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Schedule is tentative and subject to change. All locations are in the Henry B. González Convention Center except for the Willow Springs Golf Course.

  • Wednesday May 10, 2023
  • Thursday May 11, 2023
  • Friday May 12, 2023
  • All Locations
  • Hall 4B
  • Hall 4 West Foyer
  • Willow Springs Golf Club
01:00 PM - 06:00 PMTGA Jerry Wright Memorial Golf Tournament

TGA is hosting a fun afternoon of golf and networking as it honors Texas glass industry legend, Jerry Wright, in their 4th annual golf tournament. The event will be held at the Willow Springs Golf Course in San Antonio.

For more information regarding the golf tournament and to register, visit  https://texasglass.org/page/GolfReg.

1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start (Registration opens at 11:30 a.m.)

Willow Springs Golf Course
202 AT&T Center Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78219

Sponsored by: TGA

02:00 PM - 05:00 PMExhibitor Move-In

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

02:00 PM - 05:00 PMRegistration Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4 West Foyer

02:00 PM - 05:00 PMExhibitor Move-In

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

02:00 PM - 05:00 PMRegistration Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4 West Foyer

01:00 PM - 06:00 PMTGA Jerry Wright Memorial Golf Tournament

TGA is hosting a fun afternoon of golf and networking as it honors Texas glass industry legend, Jerry Wright, in their 4th annual golf tournament. The event will be held at the Willow Springs Golf Course in San Antonio.

For more information regarding the golf tournament and to register, visit  https://texasglass.org/page/GolfReg.

1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start (Registration opens at 11:30 a.m.)

Willow Springs Golf Course
202 AT&T Center Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78219

Sponsored by: TGA

  • All Locations
  • Meeting Room 006AB
  • Hall 4B
  • Hall 4 West Foyer
07:00 AM - 06:00 PMRegistration Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4 West Foyer

08:00 AM - 01:00 PMExhibitor Move-In

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

08:00 AM - 08:30 AMEducational Session: Welcome Session By Debra Levy, publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™; and Kyle Sharp, president of Texas Glass Association (TGA)
08:30 AM - 09:00 AMEducational Session: Economic Update By Nick St. Denis, director of research for Key Media & Research (KMR)

This session provides recent industry-specific research and up-to-date information on the region’s economic standing. Nick will provide a forecast of what the Texas and Southwest regional commercial and residential glass and metal industries can expect and what to anticipate as a result of market shifts. Understand what these shifts can mean for current and future business moves.

Faculty: Nick St. Denis is the director of research for Key Media & Research (KMR).

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMEducational Session: Protecting People & Property: Fortifying Building Safety with Ballistic, Blast, Storm Impact and Forced Entry Solutions (1.0 LU/HSW) By Wade Arnold, director of commercial sales for Specialty Fenestration Group, encompassing U.S. Bullet Proofing & Quikserv

As the number and volatility of threats to facility security and safety continue to escalate, protection is becoming paramount in the scope of today’s facility design. Whether it’s high-level protection from ballistics, blast, storm impact or forced entry, this course reviews the various protection levels, testing standards, best practices and the fundamental fenestration solutions which will fortify your building to protect people and property. Following this course, attendees will be able to identify key fenestration design criteria which will fortify buildings from
ballistic, blast, forced entry and environmental threats.

Faculty: Wade Arnold is the director of commercial sales for Specialty Fenestration Group, encompassing U.S. Bullet Proofing & Quikserv.

10:15 AM - 11:15 AMEducational Session: Connections – Best Practices and Ugly Details By Stewart Jeske, P.E., founder and president of JEI Structural Engineering

Proper Connections of glazing systems to the building are critical for the whole system to function in the way that it should. Contract drawings are often vague in the areas where glazing systems are needing be supported. Learn about the best practices to minimize connection requirements and what to do with those ugly details sometimes encountered in the contract drawings.

Faculty: Stewart Jeske, P.E., is the founder and president of JEI Structural Engineering

11:15 AM - 12:00 PMEducational Session: Understanding the Liability Issues in Shop Drawings By Marcus Dreher, owner of MP Drafting & Design and co-owner of LearnGlazing.com

Even the most detailed shop drawings can come back to hurt glazing contractors,if they don’t understand the liability they carry. This seminar explains the steps involved in developing drawings and the areas of exposure and liability contract glaziers must protect against. It also details items to watch for whether creating such drawings in-house or when sub-contracting estimates. Managing the process will also be discussed.

Faculty: Marcus Dreher is the owner of MP Drafting & Design and co-owner of LearnGlazing.com.

12:30 PM - 01:00 PMEducational Sessions: Education Update By Jeff Dalaba, Program Development Director for the AGMT and NACC Programs for Administrative Management Systems, Inc. (AMS); Tamara Higgins, managing partner for SECTOR Consulting Group

Come learn about the new educational offerings available from the Architectural Glass and Metal Technician Certification Program and offerings from Sector, working in conjunction with TGA. Feel free to bring your lunch. Feel free to grab a bite and bring it with you for this informational session.

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMEducational Session: Supply Chain Challenges and How to Meet Them in the Future By Alejandra Carballo, international sales manager for Millet Glass Industry; David Ferch, business development manager for Americlad LLC,; Lyle Hill, president of Glass.com; Chris Mammen is co-owner at M3 Glass Technologies.

This insightful session has two parts. Part One will discuss the lessons of companies that have successfully navigated through crisis, what they have learned, and the new programs/procedures they have put in place. Part Two talks about the implications of the crisis for the glass and metal industries in the future—in the supply chain, technology, new products, changes in types of
construction, human resources, and more.


Moderator: Lyle Hill is the president of Glass.com®.
Panelists: Alejandra Carballo is the international sales manager for Millet Glass Industry; David Ferch is the business development manager for Americlad LLC.; and Chris Mammen is co-owner at M3 Glass Technologies.

 

02:00 PM - 06:00 PMGlass TEXpo™ ’23 Show Floor Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

04:00 PM - 05:30 PMWelcoming Cocktail Party on the Show Floor

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

08:00 AM - 08:30 AMEducational Session: Welcome Session By Debra Levy, publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™; and Kyle Sharp, president of Texas Glass Association (TGA)
08:30 AM - 09:00 AMEducational Session: Economic Update By Nick St. Denis, director of research for Key Media & Research (KMR)

This session provides recent industry-specific research and up-to-date information on the region’s economic standing. Nick will provide a forecast of what the Texas and Southwest regional commercial and residential glass and metal industries can expect and what to anticipate as a result of market shifts. Understand what these shifts can mean for current and future business moves.

Faculty: Nick St. Denis is the director of research for Key Media & Research (KMR).

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMEducational Session: Protecting People & Property: Fortifying Building Safety with Ballistic, Blast, Storm Impact and Forced Entry Solutions (1.0 LU/HSW) By Wade Arnold, director of commercial sales for Specialty Fenestration Group, encompassing U.S. Bullet Proofing & Quikserv

As the number and volatility of threats to facility security and safety continue to escalate, protection is becoming paramount in the scope of today’s facility design. Whether it’s high-level protection from ballistics, blast, storm impact or forced entry, this course reviews the various protection levels, testing standards, best practices and the fundamental fenestration solutions which will fortify your building to protect people and property. Following this course, attendees will be able to identify key fenestration design criteria which will fortify buildings from
ballistic, blast, forced entry and environmental threats.

Faculty: Wade Arnold is the director of commercial sales for Specialty Fenestration Group, encompassing U.S. Bullet Proofing & Quikserv.

10:15 AM - 11:15 AMEducational Session: Connections – Best Practices and Ugly Details By Stewart Jeske, P.E., founder and president of JEI Structural Engineering

Proper Connections of glazing systems to the building are critical for the whole system to function in the way that it should. Contract drawings are often vague in the areas where glazing systems are needing be supported. Learn about the best practices to minimize connection requirements and what to do with those ugly details sometimes encountered in the contract drawings.

Faculty: Stewart Jeske, P.E., is the founder and president of JEI Structural Engineering

11:15 AM - 12:00 PMEducational Session: Understanding the Liability Issues in Shop Drawings By Marcus Dreher, owner of MP Drafting & Design and co-owner of LearnGlazing.com

Even the most detailed shop drawings can come back to hurt glazing contractors,if they don’t understand the liability they carry. This seminar explains the steps involved in developing drawings and the areas of exposure and liability contract glaziers must protect against. It also details items to watch for whether creating such drawings in-house or when sub-contracting estimates. Managing the process will also be discussed.

Faculty: Marcus Dreher is the owner of MP Drafting & Design and co-owner of LearnGlazing.com.

12:30 PM - 01:00 PMEducational Sessions: Education Update By Jeff Dalaba, Program Development Director for the AGMT and NACC Programs for Administrative Management Systems, Inc. (AMS); Tamara Higgins, managing partner for SECTOR Consulting Group

Come learn about the new educational offerings available from the Architectural Glass and Metal Technician Certification Program and offerings from Sector, working in conjunction with TGA. Feel free to bring your lunch. Feel free to grab a bite and bring it with you for this informational session.

01:00 PM - 02:00 PMEducational Session: Supply Chain Challenges and How to Meet Them in the Future By Alejandra Carballo, international sales manager for Millet Glass Industry; David Ferch, business development manager for Americlad LLC,; Lyle Hill, president of Glass.com; Chris Mammen is co-owner at M3 Glass Technologies.

This insightful session has two parts. Part One will discuss the lessons of companies that have successfully navigated through crisis, what they have learned, and the new programs/procedures they have put in place. Part Two talks about the implications of the crisis for the glass and metal industries in the future—in the supply chain, technology, new products, changes in types of
construction, human resources, and more.


Moderator: Lyle Hill is the president of Glass.com®.
Panelists: Alejandra Carballo is the international sales manager for Millet Glass Industry; David Ferch is the business development manager for Americlad LLC.; and Chris Mammen is co-owner at M3 Glass Technologies.

 

08:00 AM - 01:00 PMExhibitor Move-In

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

02:00 PM - 06:00 PMGlass TEXpo™ ’23 Show Floor Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

04:00 PM - 05:30 PMWelcoming Cocktail Party on the Show Floor

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

07:00 AM - 06:00 PMRegistration Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4 West Foyer

  • All Locations
  • Meeting Room 006AB
  • Hall 4B
  • Hall 4 West Foyer
07:00 AM - 03:00 PMRegistration Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4 West Foyer

08:30 AM - 09:00 AMEducational Session: Out-of-the-Box Ways to Get Employees By Debra Levy, CEO of Key Media & Research (KMR) and publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™

As demand for employees far exceeds supply, the traditional methods of building your workforce no longer works. Come hear some of the new and out-of-the-box strategies auto glass companies utilize to attract workers who stay.

Faculty: Debra Levy is the CEO of Key Media & Research (KMR) and publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™.

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMEducational Session: Working with Large-size Glass By Debra Levy, CEO of Key Media & Research (KMR) and publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™; Chip Olson, national sales manager of Quattrolifts USA; Andre Kenstowicz, key project manager for Vitro Architectural Glass; and other industry experts

Our team of experts will explain the best ways to move and store glass, common mistakes and how to avoid them, as well as providing an emphasis on the movement and storage of jumbo glass lites. While use of jumbo glass increases, many shops shy away from it because they are unsure how to handle, store and move it. This seminar will give you the tools to do jumbo jobs.

Moderator: Debra Levy is the CEO of Key Media & Research (KMR) and publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™.
Panelists:Chip Olson is the national sales manager of Quattrolifts USA; Andre Kenstowicz is a key project manager for Vitro Architectural Glass; and other industry experts.

10:00 AM - 03:00 PMGlass TEXpo™ ’23 Show Floor Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

10:00 AM - 11:00 AMEducational Session: Construction Secrets for Financial Professionals By Claire Wilson, head of customers at Siteline


Not all construction financial professionals have spent their careers in construction, and while determining your company’s financial position remains the same in any industry, understanding key leading and lagging indicators in a construction-specific context will enable you and your team to understand and validate what’s reported.

Faculty: Claire Wilson is head of customers at Siteline.

03:00 PM - 07:00 PMExhibitor Move-Out

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

08:30 AM - 09:00 AMEducational Session: Out-of-the-Box Ways to Get Employees By Debra Levy, CEO of Key Media & Research (KMR) and publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™

As demand for employees far exceeds supply, the traditional methods of building your workforce no longer works. Come hear some of the new and out-of-the-box strategies auto glass companies utilize to attract workers who stay.

Faculty: Debra Levy is the CEO of Key Media & Research (KMR) and publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™.

09:00 AM - 10:00 AMEducational Session: Working with Large-size Glass By Debra Levy, CEO of Key Media & Research (KMR) and publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™; Chip Olson, national sales manager of Quattrolifts USA; Andre Kenstowicz, key project manager for Vitro Architectural Glass; and other industry experts

Our team of experts will explain the best ways to move and store glass, common mistakes and how to avoid them, as well as providing an emphasis on the movement and storage of jumbo glass lites. While use of jumbo glass increases, many shops shy away from it because they are unsure how to handle, store and move it. This seminar will give you the tools to do jumbo jobs.

Moderator: Debra Levy is the CEO of Key Media & Research (KMR) and publisher of USGlass magazine and its online news service, USGNN™.
Panelists:Chip Olson is the national sales manager of Quattrolifts USA; Andre Kenstowicz is a key project manager for Vitro Architectural Glass; and other industry experts.

10:00 AM - 11:00 AMEducational Session: Construction Secrets for Financial Professionals By Claire Wilson, head of customers at Siteline


Not all construction financial professionals have spent their careers in construction, and while determining your company’s financial position remains the same in any industry, understanding key leading and lagging indicators in a construction-specific context will enable you and your team to understand and validate what’s reported.

Faculty: Claire Wilson is head of customers at Siteline.

10:00 AM - 03:00 PMGlass TEXpo™ ’23 Show Floor Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

03:00 PM - 07:00 PMExhibitor Move-Out

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4B

07:00 AM - 03:00 PMRegistration Open

Henry B. González Convention Center, Hall 4 West Foyer

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