Masonry Magazine January 1979 Page. 35

Words: Ray Lackey, Alan Yorkdale, Bill Terry, Joseph III, Walter Galanty, Don Reichert, Tom Broersma
Masonry Magazine January 1979 Page. 35

Masonry Magazine January 1979 Page. 35
Coming Events


# 1979

Fifty-third Brick Masonry Technology Course for Sales Personnel, Brick Institute of America, January 29-February 9. Contact: Joseph A. Wintz III, P.E., BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22102.

Risk Management Seminar, Mason Contractors Association of America in conjunction with Mason Contractors Association of Detroit, Michigan State University Education Center, Troy, Mich., February 2-3. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17 W. 601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767, or James C. Wyatt, Exec. Dir., MCA of Detroit, 27600 Farmington Rd., Suite 206, Farmington Hills, MI 48108, (313) 553-2470.

Rough Terrain Forklift Safety Training Course conducted by Bill Mac Terry, St. Louis, Mo., February 3. Contact: MCA Chapter St. Louis, 1429 S. Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63117 or call (314) 646-1966.

Goals Attainment Program for the Construction Industry, Trinity University Home Building Department in cooperation with San Antonio Construction Industry, St. Anthony Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, February 5-6. Contact: Tom Broersma, Trinity University Continuing Education, 715 Stadium Dr., Box 79, San Antonio, TX 78284.

Risk Mangement Seminar, Mason Contractors Association of America in conjunction with Utah Mason Contractors Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 8. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767 or Don Reichert, Exec. Dir., MCAU, 669 South 2nd East, Suite 201, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, (801) 532-6277.

"Masonry Estimating For a Profit" Seminar, Mason Contractors Association of America, Milwaukee, Wis., February 16. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

Architectural Awards Program, Metropolitan Chicago Masonry Council, February 17. Contact: MCMC, 1550 Northwest Hwy... Park Ridge, IL 60068.

Fifty-fourth Brick Masonry Technology Course for Sales Personnel, Brick Institute of America, February 26-March 9. Contact: Joseph A. Wintz III, P.E., BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22102.

"Negotiations/79" Seminar on Labor Relations, Mason Contractors Association of America, Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Ga., March 1. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17 W 601-14th St., Oakbrook, Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

29th MCAA International Masonry Conference (March 1-7) and Educational Trade Show (March 3-5), Marriott/Downtown, Atlanta, Ga., March 1-7. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17 W. 601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, III. 60181, (312) 620-6767.

24th Annual Convention, National Insulation Contractors Association, Hilton Palacio del Rio, San Antonio, Texas, March 4-7. Contact: NICA, 1120-19th St., N.W., Suite 405, Washington, DC 20036.

Winter Membership Meeting. National Association of Brick Distributors, March 14-18. Contact: Walter E. Galanty, Jr.. Exec. Dir., NABD, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.

Seminar on PROOF (Profit Research On Operating Factors), Mason Contractors Association of America, Milwaukee, Wis., March 30. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

SED (Site Equipment Demonstration), Hatfield Demonstration Site, Hatfield, England, April 24-26. Contact: British Information Services, 845-3rd Ave., New York, NY 10022

Annual Conference, Canadian Masonry Contractors Association, Skyline Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 9-12. Contact: Elizabeth H. Fraser, Exec. Sec., CMCA, 1013 Wilson Ave., Suite 201, Downsview, Ont., Canada M3K 1G1, (416) 636-6778.

Ninth Annual Promotion Meeting, International Masonry Institute, Plaza II, Toronto, Ont., Canada, May 13-16. Contact: Ray Lackey, Exec. Dir., IMI, 823-15th St., N.W., Suite 1001, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 783-3908.

London Building Products & Services Exhibition, Olympia, London, England, May 21-24. Contact: British Information Services, 845-3rd Ave., New York, NY 10022.

MCAA Summer Executive Board Meeting, Hyatt Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Nev., June 14-17. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17 W 601-14th St.. Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

U.S. Skill Olympics, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, Atlanta, Ga., July 22-28. Contact: VICA, 105 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church, VA.

Vth International Brick Masonry Conference, Brick Institute of America, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Washington, D.C., October 5-10. Contact: Alan H. Yorkdale or Joseph A. Wintz, BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, Va. 21102, (703) 893-4010.

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