In 2022 m ore than 250 people attendedthe annual Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada conference, held in Halifax, N.S.
Bring your wine glasses and fancy hats because Napa, California, will be the location for the Mechanical Contractors of Canada’s (MCAC) annual conference. The conference will run from Oct. 18 to 21 at the Silverado Resort and Spa and offers its participants a variety of networking opportunities, informative discussions, and extra-curricular activities.
While the conference officially starts on Oct. 18, pre-conference activities and sessions will be held on Oct. 16th and 17th. These two days will feature private events of meetings consisting of managing councils, the MCAC board of directors, and education committees.
Day one of the conference will feature an opening breakfast and keynote speaker at 7 a.m. as the only event. The next three days will have a jam-packed schedule that includes educational seminars and networking. Sessions that can be attended during the conference include “Creating and Supporting a Diverse Workforce,” “The State of Risk Management for Mechanical Contractors,” “Implementing Fleet Management for Service Contractors,” and “Nearshoring and Inflation: How Supply Chains have Changed and What it Means for Contractors,” all available on Oct. 19.
On Oct. 20, there will be an association meeting, an invitation-only open shop meeting, and a Women in Mechanical Construction meeting. There will also be sessions such as an economic and labour force update, creating higher value projects through government funding, and the ‘new normal’ for the mechanical contractor – how the legal landscape has changed.
The conference’s final day will feature its closing breakfast, keynote speakers, and a session titled, “FutureCasting the Mechanical Contracting Sector.” The final day will also feature the annual general meeting.
Once business is taken care of, participants and their companions will have access to multiple activities throughout the conference. There will be two golf tournaments, an inaugural two-person scramble and MCAC’s annual conference tournament, grape stomping and morning yoga.