SOUTHEASTERN SCENE

ao."r,* assoctadon neuc In Alabama, Ftorlda, Georgla, Kentucky, l,oulclana, Mlecleelppl, the Carollnar, Tenness€e and Vlrglnla.

Kentucky Lumber & BulldtrU Mrterld Deders Assoclrtlon's 1989 mnvention is in its final planning stages.

Ken Lawson, Thriftway, Inc., Owensboro, chairs the committee arranging the Jan. I l-12 meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville.

Bill Sharp will speak on the opening afternoon. Table top displays are scheduled.

Loulslanr Bulldlng Mrterld Derlers Assoclrtlon has scheduled its annual convention for March 9-12 in New Orleans.

The association held meetings throughout the state with an informative

HAZCOM presentation. Marerials including two publications from the U.S. Department of Labor are available from the LBDMA oflice on HAZCOM which became effective Aug. I in retail industries.

Mlsslsslppl Bulldlng Meterlel Deelers Assoclrtlon, Inc. has named Jannette Breedlove, Breedlove Lumber Co., Charleston, as chairman of the 1989 convention and building products trade show, March 22-25 at the Coliseum Ramada Inn, Jackson.

The committee includes Bill Reynolds, Charles Patterson. Kenneth Bre- land, Dave Glenn, Harry Carter, Frank Bridges, Julia Box, Nancy lrby and Wesley Rushing. They will meet for the first time on Oct. 8 at the Coliseum Ramada Inn.

Brochures will be mailed this month to past and prospective exhibitors. The Empire Room will accommodate 75 booths with 55 already committed to vendors.

Vlrglnle Bulldlry Mrterhl Associrtlon will sponsor two seminars on the topic "Around Lumber Yards & Home Centers Everybody Sells" this month.

The first session will be Oct. 18 at the Holiday Inn, Manassas. The second on Oct. 19 will be held at the Sheraton Airport Inn in Richmond.

Bill Sharp, well known industry sales trainer, will conduct both sessions. They are planned to help all sales and management personnel learn how to turn lookers into buyers.

Bulldlng Materhl Merchrnts Assoclatlon's LOCS convention witl be held at King andPri,nceHotel, St. Simons Island, Ga., Nov. l0-13. Program for the annual event will center around roundtable topics.

The annual buying show for Georgia and Alabama retail lumber dealers will be held at the Georgia International Trade Center, College Park, Ga., lan.6-7. More than 40,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space will be occupied by exhibitors from all over the country, according to Donna Keen at BMMA headquarters, Austell, Ca. Over $10,000 in prizes will be given away.

Check out our Calendar on page 18 for information on upcoming conventions, meetings and trade shows in your region.