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National Candle Industry Experts at August Guild Congress

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There are many excellent reasons to attend the First Annual Chandler Guild Congress.

We can now announce one reason why you will not want to miss this groundbreaking event:

Five of the foremost candle industry experts will be at the Guild Congress in Cedar Rapids on August 23 and 24. It would be hard to find access to this much knowledge anywhere for a $45 conference fee. This body of industry knowledge would be hard to place a value on. If you are ready to advance your candle business to a new level you can now register for this exceptional event.

These well known national experts are traveling in from all over the United States to work directly with Village Chandlers at the Guild Congress in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in August.

1. The Science of Wick/Heinz Verhaegh Company

Choosing the proper size and type of wick is one of the most important technical aspects of achieving excellece in candle production. At the Guild Congress, you can work directly with the "wickmeister" himself. Few people anywhere in the world have more technical expertise about wick in general. No one has been more active with working with sources for the best cotton wick from Germany for the emerging soy wax industry than Mr. Verhaegh.

2. Candle Safety Standards/Evelyn Bicknese, ASTM National Board

Evelyn Bicknese has been a leader in the candle industry for more than twenty years. Her company Bicknese and Bicknese of St. Louis is known throughout the candle and gift industry for high quality candle products. Eveylyn will share her knowledge and expertise in candle safety and labeling as a leading member of the Natiional ASTM Board.

3. The Art and Science of Candle Color and Aroma/Jeff Charyak-French Color and Chemical/USA

French Color and Chemical has been a pioneer in working with soy wax candle manufacturers all over North America. If you want to achieve technical proficiency in the candle making industry you will want to come to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in August to work directly with French Color and Chemical.

4. Fact and Myth of Aromatherapy and Essential Oils/
The Aura Cacia Technical Team

Many Village Chandlers are producing aromatherapy candle products. Aura Cacia of Weaverville, California can be credited with launching the modern aromatherapy market more than twenty years ago. Separate fact from fiction with this team of essential oil industry experts.

5. State of the Art Candle Manufacturing/Scott Cooper of Cooger Industries.

If you are ready to move beyond pitchers and pails to launch high volume candle production with low cost equipment you will want to see the exciting demonstrations of these appropriate technology systems. Cooger Industries has designed systems for candle production all over the world. Now you can see this amazing equipment and test it yourself with the equipment inventor at the Chandler Congress in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on August 23, 2003.

Sign up now to participate in the First Annual Chandler Guild Congress and take advantage of this rare opportuntity to work in person with these noted industry experts. The First Annual Chandler Congress is an historic event to move the soy wax industry for a quantum leap forward. Do not miss this opportunity.

You can register at: www.soyawax.com

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Availability of Technical Info

Will such material be available to other chandlers who can't make it to Iowa?

It would be great if any reference or technical info can be available, for a fee, subsequent to the congress.

Thanks.

Technical Info from the Chandler Congress

We will post a full report at this website on the information generated at the First Guild Congress that will take place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on August 23 and 24, 2003.

This report will have a considerable amount of technical information. The only way to get the full value of the expertise of these exceptional resource people is to come to this event and participate.

Do what you can to find a way to come in person to the Chandler Congress. How about posting a "carpool bulletin board" so that Chandlers in various regions in the United States can come in a car or van and share travel expenses. The trip will then be half the fun and candle makers can learn from each other all the way to and from the Congress.

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