{"id":7322,"date":"2024-01-30T17:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T17:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7322"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:19:09","slug":"hpba-pacific-education-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/event\/hpba-pacific-education-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"HPBA Pacific Education Day: Fueling Knowledge &#038; Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Join your fireplace and BBQ community for a day of fun and education in Sacramento.<\/strong> Technical education, sales and marketing insights, burn demonstrations, and more will be available to those who attend this event. You\u2019ll have the opportunity to meet with manufacturers who will have display tables showcasing their products.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways Include:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hands-On Learning:<\/strong> Participate in burn demonstrations that offer practical knowledge and tips for effective use and safety.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Networking Opportunities:<\/strong> Connect with industry professionals and manufacturers to exchange ideas and build relationships.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sales and Marketing Strategies:<\/strong> Gain valuable insights into how to enhance your sales techniques and market your products <\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">effectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Educational Sessions:<\/strong> Attend workshops and talks focused on the latest trends and technologies in the fireplace and BBQ industry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product Showcase:<\/strong> Discover new products and innovations from various manufacturers that can help elevate your business offerings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Don\u2019t miss out on this informative and engaging day!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Sessions Included<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Advocating For Our Industry is Everyone&#8217;s Job<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advocacy is a big scary word that many have no idea how to do locally. As we are continually reminded, all politics is local. Andrea Deveau will give us some tips on how we can continually advocate for our products, be good stewards of our industry, and give us a short update on what is happening at the Capitol in California.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Building Official &#8211; Building a Program to Become the Expert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This course will show attendees how they can use NFI\u2019s Hearth Handbook for Building Officials, Home Inspectors &amp; Insurance Companies to connect with local groups. The PowerPoint files associated with this program are available as a training tool for retailers to use when teaching at local meetings and offering CEU\u2019s for AHJ\u2019s, home inspectors and other groups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electric Fireplace Repair and Troubleshooting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HPBA Government Affairs Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During this update, HPBA Staff Eric Adair and John Crouch will update attendees on what is happening at a National level in regards to Government Affairs activities, how the tariffs are affecting our industry, and what is on the horizon for HPBA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gas Tech 101<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This course is an introductory look at basic gas appliance installation, set-up and troubleshooting techniques. Topics such as fuel characteristics and hazards, combustion principles, gas piping and basic troubleshooting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer Service- Its Everyone&#8217;s Job<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Date and Location<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Monday, May 12<\/strong><br \/>\n9am to 6pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education Host:<\/strong><br \/>\nCustom Fireside<br \/>\n5545 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95841<\/p>\n<p><strong>$50 for members <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>$95 for non-members<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(We anticipate up to 5-7 CEU\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Table Displays:<\/strong><br \/>\n$500 for non-sponsors | $200 for current HPBA Pacific sponsors<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/flyer-hpba-pacific-education-day-2025.pdf\">Download the Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Register<\/h2>\n<div id=\"SFctr\" class=\"SF\" data-org=\"19338\" data-ini=\"!event-register\/2025\/5\/19\/fueling-knowledge-and-fun-hpba-pacific-education-day\" data-fnd=\"Search\" data-sfi=\"1\" style=\"position:relative;height:auto\">\n<div id=\"SFpne\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"SFpne\">Loading&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"SFfin\" style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for CEU\u2019s, hands on training, and an important Government Affairs Update by John Crouch, Public Affairs Director with HPBA on March 18th, 9am to 4pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":8367,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[74,42,75,48],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-7322","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-education","tag-event","tag-fireplaces","tag-hpba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8399,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/7322\/revisions\/8399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7322"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpbapacific.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=7322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}