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title: IBEX Blog | Kate Holden (3)
description: IBEX show information including networking, education and exhibit hall updates. (3)
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## Kate Holden
### Recent Posts
## [Composites: Catch the Wave](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/04/30/composites-catch-the-wave)
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## [Marine Industry Momentum](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/04/23/marine-industry-momentum)
I’ll admit it: I’m an optimist. I’m a glass half-full kind-of-gal. I always look on the bright side because I prefer it to the alternative. But I’m also a pragmatist and I am driven by cold-hard...
[Read More](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/04/23/marine-industry-momentum)
## [IBEX by the Numbers](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/04/16/ibex-by-the-numbers)
Is it really Spring? This has been a long, cold winter for so many of us. I’m happy to see signs of Spring as we ramp up our plans to promote this year’s IBEX - our 25th Anniversary Show, September...
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## [Caveat Emptor! Let the buyer beware](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/04/08/caveat-emptor-let-the-buyer-beware)
To all our valued exhibitors, please beware of phone and email solicitations claiming to be affiliated with IBEX. Each year we hear about phone and email scams cleverly disguised as official IBEX...
[Read More](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/04/08/caveat-emptor-let-the-buyer-beware)
## [The Father-Daughter Chat: Ethanol — Really?](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/04/02/the-father-daughter-chat-ethanol-really)
Only recently have I fully begun to understand the scope of the ethanol controversy in our industry. Over dinner a few weeks ago with my dad, a commercial fisherman in Maine, the conversation...
[Read More](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/04/02/the-father-daughter-chat-ethanol-really)
## [Chicken or Egg?](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/03/25/chicken-or-egg)
As the 25th International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference and its renown education seminar series approaches, we thankfully don’t have to noodle over such existential quandaries.
[Read More](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/03/25/chicken-or-egg)
## [IBEX: Central to Your Success](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/03/18/ibex-central-to-your-success)
There are many marine industry professionals out there who will agree with this post's title - IBEX has been Central to Your Success. That's why we incorporated it into our new creative for 2015. If...
[Read More](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/03/18/ibex-central-to-your-success)
## [You Say You Want a Revolution?](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/03/11/you-say-you-want-a-revolution)
IKEA recently introduced a new line of wireless charging furniture. Instead of coming home and immediately plugging your phone into a charger, you simply set the phone down on your spiffy new...
[Read More](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2015/03/11/you-say-you-want-a-revolution)
## [From Anne Dunbar, IBEX Show Director](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2014/11/13/from-anne-dunbar-ibex-show-director)
Thank you for helping us to make IBEX Tampa 2014 an incredibly successful show. I know selecting Tampa as a location for IBEX was the right choice. It was energizing to see our industry...
[Read More](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2014/11/13/from-anne-dunbar-ibex-show-director)
## [With An Increase In Attendance Exhibitors Provide Positive Feedback As IBEX 2014 Enters Final Day At Tampa Convention Center](https://blog.ibexshow.com/2014/10/02/with-an-increase-in-attendance-exhibitors-provide-positive-feedback-as-ibex-2014-enters-final-day-at-tampa-convention-center)
An overwhelming majority of the exhibitors at the 2014 International BoatBuilders' Exhibition & Conference ([#IBEX14](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ibex14)) were thrilled with the quality and quantity of attendees at this annual marine...
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