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What a show!
SSIA’s 101st Annual Convention in
Kansas City was buzzing with repairers who were
there to learn, see what is new in the industry,
greet old friends, meet new friends and see new
products. As usual, Jimmy Benson did a great job
in putting together the show. The Doubletree in
Overland Park was an excellent facility with
reasonable rates, good food and a great bar.
In furthering the
SSIA’s commitment to education, there were
numerous seminars offering repairers the
opportunity to learn from the experts. The
seminars were not only well attended, but the
audiences were not shy about asking questions.
They were there to learn, and learn they did!
Summaries of several seminars are included in
this newsletter.
There was also a
lot of follow-up after the seminars with the
experts giving more information during the show.
In addition, the new Silver Cup seminar was
standing room only. It was a great opportunity
to learn from the Silver Cup judges what they
look for when judging shoes. I am sure that we
will see an increase in Silver Cup entries next
year due to this seminar.
This show received
overwhelming support from Konomos Distributing.
Billy Konomos and his gang put on a great show
and were great hosts. Billy invited all
suppliers and wholesalers to his home for a
Friday night backyard feast, and served the
repairers a great breakfast on Sunday morning.
Thank you Bill for the great effort.
The best news of
all was at the annual meeting, where we learned
that membership is growing. From the questions
and comments that were heard during the business
meeting, it is obvious that the SSIA has a great
future.
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