Coverings 2011: March to Vegas
Tuesday, March 15 (cont.)
9:15 a.m.: Water Dynamics In Showers. Don Halvorson and Greg Mowat, Forensic Tile Consultants.
9:15 a.m.: International Transportation / Customs Issues. Panelists: Mark D. Irwin and Rick Fantasia, Savino Del Bene USA Inc.; Pietro Mancuso, Leonardi SpA.
10:30 a.m.: LEED for Schools and the Use of Floor Coverings. Nick Gigante, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, BRPH architects & engineers.
2:45 p.m.: Stone Attachments – When to Adhere and When to Anchor. Chuck Muehlbauer, Marble Institute of America.
2:45 p.m.: Women in the Stone Business. Panelists: Chelsie Arnold, Marble & Granite; Rejeana Ellis, Affordable Stone Products Inc.; Nancy Epstein, Artistic Tile; Heidi Huber, SMG Stone Co.
2:45 p.m.: Urban Myths in Green Building Use of Stone and Tile. Fred L. Jackson, Estudio Group LLC.
Wednesday, March 16
8 a.m.: Stone Featured Session – Internet Marketing Way Beyond Your Website (90 min.). Marty Gould, Focalize Now.
9:30 a.m.: Digital Integration – A Fabricator’s Perspective. Duane Burke, Eco Breeze Inc. and Miles Crowe, Crowe Custom Countertops Inc.
9:30 a.m.: New Opportunities in Glass and Jadestone Surfacing Materials. Panelists: Evan Kruger, Nisa Surfaces LLC; Nao Takahashi, Alpha Professional Tools®; Jonathan Mitnick, CCS Stone Inc.
1:30 p.m.: Balconies, Decks and Exterior Installations. Schluter Systems.
2:45 p.m.: Introducing Social Media into Your Stone Company’s Marketing Plan. Sarah Johnson, Mktng Dept.
2:45 p.m.: Maintenance & Problem Solving 101 – What To Use, What To Know & Why. Rod Sigman, Custom Building Products.
2:45 p.m.: Mosaics: Updating a Timeless and Inspired Art Form. Moderator: Edie Cohen, Interior Design. Panelists: David Palmer, Palmer Marble and Tile; Blake Goodwin, Artaic –Innovative Mosaic.
2:45 p.m.: Living Ecologically – Sustainable Style with Stone and Tile. Patricia Gaylor, Eco Interiors by Patricia Gaylor.
Thursday, March 17
8:30 a.m.: Journey from the Center of the Earth (2 hrs.). Joshua Levinson, Artistic Tile.
8:30 a.m.: Stone and Tile Restoration – An Extension of Your Business (3 hrs.), John E Freitag, The Stone and Tile School.
10:30 a.m.: Genuine Stone: A Natural Choice for Sustainable Design. Joshua Levinson, Artistic Tile.
10:30 a.m.: New Business Opportunities for Tile Contractors: Tile Cleaning and Maintenance, Anti-Microbial Applications and Stone Cleaning and Restoration. TBA.
And, along with the bevy of exhibitors on the show floor, Coverings also offers live how-to demonstrations, including Care and Maintenance of Tile and Stone Installations (March 17, 11 a.m.) and Installation Methods of Tile and Stone (March 15, 11 a.m.).
The exhibit floor will be open from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. March 14-16, and from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on March 17.