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Top 12 for the 2012 Show

The Orlando Pool & Spa Show is February 24-25, 2012 at the Orange County Convention Center. You have probably heard everyone saying great things about the 2011 event and the upcoming show is going to be even better! See all the details and register at www.OrlandoPoolShow.com. If you need some reasons to attend, here are the top 12 reasons to attend the 2012 Orlando Pool & Spa Show.

1. 200+ Exhibitors! There is no better way to see everything you need in one place. Talk to manufacturers and distributors in one trip to save yourself time and gas money.
2. Education – Whether you need CE credits or not, the 65+ courses offered at the show provide a great opportunity to learn something new, get up-to-speed on current trends and allow your employees to increase their knowledge (see page 16 for listing).
3. New products – See them in person, ask questions and see some demonstrations. Offer your customers the latest innovations.
4. Networking – Talk to others in your field, the companies you buy from or sell to, new friends and old acquaintances.
5. Hands-On Courses – Get an up-close look at a product you use or are considering using.
6. Sunshine! Only a Show in Florida can give you sunshine, 73 degree weather and EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUNsm.
7. The competition will be there! Don’t let someone else get the upper hand with the knowledge and products at the Show.
8. Cash! Cash drawings throughout the day at the FSPA booth!
9. Information – Have a question about a product or technique? I bet the answer can be found at the Show!
10. Welcome and Awards Reception. See some of the pools being built throughout Florida and celebrate great workmanship. (Thursday night at the Rosen Plaza Hotel).
11. 200+ Exhibitors! They are worth mentioning twice! Visit www.OrlandoPoolShow.com to see who has signed up to exhibit so far.
12. A little bit of FUN! Don’t miss a great time at the private pool industry party at Howl at the Moon on Friday night. Share knowledge, ideas, laughs, and drinks! Open bar and free food; entry is $25.
    

 

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State of the Association
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Swimming pool contractor licenses and unlicensed activity
CPSC vote on unblockable drains - how is Florida affected? - View the CPSC announcement.
FSPA high school meet filled the pool
NCCI recommends workers' compensation rate increase for 2012
Installing child-safety covers
Water Balance is a Balancing Act
Solar pool heating - a practical option
Why read our standards when we have codes?
It is worth the change
Testing and supervision
Progress will occur with or without you
Sustainability Strategies
Suggestions for removing oil and tar from pool decks and surfaces
Final Changes to Pool and Spa Energy Efficient Requirements Adopted by the FBC
Progress will occur with or without you
Managing the "Green Rush"
New energy efficient pumps score high consumers
Making sense of regulation
I wish us all a great pool season
Whether you believe you can or can't, you're right
You can't go back, and why would you want to?
Florida Building Commission nears completion of 2010 code cycle
FSPA member elected to Florida House
Show customers the savings (includes payback calculations for new pumps)
FSPA membership... A good business decision
Keeping Safe in the Sun
The other day I heard it again, "I got beat by price."
New CPSC clarifications on the VGB Act
ICC unanimously upholds adoption of ANSI/APSP-7
11/13/09 - CILB responds to a Petition for Declaratory Statement regarding pool contractors
Damage to Your Work by Subcontractor Ruling
Preventing entrapment tragedies, by Steve Getzoff
Summary of the Pool and Spa Safety Act