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WORLD FENCE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 2013 • Mark your calendars for Fence Industry Week / FENCETECH The American Fence Association has issued an update on Fence Industry Week and 2014FENCETECH. Fence Industry Week is March 48, 2014, while the FENCETECH convention and trade exhibition is March 6-8, 2014. The location is the Mandalay Bay Center in Las Vegas. The convention center is inside the Mandalay Bay Resort. Next year will mark the 52nd year for the FENCETECH show, and the 2014 event will be packed with seminars, workshops and, of course, the trade show. It brings together the fence, deck, railing and security industry's leading manufacturers, distributors, contractors and specifiers under one roof. AFA noted that the 2014 FENCETECH committee has decided, based on feedback heard from attendees and exhibitors, to revise the format of the combined annual meeting and chapter breakfast. This event will still be held on the first show day, and will feature awards presentations like Chapter of the Year, Fence Project of the Year and Community Service Project of the Year, but will be more focused on updates in the fence, deck, railing and security industry. Barry Willingham of Ameristar Fence Products will be the 2014 keynote speaker. He will speak on current events and the outlook for the industry. Included in the Fence Industry Week / FENCETECH schedule are: • Five full days of education. • More free education seminars. • Hands-on training for live deck building and deck safety. • Outdoor demonstrations where you can see a variety of tools and equipment in action. • Business and management tools, practical sales tips and training. • Professional certifications, invaluable networking opportunities. • Four vocational schools: Certified Installer, Sales Training, Automatic Gate System Designer and Deck & Railing Boot Camp. • Two AIA/ALSA certified seminars where attendees can earn CES Learning Units. • CPR and first aid training and certification. Hours for the FENCETECH trade exhibition (subject to change) are: • Thursday, March 6, 2014 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Friday, March 7 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Saturday, March 8 9 a.m. – noon The AFA chapter breakfast and annual meeting will be held on Thursday, March 6. Following are the host hotels. Mention American Fence Association when making reservations. • Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center 877-632-7800 • Luxor Hotel: 877-386-4658 • Excalibur Hotel: 800-879-1379 For more information, call AFA at 800-822-4342 or visit the web site www.fencetech.us. Michigan Chapter AFA slates 2013 golf outing The Michigan Chapter AFA has scheduled its 2013 golf outing for August 22, 2013 at the Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Macomb, Mich. There will be a noon shotgun start, with dinner to follow at the conclusion of the round, approximately 5 p.m. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, according to spokesman Dick Fromm. For reservations or further information, contact Fromm at Elite Fence Products, Inc. at 800-7831331, Robert Miller at 586-7477819 or Tom Bement at 616-454-1911. ASTM publishes updated edition of fence standards W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn. — ASTM International now has available the 12th edition of its ASTM Standards for Fence Materials and Products. The new edition is the most current resource for the fencing industry and includes 49 ASTM standards. The price of either a book or CDROM is $175. For the new edition, many standards have been changed or revised, and there are new ones added. Forty-nine ASTM standards cover chain-link and wire fence fabric, fence construction and installation practices, fences for playgrounds, sports fields, sports courts, and other recreation facilities, fence fittings and protective coatings, industrial and commercial horizontal slide gates, fencing materials used in detention and correctional facilities and many more areas. E-mail Suzanne Daulerio at sdaulerio@astm.org for bulk quantity purchases. For more information, visit www.astm.org. 25