VCSSFA 2025 Annual Meeting
September 20, 2025
5:00 PM - 11:30 AM
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Wild Dunes Resort
5757 Palm Blvd
Isle of Palms, SC 29451
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We are excited to be hosting our annual meeting again at Wild Dunes Resort in September 2025! In order to provide accurate head counts for our events, please register by 9/15/25.
PLEASE NOTE that we offer sponsorship options without accompanying registration. If you will be attending the event, please be sure to add one of the TICKET options to your cart.
Prospective members can attend for free; please contact us for details.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - Early Arrival
Thursday, September 18, 2025
-Golf: 12PM - 5:30PM
-Thursday Night Indigo Rooftop & Ballroom Dinner at the Sweet Grass Inn 6th Floor @ Wild Dunes Resort, 6:00 PM.
Friday, September 19, 2025 (Tides Ballroom AB)
-7:30AM: Breakfast Buffet, Tides Foyer AB (SPOUSES INVITED)
-8:30AM - 11:00AM - Program
Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist - Mike Luster
Mike Luster is a licensed clinician & has been a practitioner in the field of mental health and crisis intervention for over 25 years.
Mike founded Mental Health Resources (MHR) to be a source of transformative, evidence-based training in a time where mental health support is top of mind for individuals and organizations. He provides training and consultation for universities, businesses & corporations and has served diverse populations of adults and youth in a variety of contexts including schools, churches, the court system, psychiatric hospitals and children’s hospitals in Birmingham, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.
Mike lives with his wife and their 3 children in Atlanta, a city they’ve come to love for its rich culture and distinctive patchwork of neighborhoods.
AI Opportunities for the Steel Industry - Luke Faulkner, Director of Technology Integration, AISC
Luke Faulkner is the Director of Technology Integration for the American Institute of Steel Construction where he focuses on technology implementation and advancement for the structural steel industry. Among other areas, his focus is on Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, BIM, and Additive Manufacturing. Prior to AISC, Luke was a project manager and estimator in the MEP industry, also with a focus on technology. He received a bachelor of science in Building Construction Management from Purdue University in West Lafayette, In.
-Golf: 11:40AM - 5:30PM
-Dinner: 6:30PM at Palmetto Hall, Followed by our Casino Night from 7:30PM-9:30PM
Saturday, September 20, 2024 (Tides Ballroom AB)
-7:30AM: Breakfast Buffet, Tides Foyer AB (SPOUSES INVITED)
-8:30AM - 11:00AM: Program
Insuring the Steel Industry - Winston Durbin
Winston is a Senior Vice President at CAC Agency, part of CAC Group. He is a follower of Jesus, family man, business advisor and finds no greater joy in his work than finding solutions to muti-faceted problems. Overwhelming curiosity is what drives Winston to understand each in particular client’s business and industry, which then moves him to solve for problems for each business in the insurance marketplace.
In Winston’s capacity as an SVP at CAC, He has built a Steel Practice Group. His time in the Structural Steel Fabrication industry provides experiential risk identification, mitigation, management, and risk finance counsel to help the industry positively augment outcomes and achieve execution of corporate objectives.
Gold Sponsor Spotlight
-11:00 - Close of Annual Meeting
-On Your Own in Charleston, SC
Lodging/Accommodations Link and Information (Please note you will need to adjust the dates in the link to reflect the duration of your stay)
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Group Name/Code |
2025 VA Carolinas Structural Steel Fabricators Assn / G-61H7 |
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Group Rate |
Guestrooms: $299 daily ++ |
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Online Reservation Link |
2025 VA Carolinas Structural Steel Fabricators Assn Booking Link *The rate quoted on the link will show $354 – this is including the 16% resort fee that would have been added on at the end of the booking process. The group rate is still $299.* The booking link will show a specific room type because I have to choose one for the link to work, but please keep in mind the contracted room type is run of house so the specific hotel/bedding is not guaranteed. If there are any guests that need specific bedding or have a hotel preference, I would advise them to call our reservations team to make sure those requests can be taken care of. The link defaults to September 18 – 20, 2025 since those are the dates that have the most availability for the group block. |
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Toll Free Reservation Line |
866-359-5593, Option 2 or 877-624-3654 Those wishing to make room requests, book specific accommodations, or book outside of the contracted dates will need to call in to reserve. |
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Group Cut Off Date |
Attendees must book their reservations and fill the group block prior to August 31st. Please note that we do not have the flexibility to extend the cutoff date. |
As a reminder you have contracted the below for your room block. A blank rooming list is attached for the VIP Upgrades and Presidential Suite assignments.
Please note, the management for the Two and Three Bedroom Condos have shifted to Wild Dunes Vacation Rentals. For anyone wanting to book a condo, they’ll need to reach out to this team at 844-811-2240 or [email protected] and reference the 2025 VA Carolinas Group.
Tickets
$7,500.00 Indigo Rooftop Evening Sponsor
$7,500.00 Casino Night Sponsor
$3,500.00 Gold Sponsor (Includes (1) Couple Event Registration)
$575.00 Single Registration (Includes Dinner for (1) Thursday night at Indigo Rooftop)
$3,000.00 Gold Sponsor (Select this item if you wish to sponsor at the Gold level, but are unable to attend the event)
$2,500.00 Silver Sponsor
$1,500.00 Bronze Sponsor
$150.00 Friday Dinner & Casino Night @ Wild Dunes - Palm Room (9/18/26, 6:30PM)
$825.00 GUEST Couple Registration (Includes Dinner for (2) Thursday night at Indigo Rooftop)
$575.00 GUEST Single Registration (Includes Dinner for (1) Thursday night at Indigo Rooftop)
