METALCON calls for experts to lead educational presentations

by Christopher Brinckerhoff | 23 January 2024 6:00 am

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Organizers of METALCON 2024 are requesting applications for educational presentations. A variety of formats may be used including case studies, panel discussions, product comparisons and contrasts, point-counterpoints, small group discussions/roundtables, hands-on learning, tips, tricks, and hacks.

Educational sessions take place in the trade show’s Learning Centers and Main Theater, which are located inside the Exhibit Hall. They are 60 minutes long including a question-and-answer period, and are included with registration.

Educational sessions focus on metal-related challenges and opportunities of:

• General contractors, subcontractors in commercial, residential, industrial, or institutional construction
• Designers, specifiers, architects
• Engineers
• CEOs, general managers, owners, presidents, principals
• Sales and marketing leaders
• Project managers
• Facilities managers
• Foremen/crew leaders
• Installers/technicians
• Human resources/workforce development personnel

In addition to educational sessions, presentations include workshops. In-depth workshops take place in meeting rooms, are four to eight hours long, and cost an additional registration fee.

Workshop topics may include:

• Technical aspects of building and construction related to metal, from basic to advanced concepts
• New or updated building codes
• Challenges pertaining to specialty contractors
• Case studies featuring new or soon-to-be completed projects
• Pricing forecasts for the next two-plus years related to specialty contractors
• Compatibility between systems (rainscreens, etc.)
• Designing and specifying metal for roofing, walls, cladding, etc.
• Metal in architecture and design
• Construction technologies benefits, challenges, implementation, and/or resources
• Metal construction safety
• Business strategies including project management, sales, marketing, legal, etc.
• Sustainability, resiliency, solar, off-site/modular construction
• Updating buildings, and/or increasing resiliency with retrofit metal roof and wall systems

Presentations should qualify for general AIA learning units, or health, safety, welfare credits. Submissions are due Feb. 14.

To submit a presentation, visit METALCON’s website.[2]

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