Masonry Magazine April 2003 Page. 57
Showcase will be co-located in The Construction Specifications Institute's (CSI) Construct America. Our show will become a major partner and we will represent the masonry pavilion at Construct America. Our exhibits, two skills competitions and educational offerings will educate the nearly 17,000 architects, specifiers, general contractors, facility managers and owners that attend Construct America. We are extremely excited about our new partnership with CSI.
Finally, as contractors we will not only receive the benefits of attending Masonry Showcase, for the first time we will be able to enjoy the additional benefit of attending a show where we can network with our customers. Not only will you be able to enjoy the savings to your business from attending the Masonry Showcase, but you can now get work as well.
Your Board will be traveling to Chicago this month to attend the 2003 CSI Construct America Show where we expect to participate in a formal contract signing solidifying our partnership with CSI. The possibilities are endless.
Keeping a Focus on Training
While our need for more masons has temporarily diminished with the softening economy, we must continue to focus on building the conduit from our nation's high schools to a career in masonry. Under the direction of our Training Committee we have already begun to achieve our goal of placing masonry career information into our nation's nearly 18,000 high schools.
As aggressive as this goal is, our nation's students cannot consider careers in masonry unless they are exposed to it. In addition to placing career information in our nation's high schools, we will seek to establish masonry pre-apprentice classes in high schools throughout the country as well. These comprehensive goals will enable our industry to be a career of choice and not a career of desperation.
Conclusion
My friends and fellow members, we have achieved so much during such troubling times. We have asked more from our members this past year than at any other time and you have responded. We have never been in such a strong position to impact our future as we are today. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Mason Contractors Association of America, thank you for your support and trust.
On a more personal note, thank you for the privilege you have presented to me to serve as your President. I am excited about what we will achieve this coming year. With your continued support, the possibilities are endless. Thank you
William McConnell
President, Mason Contractors
Association of America
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