Cedar Rapids, IA, January 23, 2007 – NSCA and Atlas Sound, along with Highway Marketing will be offering free CSI MasterFormat™ ’04 training on February 27, 2007 in Dallas, TX. The training will be held from 10am-2pm at the Adam’s Mark Hotel.
Chuck Wilson, Executive Director of the NSCA, will kick off the session with, “Painting the Picture – How is MasterFormat ’04 Impacting Our Industry?” Dennis Hall, founder and managing principal of Hall Architects, Inc. will then present, “Become Compliant, Not Complacent with MasterFormat ‘04” detailing the importance of MasterFormat changes to design consultants.
The new MasterFormat expanded from 16 divisions to 49, including the designation of three divisions that pertain to low-voltage sub-systems within a building. “The significance of these organizational changes affects everyone involved with design-build and bid work,” said Chuck Wilson. Design consultants involved with writing specifications must understand not only how to categorize a system and its components but also how everything interacts and works together.
“We believe training on the topic of MasterFormat ’04 is invaluable to design consultants, which specifically affects the work they do with manufacturers,” stated Steve Young, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Atlas Sound.
A free lunch will be provided. Attendees are also invited to attend the Electrograph “DTE” (Display Technology Experience) at the Adam’s Mark on this same day. For details about the DTE, visit: http://www.electrographdte.com. The DTE event is also free.
Design consultants interested in attending these programs can register by sending an email to Lauralie DeWulf, NSCA Manager of Education Programs at ldewulf@nsca.org.
About Atlas Sound
Since 1934, Atlas Sound has enjoyed the reputation as a leader in the manufacture of communications products for the commercial, broadcast, industrial, institutional, security, custom installation (home), and professional music markets. The company’s product groupings include Atlas Sound sound reinforcement systems; emergency communications systems; intercom/telecom products; residential infrared electronics; sound masking systems; electronic equipment cabinetry; indoor/outdoor loudspeaker systems; microphone stands, speaker stands, and accessories. To learn more about Atlas Sound, visit http://www.atlassound.com.
About NSCA
NSCA is the leading not-for-profit association representing the commercial electronic systems industry. With a slate of more than 2,500 member companies worldwide, the National Systems Contractors Association is a powerful advocate of all who work within the low-voltage industry, including systems contractors/integrators, product manufacturers, consultants, sales representatives, architects, specifying engineers and other allied professionals. For more information about NSCA Expo, visit www.nscaexpo.org. To learn more about NSCA, visit www.nsca.org or call 800.446.6722
About Highway Marketing
HIGHWAYmarketing is an audio and security manufactures' representative company comprised of recognized professionals in the communication industry. We have over 100 years' combined experience in the audio/video business and possess a broad range of sales and technical skills to service the needs of the manufacturer and the dealer. As past associates of high-profile manufactures and dealers, we thoroughly understand what it takes to be successful in the audio market from both the manufacturer's and the dealer's perspective. This practical insight provides us with the unique ability to market our product lines through various customer channels.