Masonry Magazine April 1984 Page. 23

Words: Robert Slater, Betty Berry, Dr. Sinha, Eduardo Carrera
Masonry Magazine April 1984 Page. 23

Masonry Magazine April 1984 Page. 23
Coming Events

1984

May 17. 8th Annual Arbitration Day, American Arbitration Association, Sheraton Centre, New York, NY. Contact: Betty Berry, PR Dir., AAA, 140 W. 51st St., New York, NY 10020, (212) 484-4006.

May 23-27. Canadian Masonry Conference, The Palliser, Calgary, Alberta. Contact: Canadian Masonry Contractors Association, 1013 Wilson Ave., Downsview, Ont. M3K 1G1, (416) 636-6778.

June 7-10. MCAA Summer Executive Board Meeting. Pheasant Run Convention Resort Hotel, St. Charles, III. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

June 12-14. The Big Show (Northeast Construction Expo), Bayside Exposition Center, Boston, Mass. Contact: Robert T. Slater, Northeast Construction Expo, 163 Highland Ave., Needham Heights, MA 02194, (617) 449-3916.

June 24-27. Annual Meeting, International Masonry Institute, Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact: IMI, 823-15th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 783-3908.

August 26-28. International Symposium on Reinforced & Prestressed Masonry, Royal Scot Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland. Contact: Dr. B P. Sinha, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Kings' Buildings, Mayfield Rd., Edinburgh, EH9 2JL, Sootland, telephone: 031 1081, Ext. 3390.

October 3. Masonry & Concrete Building Rehabilitation Seminar, Atlanta, GA, and October 11. Detroit, Mich., and October 17. Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact: American Concrete Institute, Education Dept., P.O. Box 19150, Detroit, MI 48219, (313) 532-2600.

October 8-14. 2nd International Building & Housing Exhibition, Mexico City. Contact: Eduardo Carrera, Exec. Sec., Centro Impulsor de la Constuction y la Habitacion, A.C., Empresa 165, Extremadura-Insurgentes, Benito Juarez, Mexico, D.F. 03740.

November 4-7. 40th Anniversary Convention, Brick Institute of America, Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Boca Raton, Fla. Contact: BIA, 1750 Old Meadow Rd., McLean, VA 22102, (703) 893-4010.

1985

March 7-12. 35th International Masonry Conference & Trade Show, Mason Contractors Association of America, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. (312) 620-6767.

Business Institute Offers Free Literature

Business owners are busy people, often far too preoccupied with problems and workload to have time for long-term planning. This, says the Independent Business Institute, leads to a "seat-of-the-pants" management style which is often very successful. But in one key area, it does not work at all, and that is in the development of constructive personal relationships between the business owner and his/her heirs.

The Institute has released a report that leads a business owner through 52 key points which help to analyze a relationship with heirs and points out situations that need attention. The report is free to any business owner/executive who sends a self-addressed envelope with 37e postage to the Independent Business Institute, P.O. Box 159, Akron OH 44309. Ask for Report 520. (Be certain to include a stamped envelope bearing 37e postage. The Institute says this is not sales literature and it cannot honor requests without postage.]

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