Coming events.Jan. 24-27: ExpoPromueble: 13th International Machinery, Woodworking & Supply Exhibition for the Furniture Industry, Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi , Mexico; visit www.promueble.com.mx. Feb. 15-16: Carolinas Industrial Woodworking Expo, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC; phone (828) 459-9894 or visit www.tsiexpos.com. March 6-7: UV/EB West, Sheraton Gateway Hotel Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA; phone RadTech International at (240) 497-1243 or visit www.uvebwest.com. March 7-9: Texas Woodworking Show & Cabinet Conference, Market Hall, Dallas Market Center, Dallas, TX; phone (800) 752-6312 or (630) 434-7779 or visit www.texaswoodworkingshow.com. March 21-23: Third Annual Closets and Home Organization Conference & Expo, Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL; phone (800) 752-6312 or (630) 434-7779 or visit www.closets-expo.com. SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS * Dec. 4-6: "Kiln Drying Certificate--Module 2--Kiln Quality Control," Vancouver, BC; phone Carol Voss of the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing Wood processing is an engineering discipline comprising the production of forest products, such as pulp and paper, construction materials, and tall oil. Paper engineering is a subfield of wood processing. Many countries, notably Sweden also produce tar from pine trees. at the University of British Columbia Locations Vancouver The Vancouver campus is located at Point Grey, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the North Shore mountains. The 7. at (886) 822-2297 or visit www.cawp.ubc.ca. * Dec. 5-7: "Wood Touch-up & Repair Workshop," Ramada ra·ma·da n. Southwestern U.S. 1. a. An open or semienclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade. b. An open porch or breezeway. 2. Plaza Hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. Grand Rapids, MI; phone Mohawk Finishing Products at (800) 545-0047 or visit www.mohawk-finishing.com. * Dec. 6-8: "23rd Annual Oak Drying Workshop," Blacksburg, VA; contact Brian Bond, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech at (540) 231-8868 or e-mail bbonde@vt.edu. Dec. 11-13: "Lean Manufacturing Workshop for the Wood Products Industry," Bayport Public Library, Bayport, MN; phone Earl Kline of Virginia Tech at (540) 231-8841 or visit www.forestindustires.vt.edu/workshop.html. * Feb. 6-7, 2007 : "Automating the Finishing Room," Cefla Finishing America, High Point, NC; phone (336) 662-9813 or visit www.ceflaamerica.com. 2007 ASSOCIATION MEETING Feb. 7-8: The BIFMA BIFMA Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association Conference, San Antonio, TX; phone the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Assn. at (616) 285-3963 or visit www.bifma.org. March 28-30: World of Wood, annual convention of the International Wood Products Assn., San Diego, CA; phone (703) 820-6696 or visit www.iwpawood.org. April 25-28: Woodworking Industry Conference, Renaissance Vincy Hotel St. Petersburg, FL; visit www.wmma.org; www.wmia.org or www.awfs.org. April 25-28: 19th Annual Conference and Organizing Exposition, Hilton Minneapolis & Minneapolis Convention Center The Minneapolis Convention Center is a large convention center located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located one block off of Nicollet Mall near Orchestra Hall. , Minneapolis, MN; visit the National Association of Professional Organizers at www.napo.net. * Contact organizations for additional dates, locations or programs. For a comprehensive listing of Coming Events, visit www.iswonline.com. |
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