PGC International Annual Symposium Focuses on Energy Efficiency and Protection
The Protective Glazing Council (PGC) International announced its 2008 Annual Symposium, which will take place November 11-13th at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Titled “Protective Glazing in a Green World: Sustainability and Protection,” the Symposium features a variety of presentations and speakers who address the convergence of protective glazing technologies with the ongoing “green” movement of environmentally friendly buildings.

“The green movement is gaining momentum around the globe,” said Bill Yanek, Executive Director of PGC International. “With many projects in need of protective glazing to protect future occupants, our focus with the Symposium is to educate the architectural, government and building owner communities on methods to achieve a solution that protects both people and the environment.”

The keynote speaker of the event will be Harvey Bernstein of McGraw-Hill. Bernstein, who is Vice President of Industry Analytics, Alliances and Strategic Initiatives and McGraw-Hill Construction, specializes in green building initiatives and was part of the team which launched the new GreenSource magazine. Bernstein will discuss the future of the Green movement in construction.

Other speakers will discuss a variety of topics, including “green” protection from the building owner’s perspective, as well as other protective glazing technologies. Admission to the event is free for architects, government officials, building owners and glazing contractors. To register for the event, visit the PGC International website by clicking here.

A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available for the event. With many opportunity levels available, as well as one of the widest scopes of audience for this event ever, these opportunities will increase the profile of a sponsoring company in the protective glazing industry.  To learn more about the exciting opportunities available, please visit the sponsorship page on the website by clicking here.

Finally, PGC International will have an online Virtual Tradeshow during the month of November in coordination with the Annual Symposium.  A "booth" in the show will be $250, and information from the show will be distributed to all attendees of the Annual Symposium.  Registration for a booth opens in July.  For a sample booth, as well as an explanation of materials comprising a booth, click here to download a pdf document.

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