NAWP Where have we been – where are we going?
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NAWP Where have we been – where are we going?
North American Wood Pole Council CWPA – October 17, 2007 Quebec City Paul Dandy Arch Wood Protection Canada 1 NAWPC A United Voice for the Wood Pole and Crossarm Industry in North America. Southern Pressure Treaters Association – Wood Preservation Canada – Western Wood Preservers Institute – 2 Why Do We Have NAWPC. • • • • Platform For A United Voice. Cost Sharing. Address National Issues. Effective Pro Active Efforts. 3 NAWPC Leadership Board Members and Officers • Henry Walthert – WPC- Secretary • Craig Frohlich – WPC - Treasurer • Paul Dandy – WPC • Todd Brown – WWPI – President • Des Fitzgerald - WWPI • Ted LaDoux – WWPI-Administrative V. P. • Jim Healey – SPTA – Vice President • Carl Johnson – SPTA – Executive V.P. • Glynn Pittman - SPTA 4 NAWPC Staff Martin – Technical Consultant Ted – Administrative VP Carl - VP Jenny - Office Jerry - Marketing 5 NAWPC Management WWPI Contract: – – – – – – – – – Financial Control. Maintain Books and Banking. Legal and Income Tax requirement. Liability Insurance. Board Meetings. Technical Issue Coordination. Trade Show Management. Publication Development. Program Development and Management. 6 NAWPC Major Activities Defending Standards in Florida and Texas. Development of Seminar Program. Defense of ANSI Strengths. Pole Size Study. Continued Outreach to Markets. 7 Developing Our Message Issues under Discussion System Hardening Standards. Underground vs. Overhead Economics. Threat from Tropical Species. 8 Market Outreach 9 Trade Shows 10 NRECA TechAdvantage 2006 Orlando 11 2006 IEEE/PES T&D EXPO 12 2006 Lineman’s Rodeo Northeast Pole Conference Fall, 2006 Binghamton, NY 13 2007 POLE TRADE SHOWS • • • • • Southeastern Pole Conference. NRECA TechAdvantage Lineman’s Rodeo International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo Western Pole Conference 14 Web Site • • Promotion of our Web Site. The Source For Information On Sources Of Supply And Technical Information On Wood Poles. 15 WOODPOLES.ORG 16 Web Site Is Updated Continually With New Information! > 10,000 Hits Per Month 17 Publications 18 Delivering Our Message to the Market Wood Pole Design Seminars 19 Wood Pole Design Seminars • ISSUE: Decreasing Understanding In Utility Industry as to the Basics of Designing With Wood Poles. – – • Lack Of Education In Engineering Schools. Increasing Baby Boomer Retirements. PROGRAM GOAL: To Provide the Training to the Utility Industry To Support Continued Use Of Wood Poles and Crossarms. 20 Wood Pole Design Seminars • • NAWPC Sponsorship with HiLine Engineering Conducting the Seminars. Three Day Training Program. 21 Wood Pole Design Seminars Target Audience Wood Pole Industry Personnel Are Also Encouraged To Attend And Become Better Informed About The Use Of Their Products! (But Not To Sell Product!) 22 Wood Pole Design Seminars Staffing 23 Wood Pole Design Seminars Program Content. NAWPC REPRESENTATIVE 24 Wood Pole Design Seminars • • • • • Seminars Will Be Self Funded By Attendees Or Sponsorship. Focus is on Distribution, But Principals Apply to Transmission. NAWPC Covered Development Cost and Will Manage Programs. Attendees Receive Continuing Professional Education Credits. Participants Receive Full Training Manual and CD of NAWPC Information. (And a Seminar Hat) 25 Wood Pole Design Seminars 2007 Schedule • • • April 3-6 Nashville, Tennessee. May 30 – June 1 Boise, Idaho. Sept 25 – 27 Nashville, Tennessee. 26 Wood Pole Design Seminars Future Program • • • • At the End of 2007 We Will Evaluate Success, Modifications and Future Use of the Program. May Conduct Seminar Just For Pole Industry Personnel. May Put it On Line. Could Sponsor For Use In University Setting. 27 Questions ? 28 THANK YOU THE END 29