Masonry Magazine September 1979 Page. 5
Planning Moves Ahead for MCAA'S
30th Anniversary Conference in Dallas
Conference Chairman Dee Brown reports that a complete review has been made of MCAA's 1980 International Masonry Conference and Educational Trade Show in Dallas, Texas, February 20-27, and that some important program changes have been necessitated to allow for the Association's special 30th Anniversary celebration. However, the basic Conference format which has been established over the years will remain substantially the same.
The new schedule will include an Educational Seminar beginning on Wednesday, February 20, and concluding on Thursday immediately preceding the various business activities of the Association. On Friday, the customary meetings of MCAA Committees, Regional Vice Presidents and the Executive Board will take place.
Saturday will be devoted to the opening of the Trade Show, which will run through Monday and feature abbreviated Show hours on the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Conference Committee which met earlier in the year. This move is aimed at eliminating any "dead" time from the Show and stimulating the traffic flow. On Sunday morning, the always popular Masonry Industry Showcase featuring live equipment demonstrations by the nation's leading manufacturers, will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Following this the Trade Show will host visitors until 3:30 p.m. On Monday, February 25, industry leaders and other dignitaries will join MCAA Members at the Opening Session of the Conference to kick off the Association's 30th Anniversary celebration. The major speaker at this session will be William P. Clements, Governor of Texas.
These proceedings are expected to end approximately at noon to allow time to tour the Trade Show, which will be open until 4 p.m. on its concluding day.
Tuesday morning will be devoted to the second session of the Conference. The MCAA Annual Meeting-with the entire Membership invited-will be conducted Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday evening has been reserved for the gala 30th Anniversary party and the traditional Annual Banquet, which will again include topflight entertainment and dancing.
Additional details of the Conference schedule, Show hours and other activities will be made available as they are finalized.
Loews Anatole Dallas-World Class Hotel
One of the Southwest's newest and most luxurious hotels-the Loews Anatole Dallas, MCAA's 1980 Conference headquarters is this month's cover pictorial. A showpiece of architectural design and masonry craftsmanship, the Anatole rises above Dallas Market Center complex on Stemmons Freeway close to downtown and minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Perhaps the most stunning design feature of the hotel are its twin enormous, brick-lined lobby atria surrounded by 24 floors of truly spacious (14x30 feet) guest rooms, among the largest in any modern hotel in the world. Situated, too, around the atria are topflight restaurants featuring Continental, Mexican and Chinese cuisine, a 24-hour dining area, and a discotheque. Opened in January of this year, the hotel immediately began generating publicity raves; some 1.5 million room nights already have been booked for several years ahead. Everything about the Anatole from its worldwide assemblage of sculpture, custom furnishings, and decor were designed to "satisfy the most discriminating guests, and to set a high standard of luxury accommodations for the first-class traveler." You certainly don't want to miss MCAA's 1980 Conference and 30th Anniversary celebration. And you don't want to miss seeing the Anatole Dallas either. Here's your opportunity to take in both at the same time!