Women in Stone Connection Conference Planned for StoneExpo East

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Marble Institute of America
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CLEVELAND, OH, JULY 14, 2014 —The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has announced plans for a Women in Stone Connection Conference to be held in conjunction with TISE East (The International Surface Event East/StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas/Tile Expo) in Miami, FL on Sunday, October 19, 2014. The program features dynamic speakers including Lisbeth Calandrino, Toby Morrison, Dave Mitchell, and a panel discussion of key women in our industry.

This conference will discuss the process of building relationships with customers, colleagues, and co-workers. Each item on the agenda will focus on the opportunities and challenges that exist because we are women. Attendance at this leadership summit will award participants the following learning objectives:

• Learn how to take advantage of your assets to make your way in the business world.
• Review today's building industry statistics and how key demographic factors affect your customer's decision to buy.
• Discuss factors that affect women in the stone industry including working with family members and managing men.
• Assess your personal leadership style and find out how to present information about ideas, products and/or services in a manner that is most engaging to those with a different interactive style than your own.

 

"The Connection Conference is the first education event held by Women In Stone," says Sarah B. Gregg, Administrator of the MIA initiative, "this event will help serve our primary goals to recruit, retain, and advance women in the stone industry."

Women in Stone member, Jacqueline Tabbah of International Stoneworks in Houston, TX, added, ""The Women In Stone Connection Conference is an excellent opportunity for professional women in this industry to learn and network with one another. I am thrilled to be part of the panel discussion and share my point of view with this prestigious group of ladies."

For a complete schedule of events and to register for the Women In Stone Connection Conference event, please visit www.marble-institute.com/stoneprofessionals/women-in-stone.

About the Marble Institute of America

Headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio, the Marble Institute of America (MIA) has served as the authoritative source of information on standards of natural stone workmanship and practice and the application of natural stone products for over 70 years.

Membership in the association is worldwide and includes over 1,600 natural stone producers, exporters/importers, distributors/wholesalers, fabricators, finishers, installers, and industry suppliers committed to the highest standards of workmanship and ethics.

MIA offers an industry accreditation program for fabricators and installers, markets a range of technical publications and consumer pamphlets on natural stone, sponsors business and technical meetings and seminars on industry-related topics, provides educational programming for architects and construction specification professionals, and conducts the annual Pinnacle Awards competitions recognizing outstanding natural stone projects worldwide.

MIA is also a leading promoter of stone usage in the commercial and residential marketplaces, producing consumer education materials on the use of natural stone and its proper care and maintenance. More information can be found on the association's website: http://www.marble-institute.com.