Friday, March 7, 2025
6:00pm–8:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Saturday, March 8, 2025
All conference sessions are in High Plains 1-2-3 (Vineyard Tower)
7:30–7:45 am
Hot Breakfast Buffet & for Roundtable Moderators
7:45–8:30 am
Hot Breakfast Buffet
8:00–9:00 am
Roundtables (topics to be announced prior to the conference)
9:00–9:15 am
Welcome Remarks & Sponsor/Underwriter Recognition
Eric Handley, RCA President
9:15–10:15 am
Keynote Presentation
10:15–10:30 am
Break
10:30–11:30 am
Keynote Presentation
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Business Meeting
- Introduction of New Board Members
- State of the Association
- Regional Events
Board Transition
- Recognition of Outgoing Board & Advisory Board Members
Greetings from SPECS
Roundtables (topics to be announced prior to the conference)
1:00 pm–2:00 pm
Keynote Presentation
2:00–2:15 pm
Break
2:15–3:00 pm
Panel Discussion
3:00 pm
Sponsor Door Prize Drawings
Closing Remarks
Eric Handley, RCA President
6:00–10:00 pm
Dinner & Casino Night
Cocktail reception, buffet dinner, casino nights & prizes. Dress your Texas Best!
RCA will provide shuttle service to/from Cowboys Golf Club.
- 6:00 pm Cocktails
- 6:30 pm Dinner
- 7:00 pm Casino Night & Lawn Games
- 9:00 pm Late Night Snack
- 9:30 pm Prizes Announced (must be present to win)
Sunday, March 9, 2025
9:30 am arrival; 10:30am shotgun start
Golf Tournament @ Cowboys Golf Club
1600 Fairway Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051
Transportation to Golf Tournament is individual responsibility. Scramble format with prizes for top foursome, closest to the pin, longest drive, and more. Additional fee to register. Foursome and individual registration are available. Retailers can register at no charge. Registration includes breakfast buffet, snacks and soft drinks on the course, and lunch. Rental clubs will be available, payable directly to club on the day of the event.
Individual Golfers: $200 / Foursome: $800
SPECS Information
Information about the SPECS conference can be found at specsshow.com. Registration for the RCA Conference does not include registration for SPECS, and vice versa.
Chain Store Age magazine and SPECS offer RCA members* a discount for the annual SPECS event. The "RCA Members Only" discount includes an exclusive second and third person rate (other GCs are limited to one additional attendee).
SPECS 2025 will be held at the Gaylord Texan, Grapevine, TX, March 9-11, 2025. As part of RCA’s continued partnership with Chain Store Age and SPECS, RCA members can take advantage of discounted registration fees.
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For 2025, the RCA Advance Member Rate (by January 15, 2025) for the first registration is $2,199. SPECS is offering an additional second and third person rate of $2,099 each. In order for RCA members to receive the SPECS 2025 registration rate, they must register at the same time, be a verified member of the RCA, meet the SPECS criteria for GC attendees*, and stay at the event hotel during the SPECS event. After January 15, the rate is $2,599 per person.
Registration fees include all meal functions, sessions, exhibits and evening receptions. These rates compare to the non-RCA registration rate of $2,999 (by 10/31/2024), $3,499 (by 2/15/2025), and $3,999 (after 2/15/2025), with only one additional person allowed from each General Contractor.
*To qualify as a non-exhibiting GC company, companies must build stores from the ground up and/or provide total store renovations/remodels. Companies must not offer any facility management/maintenance programs or services. Subcontractors/installers do not quality as a GC. Companies will be evaluated on an individual basis.