ISA works on behalf of your association and the broader sign, graphics and visual communications industry and is excited to share some details of our work. This web page is intended keep you, as an affiliate board member, up to date on ISA’s work and to provide you with a direct link to an ISA staff member who can help you learn more. ISA is grateful for the time and effort you devote to helping grow your affiliate, ISA, and the overall sign and graphics industry. We look forward to keeping you regularly updated on this page.
Coming to ISA International Sign Expo 2025? Put the Member Morning Mixer onto to your Thursday, April 24 agenda. This one-hour networking event brings together members of the ISA Affiliated Associations to exchange ideas and explore new business connections.
The Member Morning Mixer was an idea promoted by the affiliate executive directors to deepen connections at ISA Sign Expo. It will include coffee, pastries and plenty of opportunities to grow your local association.
Member Morning Mixer is just one of the many great networking events at ISA International Sign Expo 2025. Register at www.signexpo.org.
Now in its 10th year, ISA’s Elite program is transforming leadership in the sign and graphics industry and in the affiliate associations. Each year, 35 up and coming sign industry professionals are selected to participate in targeted training at ISA International Sign Expo and brought to ISA headquarters near Washington DC for two days of leadership training in the fall. Many of the Elite alumni have gone on to serve in leadership positions in their companies, at their affiliates and at ISA.
Be sure to meet those from your region and lean into this incredible ISA member only benefit. And be thinking of who in your company or association should be nominated for the 2026 class.
AA Local Sign company members get 25% off Individual Education Packages and Company Education Packages at ISA Sign Expo. The education discount excludes all SEGD packages (launching later this month), WLI, Workshops & Bootcamps, SRF Tours, Electrical Codes Forum, and Thursday/Friday daily education packages.
The Sign Association of Canada (SAC-ACE) has made attending ISA International Sign Expo a must for their members. The O Canada Night is a highly sought after event. SAC-ACE takes advantage of a free meeting space that ISA offers all affiliates and has turned it into a membership benefit.
How might your affiliate make the most of the free meeting space to drive membership, deepen connections and have some fun?
Brainstorm some ideas with Tabitha!
ISA’s board of directors represents the diversity of the sign and graphics industry.
The ISA board of directors representing the Affiliated Associations Council—and your association—are:
See who is serving on the Affiliated Associations Council Steering committee. The 2025 board and steering committees met for the first time in January in Savannah, GA
ISA has long taken education directly to planners, to help them understand how better to regulate signs. One of the best places to reach them is at the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference where thousands of planners from around the country convene.
In late March, ISA’s James Carpentier presents two panels at APA’s NPC. Connecting with planners at events like this helps ensure that communities incorporate reasonable sign codes, which helps communities thrive and our industry grow.
Need help with a sign code issue?
Taxes and Tariffs: Stay in the Know
ISA provided insight into what may be coming from Washington in the form of taxes, tariffs and economic policy. Check out the on-demand webinar, “What to Expect from the New Congress and Administration.” Webinars like this are free to AA members.
ISA offers AAs free access to private meeting rooms and space on the show floor at ISA International Sign Expo. Use this opportunity to:
Learn more about benefits affiliates receive at ISA Sign Expo. Contact:
Tabitha Bowen brings significant experience to the role of member programs manager at ISA. Before joining ISA in the fall, she worked in her family sign installation business, All-Right Sign, and served on the Illinois Sign Association and International Sign Association boards. She also is an ISA Elite. “I am passionate about the success of our affiliates because, from my own firsthand experience, I have witnessed the power of strong business connections. I believe there are a lot of great things that can happen when people come together in this industry.”
Connect with Tabitha to learn more about ISA’s work with affiliates:
1001 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 301
Alexandria, VA 22314
P (703) 836-4012
info@signs.org
