METALCON Matters: Rob Haddock, A One Of A Kind Speaker
By Claire Kilcoyne, METALCON Show Manager
One of a kind. That’s METALCON – the only annual international event that has everything you need to know about metal. It gives you the best in the industry– the latest products, top-notch specialists who create them, and the industry’s most respected industry gurus presenting the education programs.
One of a kind also describes Rob Haddock, METALCON’s best-known educator and one of its original presenters. He returns this year with his ever-popular “Understanding Metal Roofing” program. It marks the 18th consecutive year for Rob and METALCON. He’s consistently been the most popular presenter and a trusted advisor to METALCON– never missing a show in 18 years and always drawing a crowd.
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Rob Haddock
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A visionary and lively presenter, he’s spread the word about metal to thousands of contractors, engineers and designers. This year he'll again be the opening day attraction with two of the best courses in the industry. “Understanding Metal Roofing” Part I covers the basics. Part II is an advanced building block for the essentials offered in the basic program and extends into paints, application techniques, system selection, performance characteristics and more.
His course offers technical information presented in a common sense fashion that makes the art and science of metal roofing clear, concise and understandable. Rob covers it all - from the history of metal roofing, metals and metallic coatings, metallurgy, galvanic weathering and material selection criteria. His program is great for beginners and experienced building professionals. You always learn something new.
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Rob Haddock (right) talks with some of his seminar attendees.
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Rob is president of the Colorado Springs, Colo., based Metal Roof Advisory Group. This well-recognized authority on metal roofing also is a technical writer for trade publications, a trade curriculum author, inventor and educator.
Look for his smiling face at METALCON 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland, October 1-3. Join the more than 8,000 design and construction professionals from more than 42 different countries who attend this annual international event each year. METALCON is the best and only spot you can find all you need to know about designing and building with metal from start to finish – steel framing, roofing panels and systems, underlayment, wall panels and systems, flooring systems, interiors, green applications, software, roll formers, hand tools, accessories, safety products – and some of the best-informed people in the industry.
Make plans now for METALCON 2008, October 1-3, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Visit www.metalcon.com for more details.
Claire Kilcoyne, is Vice President, Trade Shows for PSMJ Resources Inc., producers of the annual METALCON International Conference & Exposition, sponsored by the Metal Construction Association. As METALCON's Show Manager and Conference Director, Claire has been instrumental in shaping METALCON into the premier global event for metal construction products since its inception in 1991. To contact Claire, call (617) 965-0055, ext. 134 or email to ckilcoyne@psmj.com.
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