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Lumber Association of California & Nevada has booked Dr. Patrick Moore to present a keynote address on "Principles of Sustainable Forestry" at its 5th annual convention Nov. l0-13 at the Paradise Point Resort, San Diego, Ca.

Themed "LACN: Mission Possible," the event will also feature an education luncheon with California Secretary of State Bill Jones, golf tournament, tabletop exhibits, and a seminar on employee law by labor attorney Laura Innes.

Leading roundtable discussions will be Innes on exempt vs. nonexempt employees; National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association chairman Mike Fritz on lumber certification; Suzanne Krause, King City True Value, and Suzi Taylor, Duckworth & Taylor, "Stealth Marketing-Focused Marketing that Doesn't Cost a Fortunet" Andrew

Thompson, Ace Hardware, and Kevin Lindsay, Lindsay Lumber, "Effective Retail Pricing Strategies;" security consultant and master locksmith Steve Spiwak, "Locksmith Services: Increase Your Company's Competition Against the Big Box Merchandisers," and LACN lobbyist Yolanda Benson. Scott Kassahn. Meeks Building Center, and Eric Bolduc, Federated Insurance, "Get the Mold Out!"

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has enlisted Western Wood Products Association to stage "Know Your Lumber" seminars Oct. 23 at the Quality Inn South, Denver, Co., and Oct.25 at the Hampton Inn, Salt Lake City, Ut. The four-hour classes cover grading, seasoning, structural and non-structural uses, design values, storage and handling of western species.

Western Building Material Association annual convention and industry summit Nov. 8-l I at the Doubletree Hotel, Bellevue, Wa.

Seminar topics will include finding, hiring and keeping top employees; an outlook for the Pacific Northwest economy; Wood is Good; sustainable forestry/product certification, and roundtable discussions.

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association cancelled its annual convention that had been scheduled to take place late last month in Vancouver, B.C.

After initially deciding to go on with the event, NLBMDA's executive committe changed its mind three days later. "Our members have been telling us through cancellations that it is just too soon to travel across the country and across the border to Vancouver," explained NLBMDA president Gary W. Donnelly.

The business portions of the annual meeting, such as election of officers, will be held via conference call. The annual auction has been rescheduled to be held during next year's Legislative Conference April 21-24 in Washington, DC.