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Convention 2004

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*Closed Meetings
**Spouses/Guests are encouraged to attend these sessions.
^ Optional tours-Require separate registration and fee

Tuesday, March 23

11:00am-5:00pm
Registration/Bookstore, Lobby Foyer

1:00-5:00pm
Executive Committee Meeting*, Palo Verde

6:30-9:30pm
Past President's Dinner*, Cottonwood

6:30-9:30pm
2005 Convention Committee Dinner*, Acacia

Wednesday, March 24

7:30am-5:00pm
Registration/Bookstore, Lobby Foyer

8:30am-9:30pm
Board and Spouse Breakfast*, Finger Rock I, II

9:30am-1:00pm
Board of Directors Meeting*, Murphey II, III

10:30-12:30pm
Committee Meetings
• Marketing & Outreach Subcommittee Meeting*, Indigo

1:30-3:30pm
• Associates Committee Meeting, Indigo

1:30-5:00pm
Committee Meetings
• Refractory Contractors Committee Meeting/ Roundtable Exchange: Refractory Ceramic Fiber – An Update on Product Stewardship and the Current Regulatory Environment, Finger Rock I, II
• Website Committee, Lantana

3:30-5:00pm
Foundation Steering Committee Meeting*, Primrose

6:00-7:00pm
First Timers and VIP Reception, Terrace Level Patio & Foyer

7:00-8:30pm
First Night Welcome Reception - Mexican Fiesta**, Waterfall/Mesa Verde

8:00pm
Manufacturers’ Dessert Hospitality Suites**, Terrace Level East & West

Thursday, March 25

7:00am-3:30pm
Registration/Bookstore, Arizona Foyer

7:00-8:00am
• CAN/AM Meeting, Indigo

8:00-9:45am
General Session: Opener & Keynote Speaker - Mike McKinley**
"Real Motivation, Real Change, Real Fun", Grand Ballroom

9:00-1:00pm
Tuxedo Pick-Up and Fittings, Registration Area #2

9:45-10:00am
NIA Business Session, Grand Ballroom

10:00-10:15am
Mini Coffee Break, Arizona Deck and Foyer

10:00-11:45am
Spouse Networking Program**-
Women's Health and Fitness Series: Part One, Murphey

10:15am - 12:00am
General Session:
Promoting the Industry Online with The NIA Website
- immediately followed by-
Liqueified Natural Gas (LNG) –
A Growing Business Segment for Our Industry?
Grand Ballroom

11:45am – 1:30pm
Outlook Growth Task Force*, Acacia

1:00-4:00pm
Committee Meetings
• Metal Building Laminator Committee, Murphey III
• Technical Information Committee, Finger Rock I, II

1:00-4:30pm
Optional Tours
• Jeep Adventure+
Hotel Front Entrance (arrive 15 min. before departure)
• Sabino Canyon/DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun+
Hotel Front Entrance (arrive 15 min. before departure)

1:00-5:00pm
• Union Contractor's Committee, Finger Rock III
• Tennis Tournament, Tennis I

1:30-4:00pm
• Regional/ National Committee*, Murphey I, II

6:00-8:00pm
Associates' Night - Wild Wild West**, Catalina Basin

Friday, March 26

7:30am-12:30pm
Registration/Bookstore, Arizona Foyer

7:30-9:00am
Committee/Industry Roudtable Exchanges

• Special Projects Task Force Meeting/Roundtable Exchange:
  Asbestos Legislation – What Does This Mean For You?
  Lantana
• Health & Safety Committee Meeting/Roundtable Exchange:
  Health and Safety BestPractices
  Verbena
• Roundtable Exchange: Liquiefied Natural Gas (LNG)
  Aster

9:00-11:00am
Spouse Program**-
Women's Health and Fitness Series: Part Two
Catalina Basin

9:15am-11:00am
Technical Presentations, Canyon I

• The Impact of High Natural Gas Prices on the Mechanical Insulation Industry
• Energy Codes for Insulation Thickness
• An Evaluation of Self Drying Insulation for use on Chilled Water Piping
• Ship Configuration and Insulation Design/Application

12:30-5:00pm
Golf Tournament -
La Paloma Country Club
Golf 1

12:30-5:30pm
Optional Tour
• Kartchner Caverns ^
Hotel Front Entrance (arrive 15 min. before departure)

1:00-5:00pm
Optional Tour
• Desert Museum ^
Hotel Front Entrance (arrive 15 min. before departure)

Open Evening - Enjoy Tucson!

Saturday, March 27

7:30am-12:00pm
Registration/Bookstore, Arizona Foyer

8:00-9:30am

• Distribution/Fabrication Committee
  Indigo
• Merit Contractors Committee Meeting/Roundtable Exchange:
  Labor Relations Challenges In The 21st Century: A Survival Guide For Merit Shop Contractors
  Verbena

9:30-9:45am
Mini Coffee Break, Arizona Deck & Foyer

9:45 - 10:30am
General Session: Keynote Speaker –
Vaughan Privett **
"Success By Association"
Grand Ballroom

10:30 - 11:30am
General Session
Is Mold a Real Danger?
Canyon I

11:00am-12:30pm
Council of Committees Lunch Meeting*, Acacia

12:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Optional Tour
• Pima Air Museum Bone Yard^, Hotel Front Entrance (arrive 15 min. before departure)

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting *, Murphey II, III

1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Optional Tour
• Horse Back Riding ^, Hotel Front Entrance (arrive 15 min. before departure)

6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
President’s Gala Cocktail Reception **
Arizona Deck & Foyer

7:00 p.m.
President’s Gala Dinner & Dance **
Canyon Ballroom