The 2027 SMACNA Fab Forum, hosted by Southland Industries in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, offers a rare and exceptional opportunity for professionals involved in shop fabrication. Featuring expert speakers and engaging educational breakout sessions, this event gives attendees the chance to expand their knowledge, sharpen their skills, and experience an unmatched level of energy and inspiration.
HOTEL INFORMATION
Omni Fort Worth Hotel 4001 Maple Ave Dallas, TX 75219
HOST INFORMATION
Southland Industries 3701 Gourley Dr Fort Worth, TX 76137
AI isn’t automatically reliable—it requires understanding how it can fail and how to reduce those failures. In this session, we’ll cover common AI failure modes, why they happen, and prompt and setup techniques to improve results.
Learn to think differently about the estimating process. This course addresses the challenge of creating predictable outcomes by teaching estimators to manage the entire project workflow from start to finish.
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The SMACNA Canada Mental Health Summit brings together contractors, workers, and industry leaders for a half day of education, conversation, and community-building around mental health in the trades.
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Covers the essential skills of effective project management for project managers, including management/leadership, project planning, time management, change order management, and more.
The SMACNA Canada Mental Health Summit brings together contractors, workers, and industry leaders for a half day of education, conversation, and community-building around mental health in the trades.
METALCON is where contractors, architects, developers, owners, fabricators, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors gather to explore the latest products, solutions, opportunities and innovations related to the use of metal in design and construction.
This 2½-day, in-person training program is designed to elevate how service professionals show up on the job, in customer interactions, and within their teams.