2008 Annual Conference
April 28 - 30, 2008 - Burlington, VT
On April 28 - 30, 2008 The Handcrafted Soapmaker's Guild held the 12th Annual Conference at The Inn at Essex, Burlington, Vermont. The Conference was a huge success; it was the highest attended conference in HSMG history and the largest soap conference in North America with 220 attendees from 35 states and 6 countries. Over 60 suppliers and manufacturerers contributed to the conference by sponsoring or donating and the results were evident.
Thanks to Our Sponsors
We would like to extend a HUGE Thank YOU to our generous sponsors, some of whom were present at this event. It is due to their support that we are able to put on such a professional conference each year. It's a little known fact that the conference fees have been set to cover the food, space, equipment, speakers and other overhead. It's the sponsorship income that gives makes it possible to go all out with the gifts and other extras. Please visit their websites to see what they might have to offer your business.
Platinum Sponsors
Soaper’s Choice (a division of Columbus Foods)
Suppliers of fixed oils of all types for the handcrafted soap making community.
Manufacturing and supplying a wide variety of fragrance and essential oils, dried botanicals and other products for use in soaps, candles, and other cosmetic products.
Offering an extensive inventory of supplies for soap makers since 1998.
Offering a large selection of natural and organic unscented Cosmetic Bases with over 1,000 stock formulations and custom formulation services too.
Silver Sponsors
Snowdrift Farm
Shay and Company
From Nature With Love
Soap Melters
Mold Market
Sunday, April 27th
Preparations kicked into high gear on Sunday as the first attendees started to arrive. Registration began at 4:00PM, the attendees were given all of their goodies sponsored in part by Essential Wholesale, From Nature With Love, Mold Market and Soap Melters. Each attendee was given a registration folder containing the Conference Program Book, a name badge, a clipboard, a water bottle and finally a goodie bag just bursting with samples from our over 60 contributors.
Some attendees were returning from previous conferences and some were coming for the very first time. The anticipation from all was palpable as people greeted old friends and made new ones.
Certification
At 5:30PM the HSMG held the first ever Soapmaker Certification Exam for CP/HP and MP soapmakers. The Certification idea began at the 2006 Conference in Portland, Oregon and countless hours of volunteer work have gone in to making these first tests possible.
Certified MP Soapmakers
Certified CP/HP Soapmakers
Congratulations to our newly certified soapmakers!
- Lisa Adams, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Wanda Alexander, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Maryann Alvino, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Elizabeth Beckett, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Susan Blouin, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Julia Bundy, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Yvonne Bunevich, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Catherine Colberg, CP/HP Soapmaker and MP Soapmaker
- Hasina Dadamiya, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Gillian DeConto, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Jennifer Dionne, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Barbara Downey, CP/HP Soapmaker and MP Soapmaker
- Kevin Dunn, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Susan Emery, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Terest Frederick, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Marie Gale, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Maria Gelnett, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Nina Gerhold, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Wanda Gillen, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Delores Harris, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Jordan Henderson, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Monique Hodgkinson, CP/HP Soapmaker and MP Soapmaker
- Pamela Hoehn, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Teresa Holzthum, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Jennifer Jack, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Elaine Koronich, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Patricia Magaldi, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Val Marhefka, CP/HP Soapmaker and MP Soapmaker
- Barbara Marsh, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Monica Mayer, CP/HP Soapmaker
- David Melis, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Kerri Mixon, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Donna Puizina, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Lynn Rodenroth, CP/HP Soapmaker and MP Soapmaker
- Debroah Scanlan, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Joy Schuyler, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Denaige Shanks, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Patrick Showalter, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Mariann Smith, MP Soapmaker
- Jackie Thompson, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Pat Thrasher, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Sr. Cathleen Timberlake, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Adele Virtue, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Lisa Wachtel, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Joan Wysocki, CP/HP Soapmaker
- Emma Zember, CP/HP Soapmaker
More pictures and details to come!!
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