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APRIL 2015
ACT
AWRF
SPRING PREVIEW
The AWRF’s annual Spring
General Meetingwill be
held in IndianWells, CA.
A
pril 12-15 theAssociatedWire
RopeFabricators (AWRF)
will convergeon IndianWells,
CA, about 30minutes southeast of Palm
Springs in theCoachellaValley. The
event begins earlySundaywith aboardof
directorsmeeting at 7:30 a.m. Registration
AWRF headed
to IndianWells
SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
7:30–11A.M.
Board of DirectorsMeeting
11:30–5P.M.
Registration
5–5:30P.M.
First TimersReception
5:30–7P.M.
OpeningReception
MONDAY, APRIL 13
6:30–8A.M.
NetworkingBreakfast
7:30–11:30A.M.
General Business Session
9–4P.M.
The Tour
6–7P.M.
Reception
TUESDAY, APRIL 14
6:30–8A.M.
NetworkingBreakfast
7:30–11:30A.M.
General Business Session
6–7P.M.
Reception
7–11P.M.
AWRF ClosingBanquet
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15
8A.M.
Golf at Turf Valley Golf Club
4:30–6P.M.
Awards &ClosingReception
For information vist
opens at 11:30 a.m. and theopening
reception commences at 5:30p.m.
General business sessionswill takeplace
from7:30 a.m. to11:30 a.m.Monday
andTuesday. Themeetingwrapsup
onWednesdaywith a shotgungolf
tournament at theTurfValleyGolfClub
and an awards and
closing reception from
4:30 to6p.m.
In thegeneral business sessionon
Monday theU.S.Chamber ofCommerce’s
ChristopherGuith, senior vicepresident,
Institute for 21stCenturyEnergy,will
present “EnergyProspects in theU.S.:
Opportunities andObstacles.”Michael
Gelskey, Lift-itManufacturing,will
discusshow “Cost EffectiveExcellence is
notDroppingLoads.”
Tuesday, JohnGroce, P.E.,WireCo
WorldGroup,willl present “Evaluating
Bends,Wave,Kinks andHelical
Deformations inCraneWireRopes.”Tom
Eicher, TheCaldwellGroup,will discuss
“Below theHookLiftingDevices.”
TheCoachellaValley is known for the
CoachellaMusicFestival,whichwill take
place theweekends before and after the
AWRFSpringGeneralMeeting.
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