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The Rocky Mountain Fabricare Association will be hosting its annual convention on April 11 and 12 at the Sheraton Hotel of Colorado Springs, CO, located at 2886 South Circle Drive.

This year’s program will feature several guest speakers, including Kenney Slatten, founder and president of Kenney Slatten Training Co., who will present a spotting seminar.

Mary Scalco, vice president of IFI, will be on hand to offer up a report on GreenEarth cleaning. Other guest speakers will include: Joni Canterbury of the Small Business Assistance Program, Debbie Barnett of Environmental Forensic Investigations and Joe Blaha and Bob Blacker, who will discuss equipment maintenance.

In addition to the educational sessions, RMFA’s conference will also feature a full range of allied trade exhibitors.

Registration for the event is $75 for members and $100 for non-members prior to Friday, March 21.

After that date, the cost goes up to $100 for members and $125 for non-members.

Hotel rooms are available at the Sheraton Colorado Springs at a discounted rate of $65 per night for single or double occupancy or $120 per night for a suite. Those wishing to make reservations should call (800) 981-4012 prior to March 10 and mention the spring conference.

For more information, contact RMFA at (303) 433-4446.

Also on the horizon for RMFA is an advanced spotting seminar set for Saturday, March 15 at Mountain High Cleaners at 13053 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood, CO.

The program, presented by Roland Dobbins, will run from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. It is aimed toward helping cleaners with at least one year of experience.

Cost is $179 for members and $209 for no-members.

For more information, call Mountain High Cleaners at (303) 987-1394.

Mike Marks, cofounder of the Indian River Consulting Group, will headline this year’s annual management conference presented by the Textile Care Allied Trades Association.

The event, which is set for April 23-26, will be at the Marriott Laguna Cliffs in Dana Point, CA.

Marks will discuss ways in which distributors and manufacturers can remain profitable in the future. He will speak from 8 a.m. until noon on Friday, April 25.

He will be joined by another guest speaker, Sondra Thiederman, Ph.D., who is the author of various books that cover workplace diversity. She will address cross-cultural challenges during her presentation from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 26.

Also on the same day, a Silver Circle Club reception and luncheon has been scheduled from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Later in the evening, a closing reception and party will conclude the conference, running from 7 to 11 p.m.

The conference will kick off at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, when registration begins.

Later in the day, TCATA will host a board meeting at 12:30 p.m., a manufacturer meeting at 4 p.m. and an opening reception at 6:30 p.m.

On Thursday, TCATA will present a golf tournament. Registration begins at 9 a.m.

Rooms are available at the Marriott Laguna Cliffs at a rate of $149 per night.

For more information, contact the association by calling (973) 244-1790.

The San Diego Dry Cleaners Association will be offering a drycleaners certification class on Saturday, March 29.

The class is the required California Air Resources Board courses on the Air Toxic Control Measure.

Cost for the certification course is $100 for re-certification and $150 for first-time certification. A book is provided for first time registrants.

The class will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, contact the SDDCA office at (619) 267-5390.