Just like every year before, this year looks to be the best PHCC Convention yet. Chock full of great speakers talking on subjects that truly improve your business, you can take your business to the next level by listening to the speakers and talking with other contractors—just like you—in business elsewhere in the country. Not mention, you'll be in southern California! Not a bad place to be during the fall.

PHCC Seminars & Presentations
There will be a host of other great topics and issues being discussed this year, and these presentations and seminars will cover everything that a member of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association wants to learn. Here is a list of the presentations this year, but keep in mind that this schedule is subject to change:

PHCC 2008 Registration and Travel Information
Early registration will save you $100 on the cost registration. This discount ends on July 31. To avoid the hassle of registering on-site, you'll need to register by at least September 15, and to receive a full refund, your last chance to cancel is September 1. You can make your hotel reservation online or through the phone by calling 866-469-5475. Be sure to mention that you're attending PHCC (or Networking '08). The hotel reservation deadline is August 29 and is based on availability. If you don't want to rent a car, the hotel is twelve miles from the ATL airport and can be easily reached via shuttle service, taxi cab, or subway.

PHCC 2008 Schedule

Tuesday, September 30
6:45am—3:30pm, PHCC Educational Foundation Golf Tournament. Pre-registration required. See enclosed golf tournament registration form. Deadline to register September 19, 2008.
8:00am—4:00pm, PHCC Board of Directors Meeting. PHCC members are invited to attend.
4:00pm—5:30pm, ASA VMD Council Meeting
5:30pm—6:30pm, Network '08 Vendor Appreciation Lounge

Wednesday, October 1
7:30am—8:30am, PHCC Coffee and Conversation
7:30am—9:00am, PHCC Educational Foundation Annual Meeting by invitation only
9:00am—11:45am, PHCC Business Boot Camp: Basics for New Business Owners John O'Connor
12:00pm—1:00pm, PHCC Lunch with Champions - Brown Bag Lunch and Idea Share for PHCC Members only
1:30pm—3:00pm, ASA Profitability Workshop Paul F. Martin, Increasing Your Company's Performance and Profitability through Training
3:00pm—4:30pm, ASA Government Affairs Council Meeting
ASA IPD Executive Council Meeting
ASA YE Executives Council Meeting
3:00pm—5:00pm, PHCC Educational Foundation Plumbing Apprentice Contest Orientation
4:00pm—5:00pm, PHCC Zone Information Exchange
4:30pm—6:30pm, PHCC Past National Officers' Meeting by invitation only
5:00pm—6:00pm, WANE Meeting and Reception by invitation only
5:15pm—6:00pm, PHCC First Timers Get Together
6:00pm—7:30pm, Grand Opening Reception, Sponsored by Bradford White and InSinkErator
7:00pm—9:00pm, PHCC Educational Foundation Plumbing Apprentice Contestant Dinner by invitation only, Sponsored by Copper Development Association
7:30pm—10:30pm, PHCC PAC Reception and Auction, Sponsored by Hodes Co.

Thursday, October 2
7:00am—8:45am, ASA IPD Breakfast Program Dr. Jeff Dietrich, The Future is Your Decision. Open only to IPD members. Ticket required.
7:00am—8:45am, ASA Plumbing Industry Breakfast, Conserving America's Water Resources: Business Sense, Water Sense, Common Sense, Invited guest Stephen L. Johnson
7:00am—4:30pm, PHCC Educational Foundation Plumbing Apprentice Contest
7:30am—8:30am, Bradford White Breakfast for PHCC
8:30am—7:00pm, Test Drive the Construction Contractors Alliance, See Pages 8 and 15
9:00am—10:00am, Keynote Presentation, Make Some Noise, Ken Schmidt, Sponsored by the ASA Education Foundation and the PHCC Educational Foundation
10:15am—11:45am, Roundtable Discussion for PHCC Chapter Executives, Sponsored by the Association Executives Council
10:15am—11:45am, ASA Special Presentation, Jeffrey Gitomer, Selling in Any Economy by Creating a WOW Factor, Sponsored by Elkay
12:00pm—1:00pm, PHCC Lunch with Champions - Brown Bag Lunch and Idea Share For PHCC Members only
12:00pm—1:30pm, ASA Member Luncheon. Open to all registered ASA members. Annual Meeting and President's Report, Sponsored by A.O. Smith
12:00pm—2:00pm, PHCC Association Executives Council Board Meeting
1:00pm—2:00pm, Tour and Presentation on How Georgia World Congress Center is Going Green Tentative
1:45pm—3:15pm
Understanding the National Green Building Landscape, Robin Pharo
How to Find and Hire Good People, Mike Mayberry
The Importance of Gauging the 15 Most Critical Performance Ratios, Tom Noon
3:30pm—5:00pm
Greening Your Bottom Line, Robin Pharo
"Meet the Pros" Roundtable Sessions, Hosted by the ASA Young Executives Division
ASA IPD Workshop M. Robert Weidner, III, The Forces Impacting the Metals Industry Today
4:30pm—6:00pm, Quality Service Contractors Reception
5:00pm—6:00pm, MwDA Meeting and Reception by Invitation Only
5:00pm—7:00pm, Union-Affiliated Contractors Reception. Pre-registration is required. See enclosed network'08 registration form. Ticket required. $125pp.
5:30pm—6:30pm, ASA PAC Fundraising Reception
5:30pm—7:00pm, Construction Contractors' Alliance Reception
6:00pm—7:00pm, ASA Young Executives Reception
6:00pm—7:30pm, PHCC Educational Foundation Reception by Invitation Only
6:00pm—8:30pm, ASA IPD Open House ż Building Relationships. Open only to IPD members. Ticket required.
7:00pm—9:00pm, PHCC Past National Officers' Dinner by Invitation Only
9:00pm—10:30pm, PHCC Incoming President's Dessert Reception

Friday, October 3
7:00am—8:30am, ASA Wholesaler, Manufacturer and Rep Breakfast Stuart Rothenburg, Politics 2008: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
8:00am—9:30am, PHCC Annual Meeting and Voting for Vice President
8:00am—12:00pm, PHCC Apprentice Contestant Seminar
9:30am—11:30am, PVF Roundtable Program by Invitation Only
9:45am—11:00am, The Aliens have Landed ż Meet Generation Why, Eric Chester, Sponsored by the PHCC Educational Foundation
11:15am—1:00pm, PHCC 2008 Awards Luncheon, Sponsored by InSinkErator
PHCC Seminars 1:30pm—2:45pm
Getting #1 on Google: Growing and Defending Your Business on the Net, Brian Kraff, Sponsored by the PHCC Educational Foundation
The High Stakes of Immigration and Employment Compliance, Jessica Johnson Bennett Roundtable Discussion for PHCC Chapter Executives, Sponsored by the Association Executives Council
Going Green: What You Need to Know about this Growing Market for Your Business, Kevin Tindall and Steven Schaefer
Managing the Ultimate Risk, Dave Anthes, Sponsored by Federated Insurance
2:00pm—4:00pm, ASA Board of Directors Meeting
2:30pm—4:00pm, PHCC Apprentice Contest Tear Down
3:00pm—4:15pm, PHCC Closing Session Ken Futch, Take Your Best Shot!, Sponsored by the PHCC Educational Foundation
5:00pm—7:00pm, Visit the World's Largest Aquarium at the Georgia Aquarium. Open to all attendees. Pre-registration is required. See enclosed Networkż08 registration form. $20pp.
7:00pm—9:00pm, PHCC Officer Installation and Closing Event at the Georgia Aquarium, Sponsored by Federated Insurance

Schedule and program subject to change; for updates go to www.network08.org