Masonry Magazine April 1989 Page. 22

Words: Cliff Hopkins, D. Anderson, Sharon Price, Marylee McDonald
Masonry Magazine April 1989 Page. 22

Masonry Magazine April 1989 Page. 22
Coming
Events
1989

May 6. Excellence In Masonry 88, Hamilton Hotel, Itasca, IL. Contact: Illinois/Indiana Masonry Council, 1550 Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068.

June 5-7. The 5th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Vancouver, B.C. Contact: Dr. D. L. Anderson 604/228-3556.

June 5-8. The 5th International Computer Show for Construction Professionals, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. Contact: Sharon Price, CMC '89, P.O. Box 11318, Newington, CT 06111 or call 1-800/451-1196.

June 6-8. The Sixth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. Contact: Fax: 512/499-8101.

June 22-23. Design and Construction of Reinforced Masonry Structures Course. Sponsored by the George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) Continuing Education Program with featured lecturer James Amhein. Contact: Cliff Hopkins 202/994-6106 or 1-800-424-9773.

June 25-28. 33rd Annual Meeting, American Association of Cost Engineers. Town & Country Hotel, San Diego, CA. Contact: AACE Headquarters, P.O. Box 1557, Morgantown, WV, 26507-1557.

August 24-25. 14th Conference on "Our World In Concrete & Structures", Hotel New Otani, Singapore. gapore. Contac Contact: Conference Director, 150 Orchard Road #07-14, Orchard Plaza, Singapore 0923. Tel: 7332922.

September 4-9. The Association for Preservation Technology (APT), Chicago, IL. Contact: Marylee McDonald, Small Homes Council, 1 East St. Mary's Road, Champaign, IL 61820. Phone 217/333-1801.

September 28-30. Demo Expo '90, Kentucky Fair Grounds & Exposition Center. Louisville, KY. Contact: Farm & Industrial Equipment Institute, 410 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

November 10-15. 35th Annual Employee Benefits Conference, Orlando, FL. Buena Vista Place and Hilton Walt Disney World Village. Contact: International Foundation, P.O. Box 69, Brookfield, WI 53008.

November 29-30. The International Ceramics '89 Trade Fair, Georgia International Convention & Trade Center, Atlanta, GA. Contact: AACI, P.O. Box 2188, Zanesville, OH 43702 or phone 614/452-4541.

Interlocking Wall

The Innovative Design Research Division (IDR) of the National Concrete Masonry Association has developed an easy-to-install modular landscaping system, now available through the NCMA licensee network under the trade name TERRA-STOP, It can be used to quickly create permanent planters, terraces. curbs, steps, pools, fences and screens, without the use of pins or the need to cut units for 90° corners. TERRASTOP units weigh less than 40 lb. and come in several thicknesses.

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