b'ConventionPreview 0As chairman of the Midwest Roofing Contractors Association\'s Convention Committee, I can assure our entire membership of one 0thing - The MRCA\'s October 1996 Convention in Indianapolis will be our biggest and best 0ever!of director\'s meeting has just concluded, I make this statement because the winter board aand early reports from the various committees indicate that the educational programming to be offered will be second-to-none. The Steep and Metal Roofing Committee is planning a program consisting of an in-depth review of the detailinvolved in architectural sheet metal roofing. This program may include a representative from SMACNA. as well as a job profile. The Health and Safety Committee is consid vention. ering audience participation, in which all atten The purpose ofour members about informing dees will be tested on their safety knowledge,the convention programming so early in the followed by a thorough review of the test itself.year is two fold. The first reason is to begin BY DAVE TILSENAlso, the Health and Safety Committee will begenerating enthusiasm for the convention. The developing an outline ofsuggested con second reason is to allow our members to be the CONVENTION CHAIRMANtents within a roofing contractors written safetyheard. Ifto you have a topic that you would like program.see included in one of the above programs, The Business Management Committee willcontact the MRCA offices or a board member utilize the services of Fails Management in itsin your area. possible three part program. Part one will be aI look forward to updating our membership general session presented by Fails on a topicagain after our spring meeting in May. such as understanding overhead or47th AnnualRoofing Contractors costs. PartMidwest two will allow an attendee to choose betweenAssociation Convention and Trade Show another Fails session (perhaps leadership andOctober 24-27, 1996 productivity) orRCA Dome/Indianapolis Convention Center a session on business succession planning. Finally, a possible "bonus" FailsIndianapolis program will be offered immediately followingFor more information call the MRCA the convention. This "bonus" Fails sessionShowfax Hotline 800/708-6459 (possible topic is employee retention) will be made available to attendees at a very affordable cost. The Technical and Research Committee will be formulating its program through the year and we will keep our membership aware of its topic choices as they develop. I hope it is obvious to our membership that as we Race to Success in Indianapolis, we are bringing together a convention that is worth many more times the cost of registration. With the quality of the upcoming programming, MRCA members should be asking themselves if they can afford NOT to attend the 1996 con-MR March 964'