.jacoby@emeraldx.com. The deadline for submissions for Impressions Expo's 2021 ImpressU conference program is April 17. Please note that only applicants who submit the requested information by the deadline will be considered. We look forward to hearing from you soon. APRIL 2020 15_IMP_0420_ExpoScene 15 P.15 3/18/20 4:04 PMhttp://www.ImpressionsExpo.com