Oberlin, OH and Chestertown, NY, January 4, 2018—The Natural Stone Institute and Stone World magazine are pleased to announce the schedule for the 2018 Stone Industry Education Series. This year, Stone Summits will be held in ten cities across the United States.
The ten Stone Summits scheduled for 2018 will be facilitated by a team of experienced industry leaders, including GK Naquin (Stone Interiors), Tony Malisani (Malisani, Inc.), Duane Naquin (Stone Interiors), and Eric Tryon (Premier Surfaces). New this year, each of the facilitators will present a fully unique program on four different topics: Knowing Your Business, Analyzing Shop Performance, Stone Shop Administration, and the 12 Business Axioms.
Participants who register before February 1, 2017 will receive 20% off their registration. For more information, please visit www.stoneindustryeducation.com. The 2018 Stone Industry Education Series is as follows:
February 21
Texas Stone Summit: Know Your Business
Arizona Tile
Austin, TX
March 22
Florida Stone Summit: Analyzing Shop Performance
M S International
Deerfield Beach, FL
April 26
California Stone Summit: Analyzing Shop Performance
M S International
San Diego, CA
May 24
South Carolina Stone Summit: Stone Shop Administration
Pacific Shore Stones
Charleston, SC
June 7
Wisconsin Stone Summit: 12 Business Axioms
Universal Granite and Marble
Oak Creek, WI
June 28
New York Stone Summit: Analyzing Shop Performance
M S International
Brentwood, NY
July 26
Kansas Stone Summit: 12 Business Axioms
M S International
Lenexa, KS
September 20
Indiana Stone Summit: Know Your Business
Global Granite and Marble
Indianapolis, IN
October 11
New Jersey Stone Summit: 12 Business Axioms
Artistic Tile
Secaucus, NJ
November 1
Arizona Stone Summit: Stone Shop Administration
Arizona Tile
Tucson, AZ
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About the Natural Stone Institute
The Natural Stone Institute is a trade association representing every aspect of the natural stone industry. The current membership exceeds 2,000 members in over 50 countries. The association offers a wide array of technical and training resources, professional development opportunities, regulatory advocacy, and networking events. Two prominent publications—the Dimension Stone Design Manual and Building Stone Magazine—raise awareness within the natural stone industry and in the design community for best practices and uses of natural stone. Learn more at www.naturalstoneinstitute.org.
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Lesley Goddin has been writing and journaling since her first diary at age 11. Her journey has taken her through a career in publishing and publicity, landing her the editor position of TileLetter and its special publications in 2006. Her goal is to educate, inspire, recognize and encourage those in the tile industry -- especially the tile and stone contractor.
