Masonry Magazine June 1978 Page. 29

Words: W. Galanty, Stanley Ring, Virginia Lopez, E. Peterson
Masonry Magazine June 1978 Page. 29

Masonry Magazine June 1978 Page. 29
Coming Events
1978

June 7-July 26. Series of one-day seminars on Building Code requirements for Reinforced Concrete (ACI 318-77) presented by American Concrete Institute and Portland Cement Association. Contact: Education Department, American Concrete Institute, 22400 W. 7 Mile Rd., Detroit, Mich. 48219.

June 28-30. 14th VICA National Leadership Conference and U.S. Skill Olympics, Birmingham, Ala. Contact: Ms. Virginia Lopez, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, Inc., 105 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church, Va. 22046.

June 22-25. MCAA Summer Executive Board Meeting, Toronto Hilton Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ont., Canada. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, III. 60181, (312) 620-6767.

July 1-31. Month-long series of Estimating Seminars for the Construction Industry. Contact: E. Norman Peterson, R. S. Means Co., Inc., 100 Construction Plaza, Duxbury, Mass. 02332.

September 20-22. Fourth International Lime Congress, Hershey Motor Lodge & Inn, Convention Center, Hershey, Pa. Contact: National Lime Association, 5010 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016.

September 25-28. INTERCERAMEX 78 (International Ceramic Plant, Machinery & Fuel Economy Exhibition), National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. Contact: British Information Services, 845-3rd Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022.

September 25-29. Furnaces, Refractories, Heat Treatment & Fuel Economy Exhibition, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. Contact: British Information Services, 845-3rd Ave., New York, Ν.Υ. 10022.

October 8-13. Ninth International Congress, Precast Concrete Industry. Congress Center Hofburg, Vienna, Austria.

October 24-25. National Conference on Uniformity In Construction Documentation, Gaithersburg, Md. Contact: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20230.

November 5-8. Annual Convention, National Association of Brick Distributors, The Breakers, Palm Beach, Fla. Contact: W. E. Galanty, Jr., Exec. Dir., 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.

November 8. ASCE Construction Conference, Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Contact: Stanley Ring, CE/Conference Coordinator, Iowa State University Engineering Extension, 110 Marston Hall, Ames, la. 50010.

November 13-18. Public Works & Municipal Services Exhibition & Congress, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. Contact: British Information Services, 845-3rd Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022.

November 29. ASCE Structural Design Conference, Iowa State University of Science and Technology. Contact: Stanley Ring, CE/Conference Coordinator, Iowa State University Engineering Extension, 110 Marston Hall, Ames, la. 50010.

1979

January 13-16. 60th Annual Meeting, Associated Equipment Distributors. Contact: AED, 615 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, III. 60521.

March 1-7. 29th MCAA International Masonry Conference & Educational Trade Show, Atlanta Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17 W. 601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, III. 60181, (312) 620-6767.


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