There was no sophomore jinx at the 2005 Roofing Contractor Best of Success event, as the second annual conference held in the Dallas-Fort Worth area was, by all accounts, even better than last year's initial offering in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Nearly 200 contractors joined manufacturer sponsors and industry executives for the two-day educational conference, and a packed house was on hand to tap into the knowledge of industry experts.

The dynamic series of educational seminars was the highlight of the event, but peer networking, roundtable luncheons with the featured speakers, and an evening cocktail reception held at poolside in the unusually warm November weather were all memorable highlights. Roofing Contractor publisher Jill Nash and Rick Damato, the publication's editorial director, kicked things off by welcoming the crowd and holding the first of 10 random drawings; 10 lucky contractors received a Hemi hammer drill, while all of those who attended received a coupon pack featuring offers from the event's manufacturer sponsors with a retail value in excess of $4,770.