PHILADELPHIA — The Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers, Woodworking Machinery Industry Assn. and Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America announced the first gold sponsor — LIGNA 2009 — for the Opening General Session Luncheon of the 17^th Annual Woodworking Industry Conference in La Quinta, CA, April 23-26. 

Representatives from LIGNA 2009 organizer Deutsche Messe  in Hanover, Germany and their U.S. subsidiary, Hanover Fairs USA, will be present at the luncheon and contact table program.  The biennial event is the largest trade show in the world for woodworking machinery, cutting tools and supplies.