Masonry Magazine April 1981 Page. 33

Words: C.L. Cook, Robert Milanese, Peter Dobbing, Dr. Beavers, Dr. Frohnsdorff
Masonry Magazine April 1981 Page. 33

Masonry Magazine April 1981 Page. 33
Coming


Events


1981


MODERNIZE WITH THE

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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 Taho, Stateline, Nev.

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

May 25-26. Annual Assembly, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ont. Contact: Peter Dobbing, 1090 Ambleside Dr., Suite 103, Ottawa, Ont. K2B 8G7, (613) 829-7502.

May 25-30. 32nd Annual Meeting, Perlite Institute, Europe Hotel, Killarney, Ireland. Contact: Robert Milanese, Man. Dir., Perlite Institute, Inc., 45 W. 45 St., New York, NY 10036.

June 14-17. Annual Convention, Southeastern Mason Contractors Association, Hilton Hotel, Jekyll Island, Ga. Contact: C. L. Cook, 2330 Mellon Court Decatur, GA 30035, (404) 981-7700.

June 27-July 1. MCAA Summer Exective Board Meeting Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, VT. Contact: MCAA Executive Officer, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

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 14-16. 2nd International Conference on Durability of Building Materials & Components, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Md. Contact: Dr. Geoffrey Frohnsdorff, B-348, Bldg. 226, Center for Building Technology, NBS. Washington, DC 20234.

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 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.

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