Join ITRA for the 2025 Annual Meeting in Isle of Palms, South Carolina! From October 5-7, 2025, ITRA members and industry professionals will meet at the Wild Dunes Resort to network, learn, and engage with one another. Don’t miss out on the best independent textile conference of the year!
Conference Registration
Conference registration is now open for the 2025 Annual Convention!
Please note that "guest registration" on the form is for children aged 5-17 only. If you would like to register yourself and a spouse/partner, please use the "couple registration."
Registration will close September 2, 2025. Register today!
Hotel Information
Your beachfront oasis awaits! We are excited to meet at Wild Dunes, where you will enjoy beautiful views, inspiring amenities, and easy access to Isle of Palms beach. Wild Dunes offers something for everyone: award-winning golf and tennis, sparkling pools, on-site dining, outdoor adventures, easy access to downtown Charleston, and much, much more. Check out the hotel website here.
Book your hotel room: Booking Link
Or call 866-359-5593, Option 2.
Book your hotel room by September 2, 2025!
Sponsorship Opportunities
A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available to meet your budget and needs. Get your company in front of industry leaders and support the independent textile industry through one or more of the many options available.
See sponsorship options below and click to add them to your cart. Click the cart in the top right of the page to checkout, and we'll take it from there!
Questions? Please email Abbey at hello@ITRA.us.
View Sponsorship Opportunities here.
Click here to view our current sponsors.
THANK YOU!
Annual Meeting Agenda
Sunday, October 5, 2025
- 2:00 - 3:00 pm: Board Meeting | Boardwalk Inn Boardroom
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3:30 - 5:30 pm: Registration | Indigo Rooftop
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5:30 - 6:40 pm: President’s Reception | Osprey Outdoor Terrace (Board, New Members, Past Presidents, Invited Guests)
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6:30 - 8:30 pm: Welcome Reception & Dinner | Osprey Outdoor Terrace
Monday, October 6, 2025
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7:30 am - 12:00 pm: Registration | Indigo Rooftop
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7:30 - 8:30 am: Networking Breakfast | Indigo Rooftop
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8:15 - 8:30 am: ITRA Business Meeting | Indigo Rooftop
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8:30 - 10:00 am: Tobin Cassels | Indigo Rooftop
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10:00 - 10:15 am: Break | Indigo Rooftop
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10:15 - 11:45 am: Walker McKay | Indigo Rooftop
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Lunch on Your Own
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Afternoon Activities Available
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Dinner on Your Own
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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7:30 - 8:30 am: Breakfast | Indigo Rooftop
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8:30 - 9:30 am: Drew Scholl | Indigo Rooftop
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9:30 - 9:45: Break | Indigo Rooftop
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9:45 - 11:15 am: Col Tom Gordon | Indigo Rooftop
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Activities - Pre-Registration Required. When registering for the event, please add pickleball and/or golf registration if you'd like to participate.
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7:00 pm: Farewell Reception and Dinner | Indigo Rooftop
Annual Meeting Speakers
Tom Cassels
President, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc.
Only 13% of all family-owned businesses are passed down to the third generation. Tobin became President of his family-owned company, Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc., in 2001.
Tobin first began working at Southeastern as a trailer shop mechanic in 1973 when he was thirteen years old, making $1.65 an hour. He began working full-time in 1981 after graduating with a degree in economics from Washington & Lee University.
Tobin learned the business from the ground up by working in the shop, the warehouse, and serving as both a pickup and delivery driver and an over-the-road driver. He became a Christian through the influence of his boss and mentor during his late twenties.
Southeastern Freight Lines is a non-union, regional, less-than-truckload carrier operating 89 service centers located in 13 states and Puerto Rico. Southeastern has 8.600 employees and an annual revenue of $1.7 billion. Since its founding in 1950, Southeastern has never had a layoff. The Cassels' family purpose statement for owning and operating Southeastern is to "Impact Lives and Honor God."
Walker McKay
Founder and Principal, McKay Consulting Group
Drew Scholl
Founder and CEO, Missional Leader, LLC
Colonel Tom Gordon
USMC (Ret) '91, Commandant of Cadets, The Citadel
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