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David C. Whitlock to Discuss Immigration Reform at TCA Annual Convention

The three-day Tilt-Up Convention will feature intensive training and education seminars with breakout tracks focused on construction, engineering and two of the specific project markets Tilt-Up is rapidly overtaking.

Mt. Vernon, Iowa (August 29, 2007) -- The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) – a non-profit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of site-cast Tilt-Up as the preferred construction method – has announced that David C. Whitlock, a partner at Fisher & Phillips, LLP in Atlanta, Ga., will speak at its third annual Convention, to be held Oct. 3-6 in College Park, Md.

Whitlock will present “Immigration Reform Changes Your World,” which includes information about current immigration and employment laws. According to Ed Sauter, TCA Executive Director, “Employers are faced with a myriad of questions regarding current immigration employment laws and what changes may be coming out of Washington. This presentation is meant to help business owners and managers determine what they need to do to ensure compliance and what they should be thinking about in the future.”

Heading up the Atlanta-based firm’s Immigration and Nationality Law Practice, Whitlock is a frequent lecturer on immigration topics and he also advises employers regarding best practices in employment-related topics. An author of numerous articles regarding immigration law enforcement and compliance, Whitlock was selected a Georgia Super Lawyer, Immigration in 2004 and has been listed in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers since 2006.    

To be held at the University of Maryland Marriott Inn and Conference Center in College Park, the three-day Tilt-Up Convention will feature intensive training and education seminars with breakout tracks focused on construction, engineering and two of the specific project markets that Tilt-Up is rapidly overtaking – governmental and educational facilities.  Building on the theme “Tilt-Up – It’s a System,” the event will showcase how Tilt-Up is more than just an option for the building shell, but rather a complete system that should be evaluated for all the advantages it brings to a structure including sustainability, durability, low maintenance, energy efficiency and more.  The first full-scale Convention demonstration of Tilt-Up processes will also take place during the event finale on Friday. 
Further, the Tilt-Up Supervisor’s Certification exam – a joint program of the TCA and American Concrete Association – will be offered, completing another successful year expanding the number of certified technicians and supervisors in the industry. Construction personnel, marketing professionals, engineers, architects and owners are all invited and encouraged to attend in order to maximize the benefit to each company.

Additional information and registration details are available by visiting www.tilt-up.org and selecting the TCA Convention from the Calendar of Events menu.


TCA was founded in 1986 to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction, a method in which concrete wall panels are cast on-site and tilted into place. Tilt-Up construction is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. At least 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method. For more information, visit www.tilt-up.org or contact TCA at 319-895-6911.

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To be held at the University of Maryland Marriott Inn and Conference Center in College Park, Oct. 3-6, the three-day Tilt-Up Convention will feature intensive training and education seminars with breakout tracks focused on construction, engineering and two of the specific project markets Tilt-Up is rapidly overtaking—governmental and educational facilities. 

Building on the theme “Tilt-Up – It’s a System,” the event will showcase how Tilt-Up is more than just an option for the building shell, but rather a complete system that should be evaluated for all the advantages it brings to a structure including sustainability, durability, low maintenance, energy efficiency and more.