Coverings 2022
Date: April 5-8, 2022
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Visit us at Booth N529
More info: www.coverings.com
Save the Date: Coverings Happy Hour
Join us at Coverings to cheers to a successful show!
Wednesday, April 6
5:30-7:30pm
N262 and N264
(second level of North Hall)
Education Sessions
We look forward to returning to Las Vegas for Coverings, set for April 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Please plan to visit the Natural Stone Institute in booth N529 and mark your calendars for the following education sessions. Learn more at www.coverings.com.
Tuesday, April 5 |
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8:00 – 9:00 am |
State of the Stone Industry |
Room N112 |
12:30 – 1:30 pm | Finding and Retaining Employees in a Challenging Market How are you dealing with the challenge of finding employees? Join us for an interactive discussion on finding and retaining employees. During this session, we will review H2B visas, hiring agencies and other employee recruitment outlets. We will also share tips and tricks for finding your next superstar. Leave this session with new tools for finding and training the employee of the future. |
Room N110 |
Wednesday, April 6 |
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8:00 – 9:00 am |
Designer Talk: Don’t Fake it When You Make It—Reasons to Choose Natural Products |
Room N110 |
9:30 – 10:30 am | Fabricator Forum Breakout Session This interactive forum is an excellent opportunity to discuss with your fabricator colleagues many of the challenges involved in the market. The session will include three breakout groups (Technical, Business Administration, and Marketing) where fabricators will discuss top challenges in each area. Participants will then reconvene for a facilitated discussion to recap each topic group. All attendees are encouraged to participate by presenting a problem or sharing a solution. Bring your topics and we will provide the forum. |
Room N112 |
12:30 – 1:30 pm | Managing a Family Business Working in a family business can be a challenge. Why are some businesses successful, while others struggle? What are the best practices? Join a panel of stone professionals from different family businesses as they share their experiences. Plan on joining this robust Q&A session. |
Room N112 |
2:00 – 3:00 pm | Fabricator Trends Tour: New and Innovative Products from the Marketplace Attendees become familiar with the process of investigating products that are new to their processes. The development of focused questions and the explanations provided by vendors will help to ensure that the product or machine performs as anticipated and will provide the expected results. |
Starts at NSI booth |
Thursday, April 7 |
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9:30 – 10:30 am |
Women’s Work: Emerging Opportunities on The Jobsite and in the Workplace |
Room N110 |
12:30 – 1:30 pm |
Natural Stone Countertops: Considerations for Kitchen and Bath Applications |
Room N110 |
5:30 – 8:30 pm |
Women in Stone Legacy Series featuring Barbara Cohen |
Room N241 |
Learn more at www.coverings.com.