After "thinking big" in Dallas, the National Wood Flooring Association Expo is ready to "strike a cord" as the NWFA Wood Flooring Expo takes over the brand-new, LEED-certified Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., April 16-19.
This year's show will include everything from a mill tour to a happy hour on the show floor Thursday to a concert just for the NWFA Expo attendees by country singer Pam Tillis. The full Expo schedule is available at the NWFA website; here are a few highlights:
Wednesday, April 16:The NWFA Certified Professionals Symposium runs from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and the Welcome Reception begins at 6 p.m. at the Omni Hotel.
Thursday, April 17:Education sessions on branding, radiant heat, insurance work and more run from 8 to 9 a.m. Keynote speaker Robin Crow will address the Opening General Session with his talk "Evolve or Die" at 9:15 a.m,, followed by four more education sessions at 11 a.m. The trade show floor opens at noon; from 5-6 p.m. there will be a happy hour on the show floor with free beer from the happy hour sponsors.
Friday, April 18:Attendees who have registered for a tour of the Somerset Mill will leave for the all-day event at 8 a.m. and return at 4 p.m. The show floor will be open from 9 a.m., and drawings for the trade show prizes will be awarded before the show closes at 2 p.m. Wood Flooring University, featuring three sessions-certification testing, a Contractor Summit and a Distributor/Manufacturer Summit, runs from 2-5 p.m. The Wood Floor of the Year Awards Dinner begins at 6 p.m.; degrees and Wood Floor of the Year winners will be announced, and country star Pam Tillis cap off the night with a concert exclusively for NWFA attendees.
Online registration is closed, but interested parties can still register on-site. See here for more information.
