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IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE BEST.

In July 2011, 19,000 woodworking professionals from across the country and around the world will gather in Las Vegas for their industry’s most innovative, most exciting event. Join them, and benefit from four high-value days of networking, learning and building your business, including these exclusive features and events.

INNOVATION SHOWCASES

What’s new at the show—and what’s next for the industry—is on display in two easy-to-access areas, The New Product Showcase and The First-Time Exhibitor Showcase. Click here to view the winners!

COLLEGE OF WOODWORKING KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION PROGRAM (CWWK®)

Arm yourself with knowledge, know-how, and new ideas. Our professional education program is the best in the business, power-packed with learning opportunities. Choose from classroom lectures, skill workshops and technical seminars. Click here for details.

GREEN DESK

Got “green” questions? The Green Desk is a free feature offered by AWFS. Attendees can stop by the desk anytime throughout the days of the show to ask about their concerns related to environmental practices and products, green building and product certifications, as well as federal and state regulations affecting the industry. The Green Desk is hosted by experts from a multitude of sustainability-driven organizations so take advantage of the wealth of expertise and information that will be available. Look for the Green Desk just inside the North Hall entrance, Booth 2003. Click here to view the full Green Desk schedule.

The smartSHOP

The smartSHOP is a fully operational cabinet shop on the exhibit floor that will showcase “Simplicity in Automation for the Small Shop.” If you’ve ever been intimidated by the vast field of woodworking machinery visible on a trade show floor, the smartSHOP brings automation down to scale for the modest size shops. This is a great opportunity for you to see how it takes less time to do more, and do it with ease and sophistication.

It will be hosted by industry expert, Gero Sassenberg and other professionals who will be on hand to answer questions as a fully automated shop demonstrates the machinery and processes of cabinet construction from data input software to cabinet assembly. The experts will interact with attendees while demonstrating the automation process—from start to finish. The smartSHOP will produce product for a local charity, and free, “mini-start demos” will be sprinkled throughout the day for attendees dropping by. Central Hall, Booth 4057

WOODWORK CAREER ALLIANCE

The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America will debut the Woodwork Passport Credentialing program by offering live operational evaluations using the Woodwork Manufacturing Skill Standards. The Woodwork Passport – a portable, personal, permanent record of a woodworker’s level of competency in tool and machine operations – a ”passport” to career success For more information or to enroll in the program visit www.woodworkcareer.org. A few woodwork professionals and a few woodwork educators will be selected to be part of the demonstration assessments. To add your name to the pool of candidates to be evaluated on the show floor email gheuer@woodworkcareer.org Central Hall, Booth 4053

WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM NETWORKING EVENT

Cabinet Makers Association presents, the “What’s Your Problem?” event.  An informal networking and problem-solving get-together with peers. Thursday, July 21, Room N115. A no-host bar opens the event at 3:00 p.m. with program to follow from 3:30 -5:00 p.m.  Open to all AWFS Fair attendees but registration is required. Click here to register.

FREE PRESENTATIONS

Presentations by OSHA, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), offered daily on the show floor. Click here for more information.

COMPETITIONS

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Surround yourself with INNOVATION.
REGISTER NOW.

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