2026 TRADE SHOW & SEMINARS SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14:
 - 5 pm - Roofing Week in Chicago: Kick-off Cocktail Party at the Hilton Suites (Requires Advance Registration)
 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15:
 - 11 am - 5 pm Trade Show Exhibitor Hours
 
 - 9 - 11 am - CRCA’s Roofing Week in Chicago Keynote Breakfast: “State of the Industry: Key Legal and Policy Issues Affecting Contractors” (Trent Cotney, Adams & Reese LLP)  ($60 per member, $90 per non-member - $30 to Roof Consultants, Code Officials, and Specifiers/Architects - Requires Advance Registration)
 
 - 12 - 1 pm - "What the Heck are Air Barriers, Vapor Barriers, and Water Resistive Barriers?"(Laverne Dalgleish, Air Barrier Association of America)
 
 - 1:30 - 2:30 pm - Research Seminar, Topic to be Announced (Matt Dupuis, SRI Consultants)
 
 - 3 - 4 pm - Growing a Sales Team (Ben Christiansen, GAF Materials Corporation)
 
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16:
 - 9 am - 1 pm Trade Show Exhibitor Hours
 
 - 7 - 9 am - Safety Leadership & Soft Skills for a Resilient Workplace (Frank Marino, Safety Check)
 
 - 9:30 - 10:30 am - Case Law Update: Lessons and Legal Insights for Contractors (Trent Cotney, Adams & Reese LLP)
 
 - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Low Slope Technical Update (Mark Graham, NRCA)
 
*A voluntary $10 tax-deductible donation to the CRCA Foundation is strongly recommended.
**All seminars subject to change