World of Hurricane Protection Trade Show and Conference

This is the Hurricane Protection Expo week. The annual event is being held at the Tampa Convention Center on the 10th and 11th (from 10:30am to 4pm on Thursday and 10 am to 3:30pm on Friday). Whats on the schedule for this year?

• The Exhibit Hall will have booths displaying information and products and demonstrations from various vendor and industry associations (I will be at booth #514, HurricaneBOSS Hurricane Software … so drop by and say hi!)
• Lots of CEU accredited (and non-accredited) seminars (check the Expo website for more information).
• Interesting keynote speakers

This year, the focus seems to be on stabilizing the various building code deviants that have popped up over the last few hurricane seasons due to “we need it yesterday” planning by various agencies. I hope these seminars help bring clarity to the world of shutters, wind loads and building codes. So I would definitely recommend you to visit the expo and find out more about whats the latest and greatest in the Hurricane Protection Industry. Shutters, Accordions, Roll Downs, Roll Ups, Storm Panels, Impact Windows and Doors, new generators, water filtration products and building protection products will all be on display.

 

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Welcome

This blog will feature articles, analysis, reports and interviews related to the Hurricane Protection Industry in South Eastern United States in general, and Florida in particular.

Who am I?

I am someone who has just become a part of this industry and am looking to learn more about how the industry works and what does and doesn’t work.

But seriously, who am I?

In real life, I’m Vinit Bhansali. I work with HurricaneBOSS software and am trying to eke out a living developing and selling better Hurricane Sales and Estimating software for Hurricane Protection companies.

Isn’t there a conflict of interest somewhere?
Is this just another sales pitch for my company?

I choose to write this blog on my personal time. Also, if there are articles dedicated to my company/product (HurricaneBOSS), my relationship will be clearly stated. If I write an article about one of my competitors, I will still list out my relationship and standing.

If you feel my disclosure is anything less than complete, let me know.

Why am I writing this blog?

I hope that my understanding of the industry will serve as a guide to others who might be looking for a resource or guide of sorts. And hey, it could come handy as reference material if I ever need to be reminded of how I understood things from scratch.

What can you expect from this blog?

I will try to post infrequently about new articles related to the industry, analyze some stories, post reports from various govt. agencies and non-profits and also try to write quasi-interview style articles on people I meet and speak with at various trade shows, conventions and during site visits.

Will I pitch your product on my blog?

Only if I like it or want to comment on it.
I don’t do paid/sponsored articles.

However, if you feel you have something that’s news-worthy, don’t be shy. Send my an email or leave a comment. I just *might* write about it.

Ok, so whats next?

I just started this blog. So it could take a few days to put in some quality articles. In the meantime, check out some of the websites listed on the right under the heading “Websites I like”.

Also, if you want to be listed there, drop me a line. I will be present at the IHPA Conference “World of Hurricane Protection” on the 10th and 11th of May 2007. So if you are going, drop by and say hi. And wait for lots of Conference photos the week after!