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Lumbermen's Association of Texas & Louisiana will present several educational workshops Feb.4-7 at Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Tx., starting with a two-day yard foreman workshop and followed by one-day sessions on merchandising basics and customer service essentials.

LAT's annual convention, April 23-24 at Sheraton Hotel, Arlington, Tx., will feature golf tournaments, an evening party at AT&T stadium in Arlington, a dinner dance with vintage music and casino-style games, and educational meetinqs.

Northwestern Lumber Association hosts its annual building products expo Jan. l3-14 at River's Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, Mn.

Regional lumber dealers conventions are set for Feb. 5-6 at Marriott Madison West, Middleton, Wi.; Feb. 19-20 at The Meadows. Altoona. Ia.. and March ll-12 at Embassy Suites, Lavista, Ne.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association has scheduled its annual expo for Feb. 26-28 at the John B. Hynes Memorial Convention Center,

Boston, Ma.

The event will begin with a breakfast seminar on creating a valuesbased culture for your company's customer service, followed by a seminar on fiber cement siding. Other events include a keynote talk by Sugar Ray Leonard and a reception celebrating NRLA's I 20th anniversary.

Southern Building Materials Association will converge on Hickory Metro Convention Center, High Point, N.C., Feb. 5-6 for its annual building products buying show.

Roundtables will cover purchasing and inventory control, new sales methods. and America's economic future.