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Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association will gather March 2223 for its annual construction supply expo at Pere Marquette Hotel & Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Il.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association will open its headquarters in Rensselaer. N.Y.. for Feb. 15-17 seminars on basic and advanced blueprint reading and material handling.

On March 1, Greg Brooks shares his industry outlook at Manchester Country Club, Bedford, N.H. A webinar on new ideas for installed sales will be March 22, while increasing sales with visual merchandisine is the topic on March 3 |

Mid-America Lumbermens Association sponsors an estimating and take-off class March 22-23 at the State Fair Community College, Sedalia, Mo.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association stages its annual spring meeting and legislative conference March 14-16 in Washington, D.C.

Attendees will learn how to effec- tively communicate their positions on key issues to members of Congress, then meet with lawmakers and representatives of federal agencies.

Ohio Construction Suppliers Association is sponsoring an installed sales roundtable March 24-25 in Cincinnati.

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association's annual spring meeting is set for March l-3 at the Hilton Airport, Atlanta, Ga.

Speakers include Dr. Bob Abt, on biomass and the southern forest; Tom Cator, with a legislative update, and Zoltan van Heyningen, providing an update on the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association is holding its wood basics course for the first time in the Southeast-March l4-ll at Mississippi State University, Starkville, Ms. The class includes both classroom training and field operations on such topics as sales training, product segmentation, price and cost trends, logistics, transportation, forest management, and operations.

North American Building Material Distribution Association presents its annual University of Industrial Distribution March 7-10 at University Place Conference Center & Hotel. Indianapolis, In.

Topics will include achieving inventory control, marketing and pricing strategies, hiring the right salespeople, and how to keep good customers. Graduates earn 30 units of continuing education credits.

Moulding & Millwork Producers Association will host its 48th winter business meeting March 23-26 atWild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C. Day two will be devoted to the Productivity Information Exchange, offering millwork producers private appointments with industry suppliers.

American Fence Association's first Fence Installation School. March 6-l I in Tulsa, Ok., will teach professional standards and best practices to new and less-experienced installers. The course will cover personal safety, blueprint reading, tools, equipment, truck and trailer loading, site reading and layout, and working with concrete.