Garage Door Conferences and Events

Garage Door Industry Gatherings for 2022

Garage door industry conferences offer a great chance for garage door business owners to network with peers, share industry information and trends, effectively marketing garage door repair businesses, and learn about new products.

Conference topics normally cover all aspects of the garage door business including sales, marketing, financing, legal issues, product knowledge, and safety. You can get ideas on how to improve your business practices or get information that can help you start a new business.

COVID has made planning and holding conferences a challenge. The list of garage door conferences on this page is for 2022 is subject to change for each conference.  

IDA Expo+ 

This is the annual conference for the International Door Association was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 5 – 8, 2022. 

The next event is tentatively scheduled for April 9 – 12 of 2024 in Las Vegas – although details haven’t been released yet.

For the 2022 event, attendees were allowed to see the exhibits for free. To take full advantage of all the educational opportunities of the conference, the total cost was $525. Workshops were for management, technical, and training of garage door repair and operations. 

Attendance to the opening night party was also included in the fee.

The 2022 conference was held in Las Vegas – details for 2024 have yet to be released.

The IDA Expo+ was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada

Western Access Systems Association

Western Access Systems Association (WASA) is having its trade show from September 29th to October 1st in Palm Springs, CA at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. While there are no events on September 29th, exhibitors can set up their booth on that day prior to the trade show kicking off on Friday, September 30th. The show offers free admission to all attendees.

There are technical educational tracks featuring representatives from BD Loops, Marantec, Liftmaster, Genie, Doorking, IDEA and Besser Bros.

DASMA (Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association)

For information on all DASMA events, click here.

DASMA Fall Forum

DASMA is holding its Fall Forum from September 21 – September 23, 2022 -the exact venue is TBD.

DASMA Board of Directors Meeting

DASMA’s Board of Directors Meeting is being held from November 14 to November 15th in Boca Raton, FL.

DASMA Annual Meeting

The annual meeting for DASMA is January 23-25, at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, NV.