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The Conference originated in 1997 with it's first company, the now legendary USD.
USD was the boot company that pioneered customisation and brought new ideas and options to the industry, with a team made up of all the legends of the sport. USD's innovations and the creation of UFS meant that replaceable parts grew enormously in demand, and Kizer Hardwear was born, boasting the first ever aftermarket UFS frame and an endless supply of new parts for skates, using new technology, new plastics and original prints and ideas. Taking evolution to the next level, The Conference added its second boot company, Deshi, with the first ever "boot only" project in the industry, a revolutionary new soft boot company with a universal soul system and no liner, run by two of the most influential skaters in rolling, Randy Spizer and Louie Zamora. With the success of these three innovative companies, Undercover Wheels, later known as UC wheels was created with the most competitively priced wheels on the market and supporting some of the most underground yet talented skaters in rollerblading, in other words, giving the new generation of skaters their chance to shine.
At this point in rollerblading history, there was a surplus of clothing companies and The Conference saw the need to compliment this with a shoe company, straight out of New Zealand, named Sifika. Over the years almost every rollerblader has owned a pair of Sifika shoes, and it has become a rolling symbol worldwide. If you see someone wearing Sifika, you know he is a rollerblader. As the clothing boom and excess died down, The Conference introduced the evolution of skate clothing. While the old school clothing styles dwindled, Stygma came out with a huge variety of mature, well fitting and dark clothes with a strong element of maturity and recieved cult status internationally with well known music artists of the underground representing the brand. Although Stygma currently lies dormant, the project is far from dead and is in revolutionary planning stages. The Conference family welcomed the already well established brand of Xsjado in 2007, saving it from a death it didn’t deserve. Since joining, Xsjado has flourished and evolved, with big news in 2009 and the team as strong as ever.
