About this episode

The episode provides an in-depth look at the planning of the 2026 IPMS USA National Convention in Fort Wayne, featuring insights from the event's chair and treasurer.

You can feel when a Nationals is being built with real intention and Fort Wayne is making that case early. We sit down with John Figueroa, chair of the 2026 IPMS USA National Convention, and treasurer Dave Mason to get the behind-the-scenes look at what’s coming to the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 5 through 8. The big headline: they’re not doing this with one club grinding for four days. They’ve assembled 11 clubs across Region 4 to share the workload,...

People in this episode

Guests: John Figueroa, Dave Mason

Topics covered

• IPMS USA National Convention
• model shows
• scale modeling
• Fort Wayne
• hobby clubs
• event planning

Keywords

• IPMS USA
• National Convention
• modeling
• Fort Wayne
• hobby clubs
• event planning
• scale models

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IPMS USA

Places: Fort Wayne, Grand Wayne Convention Center

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