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The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), announced today the details of its annual Industry Breakfast and Awards Ceremony. Scheduled for opening day of this year’s show in the Grand Ballroom of the Tampa Waterside Marriott Hotel, doors will open at 7 a.m. and the program will begin promptly at 7:30 a.m. The annual event will include several award presentations ...

Registration is now open for the 29th International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), being held October 1-3 at the Tampa Convention Center. North America’s largest trade event for recreational marine industry professionals, IBEX is owned and produced by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and RAI Amsterdam. “The entire IBEX team has been working tirelessly to prepare for the opening ...

As the NMMA works towards addressing the industry’s growing workforce challenges, we have created two new opportunities for NMMA members to help expand awareness for jobs in boating and engage/educate companies in solutions to recruit new hires. At the end of June, the NMMA is taking part at an annual conference for school guidance counselors, the ASCA Annual Conference.  The objective ...

A new Super Session has been added to the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) educational lineup, Challenges & Solutions for Workforce Development, to address the hurdles of recruiting and retaining employees in the boating industry and address areas that will help companies’ long-term growth. The workforce Super Session will take place September 30, 2019 ahead of IBEX (Oct. 1-3) in Tampa, from ...

SureShade, the U.S. designer and manufacturer of patented retractable sunshade systems for the marine industry, has engaged Derema Group as their exclusive sales agent representing the SureShade brand in the Northeast, Midwest and Western region of the U.S. recreational boating market. The new manufacturer’s representative relationship with Derema Group will help SureShade expand sales and service capabilities with OEM clients ...

The 2018 Innovation Awards, managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI), were presented at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) during the annual Industry Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Eight BWI judges with various technical backgrounds in boating selected the new product winners among dozens of entries submitted by marine trade companies.  ...

The Grow Boating Marketing Summit is offering an early bird registration rate of $159, available through today, Aug. 30. After Aug.  30, registration is $199.  This year's summit, entitled "Digital Marketing: Join the Evolution,"  will cover ways to leverage digital marketing channels—display ads, video, social media, email, search, websites and more — to move your business forward. Held the day ...

The 2018 Innovation Awards, managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association and judged by Boating Writers International (BWI), will be presented at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) during the annual Industry Breakfast. The breakfast is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, Oct, 2,  from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Tampa Waterside Marriott ...

The Grow Boating Marketing Summit at this year's IBEX is offering an early bird registration rate of $159, available through Aug. 30. After Aug. 30, registration is $199.  This year's summit, titled “Digital Marketing: Join the Evolution," will cover ways to leverage digital marketing channels—display ads, video, social media, email, search, websites and more—to move your business forward. Held the day ...

Power Products Marine Solutions will be presenting several informational seminars at IBEX 2018, which runs from Oct. 2-4 in Tampa, Fla. On Monday, Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., there will be a CZone Level 1 Certification Training, where participants will gain a working knowledge of CZone Digital Switching and Monitoring. The Level 1 CZone certification course will ...