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92 SEPTEMBER 2015 COATINGSPROMAG.COM Show News CONSTRUCT 2015 Te Construction Specifcations Institute (CSI) is hosting the 2015 CONSTRUCT show from September 30 to October 3, 2015. T his year's show is being held at the A merica's Center in St. Louis, Mo. T he general session and key note w ill take place on T hursday, October 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. T he key note speaker w ill be Tom Koulopoulos, who has authored 10 books and founded Delphi Group, a 20 -year-old Boston-based think tank. Several other events w ill take place throughout the show, including a golf tournament sponsored by the local chapter and a welcome reception on Wednesday, a blog gers panel on T hursday, the awards ceremony and a night out on Friday, and a fun run on Saturday. Education sessions are planned throughout the show. Tracks inc lude sessions on sustainabi lit y, mater ia ls, lega l, code, bui ld ing envelope, and documentation /process. Specif ic sessions of interest inc lude "James Buchanan Eads — Br idg ing the Father of the Waters" presented by George Everd ing (retired), d iscuss- ing a project that was featured in the May 2013 issue of Coat ingsPro; "Sustainabi lit y & Histor ic Preser vation: Best Practices for Successf u l Projects" presented by Ross Spiegel of Fletcher-T hompson Inc.; "Field Per for mance and the Application Process of Coatings" presented by Tony Pupp of Linetec; and "8 Ways Good Specif ications Improve Your A rchitectura l Practice" presented by Liz O'Su l livan of Liz O'Su l livan A rchitecture, LLC . T he ex hibit ha l l, which w i l l be open October 1–2, 2015, f rom 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, w i l l inc lude booths by A ir Bar r ier A ssociation of A mer ica (A BA A), Carlisle Constr uction Mater ia ls, Coat ingsPro Magazine, Dow Cor ning , Gaco Wester n, Henr y Company, Polyg uard Products, Inc., Quest Constr uction Products, the Societ y for Protective Coatings (SSPC), Sher w in-Wi l liams, Tnemec Company, Inc., and Volati le Free, Inc. For more information, contact: CONSTRUCT, (972) 536-6450, www.constructshow.com WJTA-IMCA Conference & Expo T he 2015 WaterJet Technolog y Association-Industrial & Municipal Cleaning Association (WJTA-IMC A) Conference & Expo w ill take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La., from Monday, November 2 to Wednesday, November 4, 2015. T he WJ TA-IMC A Conference & Ex po is the annua l tradeshow/ biennia l technica l conference of WJ TA-IMC A . T he conference and ex po ser ves the globa l hydro -blast- ing , vacuum tr uck, industr ia l c leaning , and water jet markets. Major themes of WJ TA-IMC A 2015 are the application and develop - ment of mechanized /automated hydro -blasting systems, safet y in manua l and robotic industr ia l c lean- ing , and technica l innovation in f luid jet applications. T he 2015 prog ram inc ludes educationa l sessions, technica l research papers and case stud ies, live outdoor demonstra- tions, and an extensive ex hibit ha l l w ith large equipment d isplays. A lso featured is a specia l panel d iscussion bet ween faci lit y/end user represen- tatives, equipment manufacturers, and contractors on the topic of automation in waterblast c leaning. T he schedu le w i l l inc lude Water jet Technolog y Basics & Beyond Shor t Course and Research Papers and Case Stud ies on Monday, November 2, opening of the ex hibit ha l l and Industr y Appreciation Reception on Tuesday, November 3, and Outdoor Live Demonstrations and Educationa l Boot Camp Sessions on Wednesday, November 4. WJ TA-IMC A Conference & E x po pa r t ic ipa nts represent a w ide a nd d iverse ra nge of i nd iv idu a l s w it h a n ac t ive i nterest i n h ig h pressu re water jet tec h nolog y a nd rel ated i ndu st r ies. Pa r t ic ipa nts i nc lude cont rac tors, equ ipment m a nu fac t u rers/dea lers/d ist r ibutors, produc t ion /m a nu fac t u r i ng fac i l- it ies, a nd publ ic work s d i rec tors/ super v isors/foremen. Indu st r y sec tors represented i nc lude: • Electric, gas, and oil • Environmental remediation • Manufacturing • Marine/shipyard • Mining • Paint and coating For more information, contact: WJTA, (314) 241-1445, www.wjta.org CP Back to "School"