b"THE OFFICIAL NFBA MAGAZINELETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMEGAN POPENFBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGET his is it! The last Issue of the National Frame Builder Magazine before we see each other at the 56th Annual NFBA Conference and Expo next month in Des Moines, IA!In this edition of the magazine, you will find lots of great information about what we have in store for you.We kick off our first day on Wednesday, March 6th with a solid lineup of valuable sessions.This day brings nine educational options in three different tracks for you to choose from. Following our morning sessions, we will gather for our Annual Business Meeting and our Keynote Ann Beiler, founder of Auntie Anne's, the world's largest hand-rolled soft pretzel franchise. Her personal story about life challenges and entrepreneurial business success has been featured on ABC's hit series Secret Millionaire, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America and has been highlighted in numerous publications, including Huffington Post, Fortune Magazine, Inc Magazine, Guidepost, and Nation's Restaurant News. Anne will also be available after her keynote in the NFBA Booth. Make sure to stop by for a photo and an autograph!The Keynote will be followed by the grand opening of the Expo!This years floor is PACKED with exhibitors who are looking forward to your arrival.You will have opportunities on all three days of our event to visit with the exhibitors and be a part of the buzz that is the Expo floor.There are also three FREE presentations that will take place on the Expo floor in the NFBA Demo Area: the 3-Hour Firewall session with Tim Royer P.E. of Timber Tech Engineering; a Fall Protection Drop Demonstration with Michael Hake of Shur-Sales; and special guest, Kyle Stumpenhorst of RR Buildings. With the increase in demand for post frame homes, small changes to existing methods of construction can yield amazing results in energy efficiency and overall comfort inside of the home! Kyle will walk through some of his companys construction wall assemblies and how they have been received by homeowners as well as what products/methods he uses to achieve high performance while stressing how little extra effort they require.Thursday morning brings us nine additional options for education followed by our Annual Awards Luncheon. The luncheon is a celebration of our Industrys best as we recognize our Building of the Year Award winners, our Foreman of the Year, and more.And what is a Conference without some networking fun? NFBA has 4 major Networking Events available for you and your crew to attend at no additional cost:New this year we will have the Women in Post Frame Meet N Greet at the nearby Iowa Taproom. Please join us Wednesday after the Expo for an opportunity to make new acquaintances and share challenges and solutions from your day-to-day experiences.There will be fun activities, prizes, and discussion about the direction of this new group and how it can bring the most benefit to its members going forward. A complimentary Shuttle will be making rounds between the Hilton and the Iowa Taproom for the duration of the event.The Plyco Reception brings a very enjoyable close to our first day of conference with their annual celebration. Expect a fun lineup of delicious drinks and refreshments, great entertainment, and a packed room of friendly faces.6 / FRAME BUILDER - VOL5 1"