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IBEX Industry Breakfast Goes Virtual

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The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference typically gets underway with an Industry Breakfast, but Hurricane Ian forced organizers to shut down this year’s event.

Organizers are planning an online event Oct. 20 at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) to address the industry and name Innovation Award winners.

Show director Anne Dunbar will give an opening welcome, followed by an industry address by National Marine Manufacturers Association president and CEO Frank Hugelmeyer.

Zuzana Prochazka, judging chair of Boating Writers International, will present the Innovation Awards.

Click here to register for the “Online IBEX Industry Breakfast & Innovation Awards Experience.”

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