Hotel Reservation Deadline: February 26, 2010

Conference Cancellation Policy
After February 15, 2010, a cancellation fee of $150 will be deducted from refunds. After March 1, 2010, no refunds will be issued.

Tickets for your functions will be included in your registration packets and are non-refundable or exchangeable. There are no refunds for non-attendance at any of the activities included in your registration fee. Contact GANA Headquarters for individual function prices for children. If you wish for a person to attend a Glass Week / BEC Conference/IGMA function, you must register them for Glass Week / BEC Conference/IGMA. No individual function registrations will be allowed.

Choose the Right Experience for You.
Choose from the various registration packages to select what best matches your interests. Maximize your time by choosing the package that is right for you, your expertise, and your position in the glass and glazing industry. You may also register for the entire event or select to register for all events to provide maximum benefit to your company. Browse the packages below and choose the right one for you.

Registration Fees:

GANA Members	$    400
Non-GANA Members	$    800
Spouse	$    150

Register for the complete three-day event that comprises the BEC Conference 2010. Take part in the Saturday Technical Committee Meeting, annual golf tournament, Sunday and Monday’s General Sessions, along with Saturday and Sunday’s networking receptions.

Combined Fees:

Glass Week & BEC Conference (member)2	$1,000
Glass Week & BEC Conference (non-member)2	$2,150

Register for the complete four-day event that comprises Glass Week 2010 and the two-day event that comprises the BEC Conference 2010. Take part in the Glass Week Saturday General Sessions, welcome reception, Friday evening’s formal dinner and awards banquet, along with the Divisional activities, including technical meetings. Followed-up by two days of General Session at the BEC Conference and a Networking Reception on Sunday.

Register for the complete eight day event that comprises the IGMA Annual General Meeting, Glass Week 2010 and the BEC Conference 2010. You will have the ability to attend all scheduled events for these three important industry events.

Ala Carte Fees:

Friday Formal Dinner3	$    100
Saturday Glass Week General Session3	$    100

¹  GANA or IGMA Member
²  GANA Member
³  To select one of these options, you must be also registered for IGMA and/or BEC

Tentative Program:
Saturday, March 27, 2010

7:00 am – 9:00 pm	Registration Desk
7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Task Group Room
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm	BEC Technical Committee Meeting Refreshments Sponsored by NorthClad
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Glass Week/BEC Conference Joint Reception (Sponsored by Kawneer Company, Inc.)

Sunday, March 28, 2010

7:00 am – 8:00 pm	Registration Desk
7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Task Group Room
7:00 am – 6:00 pm	Internet Café (Sponsored by Dow Corning Corporation)
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 am – 4:20 pm	BEC General Session
The Industry        8:00 am – 8:45 am	State of the Glass and Glazing Industry Hugo Lara, Vitro Vidrio Plano S.A. De C.V. Receive insight from one of the primary float glass manufacturer’s CEO regarding the state of the glass and glazing industry, thoughts on the economic forecast and trends to look for in the future.
8:45 am – 8:50 am	Take 5: Edgetech IG Joe Erb, Edgetech IG
8:50 am – 9:45 am	Energy and Code Update: How Are They Affecting Your Business? Dr. Tom Culp, Birch Point Consulting Bill Yanek, Glass Association of North America
9:45 am – 9:50 am	Take 5: Technoform Mark Silverberg, Technoform NA, Inc.
9:50 am – 10:15 am	Communications Break (Sponsored by Saflex)
10:15 am – 11:00 am	Construction Economic Outlook Bill Greiner, Scout Investment Advisors Look at the economic forecast from both a macro and micro level, reviewing details about the economy as a whole, along with specific construction forecasting.
11:00 am – 11:05 am	Take 5: Advanced Architectural Glass from Guardian Chris Dolan, Guardian Industries Corp.
11:05 am – 11:35 am	Sell Yourself First, Your Company Second, Your Product/Service Third John Rovi, Curtainwall Design & Consulting Marketing or selling your product or services, for most people is easier than selling…. you. How do you “sell yourself” without coming across as “selling?” What are some of the steps to take in a meeting or a sales call. How do you sell yourself first, your company second and your product or service third? What is it in this order and why is this order important? This session will cover some of the steps on the introduction, the body, and the close of a meeting or sales call. Examples and real stories of why marketing and selling yourself first is so important.
11:35 am – 11:40 am	Take 5: LinEl Signature George Petzen, LinEl Signature
11:40 am – 12:10 pm	Recruiting and Evaluating Key Staff Hires for the Future Mike McArdle, Mica Enterprises
11:50 am – 1:00 pm	Lunch (Sponsored by Vitro America, Inc.)
The Products        1:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Electronically Tintable Glass in Building Envelopes – A Project Showcase Dr. Helen Sanders, SAGE Electrochromics, Inc. We live in a dynamic environment, but until now our building envelopes have been static in nature – unable to effectively control the flow of the sun’s light and heat into buildings from hour to hour and from season to season. Electronically tintable glass provides the means to develop a dynamic façade with variable visible light transmission and solar heat gain coefficient, which saves cooling and lighting energy, and solves problems of excessive solar heat gain, glare, fading and the need for unsightly blinds. In fact, the US DOE states that their goal of a zero energy building in 2030 cannot be achieved without the use of dynamic glazing. Electronically tintable glass is commercially available and is being actively specified and installed in building envelopes. The presentation will focus on reviewing a number of diverse case studies to demonstrate the application of dynamic glass in different building types and glazing applications to achieve different objectives such as glare control, heat control and occupant comfort. The glass installation process, system integration and other supply aspects will also be discussed.
1:30 pm – 1:35 pm	Take 5: Glass of the Future - Today Roger Watson, Saint-Gobain
1:35 pm – 2:15 pm	Building Information Modeling (BIM) – Significance and Trends to Track BIM Software Company Will Ikerd, PE, LEED AP, Raymond L. Goodson Jr., Inc.
2:15 pm – 2:20 pm	Take 5: Curtain Wall Design & Consulting John Rovi, Curtain Wall Design & Consulting
2:20 pm – 2:50 pm	The Future of High Thermal Performance Fenestration Mark Silverberg, Technoform NA, Inc. Albert Stankus, Technoform Glass Insulation NA, Inc. This presentation will focus on the rapidly changing thermal performance requirements for commercial fenestration and how our industry can successfully and profitably adapt to these changes. We’ll discuss what’s driving these changes, and where the codes are going. We’ll look at examples of other countries that have already traveled this path and what we can learn from them. The relationship of performance requirements for the fenestration industry to the big picture of the drive for national energy independence will also be discussed. In conclusion we’ll discuss the profitable opportunities for those companies who adapt quickly to this new environment.
2:50 pm – 2:55 pm	Take 5: Tubelite Inc.
2:55 pm – 3:25 pm	Communications Break Beer Break (Sponsored by W&W Glass)
3:20 pm – 3:50 pm	Adaptive Glazing – Sunlight Responsive Thermochromic (SRT) Window System: Lower Energy Use, Enhanced Daylighting and Solar Heat Gain Reduction Fred Millett, Pleotint Thermochromics is an exciting new adaptive glazing building product. The presentation will focus on how adaptive glazing can contribute to reduced energy consumption and enhance daylighting when integrated into the building envelope. This will include performance properties, the use of existing channels of fabrication and the ability to be retrofit into existing buildings as well as used for new construction.
3:50 pm – 3:55 pm	Take 5: ICD High Performance Coatings Kris Vockler, ICD High Performance Coatings
3:55 pm – 4:20 pm	Net Zero Building Russ Huffer, Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm	Networking Reception (Sponsored by Viracon)

Monday, March 29, 2010

7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Registration Desk
7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Task Group Room
7:00 am – 12:00 pm	Internet Café (Sponsored by Dow Corning Corporation)
7:00 am – 8:00 am	Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:15 pm	BEC General Session
Contract Glazing        8:00 am – 8:30 am	Training and Developing Your Staff for the Future Mike McArdle, Mica Enterprises
8:30 am – 8:35 am	Take 5: SageGlass® Electronically Tintable Glass Dr. Helen Sanders, SAGE Electrchromics, Inc.
8:35 am – 9:10 am	Preventable Causes of Curtain Wall Failures Chris Fenwick, Kawneer Company, Inc.
9:10 am – 9:20 am	Special Presentation from Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman
9:20 am – 9:25 am	Take 5: SAFTI FIRST™ Fire Rated Glazing Solutions Jeff Griffiths, SAFTI FIRST™ Fire Rated Glazing Solutions
9:25 am – 10:15 am	Properly Documenting Your Defense of a Worker's Compensation Claim and other Legal Disputes Richard Kalson, Esq., Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C. Valuable information concerning e-discovery issues and document maintenance in preparation for litigation will be provided. Important ideas will be shared to help you maintain your project and employee records in a way that will not only help you defend your position at trial, but which will also allow you to save considerable money on document review by your legal counsel.
10:15 am – 10:20 am	Take 5: Tremco Incorporated Ellen Zerucha, Tremco Incorporated
10:20 am – 10:45 am	Communications Break
10:45 am – 11:30 am	Getting Paid When the Project Goes Broke Joseph J. Devine, Esq., and Richard Barkasy, Esq. Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP      • Credit Management      • Contract Provisions Regarding Payment      • Contract Termination/Right to Stop Work for Non-Payment      • Mechanics’ Liens      • Payment Bond Claims      • Performance Bonds      • Equitable Remedies      • Bankruptcy
11:30 am – 11:35 am	Take 5: Next generation SOLARBAN glass: Product development at PPG Glenn Miner, PPG Industries, Inc.
11:35 am – 12:15 pm	Tips to Work on Window Replacement Jobs Dave Hewitt, EFCO Corporation
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Golf Tournament

Additional Sponsors:
Meeting Lanyards sponsored by Oldcastle Glass.
Meeting Bags sponsored by Guardian Industries Corp.
Event Advertising sponsored by Pilkington North America.
Virtual Tradeshow sponsored by PPG Certified Fabricator Program.

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Hugo Lara

John Rovi

Helen Sanders

Mark Silverberg

Fred Millett

Oscar Goodman

Richard Kalson

Joseph Devine

Richard Barkasy