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The members of the MidWest Distributors Association will gather August 30th for their 6th Annual Fall Golf Classic. The Classic has been held in various venues throughout the Midwest since its inception.

The NAW Distribution Research & Education Foundation (DREF) has launched a brand new program that is sure to become an oft-referred to new tool for wholesale distributors everywhere.

Robert Vick, a 35-year PHCP/PVF industry veteran and vice president of business development for Legend Valve & Fitting Co., will lead participants in an examination of where our industry has been and where it's likely going.

How much water do new homes consume? No one knows for sure, so EPA and six water districts in the West and three in the South plan to find out.

An ASA member wholesaler, “ABC Supply,” recently contacted Pat O'Connor, ASA's lobbyist in Washington, with a question about Sarbanes Oxley.

A variety of tax bills have surfaced in Congress and many of them are of great interest to our industry. The first - in May, Congress passed and sent to the President a measure to extend the favorable capital gains and dividend tax rates.

The ASA Spring Forum is hosted annually by the Young Executives Division. Thrity-five ASA members gathered in Savannah, GA, April 5-7 for two days of education, networking and fun. Brent R. Grover, Evergreen Consulting, LLC presented a two-part program based on his recent publication, More to the Bottom Line (NAW, 2004), which centered around customer profitability analysis and tools.

By now, all SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES' readers should have received their copy of the ASA Annual Convention/ Network '06 program brochure. The event, slated for September 26-30, 2006 in Chicago, is already drawing rave reviews for the great content of guest speakers, business sessions and social programs.

The members of the Southern Wholesalers Association will meet at the Hilton Head Marriott Resort in South Carolina for their 78th Annual Convention, June 25-27. The Convention program comprises a combination of business sessions, social programs and the popular Conference Booth Program.

Once again, the Wholesalers Association of the North East (WANE) and the New York State Plumbing & Heating Wholesalers Committee will co-host the annual Channel Partners Reunion, June 11 & 12 at The Otesaga Resort in historic Cooperstown, NY. Members of the Committee are Keith Bennett from Security Supply Corp., Gary Bosley from Erb Company, and Mike Stetter from Irr Supply.