News Archive
- NECA 2004 Los Angeles: Important Deadlines Approaching
- NECA’s 2004 National Convention and The NECA Show are still almost eight weeks away, but we’d like to draw your attention to some important deadlines related to NECA 2004 Los Angeles which are coming up very soon.
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- Official Notice: 103rd anniversary convention
- Pursuant to Article XII, Section 1 of the NECA Bylaws, you are hereby notified that the annual Convention of the National Electrical Contractors Association will be held in Los Angeles, California, October 16-19, 2004.
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- NECA Welcomes New Members
- Twelve companies that have recently affiliated with NECA were welcomed in this issue. They are:
Alpha Electronics Systems, Oakland, CA, Northern California Chapter, Accredited representative: Brad Civiello.
Beci Electric, Oakland, CA, Northern California Chapter, Accredited representative: Rebecca Anderson.
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- Scholarship Fund Immortalizes Emerson Hamilton’s Legacy
- NECA’s revered former President Emerson Hamilton was known throughout his life for his generosity as well as the dedicated leadership of the electrical contracting industry which he carried out through numerous offices and activities. Now, the Oregon Pacific-Cascade Chapter has ensured the continuation of his legacy by launching a scholarship
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- Complex Changes In New MasterFormat Can Be Good For NECA Contractors
- The most complex revision ever of MasterFormat is slated for publication this fall – without the commonsense changes NECA advocated. But, the fact that speccing electrical and electronic systems is about to become more complicated and more confusing can actually spell good news for NECA-member contractors.
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- Foundation Research To Shine Light On PV Market, Resolve Turf Wars
- At its recent mid-year meeting in Chicago, the Electrical Contracting Foundation voted to fund a half-dozen new research projects, including an investigation of the emerging photovoltaic market. Not only will the study estimate the size of the market and recommend strategies for electrical contractors; it should also help settle some
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- Reverse Auction Bidding Flunks Army Test
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has joined the growing chorus of agencies (and organizations such as NECA) that have come out against using reverse auctions to procure construction services. After conducting a lengthy pilot program, USACE concluded that reverse auctions fail to realize any additional savings over the sealed
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- Future Leaders Gather At Reinvigorated Conference In Chicago
- The Future Leaders Conference held last month reflects our efforts to reinvigorate our program for the development of the younger generation for executive positions in NECA-member companies and possible leadership roles within our association. Evaluations for the conference were very positive about NECA’s renewed interest in its Future Leaders –
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- ETA Offers Two New Online Tools To Ease Travel
- ETA (Executive Travel Associates), NECA’s official travel agency, has added two options on its website at http://exectravel.com/ which are designed to save you time and help you cope with the hassles of modern air travel. Both of these “Travel Tools” are accessible on the left side of the screen at
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- Official Notice: Proposed Constitutional Amendment
- Pursuant to Article XIII of the NECA Constitution, you are hereby notified that, subject to the adoption of revised bylaws, the following Constitutional Amendment will be voted upon at the meeting of the NECA Board of Governors at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on October 16, 2004,
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- Efforts To Improve NECA Governance Stem From Strategic Plan
- One goal expressed in NECA’s Long-Range Strategic Plan is to make the governance of our organization more effective by making it more representational and more attuned to changing conditions. To this end, in 2002 NECA commissioned Charles Rumbarger, an association management consultant, to identify a broad range of opportunities for
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- Convention Management Seminars Audio And Visual On CD-ROM – If You So Choose!
- Each year, we’ve made cassette tapes of the Management Seminars presented at our Convention available for purchase. This time, we’d like to offer something new, better, and less expensive for you – a CD-ROM containing the audio portion plus the PowerPoint slide presentation for all the seminars so you can
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- EMI Surpasses Expectations, One More Class Planned For 2004
- The second Executive Management Institute class for 2004 took place last month in Colorado Springs at the world-class Broadmoor Hotel. Participants were unanimous in praising the EMI and predicting that their attendance will benefit them both professionally and personally. The participants – who came from different regions of the country
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- Members May Be Asked To Dissolve NECA’s Constitution
- Since it was originally adopted in 1954, NECA’s current constitution has been amended 15 times, and our current bylaws, adopted the same year, have been amended 27 times. With all these changes over the past half century, it should come as no surprise that many redundancies – and a few
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- Information On Delegate Voting
- As stated in Article XIII of NECA’s constitution, “the Constitution of this Association may be revised or amended at any Convention at which a quorum is present, by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting or represented by delegate or proxy, provided the amendment or revision shall have
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