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IFAI Expo going virtual for 2020

IBEX 2020 now a virtual event

Given the continuing uncertainty

The 30th International BoatBuilders'

with the spread of the COVID-19

Exhibition and Conference (IBEX),

pandemic and the importance of the

scheduled for Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2020,

health and safety of the entire textile

will be held virtually. This decision was

community, Industrial Fabrics Association

made due to the ongoing COVID-19

International (IFAI) has made the difﬁcult,

pandemic. For more information,

yet unavoidable decision to transition

visit www.ibexshow.com.

IFAI Expo 2020, set for Nov. 3-6, 2020,
in Indianapolis, Ind., to an online-only
virtual event.
"The health and well-being of our staff,

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Steve Schiffman, IFAI President/CEO. "We

that its annual Expo scheduled for

look forward to hosting the industry next

Jan. 21-23, 2021, at the Crowne Plaza

year in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 1-4, 2021, for

Hotel and Conference Center in

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our 100th annual in-person Expo."

Warwick, R.I., has been postponed

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until January 2022.

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This year's Virtual Expo will take place

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over several days in early November 2020
in a robust platform designed to provide
many exciting opportunities for attendees, exhibitors and sponsors to discover,
network and help grow their businesses.
IFAI Expo will host numerous sessions
both live and on-demand. Deep-dive
education sessions, campﬁres and the
Advanced Textiles Conference will all
take place, and attendees will be able to
view, hear and ask questions to speakers
along with other attendees.
Exhibitors and attendees will have

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through virtual exhibit booths, which will
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that is easy to access, connect with
exhibit booth staff by chat, a live call or
setting up an appointment and more.
Going virtual allows both domestic
and international attendees to explore
the knowledge-packed educational
sessions from anywhere, and textile
professionals from around the world can
discover new products, chat, network,
meet with exhibitors, communicate with
colleagues and learn from world-class

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