Masonry Magazine August 1986 Page. 36

Words: Eduardo Carrera, Jan Kosko, Joanne Doyle, Irene Nelson
Masonry Magazine August 1986 Page. 36

Masonry Magazine August 1986 Page. 36
Coming
Events
1986

September 21-26. 10th Triennial Congress, International Council for Building Research, Studies and Documentation (CIB), Washington, D.C. Contact: Jan Kosko, Public Information, National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (301) 921-3181.

September 30-October 1. Concrete & Masonry Industry Forum, Westin Hotel (O'Hare), Chicago, IL. Contact: Concrete & Masonry Industry Firesafety Committee, 5420 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60077-4321.

October 1-3. Rocky Mountain Apprenticeship Conference, Executive Tower Inn, Denver, Colo. Contact: Colorado Host Committee, 5765 N. Logan St., #305, Denver, CO 80216, (303) 295-1907.

October 5-10. Annual Meeting, Perlite Institute, Nassau, Bahamas. Contact: Perlite Institute, 6268 Jericho Turnpike, Commack, NY 11725.

October 8-11. MCAA Fall Executive Board Meeting, Chicago Metropolitan Area. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

October 9-12. 42nd Annual Convention & Exhibition, Marble Institute of America, Marriott Orlando World Center Hotel, Orlando, Fla. Contact: MIA, 33505 State St., Farmington, MI 48024, (313) 476-5558.

October 11-20. MCAA Industry Tour of Ireland and England. Departs Chicago O'Hare and Boston Logan Airports. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

October 15-19. 40th National Preservation Conference & Rehabitat, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: Joanne Doyle, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 673-4089.

October 13-19. 3rd International Building & Housing Exhibition, Expo CIHAC '86, Mexico City, Mexico. Contact: Eduardo Carrera, Executive Secretary, Centro Impulsor de la Construcion y la Habitacion, A.C., Empresa 165 Extremadura, Insurgentes, Benito Juarez, 03740 Mexico, D.F., telephones: 563-2664 and 563-3554, telex: (017) 1774427 Consme.

October 27-31. Annual Convention, American Society of Civil Engineers, Boston, Mass. Contact: ASCE, 345 E. 47th St., New York, NY 10017.

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October 31-November 5. Annual Meeting. International Masonry Institute, Marquis Hotel, Palm Springs, Calif. Contact: IMI, 823-15th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 783-3908.

November 11-13. CMC '86 Computer & Management Show for Contractors, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, Calif. Contact: Irene Nelson, Fleishman & Linden Expositions Group, Inc., 2401 Plum Grove Rd., Palatine, IL 60067, (312) 397-7818.

November 12-16. IHC '86, International Innovative Housing & Components Exhibition featuring "The Smart House Project," Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Manumod Exhibitions, Inc., 77 Mowat Ave., Suite 209, Toronto, Ont., Canada M6K 3E3, (416) 533-4888.

November 17-18. Annual Membership Meeting, Portland Cement Association, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: PCA, 5420 Old Orchard Rd., Skokie, IL 60077.

December 1-3. Annual Meeting, American Society for Testing & Materials, New Orleans, La. Contact: ASTM, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.

December 2. ASTM Symposium on Masonry, Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, La. Contact: American Society for Testing & Materials, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103, (215) 299-5400.

December 2-4. 1st International Symposium, British Masonry Society, Bloomsbury Crest Hotel, London, England. Contact: H. W. H. West, Acting Honorary Secretary, c/o British Ceramic Research Association Ltd., Queens Rd., Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7LQ, England.
1987

January 16-19 (Dallas, Texas) & May 15-17 (Washington, DC). Annual Conventions, National Association of Home Builders. Contact: NAHB, 15th & M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

January 17-20. Annual Meeting & CONDEX, Associated Equipment Distributors, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, II. Contact: AED, 615 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, IL 60521.

February 15-18. Annual Convention & Exposition, National Concrete Masonry Association, Tampa, Fla. Contact: NCMA, Box 781, Herndon, VA 22070.

March 14-18. 37th Annual MCAA International Masonry Conference & Trade Show, Loews Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601-14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (312) 620-6767.

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