GANA Fall Conference
The GANA Fall Conference is scheduled for September 1-3, 2009 in Kansas City.  Each Division of GANA has meetings planned at this event.  Additionally, the GANA Energy Committee is planning a special event at the conference.

Registration
Conference fees are due when registering. Enclose a check made payable to GANA for all fees or a credit card with the Reservation Form.

Registration Fees
Members $295
*Non-Members $600
Spouses $150

*Non-member companies attending a GANA meeting for the first time will receive a $305 discount. Non-members not eligible to receive the discount that join GANA prior to 60 days after the meeting will receive a $305 credit for its registration fees on membership dues.

Accommodations
The event will be hosted at the Embassy Suites Kansas City International, located near the Kansas City Airport.  The hotel features all suites, free breakfast and free daily cocktail reception.

Room Rates
Single or Double: $129 plus tax
Check-In: 3:00 p.m. Check-Out: 12:00 p.m.

Transportation
The hotel provides complimentary transportation to and from the Kansas City International Airport.

Fall Conference Program

Monday, August 31, 2009
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Joint Protective Glazing Manual Task Group Meeting
	Review current Manual chapters Outline graphics/tables/charts Vote to finalize specific chapters
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Board of Director Meetings
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Fire-Rated Glazing Council
	Approval of the Fire-Rated Glazing chapter for the GANA/PGCI Protective Glazing Manual Update on the online AIA presentation approval process Building code effort update Discuss working on the matrix with the Americas Glass Association
2:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Protective Glazing Committee
(2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.)	Tornado Protection: Master Planning for Greensburg, KS Speaker: Stephen Harty, BNIM Architects Review the Protective Glazing 101 presentation, AIA credit Update on the joint GANA/PGCI Protective Glazing Manual Review the Detention Glazing Informational Bulletin Review the Glass and Skin Cancer GIB Review the Seismic GIB
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	ASHRAE Subcommittee Meeting
8:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Laminating Division
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Marketing Committee
8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Technical Committee ASTM C 1172 – Successfully balloted and published ASTM C 1349 – Form task group to review and update document ANSI Z 97.1 – Update Update the Emergency Egress Glass Informational Bulletin Update the Hurricane Substitution Glass Informational Bulletin Review ballot on GIB - Hurricane Substitution Explanation Review ballot on GIB – Laminated Glass Weight
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Division Meeting
10:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Insulating Division
10:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Technical Committee IGMA-GANA Capillary Tubes joint effort Insulating Glass Units with Gas Content Update on Edge Seal GIB document
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Division Meeting Update on Insulating Glass 101 presentation
1:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Tempering Division
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Engineering Standards Manual Task Group
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Construction Subcommittee
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Optical Distortion Subcommittee
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Standards & Engineering Committee
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Division Meeting
4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	BEC Division Technical Committee
	Commercial and Fenestration Systems Manual – review sections Building Information Modeling – make an outline of GIB and assign sections to volunteers Proper Procedures for Deglazing Structural Silicone – review GIB Protective Glazing Products – Analysis, Design, and Installation Speaker: Jim Brokaw, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
4:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.	Flat Glass Manufacturing Division
	Guide to Architectural Glass – review edits Weld Splatter – review edits/suggestions Soda Ash GIB Review LEED Recycled Content GIB Update on Climate Change Committee work Review participation in the Division’s AIA learning courses
Thursday, September 3, 2009
8:00 a.m. – Noon	@Glassnation Energy Seminars Sponsored by Solar Glazing Magazine
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Demonstration on the Component Modeling Approach (CMA) Program Speaker: John Lewis, National Fenestration Rating Council
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.	Emerging Energy Technologies and Government Support/Demand Speaker: Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Update on Current Code Advocacy Speaker: Tom Culp, Birchpoint Consulting Henry Gorry, Guardian Industries Corp.
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Sustainable, Accessible Solar Energy Solutions for a Brighter Future Speaker: Gary Faykosh, Willard & Kelsey Solar Group
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Solar Energy and the Flat Glass Industry Speaker: Scott Thomsen, Guardian Industries Corp.
10:45 a.m. – Noon	Energy Committee Meeting
	Task Group Reports Advocacy Reports
Noon – 2:45 p.m.	Decorative Division
Noon – 12:45 p.m.	Product Color and Durability Subcommittee
12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Glazing Materials Compatibility Testing Task Group
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Technical Committee Printing on Glass Task Group: Review informational bulletin and glossary work
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Division Meeting Discussion on Website Committee work
2:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Mirror Division
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Technical Committee ANSI Update VOC update Update Mirrors: Handle with Extreme Care document into Informational Bulletin
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Division Meeting

 

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