﻿<?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>Project Accountant Best Practices Webinar 4/16/2026 2:00 PM - 4/16/2026 4:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;This class is designed for project accountants in the construction industry with a&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;minimum of 1 year of experience&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;who want to learn the best practices of project accountants.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;What You Will Learn&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Understanding construction contract terms and conditions&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Financial gatekeeper of a project&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Budget to actual (experience with Procore/HCS)&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Accurate job cost tracking&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Billing customer&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Collaboration with Project Managers&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Dream project accountants (PM&amp;rsquo;s perspective &amp;ndash; UCON member)&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Communication and relationship builder&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Understanding the financial impact of your role&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Financial analysis per job&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Target Audience&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;3 years of entry-level accounting experience&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Instructors&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hiromi Young,&amp;nbsp;Young and Mikubo&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.unitedcontractors.org/event/project-accountant-best-practices?j=318190&amp;amp;sfmc_sub=5095632&amp;amp;l=98_HTML&amp;amp;u=37243831&amp;amp;mid=534005317&amp;amp;jb=3"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;To learn more or register, visit UCON&amp;#39;s website. www.ucon.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8107</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:46:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 CISCA Summit 4/20/2026  - 4/23/2026 </title><description>&lt;p data-end="550" data-start="73" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Join fellow CISCA members for Summit 2026, CISCA&amp;#39;s premier association event designed to connect, inspire, and educate. Held at the beautiful&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong data-end="267" data-start="223"&gt;Gaylord Texan Resort &amp;amp; Conference Center&lt;/strong&gt;, this three-day summit brings together leaders and peers from across the industry for impactful networking and professional development. Attendees will gain fresh insights through engaging educational sessions while building meaningful relationships that strengthen their companies.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-end="757" data-start="552" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Special highlights include the&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong data-end="603" data-start="583"&gt;Product Showcase&lt;/strong&gt;, featuring the latest innovation and solutions in the Specialty Ceilings and Interior Systems Industry, and the&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong data-end="696" data-start="661"&gt;2nd Annual Contractor Challenge&lt;/strong&gt;, a high-energy competition taking place in the same exhibit space.&amp;nbsp;Don&amp;rsquo;t miss this opportunity to learn, share ideas, and grow alongside your fellow members in an unforgettable setting.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To learn more and / or to register, visit their website: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cisca.org/cisca-summit"&gt;www.cisca/summit2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8069</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:51:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 CISCA Summit - Product Showcase 4/20/2026 12:00 Noon - 4/23/2026 4:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Product Showcase - Connect with potential clients and partners!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;CISCA is once again offering their vendor members an opportunity to showcase their products in a shared space with the highly engaging Contractor Challenge. Product Showcase is designed to provide access to CISCA members without the cost or time commitment of a large event and connecting them with potential clients and partners. Their Product Showcase is a great opportunity to connect and establish a partnership with the people who buy and install your products.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;To learn more, download the flyer here: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://assets.noviams.com/novi-file-uploads/cisca/Summit_2026/2026_Summit_Product_Showcase_v1.pdf"&gt;www.cisca/summit2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8045</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:50:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>California Construction Law Conference 4/22/2026  - 4/23/2026 </title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;California&amp;rsquo;s top construction lawyers, mediators, judges, and industry professionals have gathered for an advanced Construction Law conference designed to provide practical advice for real situations facing the industry today. This program will cover the latest developments and issues that you need to understand to complete a successful project. Their recognized experts will share with you the nuances that have made them the very best in their chosen fields.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;This seminar is essential for contractors, subcontractors, owners (public and private), attorneys, construction managers, bond program managers, surety representatives, architects, and engineers. If you are a stakeholder in the California construction industry, this is the one conference you cannot afford to miss.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;To learn more and / or to register, visit their website: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theseminargroup.net/seminars/7377"&gt;www.theseminargroup.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8068</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:30:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sacramento Crab Feed - Scott's Seafood On The River  4/22/2026 4:30 PM - 4/22/2026 7:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;***Registration Closed**** Please reach out to sherry@wallandceiling.org to register.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;Join us in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e74c3c;"&gt;Sacramento&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for our inagural&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e74c3c;"&gt;Crab Feed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in the area!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;3:30 PM - Cocktails |&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;4:30 PM - Dinner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;Dinner Fee: $75 per person.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;Reserve your seat today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13.5pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#4e5f70;"&gt;*Space is limited,*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt; so early registration is encouraged.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;The Westin Hotel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;For added convenience, the restaurant is in the Westin Hotel. If you would like to book accommodations, please &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#303030"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/sacws-the-westin-sacramento-riverfront-hotel-and-spa/dining/" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;click here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:200%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:200%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;Billing &amp;amp; Payment Questions? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:200%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;Contact Matt at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#303030"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:matt@wallandceiling.org" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;matt@wallandceiling.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;Event Registration Questions?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt; Contact Sherry at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#303030"&gt;&lt;a href="http://sherry@wallandceiling.org" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#113e88"&gt;sherry@wallandceiling.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8102</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:07:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Deep Dive into Contractors’ Financial Statements Webinar 4/28/2026 2:00 PM - 4/28/2026 4:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;This class is designed for construction business owners, and/or decision makers COO, VP of Operations who want and need to enhance their understanding of contractors&amp;rsquo; financial statements, and accounting professionals who are new to the construction industry.&amp;nbsp; It covers the required reporting framework, users of the financial statements, and interpretation of the reporting package.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;What You Will Learn&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;GAAP financial statements&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Industry specific supplemental schedules&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Financial Statement Interpretation and Planning tool&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Perspectives of financial statement users:&lt;br /&gt;
	-Bank/Lender (Keary Sullivan)&lt;br /&gt;
	-Surety (Gallagher)&lt;br /&gt;
	-General Contractor &amp;ndash; prequalification (UCON members&lt;br /&gt;
	-Prospective financial statements&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Target Audience&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All-inclusive through Owners&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Instructors&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hiromi Young,&amp;nbsp;Young and Mikubo&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;To learn more or to register, visit UCON&amp;#39;s website: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.unitedcontractors.org/event/deep-dive-contractors-financial-statements"&gt;www.ucon.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8108</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:56:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Wall and Ceiling Conference &amp; Trade Show 4/30/2026  - 5/2/2026 </title><description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"&gt;Registration is now open for the 75th Annual &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wallceilingshow.org/" style="color:#467886; text-decoration:underline"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;Wall and Ceiling Conference &amp;amp; Trade Show&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to be held April 30 - May 2 in Las Vegas. Join the Who&amp;#39;s Who in the wall and ceiling industry to advance your business and make lasting connections.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The 2026 Wall and Ceiling Conference &amp;amp; Trade Show is the place to be for signatory wall and ceiling contractors!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Full Conference/All Access Pass: $1,700&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;Exhibit Hall&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;Thursday Welcome Reception&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;Friday &amp;amp; Saturday Exhibit Breakfasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;Friday Dinner &amp;amp; Dance Party&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;Saturday Final Banquet Dinner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;All educational seminars and general industry meetings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;*** Conference opportunities include the Golf Tournament at the Revere Club, the Carpenters ITC Tour, and seeing The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;To learn more about this event, and/or to register, visit NWCB&amp;#39;s website: &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wallceilingshow.org/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#2980b9;"&gt;www.wallceilingshow.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.wallandceilingalliance.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=8057</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:07:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>