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title: "Registration Is Open for the Year’s Biggest Franchising Event: IFA 2017"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1af844ea-e3d8-4705-a8af-7e5038668b48
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/registration-is-open-for-the-years-biggest-franchising-event-ifa-2017-6951
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Regulation & legal","Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-10-26T15:10:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:14:34.971Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5cf78545737ca1bdb65fa6cdda139051330.jpg
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# Registration Is Open for the Year’s Biggest Franchising Event: IFA 2017

**TL;DR:** Registration is open for the International Franchise Association's (IFA) Convention, the largest annual event for franchisors and franchisees. The event will feature over 50 educational sessions and speakers including Tim Ferriss, Dave Mortensen, and Chuck Runyon.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-26. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/registration-is-open-for-the-years-biggest-franchising-event-ifa-2017-6951).*

## Story

It’s franchising’s biggest annual event: IFA’s Convention. Every year, the International Franchise Association hosts the industry’s premiere event for franchisors of all sizes, single and multi-unit franchisees and hundreds of supplier partners. The forum is designed to allow industry professionals to network and build relationships with over 4,000 of their peers and encourage the development of new ideas.

With more than 50 different educational sessions, roundtables and summits, next year’s convention is poised to tackle the latest industry trends, news and best practices. The topics that will be covered include franchise relations, management and leadership, marketing financing, multi-unit growth, international expansion, franchise development and the importance of social media.

IFA 2017’s feature speakers include Tim Ferriss, the New York Times best-selling author of *The 4-Hour Workweek*, Anytime Fitness co-founder Dave Mortensen and Chuck Runyon and Marcus Buckingham, a four-time New York Times best-selling author and leading business consultant.

Everything on IFA 2017’s schedule is there to educate and inform the professionals currently shaping the future of the franchising industry. With practical solutions and valuable information to bring back to brands across the globe, this event is one that can’t be missed.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- international expansion (topic)
- International Franchise Association (company)
- industry trends (topic)
- Anytime Fitness (company)
- multi-unit growth (topic)
- Chuck Runyon (person)
- Dave Mortensen (person)
- franchise event (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/registration-is-open-for-the-years-biggest-franchising-event-ifa-2017-6951). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1af844ea-e3d8-4705-a8af-7e5038668b48).