Month: January 2008

EMS Presentation Approved for .75 CET Hours!

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Some Very Important News Regarding February’s CEA Meeting – Held Thursday February 7th, 2008

The NAEC (National Association of Elevator Contractors) Education Committee has approved the CEA Continuing Education Application for the EMS Freight Door Installation session that will be presented at the February meeting at a value of .75 contact hours for CET.

I would like to thank CEA President, Gary Schreiber for processing the application so quickly and Patti Bonner, Educational Manager for the NAEC, for her help in preparing the applications and getting them approved!

We are also in the process of getting the presentations for both March and April approved as well! If you need CET Credits make sure you attend the meetings as they are an excellent opportunity to do so. Those who are in attendance for the meeting will receive a certificate which can be picked up at the March CEA meeting!

See you Thursday February 7th! 

Tom Sybert – CEA Webmaster

February, March & April Meetings To Be Great!

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Make sure you mark your calendars as we have two great presentations coming up in February and March. At this time they will both be held at Marcello’s Restaurant in Chicago the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm. Come join us for some great food, camaraderie and to catch up on what’s happening in the Chicago Area.

  • February 7th – 2008– Kevin Flotten, from EMS Freight Doors will show their new installation DVD and talk about the installation of their freight door systems. The presentation will be more technical than sales oriented making it idea for anyone at your company looking to learn more about freight elevator doors, how they work and general installation techniques. A must for your sales team or any one in your company who you would like to learn a little more about elevator freight doors.  Thanks to EMS Freight Doors for coming in from St. Louis to present.
  • March 6th – 2008 –John Omorean, from G & R Elevator Manufacturing will present on a topic that many of us deal with a lot. John’s presentation title is Elevator Cab and Entrance Modernization in a Changing World! Topics of discussion will include; Survey Information and data requirements, communication requirements, weight factors – 5% rule – out and in materials, interior design applications and retro-fit versus new installations.  This will also be a great presentation to attend for every elevator professional! Thanks to G & R Elevator Manufacturing for coming in to present.
  • April 3rd – 2008 – Pat Tobin, from Minnesota Elevator Inc. will present on all the products that MEI offers. More on his presentation topic will follow in the upcoming months.  Thanks to MEI for coming in to present!

At this time the officers have submitted the application and presentation outlines to get February and Marches presentations CET Accredited by the NAEC.  We will notify everyone when we receive confirmation that the presentations are accepted as CET courses and for the number of credit hours. We plan on submitting the presentation that will be provided in April as well.

We hope that you take advantage of attending each months meeting and look forward to seeing you!

*Please note that times and locations may change.  We will notify you if they do.

January 3rd Meeting Summary

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The first meeting in January each year is one that is difficult for many to get two.  Thanks to everyone who came out on this cold evening, especially those who came in from out of town! The meeting started out with introductions and followed with committee reports. We again discussed getting more CET education programs into our schedule which we feel would benefit many contractor members of the CEA. The consensus was that we would continue with our current programs and when the opportunity presents it self we would insert speakers that have CET approved programs.  

Some of the topics that some of the contractor members would like hear about included, safety topics including, OSHA as well as adjusting and troubleshooting type technical seminars on different types of elevator equipment.

Please take the time today to send us an e-mail on topics/presentations you’d like to see and hear about! Thanks for your participation.

The next meeting date is Thursday February 7th, 2008! Mark your schedules now!