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Upcoming Joint Meeting with other local Engineering
organizations such as the Healthcare Engineers Association. A
total of four Engineering groups will be represented at that meeting.
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This
Month:
"Thanks
to all for participating in the AFE-St. Louis survey. Our chapter executive
staff will make plans according to your feedback."
Thanks
VP Terry Bremer
The
dates for next years Facilities America are - September 12-17 2003 in
Baltimore Maryland - They still are finalizing things so that's all we
have right now.
Thanks
Mikie
This
Month's Featured Book
National
Electrical Code 2002 Handbook
by Mark W. Earley
(Editor), et al (Hardcover)
Avg. Customer Rating: 
An essential reference
for students and professionals, this Handbook is the equivalent of an
annotated edition of the 2002 NEC. A valuable information resource for
anyone involved in electrical design, installation and inspection, the
NEC« 2002 Handbook is updated every three years and provides 100% of
the information needed to "meet
Code" and avoid costly errors.
Give a copy out to
all your employees to insure they work to meet the code.
Upcoming January Meeting:
"Computer generated
Preventive Maintenance System"
Lillie and Company will be hosting our meeting at the
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N. Warson Road. This event will be Tuesday
(Jan. 28, 2003 @ 5:00 P.M.)
Tom Lillie will present a program on the benefits of a
computer generated preventive maintenance system. Tom Lillie will
present a program on the benefits of a computer generated preventive
maintenance system. Dinner and refreshments provided by Lillie and
Company.
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here to RSVP
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AFE St. Louis Online Bookstore !
AFE
Members: We
exist because of the continued support of our Sponsors. When you
have needs, please show your appreciation by contacting them. Below is
an excerpt from our AFE VIP newsletter located in the "Memebers
Only" area of our national web site AFE.org
In this issue of
the VIP we are highlighting two of our Corporate Members, Cooling
Components, Inc., and ...
Mr. Robert Stortz,
an engineer with Cooling Components explained that they specialize in
every phase of Cooling Tower Construction. They offer service, repair,
upgrades, new cooling towers, evaluations, and inspections. They are
located at 2320 Marconi Avenue, St. Louis, MO. You may contact Robert at
stortz@coolingcomponents.com.
When you become a
Corporate Member you will receive one FREE product/service listing on
the AFE website for 2 months, one FREE product/service listing in one
issue of the Facilities Management Market section of the Facilities
Engineering Journal, and one FREE product/service listing in one issue
of the VIP.
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2003 CERTIFICATION
REVIEW
The following
dates have been confirmed for next year. Please mark you calendars! The
dates are:
CPE:
Raleigh, NC May 5-9
Baltimore, MD September 13-17
(Facilities America)
CPMM:
Chicago April 7-11, with TFM Show
Baltimore September 13-17
(Facilities America)
For additional
information please contact Jennifer Coleman, Certification Manager at jcoleman@afe.org.
The object of the survey
is to try and identify the factors that cause either success or failure
in 5S implementation.
Our
December Meeting:
AFE
St. Louis Christmas Party
The
annual AFE Christmas party was held at
the Noonday Club in the Metropolitan Square Building.
The Noonday Club is one of St. Louis's most exclusive
restaurants. The view from the top of the Metropolitan Square Building was
fantastic and the food was excellent.
We exist
because of the continued support of our Sponsors. Chapter 26 thanks ALL
of them for their continued support!
AFE
National:
AFE WINTER BOARD
AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The dates for this
year's winter meeting will be January 31- February 1st. The meetings
will be held in Northern Kentucky at the Radisson Hotel in Covington,
KY. Stay tuned for further details. :)
CHAPTER NEWS
We have a New
Chapter Forming in Council Bluffs, IA, Region III. Brent Jones, who is
with Harrah's Casino is leading this new chapter. Brent transferred to
the area from Kansas City, MO and was very active in Heart of America
Chapter 8 before moving to Council Bluffs. We wish him the best!
Oklahoma City
Chapter 46 will soon be up and running again thanks to the dedication of
a new AFE member, Steve Mosier of the USPS. Thanks Steve! Let us know
how we can help!
Please
visit our National site for More National News
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AFE works!
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organizational structure.
This is a great
place for all our new members to view responsibilities of our AFE-St.
Louis Officers.
Potential
members, see how we serve you.
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Now
is a great time to join
the AFE St. Louis chapter.
Thanks to those who sponsored our 2002 golf
tournament!
We had 36
golfers (participants). Steve Cornish and Chuck Mueller volunteer
for Course detail and they handled the Charity Hole where we raised $161
for the 9/11 Victims Fund. The Winning Team was from Guarantee
Electrical. We raised a total of $1,720 for our St. Louis chapter.
PLEASE SHOW YOUR PATRONAGE TO OUR GOLF SPONSORS ...
Automatic Controls Equipment Systems, Inc.(636) 677-6697
City Lighting
Cooling Components
C & R Mechanical
Crescent Parts
Fabick Power Systems
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Grainger Industrial Supply
Guarantee Electrical
ISC Contracting(314) 533-1888
Jarrell Mechanical
Ondeo-Nalco
Trizec Office Properties
Please visit
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www.afestlouis.org/Calendar/Calendar.htm
to see more great events AFE has in store for you.
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