Schedule
MCA Winter Meeting 2027

 

Monday, January 25

12:30 - 3 pm

MCA Board Meeting (with lunch)

3:30 - 5:30 pm

MRA Board Meeting

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Welcome Reception 
(guests are welcome)

 Monday, January 1

Tuesday, January 26

7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration 

8:00 - 8:45 am

Breakfast 

8:45 - 9:45 am

Welcome and MCA Business Meeting
MCA Chair Lee Ann Slattery

9:45 - 10:45 am

Keynote Address: Navigating 2027 and Beyond: Economic, Policy, and Labor Market Trends
Alex Chausovsky, president of 3DM Anayltics and Consulting

10:45 - 11:00 am

Break

11:00 - Noon

Building Better Against Wildfire: Why Material Choices Matter: Laura Blaul, senior wildfire fellow at the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)

Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch 

1:00 - 1:30 pm

METALCON Insights & Outcomes

1:30 - 2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions

Technical Update and Codes & Standards Report: Bob Zabcik and Andy Williams, MCA Technical and Codes & Standards Directors
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Marketing/Sale Education Session:
to be announced

2:30 - 2:45 pm

Break

2:45 - 3:30 pm

2027 Market Development Strategies & Objectives

3:30 - 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions

Wall Panel Council Initiatives
(Single Skin, IMP, MCM)

3:30 - 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions

Wall Panel Initiative
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Marketing/Sale Education Session to be announced

4:15 pm - 5:00

Metal Roofing Alliance Update

4:15 - 5:30

Metal Composite Material (MCM) Alliance Member Meeting

5:30 - 6:30

Dinner on your own

6:30-8:30

Women in Metal Construction
Networking Dinner 

  

Wednesday, January 27

8:00 - 11:00 am

Registration

8:00 - 8:45 am

Breakfast (guests are welcome)

8:45 - 9:45 am

AI and Metal in Construction
Gene Marks

9:45 - 10:00 am

Break

10:00 - 11:00 am

Trends in Metal from an Architect's Perspective
Ramsey Daham, architect & general contractor, founder and president of Breakform Design

10:15 - 11:00 am

Accessories Council Initiatives

Noon - 5 pm 

Golf Outing at the North Course at Omni La Costa -- Optional, extra-fee event; sign up during registration. Shotgun start at 1 pm

Noon - 3:30 pm

Carlsbad Restaurant Tour (lunch is included)
Pre-registration required

6:30 - 7:15 pm

Reception (included in registration; guests are welcome)

7:15 - 9:30 pm

Awards Reception and Dinner
(Guests welcome)
This event is included in your meeting registration, but you must sign up during registration.

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Thursday, January 28

7:30 - 8:15 am

Breakfast (included in registration; guests are welcome)

8:45 - 9:30 am

Updates from the Retrofit, Accessories, and Roofing Councils

9:30 - 10:00 am

Rollforming Council Update

10:00 - 10:45 am

Membership Growth Strategies

10:45

Adjournment

  

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