b'PROGRAMS ThekeyingredientinallpastMRCAconventionshasbeenthebusiness programs- programsdesignedandconductedbyroofingcontractorsfor roofingcontractorscontaininguseful,practicalinformation.Weare certainthatyouwillfindtheprogramsplannedforthisyear\'sconvention tobeextremelyinformativeandvaluable. Includedamongthisyear\'sprogramswillbe: MRCA- Past,PresentandFuture.Ontheoccasionofour SilverAnniversary,it ismostappropriatethatwereflecton ourpast,takealookatwhatwe\'veaccomplishedandwherewe are,andevenmoreimportantly,consider wherewe\'regoingin thefuture.Thisinquirywillbetheessenceofamajor programatthisyear\'sconvention.ThehistoryoftheAssociationwillbetracedfromitsinceptiontothepresentwith emphasisbeingplacedonwhattheAssociationisnowdoingfor itsmembers.Informationandservicesavailabletomembers fromtheAssociationwillbediscussedtogetherwithpresent activitiesoftheAssociationonbehalfofthemembers.A specialportionofthisprogramwillfocusonmembership benefitsavailabletosmallerroofingcontractors. RoofingIndustryRuleMakers.ASTM,AIA,FM,NBS,ARMA-whoaretheyandwhataretheydoing?Theseandotheragencies andindustrygroupswillbediscussed.Namesandaddresses willbefurnishedtogetherwithinformationastopresent activitiesofthesevariousgroupsinvolvingtheroofingindustry.Thisprogramshouldbeextremelyinformativeanduseful. ThePerformanceApproachtoBetterRoofin.TheNational BureauotandarsasJUStpublishedapaperentitled "PerformanceCriteriaforBituminousMembraneRoofing."This paperwillbepresentedbyarepresentativeoftheNational BureauofStandardstotheInternationalRoofingConferenceto beheldinBrighton,EnglandinSeptember.Mr.WilliamC. CullenofNBSwilldiscussthepreliminaryperformancecriteria recommendedandthetestmethodsdevelopedinordertoobtain datatoevaluateroofingmembranesagainsttherecommended criteria.Youcannotaffordtomissthisprogram. Otherprogramswillfocusonsteeldecks,labor-managementrelations andthemeritshopmovement,androofingconsultants.'