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The Hardwood Flooring Summit

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At The Hardwood Flooring Summit, more than forty leading experts on hardwood flooring will ly share their expertise and unbiased advice to members of the flooring industry. This educational conference will take place August 14th through 17th in Atlanta.

The Hardwood Flooring Summit is the only conference focused on hardwood flooring education. The Summit will take place August 14th through 17th, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference will host over forty sed speakers and instructors on wood flooring. Experts in every facet of the hardwood flooring industry will teach and train the attees (who will include retailers, claims personnel, distributors, manufacturers, inspectors, and installers). This conference is to everyone in the flooring industry seeking professional advancement via educational means. The Hardwood Flooring Summit will include speaker sessions, forty-five breakout classes, and expert panels and debates. In addition to the main portion of the conference, The Hardwood Flooring Summit is offering a two day claims photography and inspection report writing course on August 12th and 13th. This extra two day course is included with registration of The Hardwood Flooring Summit. There will also be an optional hardwood flooring mill tour on either of the two days prior to the main portion of the conference.

The World Floor Covering Association has approved the utilization of up to a $500 trade scholarship. Regular members of the WFCA who are atting The Hardwood Flooring Summit may be eligible for this scholarship opportunity. Contact The World Floor Covering Association at (800) 624-6880 for more information on this trade scholarship.

The list of speakers is scheduled to include:

Brian Bond, PhD.: Professor of Wood Science, Virginia Tech University
Ed Korczak: National Wood Flooring Association - CAE, Executive Director/CEO
Don Conner: National Wood Flooring Association Certified Professionals -President & Mullican - Technical Director
D. Christopher Davis: President & CEO, World Floor Covering Association
Dan Natkin: Mannington Hardwood Business Manager
Don Finkel: Anderson Hardwood Floors - CEO & President
Len Daubler: Anderson Hardwood Floors - Technical Director
Rick Jones: Scandian – Technical Director
Joe Amato: Mannington - Award winning wood floor designer
Todd Shutte: BonaKemi - Director of Sales
Steve Lima: Bostik – Technical Director
Carl Williams: Academy of Textiles and Flooring
Lew Migliore: Floor Covering News collumnist
Kevin Mullany: NWFA Board Member, NWFA Inspector
Tony Miraldi: Technical Director and Claims Manager, Somerset
Riley Gazzaway: Top industry retailer. Former President of The World Floor Covering Association.
Mike Sundell: Prior President of Basic Coatings.
Chesty West: Technical Director and Claims Manager, Zickgraf
Steve Marley: Technical Director and Claims Manager, Johnson Premium Hardwood Flooring

For additional information on The Hardwood Flooring Summit, contact Dan Blake at 1-(877)888-1013 or visit www.woodconference.com.

About The Hardwood Flooring Summit:

The Hardwood Flooring Summit is organized and hosted by The Claims Advisor, which is a proud member of The National Wood Flooring Association and The World Floor Covering Association. The Claims Advisor has been consulting the flooring industry for more than twenty years. The Claims Advisor has conducted over one hundred-fifty training sessions throughout North America, and provides claims manuals and other educational material for the flooring industry.

Contact:

Dan Blake, President
The Hardwood Flooring Summit
Telephone: 1-(877)888-1013
PO Box 507
Hoschton, GA 30548

Website: www.woodconference.com

Event:The Hardwood Flooring Summit
Start:8/14/2008Contact:Dan Blake
Ends:8/17/2008Phone:1-(877)888-1013 (toll free)
Location:Fax:
Atlanta, Georgia, USALink:http://www.woodconference.com/

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