Masonry Magazine August 1981 Page. 28

Words: Ray Lackey, Barbara Horner, Dr. Beavers, Ellen Conway
Masonry Magazine August 1981 Page. 28

Masonry Magazine August 1981 Page. 28
Coming Events
1981

Masonry Management and Masonry Estimating Seminars, Mason Contractors Association of America. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767. Dates and locations:

September 9-10 (Estimating). Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nev.

November 20-21 (Management). Detroit, Mich.

September 14-16. Second International Conference on Durability of Building Materials & Components, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg. Md. Contact: Barbara Horner, B348 Bldg. Research, NBS, Washington, DC 20234, (301) 921-3458.

September 14-16. Conference on Earthquakes & Earthquake Engineering-The Eastern U.S., Hyatt Regency Hotel, Knoxville, Tenn. Contact: Dr. James E. Beavers. Union Carbide Corp/Nuclear Div., Bldg. K-1001, MS 194, P.O. Box P, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, (615) 574-9786.

September 20-25. Symposium on Rehabilitation, Renovation and Preservation of Masonry Structures, Quebec Hilton, Quebec, Canada. Contact: American Concrete Institute, P.O. Box 19150, Detroit, MI 48219.

September 23-24. "Construction Claims and Disputes for Contractors and Subcontractors," co-sponsored by Conference & Exposition Management Co., Inc. and Engineering News-Record, Keybridge Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact: Ellen Conway, Conference & Exposition Management Co., Inc., P.O. Box 844, Greenwich, CT 06830, (203) 661-6101.

October 11-16. MCAA Fall Executive Board Meeting, Frenchman's Reef Hotel, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

October 20-21. Local/Regional Labor-Management Masonry Promotion Group Meeting, Market Development Program, International Masonry Institute, Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C. Contact: Ray Lackey, Exec. Dir., IMI, 823-15th St., N.W., Washington, DC., (202) 783-3908.

October 26-27. Local/Regional Labor-Management Masonry Promotion Group Meeting, Market Development Program, International Masonry Institute, Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Detroit, Mich. Contact: Ray Lackey. Exec. Dir.. IMI. 823-15th St., N.W., Washington, DC, (202) 783-3908.

October 27-30. 1st Latin American Building & Construction Expo, Panama Contractors Assn., Atlapa Convention Center, Panama, S.A. Contact: Kiver Organization, 222 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-4866.

November 1-4. Annual Convention, Brick Institute of America, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Contact: BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22101. (703) 893-4010.

November 2-3. Local/Regional Labor-Management Masonry Promotion Group Meeting, Market Development Program, International Masonry Institute, Loew's Anatole, Dallas, Tex. Contact: Ray Lackey, Exec. Dir., IMI, 823-15th St. N.W., Washington, DC, (202) 783-3908.


1982

February 12-16. 32nd Annual International Masonry Conference & Educational Trade Show, Orlando Hyatt House, Orlando, Fla. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

May 16-19. Sixth International Brick Masonry Conference, European Federation of Brick & Tile Industries, Rome, Italy. Contact: ANDIL, Segretaria 6th IBMAC, Via Cavour, 71, 1-00184, Rome, Italy.


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