for our Coverings issue of TileLetter: Making the most of Coverings. I put these questions before those of you who have attended or attend on a regular basis: • What kind of system do you have to help you work through this massive show? • How do you prioritize which exhibitors you will visit or confer- ence sessions you will attend? • Do you bring colleagues along with you? Why or why not? • What do you most look forward to? • Do you take the booth tour offered by NTCA while at the show? • What do you hope to gain by attending Coverings? I would be most grateful for your feedback at lesley@tile-assn.com to help me build this story into some- thing that will be useful information for Coverings newbies or those who want to make the most out of their visit to Orlando. Speaking of industry events – be sure to read the Training and Education story in this issue, which focuses on the dynamite regional NTCA Five-Star Contractor Trainings at Grazzini Brothers & Company and David Allen Company last fall.These two programs were the culmination of regional training NTCA put in place in 2018 and brought tremen- dous value to both a large union and an open-shop contracting company – as well as other locales around the country. The NTCA Workshop/ Regional Training Programs for 2019 will be updated, honed and improved (if you can improve on perfection!) this year, with a new format you’ll be learning about next month. Please do yourself and your business a favor and attend one of these free events when they come your way. Wishing you all a great new year, and hope to see you on a show floor at some point this year! God bless, Lesley Goddin lesley@tile-assn.com Milton Client Support Graphic Designer Greg Corain Web Development Team Corain Bryan Sales Team Manager Audio Team Anthony Marketing Team Mike J. Jenn Web Development Team Established 1990 Web Development • Corporate Video Production Telephone On-Hold Messages • Printed Promotional Gear Review Management • Search Optimization Paid Search Management CALL US TODAY! EDITOR'S LETTER ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 16 TileLetter | January 2019