404 people attended 32 education sessions at FENCETECH 2020 in Salt Lake City. Attendees appreciated the wide variety of topics presented that covered essential aspects of the fence industry, including technical and hands-on seminars, business development, operations, and more. The Women in Fencing and Young Fence Professionals panels returned after high demand and engaged their audiences in great discussions about common challenges and ways to succeed.
Gate Automation Design School and Sales Training School broke attendance records this year. GADS students learned how to design safe, compliant automated vehicular gate systems and appreciated the professionalism and expertise of instructors Ron Miller, CAGOI, CAGSD, and Nick Rike, CFC, CAGOI, CAGSD. STS students learned about the sales cycle and were expertly guided through role playing scenarios by instructors Pat Bailey, CFP, and Ken Throckmorton, CFC, CFP, CAGSD.
Overall, attendees came away from FENCETECH education sessions with concrete information and ideas to immediately support their professional success. We are already looking forward to next year and another great education lineup! If you would like to suggest a potential future session topic, please reach out to Sara Surprenant at sara@americanfenceassociation.com. If you’d like to present a future session, keep an eye out in the next few months as we open our call for presentations for FENCETECH 2021 in Nashville!