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The International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) is a non-profit organization that was established in 1995. It's "goals are to promote skateboarding, increase participation, save its members money, and educate". It's members include skateboard manufacturers, distributers, skatepark designers and contest organisers [1].

The IASC created the annual Go Skateboarding Day.[1] which encourages skateboarders around the world to go skateboarding, hold competitions, and generally promote skateboarding.

It's board of directors consists of Tod Swank, Bod Boyle, Jim Gray, Don Brown, Per Welinder, Steven Van Doren and Johnny Schillereff.


Fight against blank skateboard decks

A few months before the esablishment of the association, a meeting took place in Poway, California on January 29 1994. It was attended by a small group of industry individuals, because of the fear, that a larger group could not discuss the topics seriously. One of the main factors discussed was the perceived problem of increasing blank skateboard decks sales.[2]

In November 2006, the IASC held its annual meeting, where the association addressed the issue of blank skateboard decks and talked about it publicly for the first time. In the meeting, which was lead by Bod Boyle, the IASC members discussed the large sales of blank skateboard decks and how it affects the skateboard industry. They concluded that, in order for the industry to survive, they must convince skateboarders to buy branded products. Shop branded skateboard decks were also deemed harmful to the industry, both, because they divert the influx of money to skateboard companies which sponsor teams and organize tours and demos.[3]

As a result, two large mailorder retailers have discontinued blank skateboard deck sales.[4][5] In addition, a website called A World Without PROs has been started by some of IASC member companies, trying to persuade skaters to buy branded products.

In the February issue of Transworld Business Magazine, there was a supplement from the IASC called Under Fire: A special report on the skate hardgoods market, which can be seen here [2] or here [3]. Following the release of the publication, there was an another meeting in the ASR.[6]

References

  1. ^ Offical site of IASC
  2. ^ Transcript of the 1994 meeting
  3. ^ Transworld Business, All Together Now, 22. November 2006
  4. ^ Transworld Business, Active Drops Blanks, 22. December 2006
  5. ^ Transworld Business, South Shore Distribution To Cease Blank Sales, 30. January 2007
  6. ^ Transworld Business, IASC Takes Action To Bolster Skateboarding's Health, 6. February 2007
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