PPFA to hold 2012 convention with West Coast Art and Frame

Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) – A PMA member association, announced today its annual conference, PPFA 2012, will be held Jan. 29 – Feb. 1, 2012, concurrent with the West Coast Art and Frame national conference and trade show. Both events will be at the Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.

PPFA events to be held at the event include PPFA International Framing Competition; certification programs, including CPF exam, MCPF exam, recertification course, and CPF preparation courses; PPFA All Member meeting; Chapter Leader Conference; and PPFA Vendor Tabletop Showcase/Reception. PPFA will feature many educational sessions and excellent business and technical training.

“I am extremely happy and pleased to have PPFA and WCAF joining together for the benefit of the framing industry,” says PPFA President Ken Link, CPF, Picture This and More, Alton, Il. “By facilitating a gathering of the framing industry, including retailer framers, framing suppliers, educators, the framing industry trade magazine and the framing industry trade association at the framing industry’s only trade show is a strategic direction that will benefit all. The reuniting of the framing industry through this event will help strengthen our industry’s future in the near term and for years to come.

“This combined show will provide the best in education, certification, framing competitions, supplier/framer connections and overall networking opportunities within the framing community,” he adds.

“I am very excited with this announcement,” says Mark Klostermeyer, MCPF, Design Frames, Falls Church, Va., and PMA president-elect. “The framing industry’s only trade association working side by side with the industry’s leading magazine and trade show. The best Convention, education, certification and trade show all in the same city, the same hotel on the same dates. It’s something the industry has wanted and something the industry needs as we prepare for the future.”