b'PROGRAMS ThekeyingredientinallMRCAconventionshasbeenthebusiness programs- progr amsdesignedandconductedbyr oofingcontractorsf or roofingcontractorscontaininguseful,pr actica linformat i on.Weare certainyouwillfindtheprogramsplannedforthisyear\'sconvention tobeext remelyinformativeandvaluable. I ncludedamongthisyear\'sprogramswillbe: DissectionofaJointVenture.FourKa ns asCityArea contractorshavegonetoget herasaj o i ntve ntureona46-acre roofingjobcurrentlyunderwayintheKansa sCityArea .This programwillanalyzethelegal,financial,accounting,t echnical, safety,environmental,laborandotherproblemsencounter edand (hopefully)s urmountedinprocuringandapplyingt hejob.The programwillbehighlightedbyana udio- visualhistor yofthejob frombidtofinish. C.W.Griffin,Editoroft heAIARoofDes ignM lpublishe d anuain1970,isnowintheprocessofrevisinga ndupdatingt heMa nual andwilldiscussva riousitemstobecoveredint herevi sedMa nua l , includingvaporbarriers,condensation ,s pacevent i ng,C,RandU val ueso finsulationanddewpointint hicke rinsulations .I na dd i tion,Mr.Griffinisassistingintherevi s i onofMRCApublications 11 TenYearsofRoofingResearch 11and"Don \'tPa nic- Here\'sHowt o MakeaRoofDrain\'\'.Hewil ldiscussvariousitemst obeinclude d inrevisionsofthesebooks,incl udingt hepreliminaryperformance conceptandMRCA\'srecommendedmet hodso fr e pai rofs plit and/or brblisteredtwo-ply40-lb.coatedshee troofmem a nes . AsphaltApplicationTemperatures.Dr.W ltRos site roft he aNationalBureauofStandardswillreportont hemo s tc ompl e te, sophisti catedtestsconductedtodateastoasphaltapplica tion temperatures.Thereportwil lincluderesultsofmore~han60 0 fieldsamplest estedbyD .RossiterintheKansasCityArea rwithextremelysophisticatedequipmentplustem refal lback peratutestsrunatNBSusingthermocouples.Toknowhowhight oheat thekett l e,you\'vegottoknowthetemperatureofas phaltatt he momentofappl i cation.Youcan\'taff ordtomissDr.Rossitcr\'s r-ieport. Steal ing:HowtoStopIt.Russe l lHumphr ies,management consultantonsecurityproblems,wi ll discussyar dandjobsi te theftandwhatyouasaroofingcontract orcandot ocontrolit. Otherprogramswillcovertestinglabor atories;reroo f ing overexistingroo f swithemphasisonZonolite,taperedsystems andcoldprocess;ap rogramonequipmentwhichwilli nclude distributionofanewAssociationequipmentr e ntalmanualguide; seminarsoninsurance,a ndtaxandaccountingforroofingcontra ctors;andapresent ationbyMarshallRoy,RoyRoofing ,Lt d .,Leeds, England,andothersconcerningnewEuropeanroofingproducts , includinghightensilestrengthfe l t.'