FRIDAY - MARCH 31
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| 8am to 5pm |
Registration
LOCATION: *GCCC - Main Concource outside of Hall C
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8am to 5pm
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Exhibitor Set Up
LOCATION: * GCCC - Hall C |
| 9am to 12:30noon |
** Retail Columbus Store Tour (limited space) - sign up in Registration Education Section
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| 11am to 5:30pm |
Education – Business Seminars & Product Workshops - EDUCATION DETAILS
All sessions at *GCCC except for Retail Columbus Store Tour
- 9am to 12:30pm: Retail Columbus Store Tour
- 11am to 12:30pm: Paper Makes a Difference
- 12noon to 1:30pm: Encaustic 101: Painting With Wax
- 12:30 to 1:45pm: Technology and Creative Products
- 2 to 3pm: Cracking the Code to What Customers Crave
- 2:30 to 5pm: Everyday Cardmaking with Sizzix
- 3 to 4:15pm: The Events and Education Landscape: Driving Growth Panel
- 3:30 to 5pm: Introduction to R&F Pigment Sticks
- 4:30 to 5:30pm: What Should Your Store Look Like?
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| SATURDAY - APRIL 1 |
8am to 5pm
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Registration
LOCATION: *GCCC - Main Concourse outside of Hall C
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| 8am to 5pm |
Exhibitor Set Up
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C
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| 8:30am to 5pm |
Education - Business Seminars & Product Workshops
- 8:30 to 10am: Elevate Your Business with Short Form Video
- 8:30 to 10:30am: Craft with Light with Chibitronics
- 9 to 10am: Visual Merchandising Not So 101: How to Set Displays that Sell
- 9 to 11am: Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks in Bloom
- 10 to 11:15pm: Wellness in Creative Products Panel
- 10 to 11:30am: Digital Marketing Toolkit for Art and Craft Retailers in 2023
- 11 to 1pm: Letterpress Made Better with Spellbinders
- 11:30am to 12:30pm: Ethical Use of AI & Emerging Technologies in the Creative Industries
- 12:00 to 1:00pm: Lunch and Learn: Make Your Own Products With Lasers (lunch not provided)
- 12:30 to 1:30pm: 10 Power Ideas to Keep Your Customers Close!
- 1 to 3pm: Ditch the Brayer with Dina Wakley and Ranger
- 1:30 to 3pm: Working with Designers
- 2 to 3pm: How to Get Started with Live Selling
- 3 to 4:30pm: Increase Sales and Build Loyalty Through Enhanced Staff Training
- 3 to 5pm: Fabric Flowers Necklace
- 3 to 4:30pm: Larger Than Life Stamps and Stencils with Altenew
- 3:30 to 5pm: Can The Art Materials Industry Create New Long-Term Customers by Engaging Academia More Effectively?
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| 5:30 to 6:15pm |
Meet the Creative Professionals - co-located with Welcome Reception
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| 5:30 to 7:30pm |
Welcome Reception
LOCATION: Regency Ballroom at Hyatt Regency Columbus
- 5:30 to 6:15pm - Cocktail Hour
- 5:30 to 6:15pm - Meet the Creative Professionals
- 6:15 to 7:30pm – Welcome Reception Program
- 6:15 to 6:30pm - Board of Directors Announcements
- 6:30 to 7:00pm - Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement Award Presentations
- 7:00 to 7:25pm - Keynote Speaker, Blake Barrios
- 7:25 to 7:30pm - Announcement - 2024 Creativation by Namta Location!
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| SUNDAY - APRIL 2 |
| 7am - 5pm |
Registration
LOCATION: *GCCC - Main Concourse outside of Hall C |
| 7:45am |
Grab 'n Go Breakfast
LOCATION: Union Station Ballroom, *GCCC 1st Floor
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| 8:15 - 9:45am |
Industry Research Study Presentation and Panel Discussion
LOCATION: Union Station Ballroom, *GCCC 1st Floor
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| TBD |
Cornhole Tournament
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C |
| 9:55am |
Opening Ceremony
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C Entry
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| 10am- 5pm |
Exhibit Hall Open
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C
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| 10am - 4pm |
Demo Alley
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C
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12noon
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The Intersection of Fine Arts and Crafts with Kizer and Bender
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C on Trade Show Floor
Seminar compliments of Presenters |
| 3 - 3:30pm |
Creativation by Namta Booth Awards
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C - Namta Booth #343
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| 5 - 6pm |
What’s Exciting in the Exhibit Hall
LOCATION: Room C160 A&B
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7 - 10pm
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President’s Reception
LOCATION: COSI - Center of Science and Industry
Buses will start picking up at 6:30pm
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MONDAY - APRIL 3
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| 8am - 5pm |
Registration
LOCATION: *GCCC - Main Concourse outside of Hall C |
8am - 9am
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Meet and Greet: Coffee with the Creative Professionals
LOCATION: *GCCC - Room C172
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9am - 5pm
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Exhibit Hall Open
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C |
| 10am -4pm |
Demo Alley
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C
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| TBD |
Cornhole Tournament
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C
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| 6pm - 8pm |
Next Generation Happy Hour
LOCATION: Pins (141 North 4th Street) |
| TUESDAY - APRIL 4 |
| 8 am - 2pm |
Registration
LOCATION: *GCCC - Main Concourse outside of Hall C |
| 9am - 2pm |
Exhibit Hall Open
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C
(Final Day - Closes at 2pm) |
| 10am - 1pm |
Demo Alley
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C
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| CLOSES at 2pm |
Exhibitor Teardown
LOCATION: *GCCC - Hall C
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