{"id":2311,"date":"2010-11-01T14:02:29","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T19:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/72.167.124.155\/tilt-uptoday\/?p=2311"},"modified":"2015-06-08T02:55:30","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T07:55:30","slug":"convention-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tilt-up.org\/tilt-uptoday\/2010\/11\/01\/convention-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Convention Wrap Up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KANSAS CITY, HERE WE COME<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the phrase they use in the movies \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s a wrap?\u201d That phrase certainly applies to the 2010 Annual Convention completed this past October in Irvine, California. The convention theme was \u201cBuilding for Disaster Protection.\u201d The program opened with the unveiling of the Tilt-Up Blast testing video. You can view the video on our U-Tube educational channel and it is quite impressive. Many of the presenters wove the theme into their presentations throughout the two days of education. Other topics included \u2018Marketing in a Down Economy,\u2019 \u2018Tilt-Up Panels as Shear Walls,\u2019 \u2018Erection Strategies,\u2019 \u2018Small Buildings,\u2019 and \u2018Converting to Tilt-Up.\u2019<\/p>\n

For this year\u2019s Convention sustainability was a subtheme. Presentations on supplementary cementitious materials, insulation systems and thermal mass, among others addressed this issue. Sustainability will be present in our programs for the foreseeable future as it still a \u201chot topic\u201d with architects and designers. Concrete building systems, in particular Tilt-Up, have a great story to tell regarding sustainability and we will continue to tout the benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Attendance was up nearly 40% from last year\u2019s event in spite of the economy. One of the most popular sessions was \u2018Top 10 Tips and Tricks\u2019. Several people who attended this session stated that they learned enough from this presentation to pay for their trip several times over. That, after all, is why we have the event. We want to provide an environment to learn and exchange information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A big change this year was the move of the annual Achievement Awards program from the World of Concrete to the Annual Convention. Since it was a short cycle (9 months versus 12 months between submittal deadlines) there were fewer entries but, as usual, the quality of submittals continues to improve. We are already accepting entries for the next competition. The individual awards and student competition winners will be presented at the World of Concrete. Suppliers and vendors were well represented at the trade show event, which allowed attendees to see what\u2019s new in the world of Tilt-Up. There were numerous opportunities to network with peers and friends \u2013 just one of the reasons so many people come back year after year. The golf tournament, while small, was again a very popular event with those who participated. You need not be a good golfer as evidenced by certain individuals who participated. Give it a shot next year.<\/p>\n

We are now turning our thoughts to Kansas City, Missouri for 2011. Next year\u2019s convention will be headquartered at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center near downtown Kansas City. Our spring board meeting was held there last year\u00a0and we were impressed. We\u2019re certain you will be also. Since we aren\u2019t in the same environment as we were in the Los Angeles area we hope to expand our program offerings to include a buildings tour (hopefully one under construction) and possibly even a demonstration. Make your plans now to join us September 28-30, 2011 for our next \u201ccan\u2019t miss\u201d event. We always have room in our program for some new topics so if you have something you want to learn about, or want to present, give Jim, Mitch, or Ed a call or email.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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