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PDCA Announces "Blow You Out of the Water" NEW Business Tools!
The “value” of PDCA Membership has been raised several more notches … from necessary to imperative … and , most importantly, for every painting and decorating contractor! Over the next quarter, PDCA is introducing a series of spectacular services that few national associations have even considered, let alone offered to their members.  Click Here |
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Board Meeting & PDCA Leadership Summit Next Week
Complete information about the PDCA Mid-Year Board of Directors Meeting in St. Louis, MO - Aug. 20th & 21st and the PDCA Leadership Summit - Aug. 19th, which proceeds the Mid-Year Board Meeting Click Here |
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PDCA Logo Use Contest - Enter Now!
Displaying the PDCA Logo on your vehicles, paperwork and uniforms validates your company's professionalism and PDCA Membership. Enter the PDCA Logo Use Contest and have a chance at becoming a National Award Winner. Click here for complete information and application.
PDCA logo decals and stickers are on sale. Take advantage of these special low prices in the PDCA Online Store or in printable form |
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August PDCA Government Affairs Newsletter - Read it Now!
Catch up on all of the latest Government Affairs news: Opinions Of Economy Continue To Improve, Small Business, Employment and Recent Polls. Go to the GA News |
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Time to enter the PDCA Picture it Painted Professionally
and Safety Achievement Awards
With PACE 2005 occuring in January (National PDCA conventions were previously held in March), the entry deadlines for the PDCA PIPP Contest and the PDCA Safety Achievement Awards have both been moved up. Click Here |
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PDCA’s Residential Forum Advances on Philadelphia
PDCA’s Residential Forum held a spectacular peer to peer business exchange meeting in Philadelphia with over 100 PDCA members in attendance. On July 23rd the 5th Annual - Advanced Shop Talk Educational Event (AST V) commenced in Philadelphia and PDCA Residential Forum Members, representing both large and small companies, were in attendance. Read the Article |
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NEW! Members Only Area Benefit
Accident Prevention Jobsite Safety Signs you can print on your computer printer have been added to the Members Only 'Forms & Signs' area. These twelve signs, including six Caution signs and six Danger signs are easy to print and ready to go.
Once you are in the Members Only area of PDCA Online, click on the Forms & Signs link, then go to the bottom of the page
Click Here for Members Only Area
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Paint and Coatings EXPO - PACE 2005
The Main Event...
Where Business and Education Go the Distance
PDCA and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings are proud to announce the first industry-wide trade show,
“The Paint and Coatings EXPO (PACE),” January 23-26, 2005 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Conference Center in Las Vegas. |
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Success
"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong.
Because someday in life you will have been all of these."
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August SESCO Newsletters
The August issue of the SESCO newsletter is here. SESCO is one of the nation's oldest Human Resource Management and Employee Relation Services Corporations. The August issue includes part 3 of a 4 part series on Revisions to the Fair Labor Act, along with an article on Constructive Feedback, and an answer to a Sesco Client Inquiry. Click Here |
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PDCA - Plan, Do, Check, Act
Yes, PDCA has many meaning besides our own. For example: Professional Diving Coaches of America, Pug Dog Club of America, Professional Driver Carriers Association, etc. The best, after our own, is the PDCA Cycle - Plan, Do, Check, Act. Originally developed in the 1930's by Walter Shewhart and then successfully utilized and promoted in the 1950's by Quality Management Guru Dr. William Edward Deming. From problem faced to problem solved. Click Here |
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A. E. Robert Friedman-PDCA Scholarship Deadline Nears
Please Note: For 2005 Scholarships, nomination letters must be received by September 15, 2004. Upon receipt of the nomination, the candidate will be mailed an application for a scholarship award. The application packages have to be postmarked by November 30, 2004. Click Here For More Information or please contact Elise McDermott at National PDCA by phoning 1- 800-332-PDCA (7322) |
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Take Advantage of these Upcoming PDCA Education Opportunities
Rocky Mountain Council 93rd Annual Convention & Tradeshow
September 23-25, 2004
Antlers Adam's Mark Hotel in Downtown
Colorado Springs, CO
For more information contact Kathy Carara 719-544-9661 or by email
Visit the RMC website for convention info - click here
Texas Council State Convention
October 7-9, 2004
Radisson Hotel Town Lake, Austin, Texas
For more information contact Richard Bruns 877-355-4400 or by email
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PDCA’s PCEP / Zinsser Educational Tours
August 24th— Dallas , Texas
August 25th— San Antonio, Texas
August 26th— Houston, Texas
For more information about other PDCA PCEP Education this coming all contact Rick Palmer 1-866-803-7237 or rickpcep@nts-online.net
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Trolling For Anti-Phishing Laws
Phishing is an insidious cyber scam perpetrated by identity thieves who use official-looking but bogus e-mail to lure recipients to a dummy Web site ready to steal visitors' personal and bank information (provided they hand it over). Click Here |
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Recycled Paint
Read this Editorial from Mark Drukenbrod of PaintandCoatings.com primarily addressing the potential growing market for recycled paints - particularly architectural latex.
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House Panel OKs Anti-Spyware Bill
Calling for penalties of up to $3 million, a House subcommittee unanimously approved anti-spyware legislation, which requires that consumers be given clear and conspicuous notice prior to downloading the Web traffic tracking software. Click Here |
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PDCA Safety System 4.0 Special Members Only Sale!
Help lower your insurance costs and improve your company's safety. Visit the PDCA Online Store to order you copy of the new Safety System 4.0 Safety Management software usually $289 now just $231.00 or the 3.1 version upgrade to the version 4.0. usually $69 now just $55.20.
Hurry - Special Members Sale ends August 15th!
This program offers an updated, cost-effective comprehensive solution to your company's safety management and compliance.
Order Online in the PDCA Store |
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Nothing Happens Until Someone Sells Something
There is a popular misconception that, if you want to increase
sales, you must get more customers. But while selling to more
people will certainly make sales go up, there are several other
ways to increase turnover. Read this article by Mark Munday. Click Here |
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Dealing with Change
Many employees do not see change as simple or uplifting as management does. Help your entire organization embrace change by considering these key questions - the seven 'P' approach: purpose, people, plan, process, product, perception and problem. Click Here |
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Tech Tips
The long awaited Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is almost here. A version for IT professionals operating networks is aleady available. For single users, the service pack will be available soon, but how many people are eager to upgrade? This is Microsoft's largest ever service pack and probably one of their most awaited ones. SP2 has hundreds of fixes and adds much needed security to Windows XP. While all of this may sound good, most people are upgrading with caution. Many experts say that some software may have conflicts and not work at all with the new service pack due to the extra security the service pack adds to Windows. |
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Work
“Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing."
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This Week's PDCA Weekly Poll:
Do you have non-english speaking employees? Visit the PDCA Weekly Poll every week and vote. The archive of previous polls providing the past year of poll responses is also available. The Weekly Poll is easy to get to on the right side of the PDCA homepage. Vote Now in the PDCA Weekly Poll
Interested in providing a Weekly Poll Topic? Let PDCA's Webmaster Know |
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Need to Contact National Staff?
Visit the Contact Us page on PDCA Online. There's even a picture of some of the National Headquarters Staff. Click Here |
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Need Technical Assistance? Think PDCA & MPI!
Painting and Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA) and Master Painters Institute (MPI) strategic alliance to make technical information available on-demand to every PDCA member is easy to use. Read the article with links for members |
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Calendar of National Meetings
Council Conventions and Conferences
PDCA Leadership Summit & Mid-Year Board Meeting
Sheraton Westport Conference Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Leadership Summit August 19, 2004
Mid-Year BOD Meeting August 20-21, 2004
PDCA National Convention
Paint and Coatings EXPO - PACE 2005
MGM Grand Hotel and Conference Center - Las Vegas, NV
January 23-26, 2005 More Information
New York State Council 120th State Convention
August 13 -15, 2004
Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel - Syracuse, New York
For more information call Tony Kozak, 1-800-NYS-PDCA or by email
Online Convention Information
Rocky Mountain Council Annual Convention
September 23-25, 2004
Antlers Adam's Mark Hotel - Colorado Springs, Colorado
For more information contact Kathy Carara 719-544-9661 or by email
Online Convention Information
Texas Council State Convention
October 7-9, 2004
Radisson Hotel
Town Lake, Austin, Texas
For more information contact Richard Bruns 877-355-4400 or by email
Middle Atlantic Council Annual Convention & Tradeshow
October 28 - 30, 2004
Hilton Valley Forge King of Prussia, PA
For more information contact Anita Dallas 877-622-7322 or by email
Ohio Council PDCA Convention
November 4-6, 2004
Wyndham Hotel Cleveland, Ohio
For More Information contact Guy Gallo 440-274-4200 or by email
New England Council Annual Convention & Tradeshow
November 4-6, 2004
Grand Summit Resort - Mount Snow, Vermont.
For more information contact Barbara Corey 781 326-4225 or by email
Washington/Oregon States Council Convention
March 3-5, 2005
Shilo Inn, Ocean Shores
For more information contact Victoria Andrews 206-243-7477 or by email
Mid America Council - Heart of America Convention
March 10th - 12th 2005
Embassy Suites - Downtown Old Market Omaha. Nebraska
For More Information contact Pam Stier 402-238-2334 or by email
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St. Louis, MO 63146-3209
Phone: 800-332-7322 (PDCA) 314-514-7322
Fax: 314-514-9417 www.pdca.org
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