http://www.woodconference.com/blog The Hardwood Flooring Summit Blog Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:03:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Westin Peachtree Plaza (404) 659-1400 210 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30303 Hotel Website: http://tinyurl.com/673rn4 Google Maps Street View link to driving directions from the airport to the hotel: http://tinyurl.com/6kkv7z Atlanta Airport Shuttle: The shuttle leaves every 20 minutes from the airport to downtown. You can also call the Sales Department and purchase tickets ... http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/08/08/travel-and-hotel-information-marta-shuttle-driving-directions/ Keith Papulski has been involved with the flooring industry for almost 40 years, primarily in the areas of product development and manufacturing. He began working for ORCON Corp. in 1969 where he was instrumental in the development of hot-melt carpet seaming tape and related products. Later, as owner of Y&K ... http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/07/11/meet-the-speakers-keith-papulski-general-manager-of-taylor-tools/ The Hardwood Flooring Summit is just over a month away (August 2008), and many conference attendees are asking about fun things to do while they're in Atlanta for The Summit. You may be attending the conference with your family, and in that case, you'll be looking for family attractions. ... http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/07/08/travelling-to-atlanta-for-the-hardwood-flooring-summit-heres-a-list-of-tourist-attractions/ A lot of people have been asking about hotel information, so I've included contact information to get The Hardwood Flooring Summit's group rate on hotel reservations: ShareThis http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/07/08/hotel-reservation-information-for-the-hardwood-flooring-summit/ *UPDATED August 4, 2008* For those of you looking for a good price on airfare to and from Atlanta for the upcoming Hardwood Flooring Summit (August 12-17 2008), I've included a few places to start looking for travel information. Many of these airfare rates are actually cheaper than driving. ShareThis http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/07/08/travel-deals-to-and-from-atlanta-for-the-hardwood-flooring-summit/ The Hardwood Flooring Summit announces BR-111's Jack Racine as one of forty guest speakers. The dates for this educational conference are August 14th through 17th, at the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta. Atlanta, Georgia July 7, 2008 - BR-111's Director of ... http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/07/02/hardwood-flooring-why-education-means-everything-to-the-industry/ Splits and Checks: the Hardwood Flooring Industry's Biggest Problem Splits and checks are a huge problem in the hardwood flooring industry. In regards to the cause of splits and checks, there is conflicting information. Some industry experts point to manufacturing related issues as the source of splits and checks in hardwood ... http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/07/01/free-educational-paper-on-checks-and-splits-in-hardwood-flooring/ Checks and splits are two of the biggest issues in the hardwood flooring industry. What causes checks and splits? Why do they occur after installation? Are they manufacturing defects? Are they installation related issues? Or, are checks and splits environmental related conditions? There seems to be conflicting information on this topic, depending on who you ask. ... http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/07/01/checks_splits_free_educational_paper/ This is the second set of photographs from The National Wood Flooring Association's yearly convention. This year it was held in Fort Lauderdale during March 2008. This set of photographs was taken during the awards dinner. Dan Blake of The Hardwood Flooring Summit had the honor of ... http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/03/31/nwfa_convention_2008_ft_lauderdale_photographs_second_set/ This is the first set of photographs are from the National Wood Flooring Association's convention in Fort Lauderdale. This set is from keynote speaker session. Don Shula was the keynote speaker. Coach Shula applied much of the experience he gained during a stalwart career as an NFL coach ... http://www.woodconference.com/blog/2008/03/31/nwfa_convention_2008_ft_lauderdale_photographs_first_set/