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(Continued from pagc I9) prises, lumber manufacturing firms and lumber distributors as well as participate in timber and lumber briefings with government officials of the various countries visited.

Soulhern Forest Products Association members have voluntarily increascd their association dues to launch the biggest marketing effort in the history of the southern pine industry.

A goal of a 1090 increase by the endof this decade has been set. According to William B. Canser, Jr., presidenr of the association, members are paying an additional 50 per thousand board feet of'production to fund a $450,000 advertising, promotion and public relations campaign annually for the next five years.

Virginia Building Material Association will "Focus On Success"at its 59th annual convention, March 24-27 at The Mariner, Hilton Head, S.C.

John R. Baldwin, manager of olganization research at Armstrong World Industries, Inc., rvill present a program on time management, communication, delcgation, management by objectives and management successlon.

Howard Hofmann and Harry Anton, regional managers for Western Wood

Products Association, will give a presentation geared to helping dealers obtain a better bottom line, covering marketing and advertising ideas, merchandising aids, buying and shipping options, reinspection, storage, handling and dclivery.

Tabletop displays of new products and services, a look at the national situation and a preview of VBMA's future presented by the nervly elected 1985 president and officers also are on the asenda.

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association members attending their annual convention, Feb. 7-10 ar the Lafayette Hilton Hotel, Lafayette, La., will hear Dave Petitjean, a Cajun humorist, speak. His prescntation will include stories and events of the south Louisiana Cajun counlry.

Carl Dill, a former lumber dealer from New Milford, Cr., will be a seminar speaker, explaining "How To Improvc Your Marketing and Advertising Withour Increasing Your Dollars."

Joe Elder, Jr., Mike Smith and Ronald Tassin of Elder Wood Preserving are sponsors for the president's reception.

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association will hold its 13th annual conference with Congress, March 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency Capital Hill, Washington, D.C.

Topics expected to be covered will in- clude flat rate tax, federal deficit, balanced budget and tax reform.

Members of the southeastern associations will join lumber and building marerials dealers from all over the country at this event, participating in briefings and meeting with their Washington representatlvcs.

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attendance conflicts represented by football garnes at the state's two major universities, OU and OSU, as well as local high school football games. The traditional exhibition site, Myriad Convention Center, rcquired the majority of attendees to utilize downtown Oklahoma City hotels where room rates and food costs continue to escalate and where parking is difficult, inadequate and expensive. The Intcrnational Trade Center Building is easily accessible from major traffic arteries, has unlimited free parking and is no more than a five minute drive from two of thc state's largest hotels.

Barring unforeseen complications and unanticipated changes, show date schedule for the next six years at the International Trade Center Building is as follows:

1985 - Aug. 16-18; 1986 - April 4-6; 1987 -March 2O-22; 1988 - March 1 8-20; 1989March l7-19; 1990 - March 23-25.