SMACNA members were front-and-center in efforts to promote the value of a career in the trades to young people!
The second-annual National Careers in Trades Week expanded its efforts to highlight the future of a career in the trades to youth across the country. This initiative, a joint venture by SMACNA, SMART, ITI, NECA, MCAA, NEMI, SMOHIT, and the Heavy Metal Summer Experience highlighted several SMACNA members giving their own testimonies about a career in the trades.
Take a moment to watch this playlist of SMACNA members:
In addition, SMACNA members were interviewed in several trade publications, including:
ACHR
Contractor Magazine
Homepros
Retrofit Magazine
Virginia Focus (Podcast)
Apr 15, 2026 — Member Update
Sep 2, 2026 - The Annual Meeting of SMACN-IFUS Contributors shall be held for the purpose of electing new trustees for those positions whose tenure is expiring and transacting such other business as may properly come before the contributors.
Sep 2, 2026 - The SMAC Administrative Fund helps SMACNA expand member participation and sustain the political engagement needed to advance our industry’s priorities.
Sep 2, 2026 - Submit topics for the upcoming Council of Chapter Representatives Meeting, scheduled for December 6-8, 2026, in San Diego at the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center.