Tentative Program
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Desk

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. GANA Board of Directors Meetings

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ASC Shareholder Meeting

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ASC Board of Directors Meetings

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Board of Directors Dinner

Thursday, February 14, 2008
6:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Registration Desk

7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Task Group Room

7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Insulating Division Meetings

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Marketing Committee Meeting

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Technical Committee Meeting

Performance of IGU's - Field Correlation Study Over 25 Years
Speaker: Margaret Webb, Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Division Meeting

10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tempering Division Meetings
Lunch sponsored by Guardian Industries Corp.

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Membership Committee Meeting

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Marketing Committee Meeting

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Subcommittee and Task Group Meetings
     • Construction Subcommittee
     • Optical Distortion Subcommittee
     • Engineering Standards Manual Task Group

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Standards and Engineering Committee Meeting

Side One Design Options
Speaker: Joseph Ryan, Ferro Corporation

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Division Meeting

2:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Laminating Division Meetings

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Protective Glazing Committee Update

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Membership Committee Meeting

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Marketing Committee Meeting

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Task Group Meetings
     • Laminated Glazing Reference Manual Task Group
     • Ball Drop Task Group

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Technical Committee Meeting

6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Division Meeting

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Reception

Friday, February 15, 2008
6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Desk

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Task Group Room

7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Decorative Division Meetings
(Breakfast sponsored by ICD High Performance Coatings)

7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Membership Committee Meeting

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Marketing Committee Meeting

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Technical Committee Meeting

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Division Meeting

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Mirror Division Meetings

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Promotions Committee Meeting

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Technical Committee Meeting

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Division Meeting

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Flat Glass Manufacturing Division Meeting

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Fire Rated Glazing Council Meeting

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Cocktails (Cash Bar)

8:00 p.m. Formal Dinner
Dress Code: Suit and Tie for men, complimentary dress for women.
Seating arrangements are made through the GANA office.
Sponsored by PPG Industries, Inc.

Saturday, February 16, 2008
7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Desk

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Task Group Room

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. General Session

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. GANA Membership Breakfast Meeting

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Countdown to Teamwork
Speaker: Mike Mullane, Keynote Speaker
Using gripping and sometimes hilarious real-life experiences from his Air Force and NASA careers, and with captivating NASA video, Colonel Mullane motivates the audience on the practice of responsibility and accountability, on leadership and trust building, on setting lofty goals and overcoming obstacles to achieve those goals. Its tremendous success comes from the fact that it uses real and very memorable events from the space program to drive home hard-hitting lessons on teamwork and leadership.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Development of New Glass Technology for a 300,000 Sq. Ft. Point-Supported Glass Wall (The New Bangkok International Airport)
Speaker: Richard Green, P.E., and Stanley Yee, The Façade Group, LLC
Traditionally point fixed glass has been fully tempered. There is a growing reluctance to use tempered glass in high level glazing due to nickel sulphide. This is particularly true for point-fixed glass where a panel is less likely to remain in place after shattering. Systems that provide secondary retention, such as laminated glass, are becoming favored. There has been little documented work on the capacity of heat-strengthened laminated glass in point-fixed applications. As part of the design background, for the new Bangkok International Airport, research, computer modeling and physical testing were carried out. This presentation outlines the process taken to validate the use of heat-strengthened laminated glass for this project.

Sunday, February 17, 2008
7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration Desk
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Task Group Room

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Glass Week Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. BEC Division Technical Committee Meeting
Sponsored by J.E. Berkowitz, LP

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. General Session

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Your Money, Your World, Your Family…The Future
Speaker: Jeff Thredgold, CSP, Keynote Speaker
Take an entertaining, informative, and humorous tour of the U.S. economy, financial markets, education, employment, competition, government, the global economy, technology, and the future. Critical issues facing the industry will also be addressed.

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Innovative New Applications for High Transmission, Low-Iron Glass
Speaker: Chris Barry, Pilkington North America, Inc.
Placing Solar/Optical control coatings on high visible transmission, low-iron content glass can give unique added performance values to existing glazing products. Unique, new examples will be given for enhancement of visual/optical properties and for improvement of solar control/thermal properties.

12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Golf Tournament

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. BEC Welcome and Golf Awards Reception
Sponsored by ACH Glass Operations and Kawneer Company, Inc.

Monday, February 18, 2008
6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. General Session

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Welcome
Max Perilstein, BEC Division Chairman, Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc.

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Creating “Moments of Magic” for Your Customers
Speaker: Shep Hyken, Keynote Speaker
Sponsored by Wausau Window and Wall Systems
This presentation focus on how important service is in today’s world. Learn how to make your organization a star in your customers’ eyes. Some of the topics in this presentation parallels between selling and service, meeting and exceeding expectations, handling confrontations, building relationships, and more. Shep Hyken, Certified Speaking Professional, is a speaker and author who works with companies and organizations who want to build loyal relationships with their customers and employees. His articles have been read in hundreds of publications, and he is the author of “Moments of Magic” and “The Loyal Customer.” He is also the creator of “The Customer Focus” program which helps clients develop a customer service culture and loyalty mindset.

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Communication Break

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Structural Glazing Survey & Repair
Speaker: Joseph Solinski, Stone & Glazing Consulting

10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Designing for Blast, New UFC-DOD Standard
Speaker: Raj Goyal, Graham Architectural Products Corporation
     • What are blast windows and doors?
     • What is UFC4-010-01 UFC-DOD requirements for October 2003 and January 2007?
     • Importance of design of glass. Importance of frame design.
     • Anchors and anchor calculations. Threat level protection.
     • Before and after videos of protected and unprotected windows.
     • Overall requirements of blast buildings.
     • Why glass and glazing companies cannot afford short cuts.
     • GSA/DOD test requirements and certification programs.
     • Relationships of charge and weight distance to pressures and impulses.

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Protecting Exterior Fenestration & Glazing Surfaces with Applied Protective Coatings
Speaker: Mike Burk, Edgetech IG
Exterior surfaces of fenestration and glazing are often damaged during construction and post construction clean up. This presentation will review the reasons for the damage including excessive construction dirt and debris, glass surface conditions and inappropriate cleaning techniques. Several options for protecting these surfaces will be discussed.

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Construction Law Developments in 2007 That Will Allow You to Be More Profitable in 2008 – PART I
Speaker: Richard D. Kalson, Esq., Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP
Presentation will focus on developments and new trends in construction law in 2007 that will place GANA members in a position to be more profitable in 2008.

Selected topics will include:
     • Key contractual provisions including contractual clauses to avoid unenforceable contractual provisions.
     • Failure to reach a valid contractual agreement.
     • Claims for unforeseen conditions.
     • Lien claims.
     • Payment bond claims.
     • Prompt Payment Act claims.
     • Claims against Design Professionals.
     • Prevailing wage issues.
     • Licensing issues.

 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Design, Development and Implementation of a 300,000 Sq. Ft. Point-Supported Glass Wall (The New Bangkok International Airport)
Speakers: Richard Green, P.E., and Stanley Yee, The Façade Group
Design and development of the 300,000sq.ft glass wall at the new Bangkok International Airport. Topics covered include point-fixed heat-strengthened glass, tension trusses, precision cast stainless steel and fabrication, engineering development and testing.

3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Communication Break

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Application of the Rainscreen Principle with Current Construction Practices
Speaker: Ted Derby, Pohl Inc. of America
The presentation introduces the Rainscreen principle and the practical applications in the current construction market. Presentation will show projects using this system with all types of metal panel and glass.

Beer Break
Sponsored by W&W Glass, LLC

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Systems and Glass … Which System Fits Your Business
Speaker: Jim Fairley, Colonial Glass Solutions
There are many systems out there to chose from. Each has its own unique feature. The “buzz” systems are Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and Theory of Constraints (TOC). Description of personal system experiences and anecdotes gained through 32 years in the glass industry.

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Closing Reception
Sponsored by USGlass Magazine

Tuesday, February 19, 2008
6:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. General Session

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Teamwork: The Winner’s Goal
Speaker: Mike Eruzione, Keynote Speaker
Sponsored by Guardian Industries Corp. and Tubelite Inc.
Mike Eruzione served as the Captain that led the 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team to its Gold Medal victory in Lake Placid, NY. The highlight of the games for Eruzione was scoring the game-winning goal against the Soviet Union. The victory against the Soviets advanced the U.S. Hockey Team to the Gold Medal Game where they beat Finland to win the gold medal.

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Communication Break
Sponsored by Dow Corning Corporation

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Energy Modeling
Speaker: Patrick Muessig, Azon USA

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Four Sided Structural Silicone Glazing
Panel: Bruce Werner, Curtain Wall Design & Consulting, Inc.
Peter Poirier, Tremco Incorporated

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Construction Law Developments in 2007 That Will Allow You to Be More Profitable in 2008 – PART II
Speaker: Richard D. Kalson, Esq., Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP
Presentation will focus on developments and new trends in construction law in 2007 that will place GANA members in a position to be more profitable in 2008.