2011 Deluxe Industry Calendar of Events

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2011 SCHEDULE OF INDUSTRY EVENTS

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2011 Schedule of Industry Events This schedule is brought to you with best wishes for the new year by BPD–Building Products Digest, The Merchant Magazine, Building-Products.com, and these sponsors: AERT/MoistureShield, Arch Wood Protection, C&D Lumber, Capital, Great Southern Wood Preserving, Krauter Solutions, Louisiana-Pacific, Matthews International, Maze Nails, North American Wholesale Lumber Association, and Redwood Empire.

EVENT & CALENDAR SPONSORS A Ace Hardware Corp. ............................................(630) 990-6446 AERT/MoistureShield ........................................(866) 729-2378 Amarillo Hardware Co..........................................(800) 949-4722 American Architectural Manufacturers Assn........(847) 303-5664 American Coatings Association ...........................(202) 462-6272 American Fence Association ...............................(800) 822-4342 American Hardware Manufacturers Assn. ...........(847) 605-1025 American Institute of Timber Construction...........(303) 792-9559 American Wood Protection Association...............(334) 874-9800 APA-The Engineered Wood Association .............(253) 565-6600 Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers................(336) 885-8315 Arch Wood Protection.......................................(770) 801-6600 Association of Millwork Distributors .....................(727) 372-3665

International Home & Housewares Show ............(847) 692-0110 International Log Buildersʼ Association................(250) 547-8776 International Wood Composites Symposium.......(509) 335-2262 International Wood Products Association ............(703) 820-6696 International Woodworking Fair ...........................(770) 246-0608 J Jensen Distribution Services ...............................(509) 624-1321 JLC Live Residential Construction Shows ...........(800) 261-7769 K Kentucky Building Materials Association .............(800) 844-1774 Kentucky Forest Industries Association...............(800) 203-9217 Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association ........(703) 264-1690 Krauter Storage Systems..................................(800) 992-2824

B BC Wood .............................................................(877) 422-9663 Blish-Mize ............................................................(800) 995-0525 BPD–Building Products Digest ........................(949) 852-1990 Budma .................................................................(317) 293-0406 Building Component Manufacturers Conference ..(608) 310-6722 Building Industry Show ........................................(909) 396-9993 Buttery Co............................................................(800) 880-1515

L Long-Lewis Hardware Co. ...................................(205) 322-2561 Los Angeles Hardwood Lumbermanʼs Club ........(626) 445-8556 LP Building Products ........................................(888) 820-0325 Lumber Association of California & Nevada ........(800) 266-4344 Lumbermenʼs Association of Texas & Louisiana .(800) 749-5862 Lumbermens Merchandising Corp.......................(610) 293-7049

C California Building Industry Association...............(916) 443-7933 California Forestry Association ............................(916) 444-6592 Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association..(877) 224-3555

M Material Handling Equipment Distributors Assn....(847) 680-3500 Material Handling Industry of America.................(704) 676-1190 Matthews International......................................(412) 665-2488

Paint & Decorating Retailers Association ............(800) 737-0107 Panel & Engineered Lumber Conference ............(334) 834-1170 PCBC...................................................................(916) 443-7933 Peak Auctioneering..............................................(800) 245-9690 Plastic Components.............................................(800) 327-7077 Portland Wholesale Lumber Association Progressive Affiliated Lumbermen Co-op ............(800) 748-8900 R Redwood Empire ...............................................(800) 800-5609 Redwood Region Logging Conference................(707) 443-4091 Remodeling Show ...............................................(866) 475-6495 Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association...........(301) 230-2501 S South Dakota Retail Lumbermanʼs Association ..(605) 660-9742 Southeast Building Conference ...........................(800) 261-9447 Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. ........(770) 631-6701 Southern Building Material Association ...............(704) 376-1503 Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association.....(412) 829-0770 Southern Forest Products Association ................(504) 443-4464 Southern Oregon Lumbermans Association........(800) 633-5554 Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Assn....(800) 352-2981 Structural Insulated Panel Association ................(253) 858-7472 Structural Building Components Association.......(608) 274-4849 Surfaces...............................................................(972) 536-6358

C&D Lumber.......................................................(541) 874-2241 Capital.................................................................(602) 381-0709 Composite Panel Association ..............................(703) 724-1128 Construction Safety Council ................................(800) 552-7744 Construction Specifications Institute....................(800) 689-2900 Construction Suppliers Association .....................(800) 351-2255 D DeckExpo ............................................................(866) 475-6495 Do it Best Corp. ...................................................(260) 748-5300 Door & Hardware Institute ...................................(703) 222-2010 E Eastern Building Material Dealers Association ....(800) 296-3278 Emery-Waterhouse Co. .......................................(800) 283-0236 ENAP Inc. ............................................................(845) 564-4900 F Five Star Group ...................................................(800) 366-5383 Florida Building Material Association ..................(352) 383-0366 Florida Hardware Co............................................(904) 783-1650 Forest Products Society.......................................(608) 231-1361 G Glassbuild ...........................................................(866) 342-5642 Great Southern Wood Preserving ....................(800) 633-7539 Green Industry & Equipment Expo ......................(800) 558-8767 Green Contractors Expo ......................................(800) 859-9247 Greenbuild ..........................................................(866) 579-8413 Greenprints ..........................................................(404) 872-3549 Guardian Building Products .................................(800) 569-4262 H Handy Hardware Wholesale ................................(713) 644-1495 Hardwood Manufacturers Association .................(412) 829-0770 Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association ..........(703) 435-2900 HDW Inc. .............................................................(318) 686-8527 Hoo-Hoo International..........................................(800) 979-9950 Horizon Distribution .............................................(800) 541-8164 House-Hasson Hardware Co...............................(865) 525-0471 I Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association....(800) 252-8641 Indiana Hardwood Lumbermenʼs Association .....(800) 640-4452 Indiana Lumber & Buildersʼ Supply Association ..(877) 465-8627 International Builders Show .................................(800) 368-5242

Maze Nails ..........................................................(800) 435-5949 Merchant Magazine, The ...................................(949) 852-1990 Michigan Lumber & Building Materials Assn. ......(517) 394-5225 Mid-America Lumbermens Association ...............(800) 747-6529 Mid South Building Material Dealers Association (877) 828-3315 Midwest Hardware Association............................(800) 888-1817 Midwest Roofing Contractors Association ...........(800) 497-6722 Missouri Forest Products Association..................(573) 634-3252 Monroe Hardware Co. .........................................(704) 289-3121 Mountain States Lumber & Bldg. Mtl. Dealers Assn.(800) 365-0919

T Tile Roofing Institute ............................................(312) 670-4177 Transload Distribution Association ......................(503) 656-4282 Truck Loggers Association ..................................(604) 684-4291 True Value Co......................................................(773) 695-5000 Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee ...................................(800) 266-6436

N National Association of Home Builders................(800) 368-5242 National Assn. of the Remodeling Industry..........(800) 611-6274 National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors..(202) 872-0885 National Association of Women in Construction..(800) 552-3506 National Frame Building Association ...................(800) 557-6957 National Green Building Conference ...................(888) 602-4663 National Hardware Show ....................................(847) 605-1025 National Hardwood Lumber Association..............(800) 933-0318 National Kitchen & Bath Association ...................(800) 843-6522 National Lawn & Garden Show............................(888) 316-0226 National Lumber & Bldg. Material Dealers Assn...(800) 634-8645 National Retail Federation ...................................(202) 783-7971 National Roofing Contractors Association ...........(847) 299-9070 National Wooden Pallet & Container Assn. .........(703) 591-6104 National Wood Flooring Association....................(800) 422-4556 North American Bldg. Material Distribution Assn. .(888) 747-7862 North American Retail Hardware Association......(317) 290-0338 North American Wholesale Lumber Assn. ......(800) 527-8258 Northeast Window & Door Association................(609) 799-4900 Northeastern Loggers Association.......................(800) 318-7561 Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn..........(207) 829-6901 Northeastern Retail Lumber Association .............(800) 292-6752 Northwestern Lumber Association.......................(763) 544-6822

W Wallace Hardware Co. ........................................(423) 586-5650 Western Building Material Association ................(360) 943-3054 Western Hardwood Association...........................(360) 835-1600 Western Pallet Association ..................................(360) 335-0208 Western Red Cedar Lumber Association ............(604) 684-0266 Western States Roofing Contractors Assn. .........(800) 725-0333 Western Wood Preservers Institute .....................(800) 729-9663 Western Wood Products Association ..................(503) 224-3930 Window & Door Manufacturers Association ........(800) 223-2301 Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association..................(262) 250-1835 Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America........(215) 564-3484 Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Assn. .......(800) 550-7889 Wood Technology Show .....................................(800) 933-8735 Woodworking Machinery Industry Association ....(410) 931-8100 WoodWorks ........................................................(866) 966-3448

O Ohio Construction Suppliers Association.............(614) 267-7817 Oklahoma Lumbermenʼs Association ..................(800) 444-1771 Olympic Logging Conference ..............................(541) 686-9191 Oregon Logging Conference ...............................(360) 452-9357 Orgill Inc...............................................................(800) 347-2860 P Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors...(925) 245-4320 Pacific Logging Conference.................................(425) 413-2808

U United Hardware Distributing Co. ........................(763) 557-2714 U.S. Green Building Council ................................(800) 795-1747

The Merchant Magazine and BPD–Building Products Digest, 4500 Campus Dr., Ste. 480, Newport Beach, Ca. 92660-1872, Tel. (949) 852-1990, Fax 949-852-0231. In addition to our two monthly magazines, we also publish Traders’ Preview promoting NAWLA Traders Market, this Industry Calendar, and operate www.building-products.com.

TO SUBMIT AN EVENT for next year’s calendar, contact Karen Debats at kdebats@building-products.com or (949) 852-1990.

TO ADVERTISE or receive more information on advertising in the 2012 Schedule of Industry Events, call (949) 852-1990 for Alan Oakes (ajoakes@aol.com) or Chuck Casey (ccasey@ building-products.com).

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6-7 Mid-America Lumbermens Association Missouri winter meeting, Columbia, Mo. 6-9 United Hardware Distributing Co. market, Minnneapolis, Mn.

Northeast Young Lumber Execs board meeting, Rensselaer, N.Y. 7-9 Home Shows Phoenix, Az.; Colorado Springs, Co.; Minneapolis, Mn.; Portland, Or.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Sandy, Ut.; Madison, Wi.

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14-16 Home Shows Montgomery, Al.; Spencer, Ia.; Louisville, Ky.; Minneapolis, Mn.; N. Charleston and Greenville, S.C.; Austin, Tx.; Roanoke, Va.; Seattle, Wa.

15-16 Buttery Co. market, Belton, Tx. 15-16 Five Star Group show, Queens, N.Y. 15-16 Home Shows Costa Mesa, Ca.; Port Charlotte, Fl. 15-18 Western Pallet Assn. annual meeting, Rancho Mirage, Ca.

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21-23 Home Shows Savannah, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Grand Island, Ne.; Sharonville, Oh.; Fort Worth, Tx. 21-30 Home & Garden Show Cleveland, Oh.

22-23 Five Star Group show, Hartford, Ct. 22-23 Monroe Hardware Co. market, Concord, N.C. 22-24 Do It Best Corp. winter conference, Summerland, Nv.

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28-30 Home Shows Atlanta, Ga.; Libertyville, Il.; Charlotte, N.C.; WilkesBarre, Pa.; Columbia, S.C. 28-Feb. 3 Guardian Building Products market, Las Vegas, Nv.

29-30 Home & Garden Show Melbourne, Fl.

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8-9 Home & Garden Show Fort Myers, Fl.

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9-10 Indiana Hardwood Lumbermenʼs Association convention & expo, Indianapolis, In. 9-10 Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association annual convention & meeting, Wisconsin Dells, Wi. 9-11 Western Building Material Association annual convention, Tulalip, Wa.

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Willamette Valley Hoo-Hoo Club crab feed, Junction City, Or.

5-6 Home Shows Estero and Fort Pierce, Fl.

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12-13 Florida Hardware Co. market, Orlando, Fl.

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WoodWorks Wood Solution Fairs Duluth, Ga.; Raleigh, N.C. 15-16 South Dakota Retail Lumbermanʼs Association annual convention, Sioux Falls, S.D.

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22-24 Progressive Affiliated Lumbermen Co-op annual conference & buyers mart, Orlando, Fl.

Southern California Hoo-Hoo Club meeting, Pomona, Ca. 16-18 Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association expo, Las Vegas, Nv.

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26-27 Home & Garden Show Cape Coral, Fl. 26-March 1 National Wooden Pallet & Container Assn. annual leadership conference & expo, St. Petersburg, Fl.

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Peak Auctioneering LBM auction, Kansas City, Mo. 19-20 Long-Lewis Hardware market, Montgomery, Al. 19-20 Home & Garden Show Naples, Fl.

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1-2 Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. spring meeting, Atlanta, Ga.

WoodWorks Wood Solutions Fair Long Beach, Ca. 2-4 Lumbermens Merchandising Corp. annual meeting, Orlando, Fl. 2-4 National Frame Building Association frame building expo, Indianapolis, In. 2-6 Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Association annual meeting, Ponte Vedra, Fl.

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Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association estimating workshop, Springfield, Il. 4-5 American Institute of Timber Construction annual meeting, Tucson, Az. 4-6 Home Shows Atlantic City, N.J.; Austin, Tx.; Dallas, Tx.; Everett, Wa.

5-6 Home & Garden Show Ocala, Fl. 5-6 Peak Auctioneering LBM auction, Baltimore, Md.

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Los Angeles Hardwood Lumbermanʼs Club golf tournament, Chino, Ca. 10-11 Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn.

LBM expo, Denver, Co.

11-13 Home Shows Dubuque, Ia.; Portland, Or.; Reading, Pa.; Tacoma, Wa.

12-13 Remodeling & Decorating Show Los Angeles, Ca.

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9-10 Northwestern Lumber Association Nebraska lumber convention, La Vista, Ne.

7-10 North American Building Material Distribution Assn. University of Industrial Distribution, Indianapolis, In. Southern Cypress Mfrs.

Assn. annual meeting, Charleston, N.C. 14 Western Wood Products Assn. annual meeting, Portland, Or. 14-15 Greenprints Atlanta, Ga. 14-16 Hardwood Manufacturers Assn. conference & expo, Charleston, S.C. 14-17 North American Wholesale Lumber Assn. wood basics course, Starksville, Ms.

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WoodWorks Wood Solutions Fair San Francisco, Ca.

17-19 Redwood Region Logging Conference Eureka, Ca.

18-19 Blish-Mize Co. spring market, Overland Park, Ks. 18-19 Emery-Waterhouse Co. market, Providence, R.I. 18-20 Home Shows Mankato, Mn.; Fort Worth, Tx.

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25-26 JLC Live Show Providence, R.I. 25-27 Home Shows Barrington, Il.; LaCrosse, Mn.

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21-23 National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association legislative conference & spring meeting, Washington, D.C. 21-23 Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association convention & expo, Peoria, Il.

22-23 Mid-America Lumbermens Assn. estimating workshop, Sedalia, Mo. 22-24 Structural Insulated Panel Assn. annual meeting, Greenville, S.C. 22-27 Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Assn. winter meeting, Isle of Palms, S.C.

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1-2 Florida Building Material Association, poker & golf tournaments, Ocala, Fl. 1-3 Ace Hardware Corp. spring market, Chicago, Il.

National Association of the Remodeling Industry awards dinner, Jersey City, N.J. Peak Auctioneering LBM auction, Middleton, N.Y.

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North American Wholesale Lumber Association regional meeting, Vancouver, B.C. 7 WoodWorks Wood Solutions Fair Minneapolis, Mn. 7-9 Lumbermenʼs Association of Texas annual convention, Fort Worth, Tx.

8-10 Home Shows Naperville, Il.; Houston, Tx.

Peak Auctioneering LBM auction, Manassas, Va. 9-10 Home Improvement Expo Blaine, Mn.

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Lumber Association of California & Nevada golf tournament, Yorba Linda, Ca. 14-16 International Log Builders Association annual conference, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

15-17 Remodeling Show Sandy, Ut.

Peak Auctioneering LBM auction, Berea, Oh. 16-17 Home Shows Cape Coral, Fl.; Eden Prairie, Mn.

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27-29 Kentucky Building Materials Association convention & expo, Louisville, Ky. 27-29 Olympic Logging Congress Vancouver, B.C.

28-30 Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association annual convention, Boston, Ma.

29-30 Northeastern Loggers Association equipment expo, Hamburg, N.Y.

10-12 National Retail Federation global supply chain summit, Columbus, Oh.

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1-3 National Association of Home Builders national green building conference, Salt Lake City, Ut.

2-4 Composite Panel Association spring meeting, Bonita Springs, Fl. 2-4 Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association conference, Orlando, Fl. 2-5 Wallace Hardware spring market, Gatlinburg, Tn.

3-8 Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America conference, Marco Island, Fl.

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Lumber Assn. of California & Nevada 2nd Growth meeting, Location TBD 5 Structural Building Components Association legislative conference, Washington, D.C. 5-6 Mid-America Lumbermens Assn. golf tourney, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.

International Wood Markets Group global wood products industry & market conference, Vancouver, B.C. 10-12 National Hardware Show Las Vegas, Nv. 10-12 North American Retail Hardware Assn. convention, Las Vegas, Nv. 10-12 Paint & Decorating Retailers Assn. annual show, Las Vegas, Nv.

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13-14 Northeastern Loggers Association equipment expo, Bangor, Me.

Peak Auctioneering LBM auction, Indianapolis, In.

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14-16 National Lawn & Garden Show Rosemont, Il.

15-16 Northeast Window & Door Association education seminar, Location TBD

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• Only Redwood Empire Ipé carries a Class A Flame Spread and Burning Brand certification.

• Redwood Empire Ipé is responsibly harvested and is Lacey Act safe.

• Ipé is the most stable species in the market.

• Ipé will not warp, twist, create residue staining runoff, or corrode metal fasteners like the Indonesian hardwoods in the market today.

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Old Time Lumbermenʼs Barbecue Sebastopol, Ca.

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Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club golf tournament & BBQ, Ukiah, Ca. 30-Oct. 1 Missouri Forest Products Association forest industry show, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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19-21 North American Wholesale Lumber Association Traders Market, Las Vegas, Nv.

20-21 Lumber Association of California & Nevada annual convention, Rancho Mirage, Ca.

21-23 Northeastern Retail Lumber Assn. annual meeting, Location TBD

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29-30 Remodeling & Decorating Show Costa Mesa, Ca.

26-27 Door & Hardware Institute annual conference & expo, New York, N.Y. 26-28 Midwest Roofing Contractors Association conference & show, Rosemont, Il.

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October 14 – Advertising & Editorial Deadline for Building Products Digest & The Merchant Magzineʼs “Decking & Fencing “/”Treated Wood” Special Issue

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