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NEHES Fall Conference Registration is Open! Active Members: Be Sure Dues are Paid to Get All Rebates!
The 2010 Fall Conference education program is complete and registration is open!
Active Members:
Be sure your dues are paid prior to the Fall Conference so that you receive the $ 100 per night room reservation rebate if you are staying at the conference hotel (returned to you at checkout) and the reduced registration fee for the conference ($225 vs. $ 250 Supporting Member or non-member). Send an email to Margaret Yip, myip@tuftsmedicalcenter.org to verify your dues are paid if you are not sure.
Hotel Room Status:
As of September 2, the conference center hotel is sold out.
The hotels listed below may be available.
Please note that these will fill up fast as the foliage season approaches so reservations should be made ASAP. The room rebate for Active NEHES members in good standing ($100 per night) for the Mt. Washington Hotel will be offered at a reduced rate for room costs above $169 at other hotels. Actual rebate will depend on the cost of the hotel/Inn you choose.
Hotels are:
Above the Notch Inn (telephone: 603-846-5156)
Carlson's Lodge (telephone: 800-348-5502)
4 Seasons (telephone: 800-228-5708)
Volunteers from the New Hampshire Society of Healthcare Engineers are presenting a stellar education program, along with a huge vendor show, numerous networking opportunities, and a fun-filled spouse/guest program to Bretton Woods, NH October 3-6, 2010. The conference, with the theme of "Autumn in the Mountains" will also take place right in peak foliage season at the spectacular Omni Mount Washington Resort! The conference kicks off with agolf outing or a zipline canopy tour on October 3 and follows with more than 19 education sessions presented by industry experts, technical exhibit, and more.
· Education Program
You will find all the details inside the attached registration brochure, including full education program with speakers and an outline of each presentation. The program has been designed with the needs of the Facility Manager in mind and with input from NEHES Active members.
The program opens with Keynote Speaker Steve Nelson, the legendary Boston Patriots star and continues with 19 education sessions presented by national industry experts on topics ranging from Codes and Standards updates to presentations on many phases of construction, renovation, compliance, energy, building envelope, and many others.
Where else will you have the opportunity for all of this education so close to home at such a reasonable price?
· Important Note - Spouse/Guest Spa Registration
Any guests interested in using the resort's spectacular Spa facilities should make reservations well ahead of time. Spouses/guests have a fun-filled program to look forward to while Facility Managers attend the conference. They will receive a $50 Gift Certificate for the Omni Mount Washington Resort which can be used towards the Spa or other activity. Monday, October 4, the program features time at the SPA (included in the $100 guest program registration fee), followed by lunch and wine tasting at the resort. Tuesday, the schedule includes shopping at the Settlers Green Factory Outlet Village, lunch, and a chef demonstration at the hotel.
· Be Sure to Invite Your Favorite Vendors
Booths have sold out and sponsorships are selling FAST. Be sure to contact your favorite vendors and extend them an invitation to Fall Conference. They will find all the information they need at here at www.nehes.org.
We look forward to seeing you in New Hampshire during peak foliage season.
We promise you a superlative program in an extraordinary facility. Come join us for the educational and social event of the year!
Steven Cutter, CHFM, HFDP, MBA, SASHE, 2010 Fall Conference Chair,
Steven Jalowiec, P.E., CHFM, NEHES President,
David Dagenais, SASHE, CHFM, CHSP, 2010 Fall Conference Vendor Chair, dave.dagenais@wdhospital.com, (603) 740-2474
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Reserve Your Sponsorship NOW for the NEHES 2010 Fall Conference! (Booths are SOLD OUT)
 Booths are sold out but we still have a few sponsorships ranging from
$ 500 to $ 1500.
They include:
- $ 500:
Student Scholarships;
Break: Tuesday morning or
Wednesday morning
- $ 750
Break: Monday afternoon or Tuesday afternoon
- $ 1000
Continental Breakfast: Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday
Food: Monday night trade show reception
- $ 1500
Keynote speaker;
Lunch: Monday or Tuesday;
Bar: Tuesday Night Annual Banquet Reception
To secure your sponsorship, contact Dave Dagenais, dave.dagenais@wdhospital.com TODAY!
The New England Healthcare Engineers’ Society is pleased to invite you and your organization to participate in the Society’s 2010 Fall Conference and Technical Exhibit, hosted by the New Hampshire Society of Healthcare Engineers. The conference will be held from Sunday, October 3rd to Wednesday, October 6th at The Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, NH.
Over the long history of this event, many valuable relationships between healthcare facility managers and sales/service organizations, such as your own, have been developed. Participation in this event provides many opportunities to offer products and services, share experiences, and socialize with the members of our Society. Over the course of four days, you can experience the golf tournament on Sunday, the Technical Exhibit on Monday and various educational sessions, networking receptions, social gatherings, our Annual Business Meeting and Banquet. Also, the guest programs offer a very nice experience or respite for your significant others.
Opportunities for participation in all of these conference functions are listed on the attached Technical Exhibit and Sponsorship Application Form. This event provides a perfect opportunity for your business to benefit from an association with the healthcare facility management professionals in New England who make many of the fiscal decisions or recommendations related to the acquisition of your products or services.
We are pleased to offer the following levels of Sponsorship:
1. PLATINUM $4200.00 Fee
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Three [3] booths 4'x 8', 3 tables, 3 chairs, one electrical outlet, curtain/rods
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Company business card placed on the NEHES Website for one year
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Golf tournament participation for four [additional persons for a fee]
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Prominent display of Sponsorship level in the Pre-Function areas of both the Exhibit Hall and the Meeting Rooms, as well as in registrant packages
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Attendance at all educational and social events for four people; additional people may attend the Annual Banquet for additional fees
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List of all Conference attendees
GOLD $3000.00 Fee
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Two [2] booths 4' x 8', 2 tables, 2 chairs, one electrical outlet, curtain/rods
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Company business card placed on the NEHES Website for six months
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Golf tournament participation for two [additional persons for a fee]
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Prominent display of Sponsorship level in the Pre-Function areas of both the Exhibit Hall and the Meeting Rooms, as well as in registrant packages
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Attendance at all educational and social events for two people; additional people may attend the Annual Banquet for additional fees
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List of all Conference attendees
3. SILVER $1500.00 Fee
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One [1] booth 4’ X 8’, 1 table, 1 chair, curtains/rods
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List of all Conference attendees
Please feel free to contact me for more information or any questions.
We look forward to your participation and partnership at the 2010 Fall Conference.
Sincerely,
Dave Dagenais, Vendor Chairman
Director, Plant Operations & Security
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
789 Central Ave
Dover, NH 03820
Tel. (603) 740-2474
Dave.Dagenais@wdhospital.com
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Congratulations to Steve Cutter, a New Senior of ASHE
Steve Cutter, CHFM, MBA, HFDP, SASHE, the Director of Engineering Services at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, has met the qualifications to become a Senior in ASHE (SASHE). Senior status (SASHE) is granted to an ASHE active member demonstrating a commitment to the healthcare facilities management profession and recognizes their contribution to the industry through leadership, education and publishing.
To earn the designation, Steve fulfilled a number of educational and professional requirements, including publishing, presenting, and contributing to the advancement of his profession. He met the educational requirements with his B.A. and MBA; his volunteer work for his state chapter, NEHES, and ASHE boards and committees fulfilled the leadership requirements; and his ASHE educational program development and lecturing were applied to the publishing requirements.
Steve didn’t have a formal plan to apply for the Senior in ASHE designation; instead, he compiled his accomplishments over the past several years and “just finally got around to putting the application together.” He encourages others to explore the program. “I think it’s an important recognition of your commitment to the profession,” he said.
In health care for 34 years, Steve is a 25-year veteran of NEHES and his contributions to the Society are numerous:
1. 1997: became NEHES officer – served many years on the Board
2. 1999: created the NEHES web site and maintained it for several years
3. Served as NEHES Newsletter editor and Education committee chair
4. Voted 1999 NEHES Engineer of the Year by his peers
5. Worked on Fall Conferences in 1992 and 1998
6. Now chairs the 2010 Fall Conference in Bretton Woods, NH.
Steve joined ASHE in 1995 and has served the Society in several ways:
-Member of: Certification Program Development Committee, which created the Certified Healthcare Facility Manager program; 2009 Annual Conference Committee; 2010 CHFM Certification Program Committee - term expires in 2011
-Member of numerous ASHE committees including Facilities Management, Recognition, Education, Emerging trends, and Healthcare Construction.
-Vice Chair: Sustainability Task Force
-Faculty: Infection Control Program
He holds the designations of Healthcare Facility Design Professional and Certified Healthcare Facility Manager.
As a new SASHE, Steve received a commemorative award from ASHE, a one-year complimentary ASHE membership, and an invitation to attend the ASHE Leadership Institute in the Fall.
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NEHES is Again Designated a Platinum Chapter of ASHE
 NEHES President
Steve Jalowiec, P.E., CHFM (at right) received the Platinum Level of Affiliation
award from ASHE President Terry L. Martin, CHFM, SASHE, at the ASHE Annual
Conference in Tampa in July.
NEHES earned the
Gold Level of Affiliation award (previously the highest award level) for eight
years, then in 2007 was among six chapters to earn the new Platinum level. This
year, 16 chapters attained the highest award level.
Steve
accepted the award on behalf of NEHES members from ASHE President
Terry
L. Martin, CHFM, SASHE during
the Chapter Leadership Luncheon at the ASHE Annual Conference July 13 in Tampa.
Fred Leffingwell, CHFM, the ASHE Region One Director, prepared and submitted the
application package.
“I
am proud to announce to the NEHES membership that we have once again received
the ASHE Platinum Level of Affiliation for our Chapter. This really demonstrates
the NEHES Board of Directors’ commitment to our members, especially in the area
of education,” Steve said. “There
are many members of the Board who contributed to make this happen but in
particular I would like to thank Fred Leffingwell for his work in putting the
application package together and John Duraes as
Immediate Past President in recognition of his work in 2009 to make sure we met
all the requirements for the Platinum level.”
“The
Levels of Affiliation review is a good indicator of how well the Board of
Directors serves its membership. It measures several areas of performance from
offering educational programs to the Board’s ability to properly govern the
Society. It is an excellent measure of the health of a Society,” said Fred
Leffingwell, CHFM, ASHE Region One Director.
NEHES met or
exceeded minimum criteria for the Platinum level in several areas,
including:
1.
Education – ASHE awarded a
total of 34.25 Contact Hours or 3.425 Education CEU’s to edicatopm programs
NEHES and its chapters held in 2009;
2. Joint ASHE/NEHES Membership - 66%
of NEHES members in 2009 were also ASHE members, helped greatly by NEHES
offering free membership to Active ASHE Members in good standing;
3.
Communications from NEHES officers to members – 38 provided in
2009
·
Chapter Website/URL
– www.nehes.org
·
Four quarterly NEHES
Newsletters
·
Four quarterly NEHES
Codes & Standards issues
·
29 Blast e-mails to
all members, with topics such as Fall Conference, Spring Seminar, NFPA
standards, advocacy issues, ASHRAE humidity standard, Fire Damper Testing
requirements, new Joint Commission scoring elements, NFPA 99, Life Safety Code revision cycle, benchmarking, emergency generators, greenhouse gas reporting rule,
fuel-buying
strategies, storm water discharge, and many others.
ASHE
chapters participating in the Levels of Affiliation Awards Program submit
documentation demonstrating that they have met several criteria based on
affiliation objectives ASHE would like to achieve to make its chapters stronger
and more viable, which in turn benefits the fields of healthcare engineering and
facilities management.
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NH-VT Chapters Hold 2nd Joint Meeting: Check out the Social Media Presentation!
Submitted by Jona Roberts, CHFM
Engineering Manager
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH,
NEHES Scholarship Chairman
On July 9, 2010, the Vermont and New Hampshire Healthcare Engineers’ Societies met to provide their members with relevant information and timely education. The meeting was held at Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at White River Junction, Vermont.
This is the second consecutive year Vermont and New Hampshire have come together to offer this educational opportunity to their members. Once again, registration for the day’s activities remained without cost to the chapter members or members of the New England Healthcare Engineers’ Society. In addition, the day’s educational program was approved for six contact hours, or .6 CEUs, by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering, of the American Hospital Association and was well attended by members from three states.
The day’s events began with Brian Sallisky, CHFM, the Vermont chapter president, welcoming the guests and presenters to the day’s activities. Brian then recognized the other organizers of the program: vice president of the Vermont chapter, Mark Blanchard, and Jona Roberts, CHFM, of the New Hampshire state chapter. Brian then introduced Dave Dagenais, SASHE, CHFM, CHSP the NEHES president elect, who extolled the virtues of education, the hard work of this meeting’s organizers, and of the New England Healthcare Engineers’ Society (NEHES) Board of Directors who labor each year to present and coordinate the Spring Seminar, the upcoming Fall Conference (October 3-6), the quarterly newsletter, and the NEHES web site.
The educational sessions began with a team headed by Phil Bresnahan, Controls Engineer, Control Technologies, Inc., presenting on Solar Heating for Domestic Hot Water within Hospitals. Phil highlighted case studies and current technologies of capturing the sun’s energy to heat water for both process and potable uses. The presentation provided timely information and was supported by F.W. Webb and Buderus.
Chris Crothers, Principal, Crothers Environmental Group, LLC followed with an extremely informative program on Environmental Control and Abatement Technologies. Chris spent a good portion of the program on asbestos regulations while showing photos of an abandoned asbestos mining operation in northern Vermont. Located on Belvidere Mountain, the mine was still in operation in 1993, contrary to numerous regulations prohibiting asbestos use in the United States.
To begin the afternoon session, Peter Ericson, founder and President of The Complete Website, LLC gave an overview titled Social Media and the Healthcare Facility Manager. Peter’s entertaining and informative presentation was recorded and can be seen in an edited version at the following link: http://tcwebsite.com/news/social-media-success-presentation-to-hospital-managers/. You should take a look and see what you missed.
Finally Chris Allington, Senior Fire Protection Specialist, Hilti North America, presented the Hilti Firestop System Education program. Chris’ presentation is one you don’t want to miss to make sure your organization is staying ahead of the game when it comes to firestopping. Contact Chris if you would like additional information on firestopping or to schedule his presentation at your facility.
In addition to the educational program a raffle was held and featured prizes from some generous vendors including the F.W. Webb Company, Vermont Mechanical, Inc., the NEHES Board of Directors and the Montshire Museum of Science. Among the lucky prizewinners were the following:
2011 Vermont Healthcare Engineers' Society membership was won by Spencer Rolling
2011 NEHES membership for a Vermont participant was won by Jeff Nichol
2011 New Hampshire Society of Healthcare Engineers membership was won by Robb Russman
2011 NEHES membership for a New Hampshire participant was won by Andy Houghton.
The Montshire Museum of Science admission for 4 was won by Larry Brown.
The raffle was followed by lunch and networking period before the educational sessions resumed in the afternoon.
This event was made possible by a number of individuals that deserve credit for their efforts. This includes grateful thanks to all the presenters, Dave Dagenais for representing NEHES, Brian Sallisky, CHFM, Mark Blanchard, and Jeff Nichol of the Vermont Healthcare Engineers’ Society, and Jona Roberts, CHFM, of the New Hampshire Society of Healthcare Engineers for all the organizing and production work. In addition, special thanks go to all members of the Vermont Healthcare Engineers’ Society for approving and supporting this meeting, all the attendees for seeking educational opportunities to enhance their knowledge and their profession, and, of course, the generous contributions by our Supporting Members.
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We Have a New Suggestion Box
Click on the Suggestion Box next to our web sponsors (above) to offer your thoughts, opinons, and ideas to the NEHES Board.
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NEHES Spring Seminars, Fall Conferences to 2015
NEHES Fall Conference and Spring Seminar Rotations to 2015
Year---Spring---Fall
2010---Maine---New Hampshire
Maine: Spring Seminar held March 19.
For information about the 2010 NEHES Fall Conference October 3-6, 2010 at the Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, NH, contact Steven Cutter, CHFM, HFDP, MBA, steven.d.cutter@hitchcock.org
2011---Connecticut---Vermont
2012---Rhode Island---Massachusetts
2013---New Hampshire---Maine
2014---Vermont---Connecticut
2015---Massachusetts---Rhode Island
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