Meeting Regular Membership Meeting
Please join us for our September Membership Meeting featuring Congressman Mike Quigley, U.S. Representative for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District and candidate for Mayor of Chicago.
Industry Night SMACNAPALOOZA
SMACNA Greater Chicago is back—and louder than ever! Join us at Joe’s Live on Thursday, September 17, for SMACNAPALOOZA Industry Night: a full-volume evening packed with a killer lineup of associate member exhibitors, industry innovations, giveaways and more.
Speaker The Current State of AI for Trade Contractors
We’ll cut through the hype surrounding AI so attendees leave with concrete applications they can put to work in their office and field operations. Whether you’re already using these tools and looking to get more out of them or you’re trying to figure out where to begin, we’ll look at what’s working for contractors today, what isn’t and what’s coming next.
Presentation HVAC Technical University
Join us for a one-day version of SMACNA’s Technical University (Tech U), focusing specifically on HVAC-related standards. This detailed presentation will explore using and applying specific SMACNA standards. Items reviewed during the session include SMACNA’s HVAC Duct Construction Standard, the Fire-Smoke Damper Manual and HVAC Duct and System Leakage.
Workshop Session 1: Creating High Performance
Today’s organizations face a barrage of challenges, including new and advanced technologies, fierce competition and unpredictable business environments, all while trying to provide customers with efficient, high-quality solutions.
How do you involve your employees in the “right” way to encourage involvement, participation and ownership?
Sunday Oct 25 - 28
Convention Annual Convention
Orlando is calling! Mark your calendar for October 25–28, 2026, and be part of the 2026 SMACNA Annual Convention — where the industry’s leaders come together to learn, connect, and celebrate at the largest gathering of SMACNA members and partners.
Workshop Session 2: Leading and Managing Through Change
How do businesses and their employees cope with unanticipated events, changes and possible crises? How can leadership create a work environment that empowers everyone to rise above and allow the changes to lead to more viable and efficient ways to work and live?
Workshop Session 3: Influencing Without Authority
Using influence to motivate others to accomplish something will go a lot further than getting something done by setting tasks that need to be completed.
Someone in a position of authority will get the task completed, but it may not be done from a sincere desire to do the best job. The truly effective individual contributors, managers and executives use influence skills to achieve results, regardless of their positional power within their organization.
Workshop Session 4: Effective Presentation Skills
Session Four is all about communicating with confidence. You’ll learn how to build and deliver a clear, concise message, handle questions effectively and use visual aids to make your presentation more engaging and memorable.