b'Mr.JohnBradford October1974 J2, PageNo.9 NBSP.I\'ef3enteda __ pap~r_ titlednPredictingPerformanceofBuilt UpRoofs._! 1Another . importantsessionatthatconventionwas ilia.iredbyBilltitled "Roofingl{ev.Ql~tion:Plastics 7ugler inPers:pertive~"c;n1968Ewi11gL.,.Lusk.,_J_~~: City ~t.J.5ansas wasourPresidentandw~_.r.e.t.U1med-.to-the.J!QlilHuehlel5acnfor . oul:\' _ Weproducedthesecondedition-ofouit-Don"t - -_ponv.ention Panicbookletandincre~~edthe _ofourtradeshowto80 s.iz_e booths.Weheldasuperintentsconferencein Lincoln,Nebraska in eooperatJonw~t;Il_!{RCA.AtasessionofASTMwecasta neg~:tive bal:t.ot_:cmthetestcutrecomm-endat.ion dev-eopedbythat-Associa-tion.SeveralofourmembersworkedactivelyattheOwens-Corning Fibe"?\'glaslaboratoryintestingexpansionandcontractionof roofingsystemsOur1968conventionp~.9g~am4~altnotonly withexpansionandcontractionof. materialsand.s.:t:ruct4?:"et_~ibut alsopresentedoneofth~ _irstQ_l\'l_J.+o~_ f industry- p:riograms _-effs. Anotherinfo:t1mativesession whichwaslater repeatedbyother roofingcontractorassociationsdealtwithUrethane.Atthe 0c:t.e.1:er,~-~8,Boardmeeting~~ -~s:tabli. _for .t:h.ef. \']:ime ~s.h~_d .irsta- cla~$o_fmembers~-pe-P?n-it-t-ingroG-fing. con-. ___asaoc.iate-\'th-eteby - _ tractor$ .join purcJ,$_~.99.~tion.:wl,i!\'~e-9~ide .tb(l~ser_y~:1 to-. a\';\'~\';__ byour c!cf\'!aociationandalso. permitting-toJO::i.n-wh-ich. other\irms . arenotroo_f,i.ngcontractorsa-n.darealsonot \'mariufactv.~er.~e_I\' _suppli~sof lllfi\'ter~J,.eandprodllCtf3 _tor.o. ing. contractors. ~c;,ldof 1\'7ehavecontinuedto dateourpolicy ofexcludingmanufacturers andsuppliersof roofingmaterialsandproducts. Bythistimeyouwereon ourBoardandIthinkyouare sufficientlyfamiliarwiththemorerecentactivities ofour AssociationsothatIneednotgivethemto youin detail.You will,ofcourse,findall oftheconventionprogramsdescribed in theenclosures.Iamsureyoucangobackandreviewyour ownfilesof minutesto determinemajoraccomplishments ,indrecentyears.Onewhichshouldcertainly bepointedoutisthe publication of"MRCAReportsonTenYearsofRoofingResearch," whichwasinitially printedin 1970andhasgonethrough~hree subsequanteditions.It is withoutquestionthepublication mostin demandbyarchit~ots,specification writersandothers havinganinterestintheroofingindustry.Overl00,000copies havebeenprintedandsold I\'menclosingacopyofour brand-newroster whichindicatesourpresentmembershipofover300.Iamalsoenclosing acopyof our1973financialstatementandour1974budget. Currentlywehaveonhandassetsin excessof$50,000. Whilewehaveanumberofmajorprojectsunderway,one ofthosewithwhichyouarepersonallyquitefamiliaristhe MASTERSPECproject.Youmaywishtosaysomethingconcerning theimportanceof thiswork.'