NOVEMBER 2010 - Association of Marina Industries

5Conference CornerIMI Drystack ConferenceIMI’s Drystack Conference Deemed a Success—Overseventy-five marinaindustry professionalsattended the InternationalMarina Institute’sDrystack Conference,October 24–26,2010 in Fort Lauderdale,Florida. The conference featured eleven seminars focusedon dry storage projects, new technology, and updateson drystack development in other parts of the world. Theevent also included networking receptions and exhibitsfrom companies who offer products and services to marinaswith drystack facilities. IMI would like to thank BellinghamMarine for sponsoring the Drystack Conference.Next year IMI’s Fall Conference will be held October 23–25, 2011. Mark your calendar now and keep an eye out forfurther details!Seminar Content Online—Allseminar descriptions, speakernames, and speaker biographiesfor IMBC 2011 are now postedat www.marinaassociation.org/imbc/education/seminars. Visitthe site to view what topics will be covered and start thinkingabout which sessions you’d like to attend. In addition,a tentative agenda for the Clean Marina & Clean BoatingWorkshop is available at www.marinaassociation.org/imbc/education/pre-conference-programs. The Clean Marina &Clean Boating Workshop will take place on Wednesday,January 26, 2011 from 8:00am–4:30pm at the Greater FortLauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. Registrationfor the workshop is available at www.marinaassociation.org/imbc/registration.Over 20 New Companies Exhibiting at IMBC– As IMBC’sexhibit floor continues to grow each year, so do the numberof companies displaying their products and services. Forthe 2011 show, IMBC will have over twenty new companiesin booths, in addition to over 90 returning companies.To view a list of exhibitors to date, visit www.marinaassociation.org/imbc/exhibitors.Phone App to be Available in December— Get conferenceinformation, alerts, and updates in the palm of yourhand! For IMBC 2011, a new mobile phone application willbe available for download by mid December. The app willinclude the conference agenda, a list of exhibitors, hoteland local restaurant information, and more. Look for ourannouncement that the app is ready and directions for howto download the FREE app. The app is being developed andwill be powered by Beyond 2000 Software.International Marina &Boatyard ConferenceJanuary 26-28, 2010 · Fort Lauderdale Convention Center,Fort Lauderdale, FLSurvey Winner—Thank you to all who participated inAMI’s Marina Industry Trends Survey! We have receivedgreat data and are excited to compile and analyze it forthe seminar Marina Industry Update being presented atIMBC in January. As you know, everyone who filled outthe survey was entered into a drawing to win a free fullconference pass to IMBC. Congratulations to Jason Ryanof Signal Mountain Lodge in Moran, WY, the winner ofthis drawing. Join Jason at the conference by registering atwww.marinaassociation.org/imbc/registration.