February 18, 2005 10:26 AM CST

MCAA and Other MIC Members exhibit at World of Masonry

By Rashod R. Johnson, P.E.

The Masonry Industry Council (MIC) exhibited at Hanley Wood's World of Masonry in Las Vegas, NV on January 18-21, 2005. The Masonry Industry Council is comprised of the Mason Contractors Association of America, the Brick Industry Association, the International Masonry Institute, the Portland Cement Association, the National Concrete Masonry Association and The Masonry Society.

MIC's booth consisted of training manuals, technical publications, resources catalogs and membership information for each of the participating organizations. There were also laptop computers available that highlighted the websites and computer software offered by the masonry industry, such as the MCAA website, www.masoncontractors.org, and MasonrySystems.org. Rashod Johnson, MCAA's Director of Engineering helped to staff the booth for the MCAA.

For more information, visit www.masonryindustry.org or contact Rashod R. Johnson at rjohnson@masoncontractors.org.

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About the Author

Rashod R. Johnson, P.E., is president of The Roderick Group in Chicago. He is the former Director of Engineering for the Mason Contractors Association of America and currently serves as a technical consultant to the association.