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Full schedule available for MFA Regional Workshops
July 27th, 2023
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 […]
ATA podcast discusses marine canvas business
July 25th, 2023
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 […]
Schedules now available for MFA Regional Workshops
July 18th, 2023
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 […]
ATA podcast discusses success strategies for next generation of textile workers
July 6th, 2023
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, […]
ATA Talking Textiles podcast features marine industry veterans
May 24th, 2023
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, […]
ATA offers management excellence webinar
May 17th, 2023
The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is presenting a management excellence webinar May 24, 2023, from 1–2 pm EDT. The webinar is free for ATA members and $39 for nonmembers. Webinar speaker Madeleine MacRae, founder of MM MacRae Coaching & Consulting and Homepro Toolbox, will discuss how nobody is born with management skills and even the […]
Advanced Textiles Expo 2023 registration opens
May 10th, 2023
Registration is now open for Advanced Textiles Expo 2023 (formerly IFAI Expo.) This year's show takes place Nov. 1–3, 2023, with education from happening from Oct. 31–Nov. 3, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. This event brings together more than 4,000 decisions makers in the advanced textiles, specialty fabrics and shade and […]
ATA Women in Textiles Summit promotes connection
February 9th, 2023
Networking allows for an exchange of ideas, opens the door to opportunities and helps build professional relationships. The Advanced Textiles Association Women in Textiles Summit will bring together experienced and emerging leaders on March 1–3, 2023, in Charleston, S.C. Through an interactive forum that provides education, networking and dialogue about important issues affecting women in […]
Call for speakers for ATA Expo 2023
February 3rd, 2023
The call for presentations is open for Advanced Textiles Expo 2023. Interested speakers can share their expertise, cultivate valuable new connections and give helpful advice to their markets by presenting at Advanced Textiles Expo Oct. 31–Nov. 3, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. Advanced Textiles Expo, formerly known as IFAI Expo, has been regarded as the premier […]
New dates announced for Fabricators Conference and Showcase 2023
February 1st, 2023
Due to construction delays at the new Manufacturing Solutions Center at Catawba Valley Community College in Conover, N.C., the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Fabricators Conference and Showcase event dates have changed to April 24–25, 2023. The event is for fabricators involved in specialty and industrial textile markets. Education sessions will be focused on workforce development, […]