The Restoration
Industry Association (RIA) will be holding its 67th Annual
Leadership Summit and Industry Expo at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention
Center and Hotel in Myrtle Beach, S.C., from March 27-29 and recently
introduced a new website, www.riaconvention.org,
to provide information to the industry on the event.
Major
sessions at the event include several pre-event workshops on business growth,
HVAC theories and principles for restoration contractors, working with
adjusters, and contents cleaning; a keynote address on innovative marketing;
and breakout sessions on business development, understanding the minds of
adjusters, how to effectively use social media, closing the insurance gap
between adjusters and contractors, a look at payment issues with mortgage
holders, issues in employment law, cleaning soft contents, and an update from
The Clean Trust on their programs and organizational changes.