NEWS - February, 2005
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Your Electric League has been very busy since New Year’s Day. The Trade Show Committee, chaired by Doug Carlson, is working overtime to be certain that we have a wonderfully successful show. Don’t forget to mark your calendars - April 6 - 7 at the new Overland Park Convention Center. And please tell your customers about the show. Signing up is easy and can be done on the League’s website, www.electricleague.org.
This month we’re featuring one of the many busy and effective committees that keep your League running. We would like to present The Golf Committee, ably being chaired by Pam Lickteig. The Golf Committee meets, at least, every other month to plan and organize the two golf outings League sponsors every year. The committee researches the many courses available in the greater Kansas City area. And with the best interest of the League in mind, chooses a location that will be fun to play, cordial to our group, and the best value for the money. The committee spends time organizing the outing and obtaining sponsorships for each tournament.
We want to thank Pam and her committee: John Guerdan, John Dussold, Chuck Engelmann, Steve Tiesing, Peter Kurtz, Chris Lacy and Vince Migliazzo for the excellent job they’ve done and the money they’ve raised to help the League succeed. They’re looking forward to seeing all of you at the Spring Outing on May 13.
If you’d like to volunteer for a committee, contact Jane or Kim at the League office or myself or any of your board members. Volunteers keep this organization on the right track.
Deanna Rudd,
President
Electrical and Data Products Expo - The Place to Be in April
The 22nd Triennial Trade Show of the Electric League of Missouri & Kansas is just around the corner - set for April 6-7 at the Overland Park Convention Center. The show is always the place to be with more than 1,100 people attending the most recent show in 2002. Attendees included architects, engineers, contractors, industrial and utility management and government personnel.
The Overland Park Convention Center is the area’s newest state-of-the-art meeting facility with many wonderful amenities to help you stay in touch while you are away from the office including the Cyber-Café where you can enjoy your favorite coffee beverage while checking in with the office. The beautiful decor of this venue makes it like no other in the Kansas City area.
Partner With BICSI
The League is partnering with BICSI and offering, at an additional charge to attendees, DD100: Introduction to Voice/Data Cabling Systems. This two-day course will provide 14 hours of RCDD; Installer, Level 2; Technician; Residential Installer continuing education credit. This special course offering is expected to draw architects, general contractors, electrical inspectors and building facility managers from the area to the Electrical and Data Products Expo. The seminar is scheduled so the attendees can visit the trade show when the course is finished for the day.
Exhibit Hours
Wednesday, April 6, 2 - 8 p.m.
Thursday, April 7, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.These exhibitors have committed to display at the Show. There are a few booths still available. If you are interested in a trade show booth, please contact Jane Male at the League office (816) 561-5323.
Trade Show Exhibitors
AMP TYCO
Belden/CDT
BICSI
C&O Electric Sales
Cleaves-Bessmer-Marietti
Comet Industrial Products
Cooper Industries
CrossLink DataCom, LLC
D & D Sales Co., Inc.
Eaton Electrical
Electric League of MO & KS
Electrical Midwest
Federated Mutual Insurance
Foley Group, Inc.
GE Consumer & Industrial
Ideal Industries, Inc.
Independent Electrical
Contractors Assoc. of KC
Key Lighting
M W E
Mark One
Meglio-ESI Group
Mercer-Zimmerman, Inc-
Philips Lighting Co
Power Equipment Sales
Power Protection Products
Precision Electrical Sales
R.A. SalesRains Electrical Sales
Schooler
Solomon Corporation
South Wind Sales & Mkt, Inc
Southwire Company
Square D-Schneider Electric
Stover and Associates, Inc-
Thomas & Betts
Walker-Loudermilk
WireguardOur Trade Show Sponsors
The Electric League of Missouri & Kansas along with the Trade Show committee expresses their thanks and appreciation for the financial support of the Electrical and Data Products Expo. These companies are Covering their Bases in the community and the industry by supporting their local industry Show. Thank you!
Distributor Sponsors
B.A. Electric
Crescent Electric Supply
French Gerleman
Kornis Electric Supply, Inc.
Rensenhouse Electric Supply
Shaw Supply Co.
Stanion Wholesale Elec. Co., Inc.
WESCO Distribution Inc.
Western Extralite Co.
Corporate Sponsor
Federated Mutual Insurance
There is still time to add your name to the distributor sponsorship list. Please contact Jane Male at the Electric League office to discuss the benefits these companies are receiving by serving as a sponsor
Happy February birthdays to: Kevin O’Neill at C&O and Tom Huffman and Julie Houston at Crescent Electric.
Happy March birthdays to Jay Rains at Rains Electrical Sales, Pat Saviano and Jim Stanker at C&O, Mark Hood at Power Equipment Sales and Mary Oberholtz and Jeannie Pappas at Graybar.
Familiar faces at new places include: Kimberly Mathis hanging her hat at Crescent Electric and Colleen Post at French-Gerleman.
There was a nice picture and “love” story in the Sunday FYI section of the newspaper in January featuring the romance of Larry (Calkins Electric) and Susan Pepperdine and how they met at an E.L. Luncheon.
Keep your e-mails coming in, this is your column, we want to print your news!
peoplecolumn@electricleague.org or phone them in to Kim Swank at the League office (816-561-5323).
Even though the weather service is predicting snow for today, it’s not too early to plan for the spring Electric League golf outing. This year the first League golf outing of the season will be at Prairie Highlands Golf Course in Olathe, Kan. The outing is set for May 13 with an afternoon shotgun start.
Prairie Highlands is located just west of Olathe and caters to all playing abilities with four tee boxes that allow the course to be played from 7,200 yards from the back tees, to 5,100 yards from the front tees. The area’s beauty was built into this course as the designers used what was available to them to offer golfers a unique experience. With short trips from green to tee, this classic layout welcomes walkers.
Mark your calendar and plan to join Electric League members and guests at Prairie Highlands Golf Course, Friday, May 13.
Plan Now to Attend The Eddy Awards Luncheon
The Electric League will hold its annual Eddy Awards Safety Luncheon April 29 at the Radisson Hotel Lenexa-Overland Park. The hotel is located at 95th Street and I-35.
The luncheon will feature the presentation of the Eddy Awards to elementary/middle school and high school age students for their winning safety video entries. The winning videos will also be shown at the luncheon. Last year’s video entries were highly entertaining and this year promises to be just as good. The Eddy Awards program is sponsored by the Electric League and Time Warner Cable Company through their Cable in the Classroom program.
Registration for the luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. with lunch served at 11:30. Mark your calendar today to attend this unique luncheon.
Please welcome these new members who have joined, or rejoined in some cases, the Electric League since Nov. 1, 2004.
Electric League Backs Senate Bill 33
The Electric League is backing Kansas
Senate Bill 33 - a prompt pay bill designed to level the playing field
between general contractors and subcontractors. The effect of the bill will
be positive in the relationship between general contractors and
subcontractors. The League is asking members to contact Kansas State
Senators on the Commerce Committee and urge their support of the bill. Key
Senators to contact include:
Karin Brownlee, co-chairman, Olathe, ph. no. 785-296-7358 or brownlee@senate.state.ks.us
Nick Jordan, co-chairman, Shawnee, ph. no. 785-296-7362 or jordan@senate.state.ks.us
David Wysong, Mission Hills, ph. no. 785-296-7369, or
wysong@senate.state.ks.us
If your mode of contact is e-mail make sure that your name, company name and address appear at the bottom of the e-mail. All of the Senators are looking for communication from people in their home district.
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