Hearthlist Digest #373 - Thursday, November 18, 1999
 
HPA Activities and Dates
  by "Sue Kalish" <[email protected]>
 

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Subject: HPA Activities and Dates
From: "Sue Kalish" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:35:41 -0500
 
Happy Holidays!  Here is information you need to plan your Year 2000 from =
HPA:
 
1.  The EXPO 2000 "Invitation to Attend" registration brochure was 
put into the mail to all HPA members on Tuesday, November 16.  This 
registration brochure includes all the forms necessary to register 
for the show and for housing.  For those of you online, HPA has 
online registration and housing through the website, 
www.hearthassociation.org.  Housing is open, and registrations are 
being accepted by the registration company, Galaxy.  Remember, the 
show is open Thursday, March 16 through Sunday, March 19  in 
Baltimore.  Education, which includes sessions in four tracks, 
Professional Hearth Dealer (PHD) courses and Certitification Exam 
Prep courses is scheduled for Tuesday, March 14 through Friday, March 
17.
 
2.  HPA's 6th Annual Meeting of Manufacturers is scheduled for June 
25 - 27, 2000 at Charleston Place, Charleston, South Carolina.  The 
meeting will focus on product design, product finishes, building 
brand equity and supply chain management, featuring specialists in 
each of these areas.. For this meeting, the first registration will 
be complimentary to each manufacturer paying their 2000 dues as a 
direct dues benefit.  Additional registrations will be $195.  Of 
course, signficant others are invited to visit this quintessentially 
Southern city of history, beauty and grace. As usual, the HPA Board 
of Directors will hold a meeting in conjunction with this conference, 
Saturday, June 24. Additional committee and caucus meetings will also 
be scheduled.  More on this later.  Manufacturers - put this meeting 
on the 2000 calendar you bought, today!
 
3.  HPA also announces an inaugural Executive Management Conference 
for Installing Distributors.  This conference is scheduled for April 
27 - 29, 2000 at the PGA National Resort and Spa, West Palm Beach, 
FL.  This conference will feature speakers from the National 
Association of Homebuilders, building officals and executives from 
homebuilding companies, professional speakers in the areas of 
inventory management and managing growth.  This conference is being 
sponsored by several HPA member manufacturers whose representatives 
will be participating in the activities.  Registration will be $150 
for installing distributors.  Installing Distributors - please put 
this information on your 2000 calendar.
 
4.  HPA is looking forward to working with Jim Butchart, our 
illustrious webmaster, on the continued upgrading of the website, the 
new e-EXPO project and future electronic commerce/business projects 
to enhance membership value to all members. Sue Kalish HPA, Director, 
Education & Communications