﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Wall And Ceiling Alliance Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.wallandceilingalliance.org</link><description>News related to Wall And Ceiling Alliance</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Wall And Ceiling Alliance All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Women/Minorities Becoming Licensed Construction Contractors Webinar Series  4/14/2021 5:00 PM - 6/2/2021 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for a series of &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt; virtual webinars to learn from industry experts and professionals.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more information or&amp;nbsp;to register for a webinar click&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://file:///C:/Users/reception/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/JCU2Q5PP/(Mar18)%20Minority_Women%20in%20Construction%20Series22.pdf"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mwbe-getting-a-contractors-license-tickets-146606970395"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=472</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:34:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2021 PDC Summit (formerly ASHE) 5/2/2021  - 5/5/2021 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Recognizing the ongoing efforts of hospital and health systems fighting COVID-19 in their communities as well as continued travel and event limitations, the International Summit &amp;amp; Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design &amp;amp; Construction (PDC Summit) will be held in Tampa on&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;May 2-5&lt;/strong&gt;, instead of in late March as originally scheduled. ASHE and fellow PDC Summit supporting organizations are also creating an exciting new virtual component for those who may be unable to travel in May.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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ASHE is working to ensure the health and safety of all participants and will follow the social distancing guidelines and other requirements of the CDC and local jurisdiction.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The&amp;nbsp;International Summit &amp;amp; Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design &amp;amp; Construction (PDC Summit) is the premiere event for health care and hospital facility senior leadership. No other conference brings health care planning, design and construction decision-makers together like the PDC Summit.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The 2021 PDC Summit will focus on two main topic areas:&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;general planning, design and construction issues&lt;/i&gt;, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;pandemic-related issues&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To register, visit their website at&amp;nbsp;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://www.ashe.org/2021-pdc-summit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&amp;nbsp;or click on &amp;quot;Register&amp;quot; below.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=384</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:11:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC) 2021 - Online Event 5/4/2021  - 5/6/2021 </title><description>&lt;h1 style="text-align: center;"&gt;Construction&amp;#39;s Premier Leadership and Talent Management Conference!&lt;/h1&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;GWIC is much more than just a conference. It is a catalyst for change to inspire women at all levels to develop their leadership skills, expand their influence and boost industry growth potential. GWIC enables attendees to share, learn, challenge and inspire each other to contribute to their workplace and employer and realize career success!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;GWIC has grown into one of the construction industry&amp;#39;s premier leadership and talent management events for industry members.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
Be part of the excitement this year!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To register, visit their website at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.enr.com/groundbreaking-women-in-construction"&gt;https://www.enr.com/groundbreaking-women-in-construction&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;More details to be announced on their website by end of February 2021.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=436</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:03:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Goal Setting and Accountability  5/6/2021 2:30 PM - 5/6/2021 4:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;People who write down clear, compelling, and worthwhile goals make more money&amp;nbsp;than those who don&amp;rsquo;t. Goals tee you up for a bigger income, and&amp;nbsp;they also give you purpose, energy, and focus. But let&amp;rsquo;s be clear, it&amp;rsquo;s not enough to have goals, you&amp;rsquo;ve got to achieve those goals for them to make a difference in your life. This webinar will do more than help you set goals, they&amp;rsquo;ll help you get the goals you set.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more information or to register for this webinar click &lt;a href="https://www.unitedcontractors.org/event/boldy-go-goal-getting-and-accountability"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=443</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:59:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>WACA: Crab Pasta Cooking Experience 5/7/2021 5:00 PM - 5/7/2021 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Since we are unable to host a Crab Feed this year, we&amp;#39;re bringing the crab to you! &lt;/strong&gt;Join us for a virtual Crab Pasta Cooking Class,&lt;span align="justify"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span align="justify"&gt;for our members and industry partners. Learn how to make a delicious fresh crab and linguine pasta dinner with spicy marinara sauce, including a lesson on how crackers are used to open the crab.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span align="justify"&gt;Leading the class will be Professional Chef Alan, who formerly worked with Wolfgang Puck in Los Angeles. More recently he served as the corporate chef for San Francisco-based Boudin Bakery, where he frequently led online cooking demos.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span align="justify"&gt;You must register to receive instructions, the list of food ingredients (serves 2 people, double to feed more), and recommended seafood markets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=468</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:43:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COVID- 19 In the Workplace  5/7/2021 8:30 AM - 5/7/2021 9:30 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COVID-19 in the Workplace: Recent Developments and Compliance Challenges - Session 14&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It has become apparent that COVID-19 is going to dominate employment and labor law issues for the foreseeable future. The American workplace has become the first frontier as the pandemic creates new legal issues &amp;ndash; seemingly every day.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more information or to register for this webinar click &lt;a href="https://engage.littler.com/15/975/webinar-landing-pages/webinar-rsvp-blank.asp?sid=756a64d8-6960-4f8e-a2f5-6e5b53088b33"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=477</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:04:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FCA International 2021 Leadership Council - postponed until further notice 5/11/2021  - 5/13/2021 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;The only event in North America for the signatory finishing contractor community&amp;nbsp;to network,&amp;nbsp;share and lead.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To learn more, visit their website at:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://finishingcontractors.org/news-and-events/events/international-leadership-council-ilc/"&gt;https://finishingcontractors.org/news-and-events/events/international-leadership-council-ilc/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=277</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:40:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COVID 19 Update: Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Paid FMLA 5/11/2021 9:00 AM - 5/11/2021 10:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;This one-hour discussion will address the newest version of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Federal&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Families First COVID-19 Response Act&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;which provides&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Emergency Paid Sick Leave,&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Emergency Family Medical Leave&lt;/strong&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;AND&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;employer tax credits&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more information or to register for this webinar click &lt;a href="https://www.employers.org/events/webinars/covid-19-update-emergency-paid-sick-leave-and-paid-fmla/05/11/2021/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=480</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:37:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Benefit of Rainscreen Design 5/19/2021 10:00 AM - 5/19/2021 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="69" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/e1a328ed001/0e58f594-4285-4010-af11-b38405678f27.jpg" style="height:auto!important;" width="224" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="183" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/e1a328ed001/5c8c34e8-456f-4a7b-b5be-27ffb5a6181c.png" style="height:auto;" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This webinar will help stucco contractors understand the science of their wall assemblies (Learning Objectives Course: AIACESVS500). The workshop will provide an explanation and value to architects and contractors or anyone wanting to better educate themselves rainscreen. The workshop discussion will be followed by Q&amp;amp;A.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key topics to be reviewed:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Apply building science fundamentals to rainscreen design&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Define vented rainscreen design&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Understand wall assembly drying mechanisms&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Show the benefits of vented, vapor open WRB/Air Barrier wall assemblies&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Illustrate the differences between vapor tight and highly vapor permeable WRB membranes&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull; Understand rainscreen components to build a vented rain screen cavity&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;For more information or to register for this webinar click &lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcO6gqzopHNQLVEHDRi6HeaQFq57Q5sqr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=475</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:26:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FCICA Convention 2021 5/25/2021  - 5/27/2021 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#ffffff; color:#3f3f3f; font-family:&amp;quot;Josefin Sans&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size:18px"&gt;Join&amp;nbsp;the FCICA&amp;nbsp;for more great educational sessions, The Commercial Flooring Trade Show and plenty of time to connect with contractors and manufacturer technical representatives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#ffffff; color:#3f3f3f; font-family:&amp;quot;Josefin Sans&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size:18px"&gt;Visit their website &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://members.fcica.com/cimcalendar/Details/fcica-2021-convention-and-commercial-flooring-trade-show-252425?sourceTypeId=Website"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000ff;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: &amp;quot;Josefin Sans&amp;quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color:#ffffff; color:#3f3f3f; font-family:&amp;quot;Josefin Sans&amp;quot;,sans-serif; font-size:18px"&gt; or click on &amp;quot;Register&amp;quot; below.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=387</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:46:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Power of Trust and Influence  5/26/2021 12:00 Noon - 5/26/2021 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Do you trust your employees? Do they trust YOU?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Even the most successful leaders have good intentions that are often misread by those they lead. Perception gaps are often symptoms of low trust that can have economic consequences for your business. The costs go up as productivity and engagement go down. The foundation of effective leaders is the ability to build and sustain trust. This course will focus on behaviors that are essential for creating an organization high in trust, motivation, accountability, and results.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To register for this webinar click &lt;a href="https://www.employers.org/events/webinars/the-power-of-trust-and-influence/05/26/2021/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=474</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:08:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COVID-19 - Updates on the Latest Science  5/26/2021 1:30 PM - 5/26/2021 2:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;To register for this webinar click &lt;a href="https://kponline.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&amp;amp;siteurl=kponline&amp;amp;service=6&amp;amp;rnd=0.40565440319501633&amp;amp;main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fkponline.webex.com%2Fec3300%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b00000004cc5389f7ca0089173b28274b1d77781fce6db00a05bac47bec0bf36e58b6c8d8%26siteurl%3Dkponline%26confViewID%3D189603363769328592%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAARH6GLPHYUWPxiNSIq9IOxgtmNkp66VZE8BRl_q6OSXfA2%26"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=467</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:21:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>