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TWSBA Regional Gatherings

TWSBA strives to build collaboration between organization. Most times, that collaboration happens best at the regional level. Regional gatherings happen in the years we don’t hold a national conference. The idea is to keep ideas and sharing moving forward. Since 2017, ten Regional TWSBA gatherings have pulled together almost 400 attendees- that’s about the same number of people who come to the national conferences!

If you’re doing this type of work and new to TWSBA, or if you’re thinking about stating to do this type of work, regional gatherings are a great place to start. Here are the regions and the currently scheduled gatherings (some will be in person, some will be virtual or hybrid).

Great Lakes

The Great Lakes Region will be holding a virtual gathering on Friday March 3rd. It will be for most of the day and cover topics such as:

• Insurance coverage for TWSBA member activities – best practices
• Training students for entry level maritime jobs – how to
• Blending STEM training into workforce development programs – how to
• Choosing the right boat design for boat-building programs – considerations & discussion
• Community boating or on-water boating classes logistics & boat selection – how to & best practices
• Partnering with Shipmasters lodges toward students getting into maritime jobs – how to
• Economical boat builds & how to choose what to build or use – considerations & discussion
• A virtual boat show similar to what OffCenterHarbor.com has done the past few years

For more information, contact Patrick McBriarty:

Mid-Atlantic

Saturday, October 21st, at the Tidewater Wooden Boatshop in Norfolk, VA. Tom Brandl - point of contact.

Pacific Northwest & Bay Area

TBD

New England

October 21, 2023. Mystic Seaport, Mystic Connecticut.

Point of contact: Nick Parker