2025 Schedule at a Glance
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20th
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM Registration (SCHAUMBURG NORTH FOYER)
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM Exhibitor Set-Up (DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE HALLS)
YOGA SESSION (HOSTED BY WOMEN IN ROOFING) (Separate Registration Required)
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM (SCHAUMBURG E)
MRCA BOARD MEETING (Closed Meeting)
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (TOPGOLF SCHAUMBURG – CHAIRMAN’S SUITE)
TOPGOLF NETWORKING EVENT (Separate Registration Required)
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM (TOPGOLF SCHAUMBURG)
PRESIDENT’S DINNER (By Invitation)
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM (MORTON’S THE STEAKHOUSE)
NEW MEMBER / FIRST TIMER RECEPTION
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM (SCHAUMBURG NORTH FOYER)
WELCOME PARTY & CASINO NIGHT (HOSTED BY THE YOUNG CONTRACTORS COUNCIL (YCC))
RAISE THE ROOF: PROHIBITION EDITION (Separate Registration Required)
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM (SCHAUMBURG WEST)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Registration (SCHAUMBURG NORTH FOYER)
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM Breakfast (SCHAUMBURG EAST FOYER)
7:30 AM – 11:00 AM Exhibitor Set-Up (DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE HALLS)
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM (SCHAUMBURG EF)
How Smart Tech is Reshaping Construction & Business & Preventing Cyber Attacks
Kevin Fox – FoxWerx Group
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM (SCHAUMBURG GH)
The Risk on the Roof: A Residential Steep Slope Panel
A Panel Discussion – MRCA Residential & Steep Slope Committee
BREAK
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM (SCHAUMBURG EF)
Assuring the Continuation of your Company in the New Tax Law World
Lee Resnick & Terry Resnick - Resnick Succession Group
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM (SCHAUMBURG GH)
Assuring the Continuation of Your Company: Planning as a Process and Understanding the Options for Positioning Your Company to Meet Continuation Goals
Succession planning is not an isolated event. Your continuation goals can start now as your business evolves to meet your short term and long term plans. But you need to know your options and understand the tax implications of your decisions for you, your employees and your business – maybe even your community! This fast paced seminar will offer practical tips to better evaluate succession options and begin now to lay the groundwork for your business evolution.
Health & Safety
Frank J. Marino, CSP – Safety Check, Inc.
BREAK
10:40 AM – 10:50 AM
MEMBERSHIP MEETING & KEYNOTE PRESENTATION (SCHAUMBURG EAST)
10:50 AM – 12:50 PM Johnny Quinn: US Olympian and Former Pro Football Player
EXPO OPEN
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE HALLS)
SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (SCHAUMBURG H)
Join signatory contractors from across the region to discuss bargaining trends and key issues unique to union employers. Experienced labor relations committee members will share real-life lessons from the table and delve into what issues arose this season and forecast what you may see emerging locally. We’ll discuss ERISA fund trends, offer a labor law update and a view into how the regulatory environment is changing in the states and federally with regard to union labor.
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Friend of Bill (FOB) Meeting (EUPHORIA – 2nd FLOOR)
MRCA RECEPTION & FOUNDATION AUCTION (SCHAUMBURG WEST)
BLACK & WHITE BALL
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Silent Auction
7:45 PM Live Auction
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22nd
7:30 AM – 10:30 AM Registration (SCHAUMBURG NORTH FOYER)
SAFETY TRAININGS (Separate Registration Required)
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM HAWT Applicator Training: New and Re-Authorizations (SCHAUNMURG G)
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM HAWT Train-The-Trainer: New and Re-Authorizations (SCHAUNMURG G)
EDUCATIONAL SESSION
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM (SCHAUMBURG EF)
Sheathing Under Stress: Engineering Insights into Moisture Effects
Richard Koziol and Heidi Mase - Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
AND
Roofing Technical Issue Update
Mark Graham, NRCA’s Associate Director of Technical Services
EXPO OPEN
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Breakfast on Expo Floor) (DISCOVERY & ADVENTURE HALLS)
