Atlanta, Georgia June 10, 2008 – The Hardwood Flooring Summit is a conference focusing on hardwood flooring education. The Summit will take place August 14th through 17th, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will host over forty skilled speakers and instructors on wood flooring. Experts in every facet of the hardwood flooring industry will teach and train the attendees (who will include retailers, claims personnel, distributors, manufacturers, inspectors, and installers). This conference is open to everyone in the flooring industry seeking professional advancement via educational means.
The Hardwood Flooring Summit will include speaker sessions, forty-five breakout classes, as well as expert panels and debates. In addition to the main portion of the conference, The Hardwood Flooring Summit is offering a two day claims photography and inspection report writing course on August 12th and 13th. This extra two day course is included with registration of The Hardwood Flooring Summit. There will also be an optional hardwood flooring mill tour on either of the two days prior to the main portion of the conference.
The
World Floor Covering Association has approved the utilization of their $500 trade scholarship. Regular members of the
WFCA who are attending The Hardwood Flooring Summit may be eligible for this scholarship opportunity.
The list of speakers is scheduled to include:
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Brian H. Bond, Ph.D., Virginia Tech University, Professor of Wood Science
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Dennis Szczybor, Mohawk, National Product Director of Hard Surfaces
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Brian Carson, Mohawk, President Mohawk Residential, Hard Surfaces
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Carl Cothran, Mohawk, Technical Director
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Ed Korczak, CAE,
National Wood Flooring Association, Executive Director/CEO
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D. Christopher Davis, World Floor Covering Association, President & CEO
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Don Finkell,
Anderson Hardwood Floors, President & CEO
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Rick Jones, Scandian, Technical Director
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Dan Natkin, Mannington, Hardwood Business Manager
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Jack Racine, BR 111, Technical Director
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Lew Migliore, Floor Covering News Columnist, Claims File
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Todd Schutte, BonaKemi, Director of Sales
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Don Conner, National Wood Flooring Association, Director of Certification and Technical Services
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Scott Sandlin, Shaw, Vice President Hard Surface
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Steve Lima,
Bostik (Adhesives), Technical Director
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Len Daubler, Anderson Hardwood Floors, Technical Director
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Tony Miraldi, Somerset Wood Products, Technical Director
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Carl Williams, Academy of Textiles and Flooring, President
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Dan Blake, All Flooring Inspections, Owner &
NWFA Instructor
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Lee Phillips, Professional Testing Labs, Lab Supervisor
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John Himes, Wood Flooring International, President
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Sonny Callaham, Parachem (Adhesives), Technical Director
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Chesty West, Zickgraf, Technical Director
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Steve Marley, Johnson Premium Hardwood, Technical Director
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Charles Peterson, GE, Protimeter Moisture Meters
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Dave Posey, Wagner Moisture Meters
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Kevin Mullany, Benchmark Wood Floors, Owner, NWFA Instructor
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Jack Bosch, MP Global Products (Underlayment), Director of Sales & Marketing
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Bill Jopling, Wood Flooring International, CEO
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Martin Heimerdinger, Lingnomat Moisture Meters
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Taylor Distributors, Spokesperson for Delmhorst Moisture Meters
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Andy Cambell, DNA Floor Surgeons, Owner & NWFA Instructor
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Erin McCall, Anderson Hardwood Floors
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Joe Amato, Mannington, Award Winning Wood Flooring Designer
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Mike Sundell, RM Design, Sand and Finish Expert
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Dan Prewitt, Radiant Heating Specialist
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Jeffrey P. Blake, Associated Press, Award Winning Professional Photographer
For additional information on The Hardwood Flooring Summit, contact Dan Blake at 1-(877)888-1013 or visit www.woodconference.com.
About The Hardwood Flooring Summit:
The Hardwood Flooring Summit is organized and hosted by The Claims Advisor, which is a proud member of The National Wood Flooring Association and The World Floor Covering Association. The Claims Advisor has been consulting the flooring industry for more than twenty years. The Claims Advisor has conducted over one hundred-fifty training sessions throughout North America, and provides claims manuals and other educational material for the flooring industry.
Contact:
Dan Blake, President
The Hardwood Flooring Summit
Telephone: 1-(877)888-1013
PO Box 507
Hoschton, GA
30548
Website: www.woodconference.com
Email: info@woodconference.com
