Coming events.2006 TRADE SHOWS April 6-7: New England Industrial Woodworking Expo, Hartford, CT; phone (828) 459-9894 or visit www.newenglandwoodexpo.com. April 20-23: Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL; visit www.kbis.com. April 24-26: e/5 UV & EB Technology Expo & Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL; phone RadTech International North America at (240) 497-1243 or visit www.radtech.org. April 27-May 3: Spring International Home Furnishings Market, High Point, NC; phone (336) 869-1000 or visit www.furnituremarket.com. May 16-20: Xylexpo/Sasmil, Milan Fairgrounds, Milan, Italy; visit www.xylexpo.com. June 12-14: NeoCon ne·o·con n. Informal A neoconservative: "The neocons and hard-liners have long felt that no Soviet leader could be trusted" New York Times. World's Trade Fair, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, TL; phone (800) 677-6278 or visit www.merchandisemart.com. Aug. 5-8: San Francisco Summer Furniture Market, San Francisco Mart, San Francisco, CA; phone (415) 552-6278 or visit www.sfmart.com. Aug. 16-19: Fall Tupelo Furniture Market, Tupelo, MS; phone (662) 842-4442 or visit www.tupelofurnituremarket.com. Aug. 23-25: InternationaL Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair, Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. , Atlanta, GA; phone (404) 693-8333 or visit www.iwf2006.com. Sept. 11-14: Furniture China 2006, Shanghai International Expo Center, Shanghai, China; phone Globexpo at (301) 424-7060. Sept. 19-21: GlassBuild America: The GLass, Window & Door Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , Las Vegas, NV; phone (866) 342-5642 or visit www.glassbuildamerica.com. Sept. 28-29: ITDEX/NeoCon Canada, Exhibition PLace, Toronto, ON; phone (800) 677-6278 or visit www.merchandisemart.com. Oct. 11-12: NeoCon East, Baltimore Convention Center The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is managed and operated by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a semi-private association started in 1980 by former Baltimore mayor William Donald , Baltimore, MD; phone (800) 677-6278 or visit www.merchandisemart.com. Oct. 16-22: Fall International Home Furnishings Market, High Point, NC; phone (336) 889-0203 or visit www.highpointmarket.org. Oct. 24-28: ORGATEC 2006, Cologne, Germany; visit www.orgatec.com. Nov. 15-17: Greenbuild 2006, Colorado Convention Center The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in downtown Denver, Colorado which recently underwent a major expansion. The expansion added 600,000 sq. feet of space and a 5,200 seat concert hall. The total area of the convention center is 1.2 million sq. feet. , Denver, CO; phone (202) 828-7422 or visit www.greenbuildingexpo.org. Nov. 16-17: Mid-America IndustriaL Woodworking Expo, Columbus, OH; phone (828) 459-9894 or visit www.midamericexpo.com. 2007 TRADE SHOWS Feb. 7-10: 2007 International Builders' Show, Atlanta, GA; visit www.buildersshow.com. March 8-9: Texas Woodworking Show & Conference, Market Hall, Dallas Market Center, Dallas, TX; phone (800) 752-6312 or (630) 434-7779 or visit www.texaswoodworkingshow.com. March 21-23: Third Annual Closets and Home Organization Conference & Expo, Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL; phone (800) 752-6312 or (630) 434-7779 or visit www.closets-expo.com. March 26-April 1: Spring International Home Furnishings Market, High Point, NC; phone (336) 889-0203 or visit www.highpointmarket.org. SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS * April 5-8: "AWI AWI Armstrong World Industries, Inc (Lancaster, PA) AWI Australian Wool Innovation Limited AWI Agency for Workforce Innovation (Florida) AWI Animal Welfare Institute AWI American War of Independence Spring Leadership Conference," Greater Washington D.C. area; phone Kimberly Haynes of the Architectural Woodwork Institute National Standards-setting Trade Association - Monday; April 24, 2006 The Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI),founded in 1953, is a professional trade association. at (434) 975-0191 or visit www.awinet.org. April 10-12: "International Wood Composites Symposium & Technical Workshop," Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA; phone Vikram Yadama, Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. , (509) 335-6261 or visit www.woodsymposium.wsu.edu. * April 11-12: "Helping the Wood Products Industry Profit from the Next 10 Years," Wood Education and Resource Center, Princeton, WV; phone Dovetail Partners at (651) 762-4007. SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS ** April 19-21: 5th Annual Executive Briefing Conference, The Inverness Conference Center, Denver, CO; contact Judy Cisler of StiLes Education at (616) 698-7500 or visit www.stilesmachinery.com/ebc. April 28-30: Wood China 2006 Conference, Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Centre Internation Hotel, Shanghai, China; visit www.woodchina.cn. May 15-17: "2006 OSB OSB abbr. Order of Saint Benedict WorLd Symposium & Exhibition III," Miami Beach, FL; phone the Structural Board Assn. at (905) 475-1100 or visit www.osbguide.com. ** May 24: "Hardwood Plywood Grading & Sales Workshop," Holiday Inn at the Plaza, Kansas City, MO; phone Hardwood Plywood Veneer Assn. at (703) 435-2900 or visit www.hpva.org. ** June 20-24: "Summer Career & TechnoLogy Education," sponsored by the Architectural Woodwork Institute, Location TBA TBA See: To be announced ; phone (703) 733-0600 or visit www.awinet.oLq. ** July 25-27: "Spray Finishing Technology Workshop," presented by DeVilbiss, Binks and ITW ITW In The Wild (informatics, antivirus research) ITW Information Theory Workshop (IEEE) ITW Into Thy Word (religion) ITW Into the Woods Industrial Finishing, Mount Washusett Community College, Gardner, MA; phone Ken Hanson at (978) 630-9179 or visit www.mwicc.edu/programs/fwp/finishingworkshop.htm. Aug. 22: "Industrial Wood Finishing 2006: Making Water-Based Finishes Work," cosponsored by the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing at the University of British CoLumbia Locations Vancouver The Vancouver campus is located at Point Grey, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the North Shore mountains. The 7. and Wood & Wood Products, Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA; phone Iain Macdonald at (604) 822-1472 or iain.macdonald@ubc.ca. 2006 ASSOCIATION MEETINGS April 5-7: World of Wood, annual convention of the International Wood Products Assn., Tucson, AZ; phone (703) 820-6696; www.iwpawood.org. April 23-25: Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Assn. Spring Convention, Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC; phone (703) 435-2900 or visit www.hpva.org. May 3-6: 2006 Woodworking Industry Conference, The Wailea Marriott Resort, Maui, Hawaii; phone AWFS AWFS Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers at (323) 838-9440 (www.awfs.org), WMIA WMIA Woodworking Machinery Industry Association at (410) 931-8100 (www.wmia.org) or WMMA WMMA Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America WMMA Word of Mouth Marketing Association (also seen as WOMMA) WMMA Wisconsin Marketing and Management Association WMMA Western Montana Mycological Association at (215) 564-3484. (www.wmma.org). May 7-10: Composite Panel Assn. Spring Meeting, Hyatt Coconut Point, Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
July 15-18: Unfinished Furniture Assn. Wood Convention & Trade Show, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH; phone (800) 487-8321 or visit www.unfinishedfurniture.org. Oct. 4-6: Wood Products Manufacturers Assn. Annual Meeting, Biltmore Hotel Providence, RI; phone (978) 874-5445 or visit www.wpma.org. 2007 ASSOCIATION MEETINGS March 28-30: World of Wood, annual convention of the International Wood Products Assn., San Diego, CA; phone (703) 820-6696 or visit www.iwpawood.org. Visit www.iswonline.com for a comprehensive listing of industry events. ** Contact organizations for additional dates, locations or programs. |
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