PoleCon’s parent company, the IPIA, conducts anonymous surveys every two years on the financial status of the pole industry as part of it's work as our industry's first trade association. So far, the IPIA has conducted three surveys over the…
This information is from Neola Wilby’s webinar ”Interview with Neola Wilby, Author of "Strength and Conditioning for Pole” held on April 28, 2022. IPIA Members can view the entire webinar at this link. If you purchased a ticket to PoleCon…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The world's biggest pole dancing convention returns to Denver this fall with a new event—the inaugural “PoleCon: West”—held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center September 5-7, 2025. Open to the public, the convention provides…
Starting for the 2025 PoleCon event, PoleCon and the IPIA is offering three needs-based grant opportunities to help pole-preneurs or those that want to become pole-preneurs who would otherwise be unable to attend the event. Submissions Close: March 1, 2025…
It seems like everywhere you look, someone else is quitting their day job and launching their full time career in the pole world. Some have won competitions, catapulting their first worldwide workshop tour, while others are creating interesting niche products…
We held the fifth annual Virtual PoleCon just this past Saturday October 26, 2024, to a small but enthusiastic, virtual crowd from all over the world including New Zealand and Europe as well as over the US! This event was…
PoleCon is now part of the IPIA! This post explains why that happened and what it means going forward. Our goal with these changes is to better support the pole industry, especially those working in it, and continue to provide…
(also posted on the IPIA website) We held the fourth annual Virtual PoleCon just this past Saturday October 21, 2023, to a small but enthusiastic, virtual crowd! This event was born during the pandemic and has changed in all four…
This post is a way to explain what historically has happened at PoleCon events. PoleCon Supports Discussions in the Pole Industry through Panels This information may be helpful to people new to the event looking to understand what is offered/has…
Pole dance, the sultry dance style you’ve seen at the Emmy’s, in the Super Bowl and on major TV and movies, has just gotten serious. A new trade association has been founded to support the businesses behind your favorite dance…