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Fall Conf. Agenda 9-2010

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MFAA 2010 FALL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

SEPTEMBER 15,16,17 (2010)
Crowne Plaza Pittsfield-Berkshires
One West Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
www.berkshirecrowne.com

Hello everyone,

The Fall Conference Committee is very excited to bring you this year’s MFAA Educational Fall Conference. We have worked hard to schedule high quality speakers and events that will provide valuable information for our membership. If you have any questions about the event please contact any of the Fall Conference Committee and we will do our best to help you.

The MFAA has reserved a block of rooms at the conference center. When calling to reserve your room make sure you mention that you are with the MFAA Conference. Members have to cover all expenses for their own accommodations. All other conferences fees, meals, and event expenses for members and guests are covered by the association.

The MFAA provides a Hospitality Suite for the duration of the conference. We have found that this space provides members a relaxed environment to network, exchange information, and commiserate over a well fought summer battle in all of our buildings. The Hospitality Room location will be marked at the MFAA registration welcome desk in the main lobby.

We look forward to seeing you all at the conference.

The Fall Conference Committee

MFAA 2010 FALL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

AGENDA

Wednesday Sept. 15

12:00 Noon to 4:30 PM: Conference Set-up & Registration

1:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Development and Outreach Committee’s
Networking/Teambuilding session

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM President’s Welcome reception in the MFAA Hospitality Suite
• proudly sponsored by Clean Cut Solutions
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Welcome Dinner
*Registered attendees will have the option of dinner at the Crowne Plaza’s One West Restaurant or
Crowne Plaza’s Underground Pub.

Thursday Sept. 16 (day):

8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM Welcome address from MFAA President

9:30 AM to Noon: Recent Changes to the MA State Building Code
Comparison of 6th, 7th, and 8th Editions of 780CMR
Kevin S. Hastings, P.E. LEED AP Donald E. Contois III, P.E.
R.W. Sullivan Engineering

12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Lunch served with round table discussion
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Motivational Keynote Speaker
Dr. Guy Doud
Voted National Teacher of the year 1986
*proudly sponsored by Lennox Industries

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM Elections for Executive Committee and Board of Directors

Thursday Sept. 16th (evening):

4:30 PM to 5:00 PM open discussion with members, speakers, and guests in the MFAA Hospitality Suite

5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Members participate in “Pittsfield 3rd Thursday Festival”

6:30 PM to 7:00 PM Cocktail Reception at Crowne Plaza
*proudly sponsored by SchoolDude.com

7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Banquet Dinner
Catered event @ The Crowne Plaza’s
“Top of the Plaza”

Friday Sept.17

8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Massachusetts State Treasurer
Mr. Timothy Cahill
State of the State review of fiscal climate as it relates to public facilities in the Commonwealth

10:30 AM to 12 noon Paper Mill Facility Tour
Located at:
Onyx Specialty Paper, Inc.
40 Willow Street, PO Box 188
South Lee, MA 01260-0188

12:15 PM to 1:00PM Lunch @ Michael’s Restaurant of Stockbridge
5 Elm Street, Stockbridge, MA (413-298-3530)

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM: closing roundtable/review Q&A for members with closing remarks from the MFAA President. Meeting adjourned.

Speaker Bios:

Thursday morning presenters:

Kevin S. Hastings, P.E. LEED AP
Principal; Director of Code Department
R.W. Sullivan Engineering
Boston, MA
Kevin has over 13 years of experience in fire protection engineering and code consulting services for architecturally oriented building projects. He specializes in accessibility assessments, code evaluations, code appeals, existing building surveys, fire hazard evaluations, fire suppression and detection system design, and fire investigations for all building types. Kevin is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and serves on the MA State Building Code (7th & 8th Editions) Existing Buildings Subcommittee.

Donald E. Contois III, P.E
Fire Protection Engineer/ Code Consultant
R.W. Sullivan Engineering
Boston, MA
Mr. Contois joined R.W. Sullivan Engineering in 2001. Presently, he specializes in code evaluation, code appeals, existing building surveys, fire hazard evaluations, and fire investigations. He is also a lecturer at various other seminars on codes, life safety, and fire protection systems. Since his start, Mr. Contois has worked on various code consulting projects dealing with all types of new and existing buildings including schools, offices, retail facilities, hotels, dormitories, academic buildings, and assembly structures.

Thursday afternoon keynote speaker:

Dr. Guy Doud:

Guy was chosen as the 1986 National Teacher of the Year and was honored at the White House by then President Ronald Reagan. A high school language arts teacher from Brainerd, Minnesota, Guy taught in the Brainerd system for 32 years, and still occasionally substitutes. The rest of his time is spent traveling and spreading his message about the importance of education and what makes a good teacher. He has addressed groups all over the world, has written numerous books, made several DVD's, and has severed on the Presidential Scholars Commission. He still lives in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Friday morning keynote speaker:

Timothy Cahill
Massachusetts State Treasurer
Tim Cahill is proud to be serving his second term as Treasurer and Receiver General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Treasurer Cahill manages the state’s finances by taking a fiscally conservative approach to investing and maximizing the use of taxpayer money.
Some of his achievements as Treasurer include:
Reforming the Massachusetts School Building Authority; creating a Job Growth Initiative which has already created 7,500 new jobs; returning close to $5 billion in Lottery local aid to cities and towns; overseeing the growth of the state pension fund; reuniting $1.1 billion in Abandoned Property with its rightful owners; and when Massachusetts residents were looking for a safe way to invest their money in a tumultuous market, Treasurer Cahill created the opportunity to purchase Massachusetts General Obligation Bonds directly from the Treasury’s website.
Tim is a 1981 graduate of Boston University, with a B.A. in Political Science. He was elected in 1987 as Quincy City Councilor and in 1996 as Norfolk County Treasurer. In 2007 Treasurer Cahill was named an Eisenhower Fellow, traveling to both India and Ireland. He and his wife Tina live in Quincy with their four daughters.

Sponsor contact information:

Keynote Sponsor:
Lennox Industries
Ron Palmer
W: 803-431-3464
ron.palmer@LennoxInd.com
www.lennoxcommercial.com/contact/edu-sales.asp

Hospitality Suite Sponsor:
Clean Cut Solutions
Charlie Norberg
W: 781-352-4707
canoberg@comcast.net
www.cleancutsolutions.com

Cocktail Reception Sponsor:
SchoolDude.com
Joshua Peach
W: 508-238-5711
josh@schooldude.com
www.schooldude.com

Events and local area information:

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