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 VBCOA Celebrates 85th Anniversary, Elects New OfficersThe Virginia Building Code Officials Association (VBCOA) celebrated its 85th anniversary recently during its annual conference on Sept. 7-9 in Blacksburg, Va. The conference included committee meetings, training seminars and the election of a new slate of officers. VBCOA traces its beginnings back to a one-day meeting on December 4, 1929, in Petersburg. The meeting was presided over by Lynchburg Inspector George C. Hough, and was held in conjunction with the 24th Annual Conference of the Virginia Municipal League. The participants formed the Virginia Building Inspectors Association with the purpose of providing an opportunity for the interchange of ideas among building officials. In 1933, the group changed its name to the Building Officials Conference of Virginia (BOCV). The annual conference was lengthened to two days in 1940. In 1947, plumbing officials began meeting with BOCV, so the group changed its name to the Building and Plumbing Officials Conference of Virginia to reflect the change in membership. Just two years, electrical inspectors joined the fold, and the name was changed to Building, Plumbing and Electrical Officials Conference of Virginia. In 1962, the group changed its name to the Virginia Building Officials Conference (VBOC). In 1970, VBOC held its first annual conference separate from the Virginia Municipal League's conference. The meeting was held in Natural Bridge. At the 47th annual conference in Bristol, the group voted to change its name to the Virginia Building Officials Association. Finally, at the 58th annual conference in Roanoke, the group voted to change its name to the present Virginia Building and Code Officials Association. Throughout its history and regardless of its name, VBCOA has dedicated itself to promoting the uniform enforcement of building codes and to encouraging the provision of continuing education to its members. From left to right: VBCOA Sergeant-At-Arms Gregg Fields, VBCOA Past President Cathy Cook, VBCOA President Sean Ferrell, VBCOA First Vice President John Walsh and VBCOA Second Vice President David Beahm. |
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 ICC Installs Newly Elected Officers at COCM Fall ConferenceThe Code Officials Conference of Michigan (COCM) held its Annual Fall Education Conference and Business Meeting Sept. 8-12 at the Shanty Creek Resort in Bellaire, Mich. International Code Council Government Relations Senior Regional Manager Corey M. Roblee and Code Council Board of Directors President Stephen D. Jones were in attendance. Roblee and Jones addressed the Membership during the annual banquet and Jones installed the newly elected officers. Pictured are, from left to right: Paul Featherston, Jerry Jones, Mike Winkler, Martin Van Berlo, Stephen Jones, Corey M. Roblee, Tim Gardner, Steven Sheldon and Matt Leach. |
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| MABOIA Recognizes ICC's Bob Neale with Resolution for Service The Missouri Association of Building Officials and Inspectors Foundation (MABOIA) presented ICC Government Relations Senior Regional Manager Bob Neale with a resolution for his continued support to the Chapter membership and MABOIA Board, and for his promotion of the MABOIA Chapter to other code organizations, on Oct. 11 during its Annual Fall Conference at Lake of the Ozarks. |
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 9/11 World Trade Center Display Case Dedicated at NYC Fire MuseumIn collaboration with the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the Fire Safety Directors Association of Greater New York (FSDA) dedicated a display case at the City Fire Museum on October 9, 2014 in honor of the six World Trade Center (WTC) Fire Safety Directors, seven floor fire wardens, and concerned citizens who perished on September 11, 2001. In attendance were the FSDA membership, several members of the Hayes, Fitzsimons and Crowther families, FDNY Headquarters Staff and Fire Companies Engine 10, Engine 217, Engine 320, and Ladder 166 representing those FSDs who either worked or retired out of their firehouses. FDNY Assistant Chief, John Sudnik, Manhattan Borough Command was the keynote speaker. Read more |
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| VBCOA Participates at Virginia DoE, Career & Technical Administrators Conference The Virginia Building and Code Officials Association (VBCOA) participated in the Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Association of Career and Technical Administrators Conference in Richmond, Va. Latoya Burden and Pete Mensinger, CBO, CBMO, Special Projects Manager, Department of Code Administration, Alexandria, Va., met with ICC High School Technical Training Program Consultant James Ellwood and assisted in his presentation of ICC's High School Technical Training Program. The Chapter had the opportunity to address two separate groups of educators and administrators on the partnerships that they are willing to make to the Department of Education in Virginia. Ellwood's presentation demonstrated how much of a positive impact this program has had on educators and students who wish to pursue a career in the building industry. The video testimonies alone conveyed the successful impacts this program is having on "future leaders" and there was an overwhelming majority of those in attendance that conveyed their appreciation for what the Chapter and ICC are willing to bring to students in an effort to better prepare their choices in determining career paths.. |
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| Annual Building Professional Institute Features Recent I-Code Changes McAllen, Texas | November 21-22 | www.bpi-tx.com Online brochures and registration for the Annual Building Professional Institute in McAllen, Texas, are now available. Sponsored by the Building Officials Association of Texas (BOAT) and the Construction Research Center, the Building Professional Institute's educational curriculum collectively consist of 31 different topics in eight individual tracks addressing the most recent changes and updates in the IBC, IRC, electrical, engineering, fire protection, code enforcement, plumbing/mechanical, and re-certification for plumbing inspectors. Up to six hours each day of individualized instruction fulfills attendees needs in continuing education hours. |
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