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| MCAA National Update for August 20, 2012 |
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO REGISTER FOR MSCA LIVE 2012 AND YOUR TRANFORMATION JOURNEY
The deadline for registering for MSCA LIVE 2012 (October 14-17, Carlsbad, CA) is coming up fast, so take time now to sign up today. It's the trip of a lifetime and will change the way you think about the mechanical service contracting business, your career, and how you deal with those around you, including customers, employees, family and acquaintances. MSCA has assembled a top-notch group of change experts who will impart their wisdom on topics ranging from gaining the power to change anything and planning your retirement at any age to delivering world class customer service and developing your power to fascinate. Your days at MSCA LIVE 2012 will be peppered with fun and surprises including new features, such as Get Up and Move sessions to kick start your mornings, and opening and closing sessions which will thrill and amaze. So just how do you get in on all this thought-provoking, exciting action and so much more? Just go to www.msca.org/msca2012. |
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ONLY ONE WEEK TO REGISTER FOR LIFE-SAVING SAFETY TRAINING
Have you or your service technicians signed up yet for the next Qualified Level Arc Flash Safety Training Webinar? If not, be aware that the webinar is just one week from today-August 27, 2012 at two times-8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Please note the time change for the second webinar to accommodate MCAA members in Hawaii and Alaska. The Hilgeman Group is presenting the webinar, which is designed for technicians who may be exposed to 50 to 480 volts of electricity while on the job. It covers all OSHA and NFPA requirements, includes a discussion of best practices, NFPA's recent changes to the 70E requirements and provides participants with real-world information that will reinforce the importance of this training. Don't pass up this opportunity to learn how you can save a life. Register at ahilgeman@frontier.com. |
ALI COURSE 12 SPACES ARE ALMOST GONE
If you or a member of your executive team is planning to apply to MCAA's Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI) Course 12, don't delay because just a couple of spaces remain. The word is out that ALI provides world-class leadership and strategic planning skills that our industry's top executives need to meet the challenges of today's ever-changing marketplace. ALI graduates acquire high-level business planning skills that help them move their companies ahead of their competitors and stay there. The updated and improved course curriculum, which includes a crisis on the jobsite case study with a modern twist, along with a dynamic learning environment and excellent networking opportunities, adds an exciting dimension to the experience of enhancing your knowledge and leadership skills set. ALI's Course 12 takes place September 30 - October 5 and November 11 - 16, 2012. Go to http://www.mcaa.org/ali and then contact Dennis Langley (dlangley@mcaa.org) for an e-application. |
AIPM CAN MAKE YOUR BEST PROJECT MANAGERS EVEN BETTER
The Advanced Institute for Project Management (AIPM) is designed to give your best project managers knowledge and skills that will enhance their effectiveness on the job site, in dealing with customers and crew and in handling project challenges. Taught by our industry's top experts, AIPM Class 9 curriculum includes team building, keeping customers for life, legal issues, staying on top of schedules and productivity impacts, avoiding litigation, operational management, insurance and bonding, goal setting, and much more. MCAA recommends that you send only graduates of the Institute for Project Management with some project management experience or advanced project managers with considerable experience. To register for AIPM Class 9 (January 20-25, 2013 at the University of Texas in Austin, TX), please contact Beth Miller at bmiller@mcaa.org or at 800-556-3653. |
MCAA'S 2012 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SEMINAR WILL HELP YOU PREPARE FOR LABOR NEGOTIATIONS
MCAA's 2012 Collective Bargaining Seminar (November 7-9 in Coronado, CA) will enhance your knowledge, tools and resources to ensure your strongest possible position in the collective bargaining process. The program features experts on recent issues developments, such as health and pension reform, multiemployer defined benefit plans and public policy developments that affect collective bargaining negotiations, and negotiating techniques and preparations that you need to know to be effective. Speakers include Cary Peters of the Construction Labor Research Council, Richard Barnes of C. Richard Barnes & Associates, Mike Boldt of Ice Miller, Rocky Miller of Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, Mason Evans of JH Kelly (Longview, WA), Frank Wall of the PMC of Oregon, Steve Coleman of the MCA of Ontario, John Mutton of Municipal Solutions/Energy Infrastructure and Jim Murphy of the Murphy Company (St. Louis, MO). Convenient online registration is now open, so sign up today at www.mcaa.org/education. |
MCERF THANKS FITZGERALD CONTRACTORS FOR CONTRIBUTION
FitzGerald Contractors (Shreveport, LA) recently contributed $5,000 to the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF), a payment toward its $100,000 pledge. The Foundation's Board of Directors is very grateful for FitzGerald's ongoing support which ensures the continuation of industry-critical education and research programs. Find out more about how MCERF is changing to make your contribution go even farther than ever at www.mcerf.org or contact Dennis Langley (dlangley@mcaa.org). |
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