ASSOCIATION Update Western Building Material Association will conduct an Introduction to Building Material Sales course Feb.8 and an estimating workshop Feb. 9-10 in Wilsonville, Or. The classes will be repeated in Bozeman Mt., on Feb. 14 (building material sales) and Feb. 15-16 (estimating). West Coast Lumber & Building Material Association welcomes Ali Wolf, chief economist, Zonda, to present an “Economist’s View of the Housing Market” during its next 2nd Growth meeting March 3 at Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Hotel, Buena Park, Ca. She will cover current trends in the housing market, the wider economy, and supply chain, and the state of the economy, concluding with forecasts of where the market can go from here. Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will resume workshops in March. Dates and locations will be announced shortly. Montréal Wood Convention is being postponed from March to May 24-25 at the Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal. Apart from the date change, all other show details remain the same, including program content, panel session, trade show, networking opportunities, and partnering with North American Wholesale Lumber Association for its regional meeting (now on May 25). National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has booked author Ken Pinto to keynote its Industry
Summit March 29-April 2 in Washington, D.C. Ken Pinto, president of Kenzai USA and author of How Much Is the Milk? Uncovering Your Greatest Cost Savings in Residential Construction by Listening to Your Suppliers, will speak on “How To Turn Builder Transactions Into Builder Interactions.” He will give dealers a peek behind the curtain of homebuilding operations to see why they do what they do, share how to motivate builders to be more concerned about lowering your operating costs, and demonstrate how to build loyalty with builders. PCBC will stage two events this year—its traditional summer exhibition in San Francisco and a fall executive-level program of focused content and buyer/manufacturer meetings. The show, to be held June 22-23 and now called The Summer Showcase, will feature large exhibitor floor; pavilions showcasing new technologies, materials and solutions; unforgettable keynotes; unparalleled networking; and industry-leading education. The Fall Conference—Sept. 27-28 in Carlsbad, Ca.—will include a Leader-to-Leader Forum, Land & Capital Conference, and National Buyers Circle, all designed for big, expansive thinking and small, collegial conversations. Oregon Logging Conference is scheduled for Feb. 24-26 at the Lane County Events Center & Fairgrounds, Eugene, Or. The 84th annual logging, construction and trucking expo has adopted the theme “Family, Friends & Forestry 2.0.” Highlights will include a tour of Rosboro’s mill, a range of hands-on seminars, wood carving demonstrations, and log loader competition.
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