Events

2024 WCMA Fall Conference & Plant Tours

September 23-25, 2024 Cedar Falls - Waterloo, Iowa

Tours to include:

TruStile - Northwood Iowa

Bertch Cabinets - Waterloo, Iowa

Kendrick Forest Products - Edgewood, Iowa

Trappist Caskets - Peosta, Iowa

CPM - Waterloo, Iowa

John Deere - Dubuque, Iowa

WPMA Guest Attendee
This year, the WCMA is inviting members of the Wood Products Manufacturers Association (WPMA) to attend this event by offering the same discounted registration rate enjoyed by WCMA members. Please contact the WPMA office for the online code needed to receive this discount at the time of registration.

Visit https://www.wcma.com/2024-fall-conference.html

 

2025 IHLA Convention & Exposition

Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

March 17th - 19th, 2025

Indianapolis Marriott Downtown
350 W. Maryland Street
Indianapolis, IN 46225

 

 

NEKDA Fall Meeting will be October 29-30 in Waterville, ME at the Best Western Plus Hotel. They have great mill tours of Robbins Lumber, Kennebec Lumber and Pride Manufacturing. Stress relief and dinner on Tuesday, and on Wednesday several interesting and helpful technical presentations and their Kiln Operator’s Clinic. These will provide excellent opportunity to see at Robbins and Kennebec, respectively, white pine and hardwood sawing and kiln drying, value added manufacturing of pine planing, profiling and prefinishing and hardwood flooring manufacturing, and manufacture of high volume, precision quality wood items at Pride Mfg. – each great examples of critical importance of quality drying processes and procedures!

Dinner at the Best Western in Waterville, ME

Overnight room rate is special price of $119 ($179 regular).

 

2025 NWFA Expo April 15 - 17, 2025

 

Charlotte Convention Center

501 S College St
Charlotte, NC 28202

INFO HERE

 

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Register

WPMA is a member of the IWF 2024 Industry Partners Alliance.  Your IWF 2024 registration is a special membership benefit.  WPMA members can register for the show using code WPM224 and book your hotel here:  REGISTRATION

Visit WPMA in Booth #C2842.

WPMA 94th Annual Meeting Agenda here

WPMA 94th Annual Meeting Notes here

Annual Meeting Registration List here

High Velocity
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Meet & Greet

WPMA will be hosting a Meet & Greet on Thursday, August 8, 2024 from 6-8 in the High Velocity Media Room located in the Marriott Marquis.  Join us for refreshments and great networking with fellow woodworkers. 

Marriott Marquis

High Velocity Lounge - Media Room

265 Peachtree Center Avenue NE

Atlanta GA