SPECIAL FOCUS: Convention Preview
in Wednesday-Friday, April 25-27, 2018 Greensboro, North Carolina
46TH ANNUAL SEAA NATIONAL CONVENTION & TRADE SHOW Grandover Resort in Greensboro, North Carolina
Carrie Gulajan Convention Committee Chairperson
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he 46th Annual Convention and Trade Show kicks off with the popular Welcome Reception and Trade Show, followed by some changes to the meeting format, including a roundtable discussion with the winners of the Project of the Year award. We’ve taken your feedback and re-arranged the schedule to encourage greater participation in our annual member business meeting on Thursday morning. This is a great way to be on the inside track for networking and business opportunities and to learn about new SEAA initiatives. You won’t want to miss it. Headlining the speaker program is Brent Darnell, award winning Emotional Intelligence expert for the construction industry. Darnell approaches common industry leadership problems with humor and insight. He explains: “In the construction industry, many people have excellent technical skills, but get off track with people, relationship, communication, and teamwork skills.” Awareness of this “softer side” of construction, helps contractors attract and retain the best people, create safety programs that actually work, and increase performance. Other speakers will address topics of interest to both management and field personnel. One of our most engaging sessions every year is the presentation of the winning Projects of the Year. We’ve moved this to Thursday so you can hear all the interesting details before the Awards Presentation at the Gala that night. New this year, weather permitting, we’re going resort casual with an outdoor dinner, followed by desserts and group games on the driving range and putting green.