AMCA & AMG Task Group Meetings

Words: Lisa PrichardThe second AMCA & AMG Task Group Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, February 16th. Based on your feedback given during the Strategic Planning process, AMCA & AMG have identified the following areas to concentrate our efforts during 2010:
  1. Masonry Education

  2. Product & Industry Positioning

  3. Workforce Development

  4. Masonry Ordinances
Click here to download the task group summaries for an overview of each task group's focus for 2010.

We encourage you to review the summaries and determine which task group(s) you are most interested in joining. Your active participation in these task groups will be the key to our industry's future success.

If you missed our first meeting in January, please join us for our second meeting on Tuesday, February 16th at the AMG office located at 99 E. Virginia, #160, in Phoenix. The meeting schedule is as follows:

Masonry Education: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Product and Industry Positioning: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Workforce Development: 11:00 a.m. - Noon
Masonry Ordinances: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Please RSVP on or before Monday, Feburary 15th by visiting www.azmasonrycontractors.com/plan/ or by calling the AMG office at 602-265-5999.
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