b'Committee OverviewsArchitectural Sheet Metal & Steep CommitteeChairperson: Jim Peterson, Peterson Advisory Council and Conference & Expo Roofing, Inc .Mt . Prospect, IllinoisPurpose:The purpose of this Committee Promotion Ad Hoc Committeeis to enhance the services that MRCA provides to providea home within the MRCA forSteep Slope andArchitectural Sheet Metal Contractors and their industry Chairperson: Greg Bloom, Alliedequipment and material suppliers . This Building Products - East Rutherford, NewCommittee is charged with: identifying Jersey potential members intheseindustry segments;recommending new services, Purpose: The Advisory Council providestraining, or resources needed by the industry; recommending industry suppliers and manufacturers atailored marketing of existing member services to this segment; and voice in the planning of the Annual MRCAincorporating this segment into the 2017Expo inSt . Louis, Missouri .Conference & Expo .This Councils goalProjects:This Committeehas been working hard to provide is to increase the revenue opportunitiesresources for both Steep Slope and Architectural Metal contractors . for the MRCA through the AnnualThis year at the Expo they will launch the Tennsmith/Roper Conference, Sponsorship and AdvertisingWhitney Sheet Metal Shop, a fully functional live demo shop, and and to increase MRCA contractorthe Arrowhead Steep Slope University . The Steep Slope program membership .will offer three flexible half-days of education plus two half-days Chairperson: Fred Horner, Advancedof hands-on programming . All sessions will be followed up with Industrial Roofing, Inc .Massillon, Ohio webinars this winter . The committee is also working on written Purpose: The Conference & Expo Ad Hoccontent to help these contractor segments work more effectively Committees purpose is to drive exhibitwith their customers and creating peer groups for contractors sponsorship sales as well as conferenceacross the region to connect .attendance . They also help plan the promotional schedule and plan of action for the Conference & Expo .Projects: In 2017 the Advisory Council and the Conference & Expo Ad Hoc Committee decided to join forces to make the show in St . Louis this year one for the records . They have been hard at work in St . Louis and the surrounding states in preparation for the upcoming Conference . Chairman, Fred Horner, along with MRCA President, Mark Langer, visited St . Louis this past March to meet up with local distributors, manufacturers and contractors to get their opinions and advice for hosting a successful show in their town . This visit led up to a Roofing Industry Happy Hour in St . Louis that took place during the Spring MRCA Board and Committee Meetings in April . Dozens of local roofing professionals joined MRCA volunteers for an evening of networking, food, drinks and camaraderie .The two groups are also working together to continue innovating the Expo experience for the upcomingBusiness Management Committeeindustry-focused Conference and Expo that has appropriately been titled Pride in our Professionalism and is scheduledChairperson: Miguel Arzola CIM Roofing, for October 16th18th at the Americas Center ConventionInc ., Arlington, Texas Center . Keep an eye out for new sessions both on and off thePurpose:The purpose of this Committee tradeshow floor as well as even more product demonstrations,is to develop tools and programs to assist contests, hands-on experiences and enhanced technology-basedMRCA members in the successful operation interaction with the popular Product Peep Shows and Mobileof their businesses . This committee Conference App . also provides input to the conference committee on seminar topics for the annual conference .Projects: In addition to overseeing the Applicator Agreements and Business Forms programs on the MRCA Members Only website, the Committee has been hard at work launching the MRCA ELITE Roofing Contractor Program, which is now in conjunction with the Safety Awards Program . More members have applied for these programs than ever before! This committee is also working on a series of on-demand contractor education programs for the MRCA Website that archive live sessions as well as providing new content for members .22 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer22 | ANNUAL REPORT'