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BC Wood - Sept. 10-L2, global buyer's mission, Whistler Conference Center, Whistler, B.C.; (877) 422-9663.

Horizon Distribution Inc. - Sept. 12-13, annual market, Yakima Convention Center, Yakima, Wa.; (800) 541-8164.

Hoo-Hoo International - Sept. 12-15, annual convention, Harrah's Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nv.; (800) 979-9950.

RISI North American Forest Products Conference - Sept. 1416, Westin Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, Ca.; (212) 53'l-9130.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - Sept. 14-17, wood basics course, Salbasgeon Suites & Conference Center, Corvallis, Or.; (847) 870-7470.

Willamette Yalley Hoo-Hoo Club - Sept. 16, trap shoot, Sportsman's Club, Creswell, Or.; (541) 485-59'79

Door & Hardware Institute - Sept. 16-26, annual conference & expo, Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, Fl.; (703) 222-2010.

Jensen Distribution Services - Sept. l7-l9,fal1 market, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Wa.; (509) 624-1321.

Western Wood Products Association - Sept. 18, Lumber Pioneers annual meeting, Monarch Hotel, Clackamas, Or.; (503) 224-3930.

Remodeling & Decorating Show - Sept. 18-20, Davis County Conference Center, Layton, Ut.; (818) 557-2950.

American Architectural Manufacturers Assn. - Sept. 20-23, national fall conference, Henderson, Nv.; (847) 303-5664.

Portland Hoo-Hoo CIub - Sept. 23, membership drive, Hayden's Lakefront Grill, Tualatin, Or.; (503) 647-5011.

Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers - Sept,23-24, fall seminar, Valley River Inn, Eugene, Or.; (503) 656-4282.

Forest Products Society - Sept. 28-30, intemational conference on wood adhesives, South Lake Tahoe, Nv.; (608) 231-1361.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - Sept. 30-Oct. I, annual convention, Sheraton, Boston, Ma.; (901) 377-1818.

Building Component Manufacturers Conference - Sept. 30Oct.2, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Az.; (608) 3106722.

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Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - Oct. 1-3. fall conference. The Inverness Hotel & Conference Center, Englewood, Co.; (800) 365-0919.

True Value Co. - Oct. 2-5, fall market, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Ut.; (773) 695-5000.

Remodeling & Decorating Show - Oct. 3-4, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Ca.; (818) 557-2950.

Association of Millwork Distributors - Oct.7-12, annual convention, Marriott Rivercenter Hotel & Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx.; (727) 372-3665.

Do It Best Corp. - Oct. 10-13, fall market, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (260) 748-5300.

Western Wood Preservers Institute - Oct. 11-14, annual meeting, Sheraton, Lahaina, Maui, Hi.; (800) 729-9663.

Composite Panel Association - Oct. 18-20, fall meeting, Hyatt, Baltimore, Md.; (301) 670-0604.

Moisture in Building Materials 2009 - Oct. 19-20, conference, Marriott City Center, Charlotte, N.C.; (800) 216-8395.

Lumber Association of California & Nevada - Oct,22-23, annual convention, San Diego, Ca.; (800)266-4344.

Ace Hardware Corp. - Oct.23-25, fall market, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.; (630) 990-7662.

Remodeling & Decorating Show - Oct.24-25, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, Ca.; (818) 557-2950.

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Lumber Association of California & Nevada's 2nd Growth group will meet for a dinner meeting Oct. 1 at the Embassy Suites, Brea, Ca. LACN's annual convention-Oct. 22-23 at the U.S. Grant Hotel, San Diego, Ca.-will feature Alan Beaulieu, Institute of Trend Research, on "The Future Is Your Decision: Making It through the Great Recession," and Laura Innes, Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, with a "2009 Employment Law Legal Update for Employers."

North American Wholesale Lumber Association expects 220 exhibiting manufacturers and over 1,200 attendees at its upcoming Traders Market Nov. 5-7 in Chicago,Il.

Association of Millwork Distributors for the first time is opening its trade show to the entire housine and building material industry.

AMD's 45th annual convention, Oct.7-12 in San Antonio. Tx.. will include a three-day millwork expo, eight educational sessions, and a keynote address by former Southwest Airlines c.e.o. Howard Putnam.

Western Building Material Association has scheduled its 106th annual convention for Nov. 4-6 at Bendson Hotel, Portland, Or.

APA-The Engineered Wood Association has booked former senator John Sununu to kick off its Nov. 14-17 annual meeting at the RitzCarlton, Amelia Island, Fl.

APA officials will speak on a variety of topics, including market research, forecasts, and implications for an industry-wide initiative to position forest products as the superior environmental choice.

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