Masonry Magazine July 1979 Page. 27

Words: John Hooper, Virginia Lopez, Harold Gilley, John Donnelly
Masonry Magazine July 1979 Page. 27

Masonry Magazine July 1979 Page. 27
Coming Events
1979

July 20-21. "Masonry Estimating For a Profit" Seminar, Mason Contractors Association of America, Sheraton-Oak Brook Motor Hotel, Oak Brook, IL. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

July 23-27. 15th National VICA Leadership Conference & U.S. Skill Olympics. World Congress Center. Atlanta, GA. (National Bricklaying Contest to be held July 26.) Contact: John Hooper, Overall VICA Conference Mgr., State of Georgia Dept. of Education, Office of Administrative Services, State Office Bldg., Atlanta, GA 30334, (404) 656-2554.

August 16-17. Public Meeting, U.S. Metric Board, San Francisco, Calif. Contact: John Donnelly. (703) 235-1933.

August 22-24. Annual Fire Research Conference, National Bureau of Standards. Washington, D.C. Contact: Office of Extramural Fire Research, Center for Fire Research, Rm. B-260, Bldg. 224, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234.

September 2-18. VICA International Skill Olympics, Cork, Ireland. Contact: Virginia Croft Lopez, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, 105 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046.

September 11-12. Seminar on Refractory Concrete, American Concrete Institute, University of Houston and Shamrock Hilton Hotel, Houston, Texas. Contact: Harold Gilley, Education Department, ACI, P.O. Box 19150, Detroit, MI 48219.

September 17-21. Annual Convention, International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen, San Diego. Calif. Contact: BAC, 815-15th St., N.W., Washington. DC 20005.

September 18-19. ASTM Committee E-43 on Metric Practice Meeting. American Society for Testing & Materials, Radisson St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn. Contact: W. H. Hulse. ASTM. 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.

1980

February 20-27. 30th International Masonry Conference & Educational Trade Show, Mason Contractors Association of America, Loews Anatole Dallas, Dallas, Texas. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

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