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Elevate Your Floral State of Mind at the Fleurvana Virtual Summit

Elevate Your Floral State of Mind at the Fleurvana Virtual Summit

Watch the floral revolution unfold—right from the comfort of your own couch! The Fleurvana Virtual Summit kicks off August 23-26, encompassing an amazing four days of floral education, creativity and content. More than 20 industry experts from across the U.S. and Canada will be bringing you 30 different presentations designed to elevate your floral artistry, career and business.

AIFD® Annual Membership Meeting

AIFD® Annual Membership Meeting

Each year at the AIFD® National Symposium the AIFD® Leadership hosts an Annual Membership Meeting to share updates with the Institute’s membership. Given the cancellation of this year’s Symposium, the Annual Membership Meeting is being distributed in video format for your convenience! Please take a few moments to join President Jackie Lacey AIFD® as he addresses the membership.

The Year of Frankie

The Year of Frankie

The acting President of AIFD South Central Region is making it her mission during 2020-2021 “The Year of Frankie” to fund the Frankie Shelton AIFD Fund. At 96 years young Frankie is a living legacy in Houston, Texas, a past president of AIFD and the force behind the regional setup of AIFD.

Quick Tips for Online Meetings

Quick Tips for Online Meetings

We are spending more and more time in online meetings—board meetings, wedding consultations, check-in with friends and more. While these tend to be a little less formal than in-person meetings, we all still want to look our best. Here are six quick tips to make you shine at your next Zoom meeting.

Meet the Inductees – Part 5

Meet the Inductees – Part 5

Get to know the last group of inductees and then make sure you say “Hi” next year when we can meet in person!

Meet the Inductees – Part 4

Meet the Inductees – Part 4

We asked each of our 2020 inductees to tell us a little about themselves. Take a minute to get to know these 10 and stay tuned for more to come!

Meet the Inductees – Part 3

Meet the Inductees – Part 3

We asked each of our 2020 inductees to tell us a little about themselves. Take a minute to get to know these 10 and stay tuned for more to come!

Meet the Inductees – Part 2

Meet the Inductees – Part 2

We asked each of our 2020 inductees to tell us a little about themselves. Take a minute to get to know the next 10 and stay tuned for more to come!

Meet The Inductees of 2020

Meet The Inductees of 2020

We asked each of our 2020 inductees to tell us a little about themselves. Take a minute to get to know the first 5 and stay tuned for more to come!

My First Symposium

My First Symposium

By David R. Hope AIFD, AAF I became a member of AIFD in 1978. AIFD had a big membership drive that year to increase national membership. As it had started in California, the vast majority of members were from there. However, there was a growing…