We Appreciate Our Volunteers In honor of National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 16-22), AWFS® recognizes and thanks the volunteers who we serve the association and our industry! AWFS and SWM volunteers are active and involved in the following ways: — Determining the strategy for the association (Board of Directors) — Overseeing the budget (Board […]
The 2023 AWFS®Fair Space Draw is right around the corner, scheduled to begin on April 11th. In preparation for the event, AWFS® has created a menu of new incentives that all participating exhibitors can take advantage of while they are choosing their exhibit booth location. The incentive menu has options for any exhibitors who decide […]
What a year 2021 has been! To say that 2021 has been a challenge is an understatement. We have done more work from home than we ever thought possible and have been more effective and efficient doing it. Who could have imagined closing machinery orders without ever meeting with a customer in person? It now […]
In July of 2023, AWFS®Fair will once again return to the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. At this point in the show cycle, focus turns to the 2023 AWFS®Fair Space Draw, which will begin in February 2022 and take place over a six-to-eight-week timeframe. Exhibitors that register for space draw will be […]
Anaheim, Ca. – February 1, 2021 – Due to an overwhelming demand by AWFS®Fair attendees, Association of Woodworking Furnishings & Woodworking Suppliers® (AWFS®) recently announced their newest 2021 show feature: the inaugural Tool Tour. The Tool Tour will feature manufacturers and suppliers of hand and power tools and small equipment, which are essential product categories […]
AWFS® Suppliers’ Edge Newsletter, Spring 2020 AWFS®Fair recently completed its largest space draw since 2008. The next show will take place in the new West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center from July 20 – 23, 2021. In addition to a brand new venue, the show will also introduce a new Tuesday – Friday […]
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 […]
