Contributions for completing the permanent
training facility at the International Office have doubled
since the last issue of IAEI News, covering more than a
third of the expected costs.
The latest contributions are from: IAEI
Nebraska Chapter, $5,000; Fred W. Brown, $100; Pavlick
Electric Co., Inc., $100; IAEI Western Section, $20,000; IAEI
Central Arizona Chapter, $5,000; IAEI Southern California
Chapter, $2,500; IAEI Akron Division, $500; IAEI Minnesota
Chapter, $1,000; Ray and Donna Weber, $100; Phil and Jama Cox,
$250; IAEI Northwestern Section, $5,000; Doug Geralde, $100;
IAEI Southwestern Section, $10,000; EUSERC, $500; Ray Millet,
$200; IAEI North Dakota Chapter, $1,500; IAEI Rocky Mountain
Chapter, $5,000; and IAEI Western Section (miscellaneous
collection taken by members at Section Meeting), $485.23.
Total cost for elevator installation, HVAC
equipment, finishing the space, and furnishings is estimated
to be $125,000 or less.
Because the board was to meet in the
designated training area in November, AC equipment and the
ceiling tiles were installed. Since the meeting, heating
equipment has been added. It is hoped that, with continued
contributions, the room partitions, dry wall, wallpaper and
carpeting will be installed shortly.
Since education has always been a
foundational principle of the association, establishing
on-site training and publishing facilities became part of the
goal for advancement when the International Office moved to
Richardson, Texas.
Through approximately 375 seminars and 100
publications, IAEI has trained thousands of people involved in
various capacities in the electrical industry during the past
seven years. Most of the training was done at various seminars
throughout the country, involving considerable travel time and
expense for the various instructors.
Ranging from simple brochures to bimonthly
magazines to 400-page books, IAEI publications have been
produced with a minimal staff and basic equipment. Despite
this severe economy, these publications are recognized as
authoritative standards of the industry.
IAEI is encouraged by this renewed interest
in the conference center and hopes that other contributions
will follow. It is particularly important that the elevator be
installed since the conference center cannot be legally opened
until access is provided for disabled persons. |
