b'EducationalSessionswednesday, october 24 th thursday, october 25 th1:00 pm3:00 pm8:30 am9:30 amOmaha Convention CenterRoom 205Omaha Convention CenterJunior Ballroom Young Contractors Council Video Series LIVESenator Benjamin Sasse (R-NE)*(Open to All Registered Attendees)Over the last year, the YCC Video series has beenPolitics as Unusual!! An Overview a platform for young and old to come together inof the Legislative and Regulatory a live video conference call to discuss issues in the roofing industry. A LIVE version of this videoIssues Vexing the Roofing Industryseries can be found at the MRCA Conference.Panelists:The direct correlation to young professionals and serviceMcKay Daniels, Chief Operating Officer, NRCA, and Duane departments is evident in almost every company. This is dueMusser, Vice President of Government Relations, NRCAto the technical aspect of managing a service departmentManyimportantissuesarefacingtheroofingindustry: with many different types of software. Given the assignmentWorkforceDevelopment;ImmigrationPolicy;Regulatory to modernize from paper to digital work orders, streamlineReform; and more but trying to understand whats REALLY operations from initial call to invoicing, provide faster andgoing on in our nations capital right now is quite a challenge! morecosmeticproposals,trackandmanageoperationsMRCA was a sponsor of and participated in Roofing Day in with GPS, create customer transparency with client portals andmanymorereasonsarewhyyoushouldtrustyourDC this spring where many members were inspired by their service departments development to a tech savvy youngpersonaladvocacyexperienceonCapitolHill.Tosupport professional. We want to discuss the speed bumps wevethisnewwaveofactivismandencourageparticipationin encountered and the ways we have found success. the 2019 Roofing Day in DC we are pleased to host: keynote Howlongdidittaketoreachourservicedepartmentspeaker United States Senator Benjamin Sasse of Nebraska; improvement goals?What road blocks did we run into?andpanelistsMcKayDaniels,formerChiefofStaffto What worked best?How did our service crews respond? Congressman Reid Ribble who has recently become NRCAs How did we motivate others to see the change as positivenew Chief Operating Officer and Duane Musser, NRCAs Vice and cost conscious?President of Government Relations for an insiders look at sponsored by: currentfederalactivitiesimpactingyourbusinessandan update on how NRCA is changing the dialog about the roofing industryinCongress.Dontmissthisopportunitytohear 3:00 pm5:00 pm directly from one of Americas most respected Senators at a Omaha Convention CenterRoom 205* Invitedcritical time in our nations history. Software Driving You Nuts?Sponsored by: Hosted by the MRCA Women in Roofing(Open to All Registered Attendees) 1:00 pm 2:00 pm This MRCA WinR Sponsored session will include a panelOmaha Convention CenterExpo Floor in the GAF ofRepresentativesfrompopularRoofingSponsored Classroom (The Fishbowl)IndustrysoftwarefirmsandfellowRoofing Contractors.GetyourquestionsansweredWelding Thermoplastic about capabilities, compatibilities, and learn more aboutMembranesthe tools available that are made to simplify the life of aSpeaker: Helene Hardy Pierce of GAFRoofing Contractor.Discussion will also include ventingToday, TPO roofing systems represent the of software frustrations and ideas for handling software-relatedissues. Thestruggleisreal,sobesuretotakelargest single segment of the low slope roofing advantage of this sessions value and accessibility. market and manufacturers are continuing to sponsored by: invest in manufacturing capacity and product development.There have also been significant advancements in how these systems can be installed, which provides roofing contractors with many options not available even just a few years ago.This session will focus on the products themselves, installation options that provide flexibility and enlarge the roofing season, and installation pit-falls to avoid.continued (next page)12 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'