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NOFMA: The Wood Flooring Manufacturers AssociationDec. 7-8, annual membership meeting, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 526-5016.

Construction Suppliers Association - Dec. 8-14, fishing roundtable, Beau Rivage, Ms.; (770) 751-6373.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association - Dec. 10, reduction of overhead seminar, Little Rock, Ar.; Dec. 11, hiring seminar. Oklahoma City, Ok.; (816) 561-5323.

BonaKemi USA - Dec. 10-12, sand & finish school, Charlotte, N.C.; (800) 8'72-55rs.

Virginia Tech Center for Forest Products Marketing & Management - Dec. 12-13, advanced forest products salescourse, Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center. Blacksburs. Va.; (540) 231-5876.

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Texas Home & Garden Show - Jan. 10-12, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Tx.; (800) 654-1480.

House-Hasson Hardware Co. - Jan. 10-12, spring dealer market, Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tn.; (865) 525-0471.

International Housewares Show - Jan. 12-14, annual show, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 292-4200.

National Retail Federation - Jan. 12-15, annual meeting, Jacob Javits Center, New York, N.Y.; (202) 783-7971.

Do it Best Corp. - Jan. 16-17, winter market, Phoenix, Az.; (219) 748-5300.

John Rasar, executive v.p.-wood procurement, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga., is set to retire Jan. l.

Josh Sammon is new to sales at Arrowhead Lumber Sales. Oklahoma City, Ok.

Phillip Thompson, ex-Smurfit Stone, has been named mgr.southern sales and purchasing at Garmar Industries, West Point, Va.

Edwin Kiker has been named v.p.-internal audit at Rayonier, Jacksonville, Fl.

Shane Bean is the new mgr. at McCoy's Building Supply Centers, Corsicana, Tx. Other new mgrs. in Texas include: Jeff Drinovsky, Carlsbad; Keith Johnson, Port Arthur; Owen Simons, Nacogdoches, and Darien Swann, Waco.

Doug Kirchgessner is the new millwork specialist for Swift Supply, Atmore, Al. Jeremy King is new to inside sales at Brewton, Al.

Adam Wiles, ex-Georgia-Pacific, has opened a new Southern branch officefor World Wide Wood Network, Ltd. in Greenville, S.C.

Genaro Elizondo is new to sales at Conner Industries' Alamo, Tx., facility. Lisa Goodin has joined the sales staff in Jackson, Ms. Recent graduates of Conner's sales training classes include Art Hutchinson, Doug Martin, and Jason Petty.

Greg L. Hay, ex-U.S Forest Service and Weyerhaeuser Co., has joined Forest Technology Group, Summerville, S.C., as director of sales.

Ed Kennedy, ex-Weyerhaeuser Co., is working as a temporary industry field rep for the Lumbermen's Association of Texas, Austin, Tx.

Neil Crowson, president and c.e.o., E.C. Barton Lumber Co., Jonesboro, Ar., and Scott Parker, president, Parker Do it Best Lumber, Beaumont, Tx., have been elected to the board of Do it Best Corp.

Karl W. Lindberg has retired as president of the Southern Forest Products Association, Kenner, La., after 41 years with the association.

Ray White, president, Harold White Lumber, Morehead, Ky., has been appointed to the National Hardwood Lumber Association's board of managers.

Ward Hubble, ex-Louisiana-Pacific and International Paper, is the new v.p.-advertising and public relations at the Wood Promotion Network.

Tony Keane hasbeen appointed interim executive director of the Construction Specifications Institute, Alexandria, Va., heading CSI's national office during the search to replace Greg Balestrero, who left to become c.e.o. of the Project Management Institute.

John Hall, fxecutive v.p., American Wood-Preservers' Association, will retire after the annual meeting in April.

Abbey Rhoades is now selling Beatles memorabilia made from western hardwoods at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.