Masonry Magazine October 1983 Page. 23

Words: Robert Johnson, Jim Dwyer, John Grogan, Eileen Lavine, John Conway, Carmi Blaisdell, Patty Campbell, R. Ford
Masonry Magazine October 1983 Page. 23

Masonry Magazine October 1983 Page. 23
Coming Events
1983

October 30-November 2. 49th Annual Convention, Brick Institute of America, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Contact: Mrs. Carmi T. Blaisdell, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22102, (703) 893-4010.

November 2-6. Annual Convention, Society of American Registered Architects, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, La. Contact: Robert Johnson, Convention Chm., Hertel, Johnson, Eipper & Stopa, 1920 Waukegan Rd., Suite 206, Glenview, IL 60025, (312) 724-8200.

November 9-13. Scottish Engineering Exhibition, Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland. Contact: British Information Services, 845-3rd Ave., New York, NY 10022, (212) 752-8400.

November 21. Loadbearing Masonry Construction Workshop, Iowa State University, Ames. Contact: Patty Campbell, Engineering Extension Service, 110 Marston Hall, ISU, Ames, IA 50011, (515) 294-7834.

November 22-24. 8th Symposia on Loadbearing Brickwork, British Ceramic Society, London, England. Contact: R. W. Ford, Hon. Sec., Building Div., British Ceramic Society, % British Ceramic Research Assn., Queens Rd. Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7LQ, England.

November 27-December 3. Interbuild '83 (International Building & Construction Exhibition), National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. Contact: Eileen Lavine, Information Services, Inc., 4733 Bethesda Ave., Suite 735, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 656-2942.

December 6. ASTM Symposium on Masonry Research, Application and Problems, Sheraton Hotel, Bal Harbour, Fla. Contact: John T. Conway, Symposium Chm., Santee Cement Co., Holly Hill, SC 29059, (800) 496-5027; or John C. Grogan, Co-Chm., Brick Institute of America Region 9, 100 Northcreek, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30327, (404) 261-0225.

December 7-8. ASTM Committee C-15 on Manufactured Masonry Units Meeting. Sheraton Bal Harbour, Bal Harbour, Fla. Contact: Jim Dwyer, ASTM, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 299-5499.

1984

January 26-31. 34th MCAA International Masonry Conference (Jan. 26-31) & Educational Trade Show (Jan. 28-30), Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, La. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

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