International Plastic Modelers' Society / USAInternational Plastic Modelers' Society / USAIPMS/USAIPMS/USATime to Celebrate the winners of the various awards at Nationals this year. First up - our Best of the Year! The Awards are:
and a special award recognition to: Ro Annis, for the Special Edition Convention Journal
Here is Vlad's excellent gallery from the Nats:
https://www.svsmgallery.com/Top-level/Contests/IPMS-USA-Nationals-2026-Fort-Wayne-IN
Here is the 2026 Nationals Awards Presentation
For more information, please go to https://ipmsnationals.org/convention-registration
On behalf of the International Plastic Modelers’ Society/USA, it is my distinct pleasure to announce the upcoming opening of registration for the 2026 National Convention at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Registration will open on March 1st at 10 AM CST.
On that date, we will activate the registration link on the 2026 Nationals Website.
Each year since 2023 IPMS/USA has surveyed the attendees at our National Convention to understand more about why members attend, what they like and don’t like, and how we can improve the convention experience. Here is the survey summary of the 2025 Hampton Virginia convention, put together by our new Data Manager, Nate Pollock. Nate was able to take data from each of the last three conventions to compare how members feel about their convention experience.
Here is an updated PDF of the 2025 IPMS/USA National Convention Award Winners.
Here is the PDF of the 2025 IPMS/USA National Convention Awards Ceremony.
Chapter of the Year: Capital Area Models Society
Newsletter: Eastern Carolina Plastic Modelers
Website: Nate Jones - Missouri Ozark Scale Specialists
Region Coordinator of the Year: JC Osbourne, R8
Member of the Year: Tim Burke, IPMS NENY
The 2024 IPMS National Convention Feedback Survey Results