A message from IAPMO President - Robert Siemsen
 Ladies and Gentlemen:
IAPMO has been a member of the World Plumbing Council for more than a decade. As you have read in numerous articles over the years, we feel that the WPC's mission is very closely aligned with IAPMO's in improving health through sound plumbing systems.
IAPMO has supported the WPC in projects such as the development of the publication, "Health Aspects of Plumbing". Together IAPMO and the WPC co-hosted the International Emerging Technology Symposium held in Chicago in 2008, and will co-host the second Symposium on May 11- 12, 2010 in Ontario, California. More recently, IAPMO is helping to promote World Plumbing Day. March 11, 2010 will mark the inaugural celebration of World Plumbing Day and many organizations around the world are celebrating in various ways, including IAPMO. I invite you to learn more about it at www.worldplumbingday.org.
The point of me sharing these activities with you is to ask for your help. The goals of the WPC can only be accomplished with support from its membership. If your chapter joins as an Affiliate Member of the World Plumbing Council, it could help in their efforts to promote the role of plumbing in improving public health worldwide and in safeguarding the environment. To join, simply download and complete the application(PDF).
Thank you for your consideration,
Robert Siemsen
IAPMO President
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From Member Services
Message from Member Services Staff
My name is Alan Wald and I'm the new Director of Membership for IAPMO. I look forward to visiting all of our Chapters, so that I can meet our Chapter leaders, as well as our members. My goal is to help support your efforts and to increase communication with IAPMO chapters.
Scheduled Chapter visits in March and April include Orange Empire, Central California, Utah, Southern Nevada, Inland Empire, and Northwest Washington
This newsletter will provide information for the Chapters to share with their members, as well as potential members. We want to bring relevant news information, so that you are aware of what's happening at IAPMO and the industry.
Please feel free to send me your ideas on how this newsletter can be enhanced and how it can be a resource for you. I can be reached at Alan.Wald@iapmo.org.
Thank you,
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News for Chapters
A great way to offer Continuing Education to your chapter and attract new members!
IAPMO is introducing a new program for the IAPMO Chapters, the Code Training Co-Sponsorship Program. The program offers your Chapter the opportunity to co-sponsor with IAPMO an open-to-the-industry seminar. Such an event would be a great fundraising opportunity as well as a benefit for your current and prospective chapter members.
The chapter selects the seminar topic and recommends the ideal training date and location!
If your Chapter is interested in participating in this revenue sharing program, please contact Maria Sol Alba at (708)995-3005 or by email sol.alba@iapmo.org.
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World Plumbing Day — March 11
The IAPMO Group has planned a number of events/promotions to recognize and publicize the first-ever World Plumbing Day, established on March 11 each year by the World Plumbing Council (WPC) as a means of promoting the plumbing industry's vital work on behalf of the planet and its people.
This annual event aims to help the general public better understand how the plumbing industry protects the public's health and safety, to demonstrate the extent to which it helps limit mankind's environmental footprint and to illuminate other important work performed by contractors, inspectors, installers, engineers, manufacturers and academicians that is often taken for granted.
The IAPMO Group is an enthusiastic supporter of World Plumbing Day and will promote awareness of its celebration through a number of efforts, including Elementary School Educational Activity Contest, One-Day Only Product Certification Discounts and Lapel Pins and Hard Hat Stickers.
"The IAPMO Group pledges our full support to the World Plumbing Council in helping cement March 11 as a day of international celebration of our industry and its countless merits," said GP Russ Chaney, Executive Director of The IAPMO Group.
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Emerging Technology Symposium — May 11-12
Make plans to attend the Second International Emerging Technology Symposium, May 11-12 in Ontario, Calif., co-convened by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) and the World Plumbing Council.
The two-day symposium at the DoubleTree Hotel Ontario Airport will allow participants to view presentations and engage in lively discussions on how the water utility, manufacturing, engineering and trade industries have devised solutions to challenges in the water efficiency, plumbing and mechanical industries.
Registration to attend the event is $395 and includes breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks. Hotel reservations can be made directly with the DoubleTree Hotel Ontario Airport. Mention the IAPMO event for a special room rate of $105 per night plus tax.
For more information, visit www.iapmo.org/Pages/EmergingTechnologiesSymposium_NoPics.aspx.
For sponsorship opportunities or any other information about the event, please contact Maria Sol Alba at (708) 995-3005 or Career.Services@iapmo.org.
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In Memoriam
Beginning this year at the 81st Annual Education and Business Conference, IAPMO would like to pay tribute to those members who have passed away since last October, but whose contributions to the plumbing and mechanical industries will live on through their legacy.
Please help recognize these lost, but not soon forgotten members of your chapter by submitting a 2-3 sentence paragraph telling us a little bit about their contributions to the plumbing and/or mechanical industry. Remember to include a recent picture that we can display with our tribute. Our deadline is Aug. 31, 2010. Please send your submittal to Duane Huisken, director of marketing, at duane.huisken@iapmo.org.
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Voting at Conference
If you wish to vote at conference, be sure to renew your membership on time.
If you are not yet a member and wish to vote at conference, you should sign up by March 30, 2010, in accordance with the IAPMO Bylaws at Section 3.5.
For more information on IAPMO membership, please contact Alan Wald at (909) 472-4133 or Alan.Wald@iapmo.org.
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Elsewhere in IAPMO
IAPMO Releases First-Ever Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement
The Sustainable Building Industry today has a powerful and revolutionary new tool at its disposal with the formal release of IAPMO's Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement, the most comprehensive document ever created to standardize sustainable residential and commercial plumbing and mechanical standards.
The Green Supplement serves as a complement to any adopted plumbing and mechanical code, smoothly bridging the previously troublesome gap between existing codes and established green building programs. Where code language and green building concepts lack cohesion, the Green Supplement creates harmony by addressing such areas as:
- Use of alternate water sources (gray water, rainwater harvesting)
- Proper use of high-efficiency plumbing products
- Conservation of hot water
- Energy conservation in HVAC systems
- Training/education in green plumbing systems
For more information about the Green Supplement and/or IAPMO's commitment to a sustainable environment, please direct your Web browser to www.iapmo.org/Pages/IAPMO_Green.aspx or contact Maria Bazan at
(708) 995-3000 or maria.bazan@iapmo.org.
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IAPMO's Stuart Asay Named Fellow by ASSE
Dr. Stuart Asay, director of IAPMO's Backflow Prevention Institute, is the
recipient of the American Society of Sanitary Engineering's (ASSE) Fellow Award as recognition of his exemplary service on behalf of the ASSE.
During his 25 years of involvement with the ASSE, Asay has "contributed unselfishly of his time, talent, energy and finances to the betterment of the Society," distinguished his chapter, earned the respect of his peers and "strengthened and perpetuated a noble ideal, 'Prevention Rather Than Cure,' " according to the award certificate presented by ASSE President Richard Prospal during the ASSE's annual conference. Asay is a former executive director and standards coordinator for the ASSE and has been a local chapter officer.
For more information on the IAPMO Backflow Prevention Institute, including educational opportunities for your chapter, please direct your Web browser to www.iapmodwbp.org or call (303) 451-0978.
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IAPMO Seeks Kauffman, Kneidinger Award Nominees
IAPMO is calling for nominations for the George Kauffman Lifetime Achievement Award and the newly-renamed Joseph Kneidinger Green Contractor of the Year Award, both to be presented to the recipients at IAPMO's 81st Annual Education and Business Conference, Sept. 26-30, in Seattle, Wash.
The Kauffman Award, named for the former 43-year IAPMO member and industry trailblazer nicknamed "Mr. Code," who passed away in 2001, is IAPMO's highest honor, presented to those who have left an indelible mark upon the association and the plumbing and mechanical industries.
The Kneidinger Green Contractor Award, given for the first time last year, honors the IAPMO member contractor who best fulfills or symbolizes a commitment to environmental sustainability through his or her work in the plumbing and mechanical industries. It has been renamed this year in honor of Joseph Kneidinger, an IAPMO member and passionate Green advocate who passed away last September. Kneidinger was a senior plumbing inspector for the City of Portland, Ore., who dedicated his professional and personal life to the advancement of sustainable and renewable principles.
The IAPMO Board of Directors voted at its recent meeting to rename the award because its recipient each year would embody the commitment to which Kneidinger was so dedicated.
Nominations for each will be accepted until May 15, after which the Board will select qualified recipients at its summer meeting. The Kneidinger Award is given out every year, while the Kauffman Award is given only when the Board deems a nominee truly worthy. Kneidinger Award nominations should be presented to the Board through the Committee for Awareness and Understanding of a Sustainable Environment (C.A.U.S.E.), the Green Technical Committee or the Board itself. Kauffman Awards nominations should be made directly to the Board.
The Kneidinger Award and Kauffman Award, if a recipient is selected, will be given in addition to IAPMO's other long-standing annual honors, the Industry Person of the Year, Government Person of the Year and American Flag awards.
While it is tradition to surprise the winners of the Government and Industry Persons of the Year and American Flag awards at conference, the winner of the Joseph Kneidinger Green Contractor award is notified in advance to ensure he or she is present to accept the honor.
Recipients of these awards will be featured in IAPMO's publications, including Official magazine, IAPMOnline.com and the electronic Green Newsletter and I-Connection.
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IAPMO Scholarship Essay Competition:
"How Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Can Help Save the World"
IAPMO, striving to make our planet a safer and healthier place in which to live, will award scholarships to five young people affiliated with IAPMO and many of its industry partners as prizes in its first-ever essay competition.
The theme for the contest, established by the IAPMO Board of Directors, is "How Plumbing and Mechanical Systems Can Help Save the World." In light of IAPMO's ambitious outreach programs and work in India, Africa, South America and China, this topic reflects the global implications of the plumbing and mechanical trade and its response to a changing environment.
These scholarships are open to members — and their children — of IAPMO, PHCC, MCAA, the UA and ASSE who are currently enrolled in a high school, community college, trade school, four-year accredited college or university or working in an apprentice program.
Submitted essays must be completely original and a minimum of 1,000 words. The essay entry deadline is June 1, 2010, via e-mail, fax or mail to IAPMO World Headquarters. The winning essay will be announced next September at the 2010 IAPMO Education and Business Conference in Seattle. The essay awarded first prize will be published in the award-winning Official magazine and on the IAPMO Website and its author will receive a $500 scholarship and a one-year paid membership to IAPMO. Second place winner will receive a $250 scholarship and three third place winners will each receive a $100 scholarship. All winning essays will also be published in Official, IAPMO's membership magazine, and on the IAPMO Website.
Individuals who meet the qualifications to submit an essay to the competition should include your name, your school's name and yours or your parent's professional affiliation with one of the qualifying trade associations or union locals. All essays should be sent to Ms. Gabriella Davis at IAPMO by e-mail at
gaby.davis@iapmo.org; by fax at (909) 472-4222; or by standard mail to her attention at IAPMO, 5001 E. Philadelphia, Ontario, CA 91761.
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Upcoming Events:
Green Technical Committee Meeting
Chicago, IL
April 14 - 15, 2010
2012 UPC & UMC Technical Committee Meetings
Milwaukee, WI
April 26 - 30, 2010
Emerging Technology Symposium
Ontario, California
May 11 - 12, 2010
Click here for Symposium Details
81st Annual Education and Business Conference
Seattle, Washington - Sheraton Seattle
September 26 - 30, 2010
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Member Services for You
Member Services Contact Information
Whether you are an IAPMO member looking for information or a chapter member seeking assistance, IAPMO Member Services staff is only a phone call away.
For Chapter or Membership information contact:
Alan Wald
(909) 472-4133
Fax: (909) 472-4186
E-mail: alan.wald@iapmo.org
Johnni Brown
(909) 472-4109 or (800) 85-IAPMO
Fax: (909) 472-4157
E-mail: johnni.brown@iapmo.org
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IAPMO Field Managers
Your first source for information and resources from IAPMO is your local Field Service Manager. They are prepared to assist you with Chapter events and respond to your requests. To learn who your Field Service Manager is go to www.iapmo.org/Pages/FieldServiceManagers.aspx.
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