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Wednesday, March 26
Time	Course	Location	Instructor
8 AM – 11:30 AM	NFI Core Exam Review Course	Room 352
8 AM – 3 PM	NFI Testing	Room 351
8 AM – 6 PM	CSIA Sweep Review & Exam	Room TBD
9 AM – 5 PM	CSIA CDET Review & Exam	Room TBD
12:30 PM – 4 PM	NFI Gas Exam Review Course	Room 352
Thursday, March 27
	Course	Location	Instructor
8 AM – 11 AM	NFI Wood Review Course	Room 353
8 AM – 3 PM	NFI Testing	Room 351
8 AM – 3 PM	NFI Hearth Design Specialist Review Course	Room 352
10 AM – 12 PM	Empire & Montigo Technical Training Open to All	Room 357
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Train Your Customer, Eliminate Call Backs	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Mike Segerstrom & Bill Ryan
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM	Electricity & Electronics in Gas Hearth Appliances, Part 1	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Tom Parks, Coast Road Online
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM	Outdoor Firepits, Fireplaces & Heaters – Planning, Safety, Design	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Joan Nutting, Maschino’s
12 PM – 3 PM	NFI Pellet Review Course	Room 353
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM	Mendota Manufacturer Training By Invite Only	Room 356
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM	HPC Fire Inspired Manufacturer Training Open to All	Room 357
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM	Amped Up for Electrics	Outdoor Burn Classroom	Jacob Wiltshire, R&D Hearth
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM	Electricity & Electronics in Gas Hearth Appliances, Part 2	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Tom Parks, Coast Road Online
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	5 Steps to Increase Showroom Success	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Deb Hannig
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Winning with Outdoor Fire	Outdoor Burn Classroom	Monica Turner
3 PM – 5 PM	Installing Chimney Vents in Super-Insulated Homes	Room 357	George LeBlanc
3 PM – 5 PM	Ortal Manufacturer Training By Invite Only	Room 356
3:50 PM – 4:50 PM	Building a Training Program for New Salespeople	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Tim Reed, Reed Marketing LLC
3:50 PM – 4:50 PM	Alternatives to Wood-Burning Rip and Replace	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Mike Segerstrom and Bill Ryan
3:50 PM – 4:50 PM	BBQ 101 – Live Demonstration	Outdoor Burn Classroom	Mike Radosevich
4 PM – 6 PM	Women’s Mentoring Event Click Here to Register (required)	Room 353	Shannon Good, Future Now Marketing & Amie Ryan, HPBEF
Friday, March 28
	Course	Location	Instructor
10 AM – 12 PM	ICC Manufacturer Training Open to All	Room 356
10 AM – 12 PM	Kozy Heat Manufacturer Training By Invite Only	Room 357
10 AM – 3 PM	NFI Testing Room	Room 351
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Pyrolysis	Outdoor Burn Classroom	Russ Dimmitt, Lindemann Chimney
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Getting the Most from Your Customer Communication: The Power of Human-Centered AI to Close More Sales	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Taylor Hill & Carter Harkins, Future Now Marketing
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Loss Prevention, Part 1	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Dale & Jacob Feb, F.I.R.E. Associates
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM	Loss Prevention, Part 2	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Dale & Jacob Feb, F.I.R.E. Associates
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM	OSHA Agreement for the Chimney Service Industry	Outdoor Burn Classroom	Bob Ferrari, NCSG
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM	Empire & Montigo Technical Training Open to All	Room 356
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM	Gas Piping Materials	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Chris Wolfe & Ray Murray
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM	Providing Great Customer Service…In the Trenches	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Bill Kinnard
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Tax Credits, Building Codes, & Product Certificates: Policy that Impacts Your Sales	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	HPBA Gov’t Affairs Dept.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	The Recipe to Reading Blueprints	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Ignite & Excel – Unlock the Secrete to Efficient Heating with Pellet Appliances	Outdoor Burn Classroom	Roy Dilliplane
3 PM – 5 PM	Copperfield Manufacturer Training Open to All	Room 356
3:50 PM – 4:50 PM	UL 1390/UL 1391 Insert Standard	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Eric Adair, HPBA
3:50 PM – 4:50 PM	10 Keys to the Successful Hearth Professional	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Bill Kinnard
3:50 PM – 4:50 PM	How to Perform a Proper Woodburning appliance Service Call	Outdoor Burn Classroom	Dan Freeman
Saturday, March 29
	Course	Location	Instructor
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM	Strategies to Win in a Changing Economy	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Tom Shay
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM	Making Your Business a Bigger Part of the Next Phase of Your Life, Part 1	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Brian Noe, Osaic Wealth, Inc.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Making Your Business a Bigger Part of the Next Phase of Your Life, Part 2	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Brian Noe, Osaic Wealth, Inc.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Creating a Culture of Sales Practice	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Tim Reed, Reed Marketing, LLC
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM	Make Up Air	Exhibit Hall Classroom #1	Russ Dimmett, Lindemann Chimney
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM	The Office of the Future is Here: How Modern Businesses are Leveraging AI & Automation to Win More Customers and Bigger Profits	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Taylor Hill & Carter Harkins, Future Now Marketing
2 PM – 3 PM	If General Patton Ran Your Business	Exhibit Hall Classroom #2	Tom Shay

Updated 1.17.25
All days and times are tentative, and subject to change.