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NECA 2008 Schedule  - Convention

NECA 2008 Chicago – October
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11

All Sessions to be held at the McCormick Place, Lakeside Center.

Sunday, October 05, 2008

For more info on a session click on the session’s title.

7:30AM – 5:00PM Registration
8:00AM – 8:50AM Creating an Outrageously Successful Company - McCormick Place Lakeside Center M-3
8:00AM – 8:50AM Financial Planning - McCormick Place Lakeside Center M-4
8:00AM – 8:50AM Productivity Plus- Changing the Way You Work to Reduce Waste and Improve Safety and Productivity M-2
8:00AM – 9:50AM Streamlining Home Office Operations, ELECTRI International Research Project - McCormick Place Lakeside Center M-5
8:00AM – 8:50AM Why Submittal Approval Does Not Mean You Are Off the Hook - McCormick Place Lakeside Center M-1
9:00AM – 9:50AM Creating an Outrageously Successful Company - McCormick Place Lakeside Center M-8
9:00AM – 9:50AM Financial Planning - McCormick Place Lakeside Center M-9
9:00AM – 9:50AM Productivity Plus- Changing the Way You Work to Reduce Waste and Improve Safety and Productivity M-2
9:00AM – 9:50AM Why Submittal Approval Does Not Mean You Are Off the Hook - McCormick Place Lakeside Center M-6
10:15AM – 11:30AM General Session One - Second City - Arie Crown Theater
10:30AM – 5:00PM New & Featured Product Room - McCormick Place Lakeside Center
11:30AM – 2:00PM Lunch - Trade Show Floor
11:30AM – 5:00PM Trade Show Hours - McCormick Place Lakeside Center
12:00PM – 12:50PM Greenbacks from the Green Movement: Profit Opportunities for Electrical Contractors - Show Room Floor GT-1
12:00PM – 1:30PM Student Chapter Summit Luncheon - McCormick Place Lakeside Center E271B
12:00PM – 12:50PM Use, Care & Inspection of Synthetic Webbing and Rom Slings - Show Floor ET-1
1:00PM – 1:50PM Energy Efficient Motors and the Role of the Copper Rotor Motor - Show Room Floor ET-2
1:00PM – 1:50PM Voltage Surges and Surge Protection - Show Room Floor ET-3
2:00PM – 2:50PM Small Wind Systems - Show Floor GT-2
2:00PM – 2:50PM Understanding the Requirements of NFPA 70E - Show Room Floor ET-4
3:00PM – 3:50PM Fascinating Fastening Technology - Show Floor ET-6
3:00PM – 3:50PM Reduce Project Risk: Improve Project Management Productivity - Show Floor ET-5
5:00PM Daily Prize Drawing - Show Floor
6:00PM – 7:30PM Academy Reception (Invitation Only) - Chicago Public Library
Key to Session Types:
Management
Technical workshops
Show
Convention
  • Schedule at a Glance

    The NECA Show is packed with valuable opportunities; take advantage of our exciting schedule and plan now!

    Schedule at a Glance

  • Welcome from NECA

    It happens every year in a different city, the excitement stirs, contractors come together to network, be educated, and learn about new products and services. The NECA Show is a place where you can renew old acquaintanceships, make new ones, take advantage of specialty pre-convention workshops, attend technical workshops, participate in informative management seminars, stroll the aisles with hundreds of manufacturers and distributors on the show floor. Every year it gets bigger and better. This year on October 4–7, 2008 you can find this all at the NECA Convention and Trade Show in Chicago, IL.

    The NECA Convention website will walk you through all the details and attractions of the NECA Convention and Trade Show. I invite you to join us for this exciting event … the NECA Convention and Trade Show!

    Beth Ellis

    Executive Director, Convention–Exhibition