Invitation
You are invited to attend the Annual Symposium 2011, which is returning to NIST Headquarters.

Registration
The Registration fee for this event is $250 per attendee for members, $500 per attendee for non-PGC International members.  Government officials may attend at no charge.

Official Hotel
Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
620 Perry Parkway
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Click here for directions to the hotel.

Complimentary: wireless internet access in meeting and guest rooms, hot breakfast, shuttle to nearby restaurants, the Shady Grove metro stop, and NIST Headquarters.

Room rate: $139
Call for reservations, and reference PGC Intl to receive the room block rate: (301) 977-8900.
Cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to arrival to avoid one night’s room and tax applied.

Exhibition
Exhibits may be purchased for $750 per company (does not include registration).  Exhibitors receive the following:

  • Table top display with set visiting hours on the 26th

  • A Take Five pitch during the Symposium program

  • Opportunity to provide literature during Exhibitors Reception on the 25th

Tentative Program
Board and Membership Meetings at Hilton Gaithersburg
October 25, 2011
 9:00 a.m. - Capitol Hill Visits
1:00 p.m. - Board of Directors Meeting
3:00  p.m. - Membership Meeting and Government Affairs Committee Meeting
4:00  p.m. - Board Elections
4:30  p.m. - Board of Directors reconvene / Meeting Conclusion
5:00 p.m. - Exhibitors Reception

October 26, 2011
 8:00 – 8:15  a.m. - Annual Symposium Welcome and Introduction of Board of Directors - Urmilla Sowell, Glass Association of North America
8:15 – 9:00  a.m. - NIST Film Study Results – Chris White, NIST Engineering Laboratory
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. - Networking Break
9:30 – 9:35 a.m. - Exhibitor Take 5
9:45 – 10:30 a.m. - Disaster Resilient Structures and Communities – Steve Caufman, NIST
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program and the Joplin Tornado Case Study –  Marc Levitan, NIST Engineering Laboratory
Testing for Tornados and its Influence on Codes – Larry Tanner, Texas Tech University
11:30 - 12:15 p.m. - Sealants in Glazing Systems for Earthquakes – Errol Bull, Momentive Performance Materials
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. - Lunch & Exhibits
1:30 – 1:35 p.m. - Exhibitor Take 5
1:35 – 2:15 p.m. - TBA
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. - Networking Break
2:30 – 2:35 p.m. - Exhibitor Take 5
2:35 – 3:30 p.m. - Mississippi Coastal Retrofit Program – Dan Kelley, Applied Research Associates
3:30 - 4:15 p.m. - ISC Security Criteria Update – Quincy Alexander, Applied Research Associates
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. - 9/11 Opinion Survey – Eric Cote, Cote and D’Ambrosio, Inc.
5:00 p.m. - Symposium Conclusion

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