Masonry Magazine September 1977 Page. 21

Words: Jerry Brailsford, Richard Matthews, Ray Wimer, W. Fraser
Masonry Magazine September 1977 Page. 21

Masonry Magazine September 1977 Page. 21
Coming Events
SUPER-SPECIAL EVENT
Plan Now to Attend!
1978 MCAA International Masonry Conference & Educational Trade Show, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 11-16.

September 19-23. Annual Convention, International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen (BAC), Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: BAC, 815 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

October 6-9. MCAA Fall Executive Board Meeting, Kiandra Talisman Lodge, Vail, Colo. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601 14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, III. 60181.

October 27. Thirteenth Annual Unit Masonry Architectural Design Awards, Ontario Masons Relations Council, Sutton Hall, Bristol Place Hotel, Toronto, Ont., Canada. Contact: OMRC, 5218 Yonge St., Willowdale, Ont. M2N 5P6.

November 1-3. Second annual Building & Construction Exposition & Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago, I. Contact: BCEC, 331 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.

November 6-8. Annual Convention, Brick Institute of America, The Greenbriar, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Contact: Norman Farley, BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.

November 6-9. Annual Convention, National Association of Brick Distributors, The Greenbriar, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Contact: W. E. Galanty, Jr., NABD, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.

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MCAA Educational Seminars
MASONRY ESTIMATING ...FOR A PROFIT
September 23-24. Imperial House North, Dayton, Ohio. Contact: Richard Matthews, P.O. Box 162, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 or MCAA Executive Office.

October 14-15. Omni Hotel, Norfolk, Va. Contact: MCAA Executive Office.

November 4-5. Sheraton Oak Brook, Oak Brook, Contact: MCAA Executive Office.

January 27-28, 1978. Salt Lake Hilton Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah. Contact: Jerry Brailsford, MCA of Utah. 669 S. 2nd East, Suite 201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, (801) 532-6277 or MCAA Executive Office.

RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING
October 21. Bristol Hotel, Toronto, Ont., Canada. Contact: W. Neil Fraser, Exec. Dir., Canadian Masonry Contractors Association, 134 Oakdale Rd., Downsview, Ont M3N 1V9, (416) 742-5807.

October 25-26. Tyee Motor Inn, 500 Tyee Dr., Olympia, Wash. 98502. Contact: Ray Wimer, 0130 S.W. Pennoyer St., Portland, Ore. 97201. (503) 224-1940 or MCAA Executive Office.


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