Masonry Magazine February 1977 Page. 17
COMING EVENTS
March 5. Excellence In Masonry Award Banquet, Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Contact: Metropolitan Chicago Masonry Council, 1550 Northwest Hwy., Park Ridge, Ill. 60068.
March 8-17. Short course in principles and techniques of preparing construction specifications, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Contact: Construction Specifications Institute, 1150 17th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
March 21-23. Third Annual Conference & Exposition, American National Metric Council, McCormick Inn, Chicago, Ill. Contact ANMC, 1625 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
April 17-22. The Annual Meeting of the Perlite Institute, Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, Calif. Contact: Perlite Institute, Inc., 45 West 45th St., New York, N.Y. 10036.
May 8-11. Seventh Annual Promotion Meeting. International Masonry Institute (IMI), Drake Hotel, Chicago, Ill. Contact: Neal English, Exec. Dir., IMI, 823 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.
June 13-18. MCAA Summer Executive Board Meeting, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601 14th St., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. 60181.
June 20-22. Twenty-first Annual Convention & Exhibit, Construction Specifications Institute, Denver, Colo. Contact: CSI, 1150 17th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
October 6-9. MCAA Fall Executive Board Meeting, Kiandra Talisman Lodge, Vail, Colo. Contact: MCAA Executive Office, 17W601 St., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. 60181.
B&D Goes Metric
Black & Decker Manufacturing Co., Towson, Md., has announced that all divisions of its U.S. Power Tool Group will adopt international standard metric units of measure for all new product and accessory designs started after January 1, 1978. To facilitate the transition, the company has formed a corporate metrication committee to coordinate metric change-over procedures and activities.
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