Check out this developing list with ongoing status updates of wood industry events
On Feb. 25, 2020, CueCareer and AWFS hosted a “Career in the Classroom” virtual event, featuring two industry professionals. The 30 minute event was broadcast to three schools in different parts of the U.S. Seth Nardo, general manager at Reborn Cabinets (Anaheim, CA) and Hannah Khalaf at Dixon Enterprises/SurfPrep Sanding (Lake Elsinore, CA) contributed time […]
February 27, 2020 — Young professionals shared their experience working in the woodworking and finishing industry and answered questions via livestream from students in their cabinetmaking I/II classes with wood manufacturing instructor Molly Turner at Ignacio High School in Ignacio, Colorado. A similar scenario played out inRolla, Missouri; Braidwood, Illinois; and Alhambra, California, where schools […]
MFG Day is Friday, October 4, 2019 MFG Day (“Manufacturing Day”) is a nation-wide campaign to strengthen student awareness of manufacturing career opportunities. This is your chance to open your doors, welcome students, and make a positive impact on career awareness (and your future employee pipeline)! Did you know… …89% of students who attended MFG Day events are “more aware […]
Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) Southern California Chapter members and volunteers helped AWFS®Fair attendees make an item out of wood at the Make and Take booth. Attendees could choose to make a tea light candle holder, a cell phone holder, or customize a work apron. There was a raffle for a table top drill press, […]
The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) educational program, the College of Woodworking Knowledge® (CWWK®), was held at the AWFS®Fair and provided value for thousands of AWFS Fair attendees through current topics and addressing business questions and concerns. Designed to meet the current needs of the show audience demographics, the 50 sessions spanned topics […]
Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV-1) came to the AWFS Fair on Friday afternoon, July 19 to learn more about the woodworking industry; see machinery and exhibitors first-hand; and broadcast congratulations to the students at the Fresh Wood and Turning to the Future awards ceremony. Rep. Titus spent 40 minutes touring the show floor, where she got […]
The Rapid Fire Presentations took place Wednesday through Friday afternoon at the AWFS®Fair Live stage. They featured 15 exhibitors and their innovative concepts and were themed each day: presentations on Software on Wednesday; Hardware on Thursday; and Industry 4.0 on Friday. Some of the sessions included “Designing in the Amazon Economy” (with Allmoxy); Making Your […]
Two unique educational opportunities that took place at the AWFS®Fair enhanced the experience for teachers, students, and general attendees by providing more resources and information related to career awareness. The Industry-Education Networking Breakfast on Thursday morning was a jam-packed event, with over fifty teachers and industry professionals coming together to share their challenges and how […]
Eight exciting presentations were made as part of the inaugural WED (short for “Wood Education”) Talk series, held on Thursday, July 18 at the AWFS Fair. The talks and speakers ranged and included topics such as social activism through woodworking; strong women in the woodworking industry; a professional woodworker’s career journey; and […]
